I’ll differ all I want. The book was written in 1852. It has no bearing here. The Federalist Papers and the thoughts behind the U.S. Constitution is where we get the original intent. Not all laws or foreign definitions were taken as U.S. Constitutional law.
“The common law of England is not the common law of these States.” —George Mason
>>>Not all laws or foreign definitions were taken as U.S. Constitutional law.
The Law of Nations was used to base the Constitution.