Our Whole Country: Or, The Past and Present of the United States, Historical and Descriptive. In Two Volumes, Containing the General and Local Histories and Descriptions of Each of the States, Territories, Cities, and Towns of the Union; Also Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Persons, Volume 2H. Howe, 1861 - United States |
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... troops lay at Wood Creek till autumn . While en- camped , they were attacked with a malignant disease , by which many died , and the remainder compelled to withdraw , and thus this expen- sive expedition was frustrated . In 1711 ...
... troops lay at Wood Creek till autumn . While en- camped , they were attacked with a malignant disease , by which many died , and the remainder compelled to withdraw , and thus this expen- sive expedition was frustrated . In 1711 ...
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... troops , joined by those of New Hampshire and Connecticut , amounting col- lectively to upward of four thousand , ‡ were detained three weeks , waiting for the ice , which environed the Island of Cape Breton , to be dissolved . At ...
... troops , joined by those of New Hampshire and Connecticut , amounting col- lectively to upward of four thousand , ‡ were detained three weeks , waiting for the ice , which environed the Island of Cape Breton , to be dissolved . At ...
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... troops , he fell into an ambus- cade of French and Indians , who , concealed behind trees , fired with fatal effect . Braddock and his principal officers were killed , with about seven hundred men : the remainder were saved by the brave ...
... troops , he fell into an ambus- cade of French and Indians , who , concealed behind trees , fired with fatal effect . Braddock and his principal officers were killed , with about seven hundred men : the remainder were saved by the brave ...
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... troops . This army arrived near Ticonderoga . After disembarking from the batteaux and other boats , the troops had to march through the woods . Their guides proved unskillful , the troops became bewildered , and the columns were broken ...
... troops . This army arrived near Ticonderoga . After disembarking from the batteaux and other boats , the troops had to march through the woods . Their guides proved unskillful , the troops became bewildered , and the columns were broken ...
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... troops , in a great measure , im- possible . In this dreadful situation , under the fire of three thousand of the enemy , these gallant troops were kept without the least prospect of success , until nearly two thousand were killed and ...
... troops , in a great measure , im- possible . In this dreadful situation , under the fire of three thousand of the enemy , these gallant troops were kept without the least prospect of success , until nearly two thousand were killed and ...
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Page 184 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original...
Page 582 - Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Page 98 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 184 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
Page 582 - O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more ? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps
Page 102 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 92 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Page 93 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Page 99 - Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.
Page 95 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.