This lawyer presented the argument that "a law cannot exceed the authority of the lawgiver" in a case involving the selling of D.C. lottery tickets in another state, Cohens v. Virginia.
This lawyer presented the argument that "a law cannot exceed the authority of the lawgiver" in a case involving the selling of D.C. lottery tickets in another state, Cohens v. Virginia. Later, he negotiated a treaty that helped mediate the Caroline Affair. This lawyer argued against a state's right to tax a federal bank in (*) McCulloch v Maryland. He served as Secretary of State under William Henry Harrison and John Tyler and during his time in office negotiated a treaty that settled the border of Maine. This man's "Second Reply to Robert Hayne" during the Nullification Crisis contains the famous phrase, "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!" For 10 points, name this noted orator, a senator from Massachusetts.
This lawyer presented the argument that "a law cannot exceed the authority of the lawgiver" in a case involving the selling of D.C. lottery tickets in another state, Cohens v. Virginia.
Daniel {Webster}