Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Matthew Lyon” in chapter 16 of Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I.:
... a decision of the Supreme Court.
Even the executive and legislative departments deny its authority to bind them.
The Supreme Court decided that the Alien and Sedition Law was constitutional, and Matthew Lyon was imprisoned under it. The President, Mr. Jefferson, decided that it was not, and pardoned Mr. Lyon.
The Supreme Court decided that Congress could constitutionally charter a Bank of the United St...
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