The American Citizen's Manual of Reference: Being a Comprehensive Historical, Statistical, Topographical, and Political View of the United States of North America, and of the Several States and TerritoriesS. W. Benedict, 1840 - 102 pages |
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... Principal Executive and Judiciary Officers , Foreign Min- 64 Ib . isters , & c . 65 Population of the United States ... Principal Canals , 66 Principal Rail Roads finished and in progress , 66 Indian Warriors near Western Frontier ...
... Principal Executive and Judiciary Officers , Foreign Min- 64 Ib . isters , & c . 65 Population of the United States ... Principal Canals , 66 Principal Rail Roads finished and in progress , 66 Indian Warriors near Western Frontier ...
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... principal officer in each of the executive departments , upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices ; and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States , except in ...
... principal officer in each of the executive departments , upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices ; and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States , except in ...
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... principal and immediate parent of despotism : a well discip- lined militia , our best reliance in peace , and for the first moments of war , till regulars may relieve them : the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ...
... principal and immediate parent of despotism : a well discip- lined militia , our best reliance in peace , and for the first moments of war , till regulars may relieve them : the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ...
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... " The date underneath is that of the Declaration of Indepen- dence , and the words under it signify the beginning of the New American Era , which commences from that date . " 1 General Statistics of the United States . THE principal.
... " The date underneath is that of the Declaration of Indepen- dence , and the words under it signify the beginning of the New American Era , which commences from that date . " 1 General Statistics of the United States . THE principal.
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... principal details pertaining to the several states , will be found in their appropriate places , in the latter part of this work . This article will therefore , be chiefly confined to such matter as relates to the general government ...
... principal details pertaining to the several states , will be found in their appropriate places , in the latter part of this work . This article will therefore , be chiefly confined to such matter as relates to the general government ...
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Page 8 - Congress shall make. 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.
Page 2 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 23 - But the constitution which at any time exists till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.
Page 34 - ... the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 14 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; 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. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 6 - ... 2. No State shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws ; and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or exports...
Page 20 - ... agitated in every direction were liable to mislead, amidst appearances sometimes dubious, vicissitudes of fortune often discouraging, in situations in which not unfrequently want of success has countenanced the spirit of criticism, the constancy of your support was the essential prop of the efforts, and a guarantee of the plans by which they were effected.
Page 7 - 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. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Page 19 - I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety; and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to retire.