 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1952 - 1030 pages
...Chief Justice Marshall said in Ex parte Bollman, 4 Cranch 75, 126, "If war be actually levied, ... all those who perform any part, however minute, or...action, and who are actually leagued in the general i KAWAKITA v. UNITED STATES. 739 717 Opinion of the Court. conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors."... | |
 | Aaron Burr - Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 608 pages
...been sufficiently established by the decision of the supreme court. "If war be actually levied, ail those who perform any part, however minute, or however...general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors." These troops on the island, seeing the country alarmed, and apprehending that they would be attacked... | |
 | Aaron Burr - Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 552 pages
...contrary if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled in order to effect by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform any part, however minute, &c. and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are traitors. But there must be an actual... | |
 | T. Carpenter - Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 482 pages
...be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force, a treasonable purpose,' all those who perform any part, however minute, and however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 516 pages
...if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable object, all those who perform any part, however minute, or...remote from the scene of action, and who are actually in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors." This opinion does not touch the case... | |
 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1815 - 534 pages
...treasonable purpose, all those who form any part, however minute or however remote from the scene of ootion, and who are actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors."* Here then we find the court so far from requiring presence, that they expressly declare that however... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 518 pages
...if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be assembled, for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform...general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors." Here then we find the court so far from requiring presence, that it expressly declares, that however... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 520 pages
...if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be assembled, for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform...or however remote from the scene of action, and who arc actually leagued in the general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors." Here then we find... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 536 pages
...leagued in the general conspiracy, shall be considered as a traitor." The import of these words, " perform any part, however minute or however remote from the scene of action," as meant by the supreme court, has certainly been misunderstood by gentlemen. Does the opinion of the... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1862 - 628 pages
...war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men actually assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable purpose, all those who perform...general conspiracy, are to be considered as traitors.' By thus committing treason, the party has broken his original bond of allegiance, and forfeited his... | |
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It is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not appeared in arms against his country. On the contrary, if war be actually levied, that is, if a body of men be actually assembled for the purpose of... 
