Select Speeches of John Sergeant, of Pennsylvania [1818-1828]E.L. Carey & A. Hart, 1832 - 367 páginas |
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... provision made for its support , each individual obeying his own in- stinct , without aid or counsel or restraint from the others . But man , excepting the direction he receives to the beau- tiful fountain of nourishment , provided for ...
... provision made for its support , each individual obeying his own in- stinct , without aid or counsel or restraint from the others . But man , excepting the direction he receives to the beau- tiful fountain of nourishment , provided for ...
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... provision of the constitution of the United States , which gives to the court jurisdiction in controversies in which a state of the United States and the citizens thereof , and a foreign state , citizens , or subjects thereof , are ...
... provision of the constitution of the United States , which gives to the court jurisdiction in controversies in which a state of the United States and the citizens thereof , and a foreign state , citizens , or subjects thereof , are ...
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... March 1779. ) In 1781 they sanctioned a negotiation for peace with the Cherokees . ( Journals , 1st November , 1781. ) From this negotiation , proceeded the treaty of Hopewell ( 1785 ) , the provisions of which are set out in the bill 82.
... March 1779. ) In 1781 they sanctioned a negotiation for peace with the Cherokees . ( Journals , 1st November , 1781. ) From this negotiation , proceeded the treaty of Hopewell ( 1785 ) , the provisions of which are set out in the bill 82.
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John Sergeant. the provisions of which are set out in the bill . In 1788 , congress by proclamation , declared their determination to protect the Cherokees , and if necessary to use force for that purpose . ( Journals , 1st September ...
John Sergeant. the provisions of which are set out in the bill . In 1788 , congress by proclamation , declared their determination to protect the Cherokees , and if necessary to use force for that purpose . ( Journals , 1st September ...
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... provisions in the articles of confederation which had confessedly given the power , and omitted the one which had thrown a doubt upon it , for the very purpose of cutting off all dispute or question . It is not , therefore , a ...
... provisions in the articles of confederation which had confessedly given the power , and omitted the one which had thrown a doubt upon it , for the very purpose of cutting off all dispute or question . It is not , therefore , a ...
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Página 87 - Regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states ; provided that the legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Página 248 - Were the face of the earth, he says, vacant of other plants, it might be gradually sowed and overspread with one kind only, as for instance with fennel; and were it empty of other inhabitants, it might in a few ages be replenished from one nation only, as for instance with Englishmen.
Página 197 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Página 27 - We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.
Página 101 - This clause enables the judicial department to receive jurisdiction to the full extent of the constitution, laws and treaties of the United States, when any question respecting them shall assume such a form that the judicial power is capable of acting on it. That power is capable of acting only when the subject is submitted to it by a party who asserts his rights in the form prescribed by law. It then becomes a case, and the constitution declares that the judicial power shall extend to all cases...
Página 33 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations...
Página 236 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Página 198 - ... by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever: and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government: Provided the constitution and government so to be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to the principles contained in these articles...
Página 189 - Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Página 99 - States the impracticability of inducing the nation at large to do this, and to request the establishment of a division line between the upper and lower towns, so as to include all the waters of the Hiwassee...