John C. Sinnot, Samuel Wolf, And James Sands. Plaintiffs in Error v. Gorham Davenport and Others

Mr. Phillips gave a history of the case, and then proceeded: The construction given to this act by the Supreme Court of the State includes boats engaged in commerce between the ports of another State and a port within its own territory. See cases of Cuba, Swan, and Bell, 28 Ala. Rep., 185. And the question thus presented is, whether this is not an interference with the power to regulate commerce, within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and in conflict with the acts of Congress on the same subject matter.