...United States in the case of Marbury vs. Madison, and was there applied to the President's powers : By the Constitution of the United States the President...political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority...

...which can dictate to the legislature is legislative." Fisher, Trial of the Constitution, p. 82" By the Constitution of the United States the President...political character and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties he is authorized to appoint certain ofliccrs, who act by his authority...

...difficulty in laying down the rule. By the constitution of the United States, the president is [ * 166 ] invested with certain important political powers,...political character, and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties, he is authorized to appoint certain officers, who act by his authority...

...nature of the act. He then argues, that by the Constitution the President is invested with certain political powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discretion, and for which he is accountable only to his country and his conscience, and that he has officers to aid...

...Justice examines the question of liability, and holds, 1st, that the President is invested with certatn important political powers, in the exercise of which...his country in his political character and to his conscience ; and, 2d, that where the members of his cabinet " aid him in the performance of these duties,"...

...ought to be classed in this category. He established on this subj ect the following distinction : " By the Constitution of the United States the President...political character and to his own conscience. To aid him in the performance of these duties he is authorized to apppoint certain officers, who act by his authority...

...entertained for a moment." Marbury v. Madison, i Cranch, 279. Again, in the same case, it is said : " By the constitution of the United States the President...powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his own discrecretion, and is accountable only to his country, in his political character, and to his own conscience....

...President, he lays down this clear broad rule — " In the exercise of his political powers the President is to use his own discretion, and is accountable only to his country and to his own conscience. His decision in relation to those powers is subject to no control, and his...

...by the Constitution through the impeaching power. Kendall v. US 12 Pet. 524; s. C. 5 Cranch CC 163. The President is invested with certain important political...powers, in the exercise of which he is to use his discretion, and is accountable only to his country in his political character, and to his own conscience....

...137) fully sustains the positions taken in this opinion. Chief justice MARSHALL concedes that, " by the Constitution of the United States, the president...his political character, and to his own conscience." Certain officers, too, appointed by the president, the learned judge declares, when they act by his...