▁though ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁foreign er . ▁ ▁Page ▁ 1 4 3 ▁U . ▁S . ▁ 4 7 1 ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁quotes : ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁used ▁the ▁soft ▁plain ▁meaning ▁rule ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁stat ute ▁in ▁this ▁case . ▁Justice ▁David ▁Jos iah ▁Bre wer ▁made ▁a ▁principle ▁of ▁stat ut ory ▁construction ▁that ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁familiar ▁rule , ▁that ▁a ▁thing ▁may ▁be ▁within ▁the ▁letter ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute ▁and ▁yet ▁not ▁within ▁the ▁stat ute , ▁because ▁not ▁within ▁its ▁spirit , ▁nor ▁within ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁its ▁mak ers ." ▁Its ▁decision ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁circuit ▁court ▁did ▁err ▁when ▁it ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁contract ▁h iring ▁an ▁English ▁re ctor ▁was ▁within ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute , ▁which ▁dis allowed ▁a ▁' ...   person , ▁company , ▁partners hip , ▁or ▁corpor ation , ▁in ▁any ▁manner ▁what so ever ▁to ▁prep ay ▁the ▁transport ation , ▁or ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁assist ▁or ▁encou rage ▁the ▁import ation ▁or ▁migration , ▁of ▁any ▁al ien ▁or ▁al iens , ▁any ▁foreign er ▁or ▁foreign ers , ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁... ▁under ▁contract ▁or ▁agreement ▁... ▁to ▁perform ▁labor ▁or ▁service ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Christian ▁nation ▁▁ ▁The ▁case ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁Bre wer ' s ▁statements ▁that ▁America ▁is ▁a ▁" Christ ian ▁nation ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁book ▁titled : ▁The ▁United ▁States