The Congressional GlobeBlair & Rives, 1855 - United States |
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... honorable the Senate concur here- in , ) That this Legislature does approve of the princi- ples contained in the resolutions of the last session ; and , further , if the provisions contained in any pro- posed constitution of a new State ...
... honorable the Senate concur here- in , ) That this Legislature does approve of the princi- ples contained in the resolutions of the last session ; and , further , if the provisions contained in any pro- posed constitution of a new State ...
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... honorable body . And if they are entitled to all privileges and immunities of the cit- izens of the several States , wheresoever they would go , it would be infringing much upon the republi- can principle to refuse them this honor . Had ...
... honorable body . And if they are entitled to all privileges and immunities of the cit- izens of the several States , wheresoever they would go , it would be infringing much upon the republi- can principle to refuse them this honor . Had ...
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... honorable gentle - limit the extent of the prohibition , and expound man from Rhode Island ( Mr. BURRILL ) who op- its meaning . posed this resolution , gives up the ground of re- All purchasers of lands in Missouri , previous to ...
... honorable gentle - limit the extent of the prohibition , and expound man from Rhode Island ( Mr. BURRILL ) who op- its meaning . posed this resolution , gives up the ground of re- All purchasers of lands in Missouri , previous to ...
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... honorable gentleman be correct , it would be much the safest inference that one State might exclude all the population of another , except those which the Constitution of the United States specially authorizes . Self - pro- tection ...
... honorable gentleman be correct , it would be much the safest inference that one State might exclude all the population of another , except those which the Constitution of the United States specially authorizes . Self - pro- tection ...
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... honorable gentleman from South Carolina had asserted , with great confidence , that several States had been admitted into the Union without any evidence to be found on record of an exami- nation into the provisions of their constitution ...
... honorable gentleman from South Carolina had asserted , with great confidence , that several States had been admitted into the Union without any evidence to be found on record of an exami- nation into the provisions of their constitution ...
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Page 547 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress , assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers.
Page 353 - An act for enrolling or licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.
Page 131 - received and admitted into this Union as a new and entire member of the United States." CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
Page 425 - That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.
Page 543 - Congress shall provide by law for securing to the citizens of each State the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States.
Page 723 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected — these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Page 723 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Page 651 - ... applied to the support of said university, with such branches as the public convenience may demand, for the promotion of literature, the arts and sciences, as may be authorized by the terms of such grant. And it shall be the duty of the legislature as soon as may be. to provide effectual means for the improvement and permanent security of the funds of said university.
Page 117 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, except such as are born of English parents) shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament, or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military, or to have any grant of lands, tenements or hereditaments from the crown to himself or...
Page 639 - Therefore, no male person, born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person, as a servant, slave or apprentice, after he arrives to the age of twenty-one years, nor female, in like manner, after she arrives to the age of eighteen years, unless they are bound by their own consent, after they arrive to such age, or bound by law, for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like.