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... present book . 26. Public absolute rights . ( 1 d ) OF THE RIGHT OF POLITICAL EXISTENCE : AND HERE . IN , FIRST ( 1 e ) OF THE GENERAL NATURE OF A POLITICAL STATE . THE RIGHT OF POLITICAL EXISTENCE , the right of a peo- 27. Politi- ple ...
... present book . 26. Public absolute rights . ( 1 d ) OF THE RIGHT OF POLITICAL EXISTENCE : AND HERE . IN , FIRST ( 1 e ) OF THE GENERAL NATURE OF A POLITICAL STATE . THE RIGHT OF POLITICAL EXISTENCE , the right of a peo- 27. Politi- ple ...
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... the government of the state until 1818 , when the people estab- lished the present constitution . The charter of Rhode 1 See 5 Pet . Cond . Rep . 531 , 532 . ? 28. Inter- of the colo- nies . Island , OF THE UNITED STATES . 25.
... the government of the state until 1818 , when the people estab- lished the present constitution . The charter of Rhode 1 See 5 Pet . Cond . Rep . 531 , 532 . ? 28. Inter- of the colo- nies . Island , OF THE UNITED STATES . 25.
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... present ; by some , indeed , who had not been appointed until after its adoption . As engrossed and signed , it read as follows : - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE . IN CONGRESS , JULY 4 , 1776 . THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN ...
... present ; by some , indeed , who had not been appointed until after its adoption . As engrossed and signed , it read as follows : - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE . IN CONGRESS , JULY 4 , 1776 . THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN ...
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... present king of Great Britain is a his- tory of repeated injuries and usurpations , all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states . To prove this , let facts be submitted to a candid world . He ...
... present king of Great Britain is a his- tory of repeated injuries and usurpations , all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states . To prove this , let facts be submitted to a candid world . He ...
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... presents shall come , we , the undersigned delegates of the States affixed to our names , send greeting : WHEREAS , the delegates of the United States of America , in congress assembled did , on the fifteenth day of Novem- ber , in the ...
... presents shall come , we , the undersigned delegates of the States affixed to our names , send greeting : WHEREAS , the delegates of the United States of America , in congress assembled did , on the fifteenth day of Novem- ber , in the ...
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Page 108 - ... 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 shall be for the...
Page 119 - In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American — the consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence.
Page 45 - He has excited Domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
Page 353 - A final judgment or decree in any suit, in the highest court of law or equity of a state in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity...
Page 109 - United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and together with the vice-president, chosen for the same term, be elected as follows : 2. Each State shall appoint...
Page 56 - ... the United States in Congress assembled ; But if the United States in Congress assembled, shall, on consideration of circumstances, judge proper that any state should not raise men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota...
Page 248 - States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively...
Page 111 - 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 119 - It is obviously impracticable, in the Federal Government of these States, to secure all rights of independent sovereignty to each, and yet provide for the interest and safety of all. Individuals entering into society must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
Page 119 - Constitution, which we now present, is the result of a spirit of amity, and of that mutual deference and concession which the peculiarity of our political situation rendered indispensable.