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 | Alabama. Supreme Court, George Noble Stewart, Benjamin Faneuil Porter - 1836 - 508 strani
...The relation- is strongly demonstrated by -the 3d section, 4th article of the Constitution, which- provides, "that new states may be admitted by the Congress into the union ; but no new state shall be formed, or erected, within the jurisdiction of any other state, nor any... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1844 - 440 strani
...grantad power into effect. Apply this principle to the proposition to annex Texas. The constitution says that "new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union." Under this clause Congress wishes to admit Texas as new States; but this cannot be done without annexing... | |
 | Henry G. Wheeler - 1848 - 692 strani
...acquire Texas without making war or treaty, we must fall back upon the clause of the Constitution which provides " that new states may be admitted by the Congress into the Union ;" and that we must acquire the territory by act of Congress, as one of the necessary and indispensable... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 714 strani
...of the United States or of any particular State." By the first clause of this section, we perceive that " new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union." In the construction of this clause great influence is given to the word "may." Congress "may" admit... | |
 | 1860 - 270 strani
...the Union was granted in the third section of the fourth article of the Constitution, which declared that " new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union." The only power given to the Congress by this section appeared to him to be, that of passing a law for the... | |
 | William O. Blake - 1857 - 934 strani
...the Union was granted in the third section of the fourth article of the .constitution, which declared that " new states may be admitted by the congress into the Union." The only power given to the congress by this section appeared to him to be that of passing a law for the... | |
 | 1860 - 292 strani
...the Union was granted in the third section of the fourth article of the Constitution, whicb declared that " new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union." The only power given to the Congress by this section appeared to him to be, that of passing a law for the... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1861 - 698 strani
...every word which they had said in interpreting this particular clause of the constitution, which says that " new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union," he concurred with them ; and any thing he could say upon the subject would be but repeating the opinions... | |
 | James Madison - 1865 - 768 strani
...general utility, not invalidated by a misuse of it, 353. 164. Clause in Art. IV. Sec. 3, providing that •• new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union," 171. 3!)31C5. Questions of construction in the case of after acquired, as distinguished from original,... | |
 | 1869 - 826 strani
...Constitution which fetters or limits that discretion Î That instrument says nothing on this subject but that ' new States may be admitted by the Congress into the Union.' Who has the right to convert that ' may ' into shall, and compel Congress against its will to admit... | |
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