When A Law Is In Its Nature

What Is It That Makes Us Trust Our Judges? Their Independence In Office And Manner Of Appointment.

Courts Are The Mere Instruments Of The Law, And Can Will Nothing. When They Are Said To Exercise A Discretion, It Is A Mere Legal Discretion, A Discretion To Be Exercised In Discerning The Course Prescribed By Law; And, When That Is Discerned, It Is The Duty Of The Court To Follow It. Judicial Power Is Never Exericised For The Purpose Of Giving Effect To The Will Of The Judge; Always For The Purpose Of Giving Effect To The Will Of The Legislature; Or, In Other Words, To The Will Of The Law.

State Inspection Laws, Health Laws, And Laws For Regulating The Internal Commerce Of A State, And Those Which Respect Turnpike Roads, Ferries, &c. Are Not Within The Power Granted To Congress. ... Inspection Laws, Quarantine Laws, Health Laws Of Every Description, As Well As Laws For Regulating The Internal Commerce Of A State, And Those Which Respect Turnpike Roads, Ferries, &c., Are Component Parts Of This Mass. No Direct General Power Over These Objects Is Granted To Congress, And, Consequently, They Remain Subject To State Legislation.

The Most Lively Fancy Aided By The Strongest Description Cannot Equal The Reality Of The Opera.

Let The End Be Legitimate, Let It Be Within The Scope Of The Constitution, And All Means Which Are Appropriate, Which Are Plainly Adapted To That End, Which Are Not Prohibited, But Consist With The Letter And Spirit Of The Constitution, Are Constitutional.