History of the United States of North AmericaC. Tilt, 1838 - 375 pages |
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... considerable geographical researches ; observed carefully the nature of the climate and soil , and the character of the natives ; and selected the po- sition of the future capital of the province . After he returned to France , a ...
... considerable geographical researches ; observed carefully the nature of the climate and soil , and the character of the natives ; and selected the po- sition of the future capital of the province . After he returned to France , a ...
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... considerable number of prisoners , who were forthwith hanged upon trees with the inscription over their heads , ' I do not this as unto Spaniards or mariners , but as unto traitors , robbers , and murderers . ' He then embarked without ...
... considerable number of prisoners , who were forthwith hanged upon trees with the inscription over their heads , ' I do not this as unto Spaniards or mariners , but as unto traitors , robbers , and murderers . ' He then embarked without ...
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... considerable attention to the native productions of the soil . Among these were tobacco , maize or Indian corn , and potatoes , which , till then unknown to the English , have since become important sources of sub- sistence and wealth ...
... considerable attention to the native productions of the soil . Among these were tobacco , maize or Indian corn , and potatoes , which , till then unknown to the English , have since become important sources of sub- sistence and wealth ...
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... considerable estate , abandoned the plantation ; and the whole company re- turned to the mother country . In 1614 , Captain John Smith , the hero whose name is so ce- lebrated in the history of Virginia , set sail with two ships for the ...
... considerable estate , abandoned the plantation ; and the whole company re- turned to the mother country . In 1614 , Captain John Smith , the hero whose name is so ce- lebrated in the history of Virginia , set sail with two ships for the ...
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... considerable num- ber found shelter with Roger Williams ; and , by his influ- ence and that of Vane , obtained from Miantonomoh , the chief of the Narragansetts , a gift of the beautiful island of Rhode Island . Wheelwright , and some ...
... considerable num- ber found shelter with Roger Williams ; and , by his influ- ence and that of Vane , obtained from Miantonomoh , the chief of the Narragansetts , a gift of the beautiful island of Rhode Island . Wheelwright , and some ...
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Page 359 - ... 2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or...
Page 54 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Page 366 - ... 2. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 359 - ... 2. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
Page 362 - ... 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 hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 359 - 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.
Page 360 - States ; 5 To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; 6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States...
Page 362 - 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.
Page 364 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Page 365 - Treason against the United 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.