...in 19 Howard, page 404, is the following language ; I read from the opinion of Chief Justice Taney : "The words, 'people of the United States' and * citizens...sovereignty, and who hold the power and conduct the Q-overnment through their representatives. They are what we familiarly call the sovereign people,'...

...expounding the letter of the Constitution of the United States, the Supreme Court has decided that " the words ' people of the United States' and ' citizens'...conduct the government through their representatives." In the preamble to the Constitution it is declared, that the " people of the United States," for the...

...case, 19 Howard's R., 404. Opinion of the Conrt, " The words 1 people of the United States ' and 1 citizens ' are synonymous terms, and mean the same...hold the power and conduct the Government through thoir representatives. They are what we familiarly call the 1 sovTHE CONSTITUTING PEOPLE. 413 mode...

...: — " The words, ' people of the United States ' and ' citizens,' are synonymous, both describing the political body who, according to our republican...conduct the government through their representatives. The question before us is, whether the class of persons described in the plea of abatement compose...

...disregard the latter. ' Dred Scott's case, 19 Howard's B,, 404. Opinion of the Court, " The words 1 people of the United States ' and ' citizens ' are...both describe the political body who, according to onr republican institutions, form the sovereignty, and who hold the power and conduct the Government...

...consistency disregard the latter. 1 Dred Scott's case, 19 Howard's R., 404. Opinion of the Court, " The words ' people of the United States' and ' citizens' are synonymous terms, aud mean the same thing. They both describe the political body who, according to our republican institutions,...

...of the United States. Judge Taney, in my judgment, fully confirms everything I have said. He says : "The words 'people of the United States,' and 'citizens,'...government through their representatives. They are what are familiarly called the sovereign people ; and every citizen is one of this people, and a constituent...

...the citizen ?" the Chief Justice remarks : "The words 'people of the United States,' and * citizens,7 are synonymous terms, and mean the same thing. They...government, through their representatives. They are what are familiarly called ' the sovereign people,' and every citizen is one of this people, and a constituent...

...approve of its definitions, especially of the word citizen. I quote from the Chief Justice, on p. 404 : The words " people of the United States" and "citizens" are synonymous terms, and mean the same thiusr ; they both describe the political body, who, according to our republican institutions, form...

...the word citizen. A majority of the court in that case say that " the words 'people' and 'citizens' describe the political body, who, according to our...form the sovereignty, and who hold the power, and control the government, through their representatives." This definition makes the qualified voters...