A History of the United States: On a New Plan : Adapted to the Capacity of Youth : to which is Added, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United StatesDurrie & Peck, 1839 - 288 pages |
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... engaged in commercial affairs with spirit and activity . From about the ninth to the fourteenth century , they were the only commercial people of Europe.t 7. Among these the Venetians took the lead . For a long time they engrossed the ...
... engaged in commercial affairs with spirit and activity . From about the ninth to the fourteenth century , they were the only commercial people of Europe.t 7. Among these the Venetians took the lead . For a long time they engrossed the ...
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... engaged in warlike enterprises against the Mahometans and Venetians . In one of his engage- ments with the Venetians , the vessel commanded by Columbus grappled with a large galley , and the crews fought in close combat . In the fury of ...
... engaged in warlike enterprises against the Mahometans and Venetians . In one of his engage- ments with the Venetians , the vessel commanded by Columbus grappled with a large galley , and the crews fought in close combat . In the fury of ...
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... engaged . In his marches and attacks , he usually acted on the maxim , " In war , expedition is equivalent to strength . " He often surprised the enemy by the boldness of his plans , and the rapidity of his moveinents . His daring ...
... engaged . In his marches and attacks , he usually acted on the maxim , " In war , expedition is equivalent to strength . " He often surprised the enemy by the boldness of his plans , and the rapidity of his moveinents . His daring ...
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... engaged in several of the principal battles of the revolution , among which were those of the Brandywine , Trenton , and Monmouth . In 1780 , at the request of Mr. Jef- ferson , then governor of Virginia , he visited the army of the ...
... engaged in several of the principal battles of the revolution , among which were those of the Brandywine , Trenton , and Monmouth . In 1780 , at the request of Mr. Jef- ferson , then governor of Virginia , he visited the army of the ...
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... engaged at work in his saw - mill . Instantly seizing his musket , he hastened to Cambridge , where our little ariny was then encamped . He was in the battle of Breed's hill , at the head of the New - Hampshire troops . were immediately ...
... engaged at work in his saw - mill . Instantly seizing his musket , he hastened to Cambridge , where our little ariny was then encamped . He was in the battle of Breed's hill , at the head of the New - Hampshire troops . were immediately ...
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Page 272 - 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 277 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
Page 271 - Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. 5. The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States. 6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments: when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief-Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted...
Page 280 - 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.
Page 130 - Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" — " Treason !" cried the speaker — " Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house.
Page 277 - Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States. 5. No person, except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president ; neither...
Page 277 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
Page 283 - A quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of president shall be eligible to that of vice-president of the United States.
Page 272 - ... Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members; and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties, as each House may provide. 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...
Page 263 - It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe.