The United States Democratic Review, Volume 18J.& H.G. Langley, 1846 Vols. 1-3, 5-8 contain the political and literary portions; v. 4 the historical register department, of the numbers published from Oct. 1837 to Dec. 1840. |
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... course to be conceded , that certain departments of intellectual and ęsthetical culture were pursued by many of the elder nations , and particu- larly by the Greeks , with unrivalled diligence and success . In the fine arts their genius ...
... course to be conceded , that certain departments of intellectual and ęsthetical culture were pursued by many of the elder nations , and particu- larly by the Greeks , with unrivalled diligence and success . In the fine arts their genius ...
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... course of the stars , the causes of the tides , without fear of the Inquisition or the terrors of the stake . He will speculate and write freely about the constitution of our planet , its beginning and its end , its cause , its process ...
... course of the stars , the causes of the tides , without fear of the Inquisition or the terrors of the stake . He will speculate and write freely about the constitution of our planet , its beginning and its end , its cause , its process ...
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... course inde- finitely multiplied . Indeed , even now , in our own coun- try , these facilities are so abundant , that a new discovery is frequently domesti- cated as an art , before it finds a page to bear record of it in the annals of ...
... course inde- finitely multiplied . Indeed , even now , in our own coun- try , these facilities are so abundant , that a new discovery is frequently domesti- cated as an art , before it finds a page to bear record of it in the annals of ...
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... course , at night , and arises from the habits of the bird in that section of the country , which dif- fer wholly from its usages while here . In Louisiana and Mississippi , where , chiefly , this mode of sporting prevails , the ...
... course , at night , and arises from the habits of the bird in that section of the country , which dif- fer wholly from its usages while here . In Louisiana and Mississippi , where , chiefly , this mode of sporting prevails , the ...
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... course was ever bent - to which each air , Or fav'ring zephyr , or opposing blast , Alike did speed thee on ; for He who holds The winds within the hollow of his hands , Did guide thee always with peculiar care ! Oh , now , that thou ...
... course was ever bent - to which each air , Or fav'ring zephyr , or opposing blast , Alike did speed thee on ; for He who holds The winds within the hollow of his hands , Did guide thee always with peculiar care ! Oh , now , that thou ...
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Page 409 - No law shall be revised or amended by reference to its title, but in such case the Act revised or section amended shall be reenacted and published at length as revised or amended...
Page 244 - Every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment...
Page 248 - Any person who shall maliciously dismember, or deprive a slave of life shall suffer such punishment as would be inflicted in case the like offence had been committed on a free white person, and on the like proof, except in case of insurrection of such slave.
Page 219 - That all minimums, and all specific duties, should be abolished, and ad valorem duties substituted in their place— care being taken to guard against fraudulent invoices and undervaluation, and to assess the duty upon the actual market value. 6th. That the duty should be so imposed as to operate as equally as possible throughout the Union, discriminating neither for nor against any class or section.
Page 247 - The Legislature shall provide by law for the compensation of all officers, servants, agents and public contractors, not provided for in this Constitution, but shall not grant extra compensation to any officer, agent, servant or public contractors, after such public service shall have been performed or contract entered into for the performance of the same...
Page 246 - No Senator or Representative shall during the term for which he may be elected, be eligible to any civil office of profit under this State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which may have been increased during such term...
Page 256 - Ho ! strike away the bars and blocks, And set the good ship free ! Why lingers on these dusty rocks The young bride of the sea ? Look ! how she moves adown the grooves, In graceful beauty now ! How lowly on the breast she loves Sinks down her virgin prow...
Page 249 - SECTION 1. The legislative power shall be vested in a Senate and House of Representatives, which shall be designated, "The Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana.
Page 242 - No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it, at such election.
Page 408 - a corporation has neither a body to be kicked nor a soul to be damned.