By the constitution of the United States, the president is invested with certain important political powers, in the exercise of which, he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. The Life and Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay ... - Էջ 155Henry Clay - 1843Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1812 - 486 էջ
...particular 'cases ; but there cannot, it is believed, be much difficulty in laying down the rule. By the constitution of the United States, the president...political character and to his own conscience. To aid hint in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his... | |
| United States. Congress - 1834 - 852 էջ
...the United Slates, in deciding a case — " Barbary and Madison"— -delivered these sentiments: " By the Constitution of the United States, the President...discretion, and is accountable only to his country in hispolilical character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties, he... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1838 - 850 էջ
...will be found a perfect description of the act now sought to be enforced. The Court say, page 1G6, "By the constitution of the United States, the President...invested with certain important political powers, &c.; to aid him in the performance of these duties he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who... | |
| Joseph Story - 1840 - 394 էջ
...civil cases at least, to possess an official inviolability. In the exercise of his political powers, he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country, and to his own conscience. His decision, in rektion to these powers, is subject to no control ; and... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 616 էջ
...to the idea. It is true, that by law, all the departments, with the exception of the treasury, are placed under the general care of the President. He...his own discretion, and is accountable only to his couniry in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 804 էջ
...to the idea. It is true, that by law, all the departments, with the exception of the treasury, are placed under the general care of the President. He...political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him m the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers. who act by his authority,... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 1144 էջ
...to the idea. It is true, that by law, all the departments, with the exception of the treasury, are placed, under the general care of the President. He...powers, in the exercise of which, he is to use his own dincrrtion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience.... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 630 էջ
...the constitution. The laws, however, have appointed but three executive departments ; and it is tme that the secretaries are often required by law to...political powers, in the exercise of which, he is to Hue his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country in hie political character, and to his... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 618 էջ
...the directions of the President. So far, it is admitted that they have been, by the law, (not by tin, constitution,) placed under the direction of the President....he is to use his own discretion, and is accountable onk' to his country in his nolitiral character,and to his own conscience. To aid him fn the performance... | |
| Henry Clay - 1843 - 612 էջ
...Marbury and Madison, expressed it in the following terms : " By the constitution of the United Stales, the President is invested with certain important political...exercise of which, he is to use his own discretion, ana is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience. To aid... | |
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