 | James Wilson, Bird Wilson - Law - 1804 - 456 pages
...consider the case in question as lying on the side of the inferiour crime. " Treason consists in " adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort." By enemies, are here understood the citizens or subjects of foreign princes or states, with whom the... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison, Samuel Williams - United States - 1815 - 126 pages
...aforesaid, omit and neglect the necessary preparations fur the reduction of Malden aforesaid, and adhere to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort. Third specification. Also in this That afterward, to wit. at Dttroit aforesaid, on the 16th Aug. 1812,... | |
 | United States - 1836 - 494 pages
...to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Who are levying war upon the United States ? Who are adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort? Does it require a man to take the lantern of Diogenes, and make a diligent search to find those who... | |
 | Henry Marie Brackenridge - History - 1859 - 350 pages
...inscriptions, understood and declared to be intended to indicate their treasonable intentions, thereby adding to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort." This was the sin of poor Caleb Mounts. But it was a little too ridiculous to risk a trial upon, even... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 778 pages
...intercepted and never reach them, and delivering up prisoners and deserters to the enemy, are cases of adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort. Wharton's Amer. Crim. Law, 880. United States vs. Hodges, Dalí. 87. Resp. vs. McCarty, ibid. 87. Where... | |
 | Treason - 1863 - 76 pages
...all there was in the decision, as I understand it. war against the United States, and the other is adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort. In the opinion rendered in the case of the United States v. Ckenowith, decided by Judge Swayne, which... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 462 pages
...the time of such arrest or imnrssostment be, engaged in levying war «gainst tbe United Ceia, or la adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort, nor old, abet, procure, or advise the ei m>\ except ill caees arising in the land or naval forces,... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - United States - 1865 - 558 pages
...to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Who are levying war upon the United States ? Who are adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort? Does it require a man to take the lantern of Diogenes, and make a diligent search to find those who... | |
 | Edward McPherson - History - 1865 - 680 pages
...such arrest or imprisonment be, engaged in levying war against tue United Statt«, я In »dhertng to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort, iior aid, abet, procure, or advise the limo, except in caneo arising in the land or naval forcee, or... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Great Britain - 1866 - 780 pages
...intercepted and never reach them, and delivering up prisoners and deserters to the enemy, are cases of adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort. Wharton's Amer. Crim. Law, 886. United States vt. Hodges, 2 Dalí. 87. Resp. vs. McCarty, ibid. 87.... | |
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States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort." Who are levying war upon the United States ? Who are adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort? 
