 the general government must cease to exist whenever it loses the power of protecting itself in the exercise of its constitutional powers." It can act only through its officers and agents, and they must act within the States. If, when thus acting, and...  Proceedings ... - Page 152by New York State Bar Association - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 934 pages
...greatest states in the Union, on a point the most delicate and difficult to be adjusted. On the one hand, the general government must cease to exist whenever...itself in the exercise of its constitutional powers. Force, which acts upon the physical powers of man, or judicial process, which addresses itself to his... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 892 pages
...general government's preserving its own existence. As was said in Martin v. Hunter, 1 Wheat., 3G3, " the general government must cease to exist whenever...the exercise of its constitutional powers." It can act only through its officers and agents, and they must act within the states. If, when thus acting,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 584 pages
...difficult to be adjusted. On the one hand, the general government must cease to exist whenever it lose* the power of protecting itself in the exercise of its constitutional powers. Force, which acts upon the physical powers of man, or judicial process, which addresses itself to his... | |
 | John Innes Clark Hare - Constitutional law - 1888 - 764 pages
...difficult to collect the revenue, or enforce any unpopular law.1 As was said in Martin ». Hunter,2 "The General Government must cease to exist whenever...the exercise of its constitutional powers." It can act only through its officers and agents, and they must act within the States. If, when thus acting,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1889 - 878 pages
...deciding the case the Court said— " As w«s said in Martin v. Hunter (1816), I Wheat. (14 US) 363, the ' General Government must cease to exist whenever...the exercise of its Constitutional powers.' It can act only through its ofti cers and agents, and they must act within the States. If, when thus acting,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 952 pages
...deciding the case the court said: "As was said in Martin v. Hunter, 14 US l Wheat. 363 [4 L. ed. 97], the 'general government must cease to exist whenever...the power of protecting itself in the exercise of ils constitutional powers.' It can act only through its officers and atrenls, and they must act within... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1890 - 986 pages
...quoting from the case of Martin v. Hunter (1816), i Wheat. (14 US) 363, the following language : — "The general government must cease to exist whenever...itself in the exercise of its constitutional powers," and then proceeding : " It can act only through its officers and agents, and they must act within the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 800 pages
...Mr. Justice Strong, quoting from the case of Martin v. Hunter, 1 Wheat. 363, the following language: "The general government must cease to exist whenever...power of protecting itself in the exercise of its con Opinion of the Court. stitutional powers ; " and then proceeding : " It can act only through its... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Baker - Constitutional law - 1891 - 382 pages
...; Bank of Commerce v. New York, 2 Black, 620. 2. Necessary to existence of national government. — "The general government must cease to exist. whenever...itself in the exercise of its constitutional powers." Mr. Justice Johnson in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, 1 Wheat 363. " The national government can act only... | |
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