The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Volume 16George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana Appleton, 1876 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Studying the American Lan- guages , " and " Some Mistaken Notions of Al- gonkin Grammar " ( 1871 ) ; " Historical ... studied theology , and was licensed to preach , but in 1731 took the place of an elder brother , who was lost at sea ...
... Studying the American Lan- guages , " and " Some Mistaken Notions of Al- gonkin Grammar " ( 1871 ) ; " Historical ... studied theology , and was licensed to preach , but in 1731 took the place of an elder brother , who was lost at sea ...
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... studied at Leyden , in 1672 if he mingles the property with his own for volunteered against France , and afterward vis- his own benefit in trade or otherwise , he will ited England , France , and Italy . After his re- be charged with ...
... studied at Leyden , in 1672 if he mingles the property with his own for volunteered against France , and afterward vis- his own benefit in trade or otherwise , he will ited England , France , and Italy . After his re- be charged with ...
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... studied law , and bert Comment . " He became blind in 1771 , became president of the court of appeals and but continued to work upon his " Light of professor of law in the university of Virginia . Nature Pursued , " the remaining ...
... studied law , and bert Comment . " He became blind in 1771 , became president of the court of appeals and but continued to work upon his " Light of professor of law in the university of Virginia . Nature Pursued , " the remaining ...
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... studied with greater interest ; as the large leaf bed is made very light buds open they are found to be covered by and rich , and the bulbs two stipules , coherent by their edges to form are set in October , 8 a sac , and beneath these ...
... studied with greater interest ; as the large leaf bed is made very light buds open they are found to be covered by and rich , and the bulbs two stipules , coherent by their edges to form are set in October , 8 a sac , and beneath these ...
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... studied specu- lative theology . In 1849 he removed to the parish of Kettins in Forfarshire , and in 1854 was appointed principal of St. Mary's college in the university of St. Andrews , which office he still holds ( 1876 ) . In 1855 he ...
... studied specu- lative theology . In 1849 he removed to the parish of Kettins in Forfarshire , and in 1854 was appointed principal of St. Mary's college in the university of St. Andrews , which office he still holds ( 1876 ) . In 1855 he ...
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Page 178 - States to make and enforce contracts; to sue, be parties, and give evidence ; to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property ; and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens...
Page 179 - Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty and private right alike trodden down, and the material prosperity of the country essentially impaired. Justice, humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities...
Page 167 - ... is essential to the preservation of our Republican institutions; and that the Federal Constitution, the rights of the States and the Union of the States must and shall be preserved.
Page 151 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise ; the State remaining, in the mean time, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 168 - That the normal condition of all the territory of the United States is that of freedom ; that as our Republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that no person should be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law...
Page 163 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Page 168 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government...
Page 178 - States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains and penalties, and to none other, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 167 - That the new dogma, that the constitution, of its own force, carries slavery into any or all of the territories of the United States, is a dangerous political heresy, at variance with the explicit provisions of that instrument itself, with contemporaneous exposition, and with legislative and judicial precedent ; is revolutionary in its tendency, and subversive of the peace and harmony of the country.
Page 439 - Complete Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds. Fish and Fishing, written by IZAAK WALTON ; and Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear Stream, by CHARLES COTTON.