...paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by...peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the 6th article ; of sending and receiving ambassadors ; entering into treaties and alliances, provided...

...states, should be met by taxes, "laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by the united states in congress assembled" (/CC, XIX, 217). For a repetition by Rutledge of his opinion, see JM Notes, 14 Jan. 1783. 9 Robert...

...they did not purport to create a "corporate" or "soverign" body. Article IX declared that "The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war . . . [and] entering into treaties and alliances." (273) This express grant of war and treaty powers...

...States in Congress assembled, shall enter into any conference, agreement, alliance, or treaty, &c." ARTICLE IX. "The United States, in Congress assembled,...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war ; . . . Entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby...

...(1967); United States v. Nugent, 346 US 1, 9 (1953). 3. The Sixth Article provided that "the United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and...right and power of determining on peace and war." 4. Art. I, § 8, cl. 11. 5. Art. II, § 1. 6. See 2 Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention...

...States in Congress assembled, shall enter into any conference, agreement, alliance, or treaty, &c." ARTICLE IX. "The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right ami power of determining on peace and war ; . . . Entering into treaties and alliances, provided that...

..."combat." This ambiguity was reflected in the Articles of Confederation, which provided that *[t]he United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war . . . , " and that "[t]he United States . . . shall never engage in a war ... in time of peace . ....

..."combat." This ambiguity was reflected in the Articles of Confederation, which provided that "[t]he United States, in Congress assembled, shall have the sole...exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war . . . ," and that "[t]he United States . . . shall never engage in a war ... in time of peace . . ..*...

...2, 1781, to 1789, said, "The United States in Congress assembled shall have the sole and exclusive power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article. . . ." The sixth article authorized the states to engage in war only if invaded or menaced with invasion...

...paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by...mentioned in the sixth article —of sending and receiving ambassadors—entering into treaties and alliances, provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made...