...of the United States 'to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states." If congress had passed any act which bore upon the case,...abound throughout the lower country of the middle anil southern states, we should not feel much difficulty in saying that a state law coming in conflict...

...of the United States ' to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States.' If Congress had passed any act which bore upon the case...country of the Middle and Southern States, we should not feel much difficulty in saying that a State law coming in conflict with such act would be void....

...said this court upon the aforegoing state of the pleadings and evidence? "If Congress." said they, ' ' had passed any act which bore upon the case; any act...throughout the lower country of the middle and Southern States.we should feel not much difficulty in saying, that a state law, coming in conflict with such...

...Bird CM Co., 2 Pet., 251, Marshall, <"/',-. J., delivered the unanimous decision of the court: " If Congress had passed any Act which bore upon the case,...small navigable creeks into which the tide flows, * * * we should feel not much difficulty in saying that a state law coming in conflict with such Act...

...decision entirely upon the absence of any congressional legislation on the subject. Its language was: "If Congress had passed any Act which bore upon the case;...object of which was to control state legislation over these small navigable creeks into which the tide flows, and which abound throughout the lower country...

...the dam. His position was that Congress could not have intended to control navigation rights over all "those small navigable creeks into which the tide...lower country of the middle and southern states." With Blackbird Creek being navigable, it would seem to involve a direct conflict of state control of...

...power of the United States to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states.' If Congress had passed any act which bore upon the case;...abound throughout the lower country of the middle and lower states, we should feel not much difficulty in saying that a state law coming to conflict with...

...between the government of Delaware and its citizens, of which this court can take no cognizance. * * * If Congress had passed any act which bore upon the case,...small navigable creeks into which the tide flows, • • • we should feel not much difficulty in saying that a state law coming in conflict with such...

...upon the aforegoing stale of the pleadings and evidence? " If congress," said they, " had patted uny act, which bore upon the case; any act in execution of the power to regulate commerce, the objict if which wi* to conlrnl state Irgitlut'um over those small navigable creeks into which the tide...