A History of KansasE.P. Greer, 1899 - 379 pages |
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Page 15
... early in the spring , and before the Spaniards were willing to acknowledge the Missouri as an American river . After the formal transfer the expedition , on the 10th of May , 1804 , started up the turbid Missouri , and on June 27th ...
... early in the spring , and before the Spaniards were willing to acknowledge the Missouri as an American river . After the formal transfer the expedition , on the 10th of May , 1804 , started up the turbid Missouri , and on June 27th ...
Page 26
... early as 1832 , was recognized as the great outfitting point for the Santa Fe traders , and of the great fur companies . In time the business was divided with Westport , a newer town built on or near the line of Kansas . From the ...
... early as 1832 , was recognized as the great outfitting point for the Santa Fe traders , and of the great fur companies . In time the business was divided with Westport , a newer town built on or near the line of Kansas . From the ...
Page 30
... early dis- covered that Kansas was in the center of the great highway from the valleys of the Mississippi and ... earliest , was that by the Indian dog dragging lodge poles from place to place ; then came the first white man's road ...
... early dis- covered that Kansas was in the center of the great highway from the valleys of the Mississippi and ... earliest , was that by the Indian dog dragging lodge poles from place to place ; then came the first white man's road ...
Page 31
... early as 1824 , the United States Government had entered upon a policy of removing the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi , to a country which should be their own , and where they should cultivate. 31 THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
... early as 1824 , the United States Government had entered upon a policy of removing the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi , to a country which should be their own , and where they should cultivate. 31 THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
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... early took the position that adherence to the Topeka Government , or non- obedience to the Shawnee Missouri Legislature , constituted some form of treason and insurrection . The numberless troubles of 1856 had their origin in the ...
... early took the position that adherence to the Topeka Government , or non- obedience to the Shawnee Missouri Legislature , constituted some form of treason and insurrection . The numberless troubles of 1856 had their origin in the ...
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Page 347 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning ; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 300 - MASTER of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace— soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury, and woe, Seek me in vain and...
Page 330 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 329 - That the judicial power of said territory shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, probate courts, and in justices of the peace. The supreme court shall consist of a chief justice and two associate justices, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, and...
Page 329 - ... associate justices, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said Territory annually...
Page 334 - That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the s*ame force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 355 - When more than one amendment shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately.
Page 333 - That all salt springs within said State, not exceeding twelve In number, with six sections of land adjoining or as contiguous as may be to each...
Page 334 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States ; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Page 328 - That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil ; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States...