White v. Nicholls
Supreme Court of the United States
These two cases depended upon the same facts and principles, and were argued together. They were brought up by writ.of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, sitting for the county of Washington.
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These two cases depended upon the same facts and principles, and were argued together. They were brought up by writ.of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, sitting for the county of Washington. The facts were these: On the 26th of June, 1841, the following letter was addressed to the President of the United,States: “ Georgetown, June 26th, 1841. “ Sin: — We feel it to be proper to put you in possession of the. grounds upon which the removal of Mr. Robert White, from the office of .collector of customs of this port, is requested. You will recollect…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daniel
In the investigation of these cases it is deemed unnecessary to examine seriatim the five bills of exceptions sealed by the Circuit Court, and made parts of the record in each of them. The papers declared upon fis libellous, and the instructions asked of the Circuit Court, are literally the same in both actions; the reasons, toó, which influenced the decision, of the court pervade the whole of these in-* strüctions,' and are prese fled upon their face.
■ Before proceeding more particularly to consider the rulings of the court upon these instructions, it may be proper to animadvert upon a point…
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