The National Political ManualE. B. Treat, 1872 - 418 pages |
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... choosing the electors , and the day on which they shall give their votes , which day shall be the same throughout the United States . 5. No person except a natural - born citizen , CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 29.
... choosing the electors , and the day on which they shall give their votes , which day shall be the same throughout the United States . 5. No person except a natural - born citizen , CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES . 29.
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Erastus Buck Treat. 5. No person except a natural - born citizen , or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adop- tion of this Constitution , shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible ...
Erastus Buck Treat. 5. No person except a natural - born citizen , or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adop- tion of this Constitution , shall be eligible to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible ...
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... born or naturalized in the United States , and subject to the jurisdiction thereof , are citizens of the United States and the States wherein they reside . No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or ...
... born or naturalized in the United States , and subject to the jurisdiction thereof , are citizens of the United States and the States wherein they reside . No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or ...
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... born on board the steamboat Gipsey , north of the north line of the State of Missouri , and upon the river Mississippi . Lizzie is about seven years old , and was born in the State of Missouri , at the ' mili- tary post called Jefferson ...
... born on board the steamboat Gipsey , north of the north line of the State of Missouri , and upon the river Mississippi . Lizzie is about seven years old , and was born in the State of Missouri , at the ' mili- tary post called Jefferson ...
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... Born in Virginia , in 1723 , died at Philadelphia , Oct. 22 , 1785. Charles Thomson , of Pennsylvania , Secretary . Born in Ireland , 1730 , died in Pennsylvania , Aug. 16 , 1824 . SECOND CONGRESS , May 10 , 1775. Peyton Randolph ...
... Born in Virginia , in 1723 , died at Philadelphia , Oct. 22 , 1785. Charles Thomson , of Pennsylvania , Secretary . Born in Ireland , 1730 , died in Pennsylvania , Aug. 16 , 1824 . SECOND CONGRESS , May 10 , 1775. Peyton Randolph ...
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Page 51 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 34 - States. 2. A person charged in any State with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 20 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 27 - ... 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 herein before directed to be taken.
Page 74 - ... the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained ; and since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people.
Page 33 - ... 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 203 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 223 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...
Page 222 - Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until all the wealth...
Page 196 - ... the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St.