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... Constitution ; and , on the adop- tion of the State Constitution , he was elected President of the Senate . He was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1789 to 1794 , and , subsequently , Governor until 1797 ; and he died October 3 ...
... Constitution ; and , on the adop- tion of the State Constitution , he was elected President of the Senate . He was Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1789 to 1794 , and , subsequently , Governor until 1797 ; and he died October 3 ...
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... Constitution . He was a Representative in Congress , from North Carolina , from 1843 to 1849 , when he was appointed by President Taylor Minister to Spain , and continued in that mission by President Fillmore . On resigning his position ...
... Constitution . He was a Representative in Congress , from North Carolina , from 1843 to 1849 , when he was appointed by President Taylor Minister to Spain , and continued in that mission by President Fillmore . On resigning his position ...
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... Constitution , serving two years ; and he was the President of a Medical Society established by his efforts in 1791 . Bartlett , Thomas , Jr. He was born in Vermont ; adopted the profession of law ; and was a Representative in Con ...
... Constitution , serving two years ; and he was the President of a Medical Society established by his efforts in 1791 . Bartlett , Thomas , Jr. He was born in Vermont ; adopted the profession of law ; and was a Representative in Con ...
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... Constitution . He was chosen a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784 , but did not take his seat in that body ... constitutional age , declined to take his seat ; and in 1867 he was elected a Representative , from Kentucky , to ...
... Constitution . He was chosen a Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784 , but did not take his seat in that body ... constitutional age , declined to take his seat ; and in 1867 he was elected a Representative , from Kentucky , to ...
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... Constitution for that State . He was a Delegate to the Conti- nental Congress from 1777 to 1781. In the latter year he was chosen Governor of North Carolina . While in that position he was seized by the Tories as a prisoner of State ...
... Constitution for that State . He was a Delegate to the Conti- nental Congress from 1777 to 1781. In the latter year he was chosen Governor of North Carolina . While in that position he was seized by the Tories as a prisoner of State ...
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Page 524 - Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. 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 settlement here.
Page 533 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States...
Page 532 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Page 534 - ... defend their claim or cause, the court shall nevertheless proceed to pronounce sentence or judgment, which shall in like manner be final and decisive, the judgment or sentence and other proceedings being in either case transmitted to Congress, and lodged among the acts of Congress for the security of the parties concerned: provided that every commissioner, before he sits in judgment, shall take an oath, to be administered by one of the judges of the Supreme or Superior Court of the State where...
Page 539 - 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 uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Page 544 - American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety — perhaps our national existence. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each State in the convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected ; and thus, the 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...
Page 533 - ... the United States in Congress assembled shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 532 - For the more convenient management of the general interests of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, in every year...
Page 534 - States, whose jurisdictions as they may respect such lands, and the States which passed such grants, are adjusted ; the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated...
Page 534 - ... clothe, arm, and equip as many of such extra number as they judge can be safely spared, and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States, in Congress assembled.