 | David Robertson - 1808 - 618 pagina’s
...pronounced by yourself. The same idea is expressed in perhaps ten or fifteen other parts of this decision: "To complete the crime of levying war against the...for the purpose of executing a treasonable design. There is the utmost precision of language in every part of this judicial sentence. Again : " A design... | |
 | 1808 - 652 pagina’s
...they were going to effect by force was a treasonable purpose. Again: "To complete the crime ot 115 levying war against the United States, there must...for the purpose of executing a treasonable design." Here an actual assemblage of men for the purpose of executing a treasonable design is declared to complete... | |
 | T. Carpenter - 1808 - 482 pagina’s
...contemplate the crime of levying war against the U. States, there must be an actual assemblage of men tor the purpose of executing a treasonable design. In...Court, a design to overturn the government of the IJ . States, ,in New Orleans, by force, would have been, unquestionably, a design, which, if carried... | |
 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - 1815 - 534 pagina’s
...which brought them together, and which they were going to effect by force, was a treasonable purpose. " To complete the crime of levying war against the United...for the purpose of executing a treasonable design." Here an actual assemblage of men for the purpose of executing a treasonable design is declared to complete... | |
 | Elijah Paine, United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit) - 1827 - 748 pagina’s
...levying war cannot have been committed." " There must," says the Court, in another part of its opinion, " be an actual assemblage of men, for the purpose of executing a treasonable design." And again, "It is more safe, as well as more consonant to the principles of our constitution, that... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - 1836 - 624 pagina’s
...an actual assemblage of men J^f,."1^" for the purpose of executing a treasonable design. beannssem In the case now before the court, a design to overturn the soBf/es^o government of the United States in New-Orleans by force, would ed to affect have been, unquestionably,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1839 - 762 pagina’s
...definition should receive such punishment as the legislature in its wisdom may provide. 4 Cr. 127. To complete the crime of levying war against the United...to overturn the government of the United States in New Orleans by force would have been unquestionably a design, which, if carried into execution, would... | |
 | George Van Santvoord - 1854 - 550 pagina’s
...regarded as traitors.* " To complete the crime of levying war against the United States/7 he remarks " there must be an actual assemblage of men for the...to overturn the government of the United States in New Orleans by force, would have been unquestionably a design, which, if carried into execution, would... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1864 - 754 pagina’s
...that crimes not clearly within the VOL. Ii. 4 Ex parts Bollman and /•."./• parte Swartwout. 4 C. constitutional definition, should receive such punishment...to overturn the government of the United States in New Orleans by force, would have been unquestionably a design which, if carried into execution, would... | |
 | Peleg Sprague - 1858 - 540 pagina’s
...and actually enlisting men who never assemble, is not sufficient to constitute the crime of treason. There must be an actual assemblage of men for the purpose of carrying the conspiracy into effect by force. So also, it is a treasonable purpose, if the object be... | |
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Orleans by force, would have been unquestionably a design which, if carried into execution, would have been treason, and the assemblage of a body of men for the purpose of carrying it into execution would amount to levying of war against the United States... 
