...in a grave disquisition upon our constitutional powers to make roads and improve rivers. What says the Constitution? "Congress shall have power to regulate...foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes? What is the gentleman's commentary? You have, says he, a clear and undoubted right to...

...defence and general welfare of the United States. To borrow money on the credit of the United States. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies....

...executing its own inspection laws, ' and also, to thai which declares lhal congress shall have power lo regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian Iribes. Brown etal. v. The State of Maryland, 12 Wheat. 419; 6 Cond. Rep. 557. 149. The act...

...and patriarchal eye, — he found your authority always in the Constitution, and he found it in your "power to regulate commerce with foreign nations^ among the several States, and with the Indian tribes." Let me read a passage from his speech in congress in 1789, upon Mr. Fitzsimons's proposition...

...absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws;" and to that which declares that Congress shall have power "to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes." IX. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. WESTOVKR BRIDGE Co. vs. TOWN OF BRATTLEBORO, <fcc. Reported...

...limited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. 4th. The power to regulate commerce with Foreign Nations, among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes. This, Mr. Madison puts amongst the new powers. Though, in fact, it was but an enlargement...

...prohibiting the exercise of certain powers to the state governments. Hence were granted the powers : to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes ; to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States...

...subject in its various ramifications, with their punishment; and to provide for their prosecution. (2). " To regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with the Indian tribes." This carries with it the power to build and maintain lighthouses, piers, and breakwaters...

...independent of Governors of States or State laws; power to provide and maintain a navy in like manner; and power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes. These great powers may, by means of proper legislation, be made to operate directly...

...Maryland. By art. 1, § 8, clause 4, of the constitution, it is declared " that congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes." 'T is with the first of the grants in this article that we have [ * 614 ] now to deal....