UNITED STATES v. DEWITT


76 U.S. 41 (____)

9 Wall. 41

UNITED STATES v. DEWITT.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Field, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States.

Mr. Wills, contra.


The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

The questions certified resolve themselves into this: Has Congress power, under the Constitution, to prohibit trade within the limits of a State?

That Congress has power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes, the Constitution expressly declares. But this express...

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