America and Her Resources: Or, A View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial, Political, Literary, Moral and Religious Capacity and Character of the American PeopleH. Colburn, 1818 - 504 pages |
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... provision for himself and family ; so high are the wages of labour , averaging , at least , double the rate in England , and quadruple that in France ; so com- paratively scanty the population ; so great the demand for all kinds of work ...
... provision for himself and family ; so high are the wages of labour , averaging , at least , double the rate in England , and quadruple that in France ; so com- paratively scanty the population ; so great the demand for all kinds of work ...
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... several States , which were appropriated to each State . On the 31st day of December , 1794 , the sum total of the unredeemed debt was $ 76,096,468 . NATIONAL DEBT . 73 Provision was made by law , 72 BANKING INSTITUTIONS .
... several States , which were appropriated to each State . On the 31st day of December , 1794 , the sum total of the unredeemed debt was $ 76,096,468 . NATIONAL DEBT . 73 Provision was made by law , 72 BANKING INSTITUTIONS .
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... Provision was made by law , first for paying the in- terest , and then for the redemption of the capital of the debt . For the payment of the interest , the permanent duties on imported articles , the tonnage duties , and duties on ...
... Provision was made by law , first for paying the in- terest , and then for the redemption of the capital of the debt . For the payment of the interest , the permanent duties on imported articles , the tonnage duties , and duties on ...
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... provisions ; and , after deducting the expenses of prosecution and collection , the amount is secured to government by bonds payable at different periods , according to the term of credit given to the importer . The amount of the actual ...
... provisions ; and , after deducting the expenses of prosecution and collection , the amount is secured to government by bonds payable at different periods , according to the term of credit given to the importer . The amount of the actual ...
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... provisions of the federal constitution , the fourth clause of the ninth section of the first article of which declares , that no capitation or other direct tax shall be laid , unless in proportion to the census or enumeration , directed ...
... provisions of the federal constitution , the fourth clause of the ninth section of the first article of which declares , that no capitation or other direct tax shall be laid , unless in proportion to the census or enumeration , directed ...
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Page 156 - 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.
Page 181 - Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare the law.
Page 131 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 196 - The State of California is an inseparable part of the American Union, and the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
Page 137 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a...
Page 2 - It has often given me pleasure to observe, that independent America was not composed of detached and distant territories, but that one connected, fertile, wide-spreading country, was the portion of our western sons of liberty. Providence has in a particular manner blessed it with a variety of soils and productions, and watered it with innumerable streams, for the delight and accommodation of its inhabitants. A succession of navigable waters forms a kind of chain round its borders...
Page 171 - Without this, there would be no responsibility whatever in the executive department, an idea inadmissible in a free government. But even there, the king is not bound by the resolutions of his council, though they are answerable for the advice they give. He is the absolute master of his own conduct in the exercise of his office ; and may observe or disregard the counsel given to him at his sole discretion.
Page 175 - The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority...
Page 202 - Congress shall not have power to lay any embargo on the ships or vessels of the citizens of the United States, in the ports or harbors thereof, for more than sixty days. Fourth. Congress shall not have power, without the concurrence of two-thirds of both houses, to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and any foreign nation, or the dependencies thereof.
Page 345 - The world was sad ; the garden was a wild ! And man, the hermit, sighed, till woman smiled...