A Brief History of the Revolution: With a Sketch of the Life of Captain John Hewson, Including the Constitution of the United States, a Statistical View of the Grand Federal Procession, Mr. Wilson's Oration, Washington's Farewell Address, &c., &cMrs. Sarah Alcock, 1843 - 110 sider |
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... Island to the strand of Sandy Hook : and it required no small skill in Captain Hogdon to keep a continual look - out , when a large wave of the sea was coming , to cause the canoe to head the same . Just about day they made the strand ...
... Island to the strand of Sandy Hook : and it required no small skill in Captain Hogdon to keep a continual look - out , when a large wave of the sea was coming , to cause the canoe to head the same . Just about day they made the strand ...
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... island of Jamestown Cornwallis , accordingly made such a dis- position of his troops , as was calculated to make the young French fox suppose that the principal part of his army had crossed the Ford , where he had placed his British ...
... island of Jamestown Cornwallis , accordingly made such a dis- position of his troops , as was calculated to make the young French fox suppose that the principal part of his army had crossed the Ford , where he had placed his British ...
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... Island . Thus the siege of Yorktown was commenced , which reflected such brilliant light , under a special providence , of the righteous Arbiter of all the nations of the earth , and also terminated in one of the most glorious ...
... Island . Thus the siege of Yorktown was commenced , which reflected such brilliant light , under a special providence , of the righteous Arbiter of all the nations of the earth , and also terminated in one of the most glorious ...
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... Island . - Stephen Hopkins , William Ellery . Connecticut . Roger Sherman , Samuel Huntington , William Wil- liams , Oliver Wolcott . New York . - William Floyd , Philip Livingston , Francis Lewis , Lewis Morris . New Jersey Richard ...
... Island . - Stephen Hopkins , William Ellery . Connecticut . Roger Sherman , Samuel Huntington , William Wil- liams , Oliver Wolcott . New York . - William Floyd , Philip Livingston , Francis Lewis , Lewis Morris . New Jersey Richard ...
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... Island and Providence Plantations , one ; Connecticut , five ; New York , six ; New Jersey , four ; Pennsylvania , eight ; Delaware , one ; Maryland , six ; Virginia , ten ; North Carolina , five ; South Carolina , five ; and Georgia ...
... Island and Providence Plantations , one ; Connecticut , five ; New York , six ; New Jersey , four ; Pennsylvania , eight ; Delaware , one ; Maryland , six ; Virginia , ten ; North Carolina , five ; South Carolina , five ; and Georgia ...
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Side 62 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Side 56 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Side 59 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Side 59 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Side 63 - States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Side 64 - All debts contracted, and engagements entered into, before the adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the confederation. 2. -This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be...
Side 56 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may, at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Side 60 - Congress. No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Side 64 - The United States shall guaranty to every State in this Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Side 55 - ... 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.