The National Hand-book of American Progress: Comprising a Ready Reference Manual of Facts and Figures, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time. Historical, Biographical, Statistical, Documentary, Financial, PoliticalErastus Otis Haven |
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... Legislature of Virginia , till the American revolution broke out , and thus enjoyed the advantages of legislative edu- cation , than which we know of nothing better calculated to drill and develope a man's mental powers , especially if ...
... Legislature of Virginia , till the American revolution broke out , and thus enjoyed the advantages of legislative edu- cation , than which we know of nothing better calculated to drill and develope a man's mental powers , especially if ...
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... legislature - a right inestimable to them , and formidable to tyrants only . He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual , uncomfortable , and distant from the deposi- tory of their public records , for the sole purpose ...
... legislature - a right inestimable to them , and formidable to tyrants only . He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual , uncomfortable , and distant from the deposi- tory of their public records , for the sole purpose ...
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... legislatures . He has affected to render the military indepen- dent of and superior to the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unac- knowledged by our laws ; giving ...
... legislatures . He has affected to render the military indepen- dent of and superior to the civil power . He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution and unac- knowledged by our laws ; giving ...
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... legislatures , and declar- ing themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever . He has abdicated government here by declaring us out of his protection , and waging war against us . He has plundered our seas ...
... legislatures , and declar- ing themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever . He has abdicated government here by declaring us out of his protection , and waging war against us . He has plundered our seas ...
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... We have warned them , from time to time , of attempts made by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us . We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and 52 NATIONAL HAND - BOOK .
... We have warned them , from time to time , of attempts made by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us . We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and 52 NATIONAL HAND - BOOK .
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NATL HAND-BK OF AMER PROGRESS E. O. (Erastus Otis) 1820-1881 Haven,Joseph 1823 Sanderson,T. E. (Thomas Edgar) Willson No preview available - 2016 |
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