The Footprints of Time, and a Complete Analysis of Our American System of Government: With a Concise History of the Origin and Progress of Civilization, the Relation of the Old World to the Free Institutions of the New, the Establishment and Growth of the English Colonies and of the United States of America, Facts and Statistics from Official Sources |
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... miles in length by five hundred in width . In one of his incursions into Pales- tine his forces were defeated by Abraham , which ended a con- trol over that region lasting twelve years . There is no indi- cation that the following ...
... miles in length by five hundred in width . In one of his incursions into Pales- tine his forces were defeated by Abraham , which ended a con- trol over that region lasting twelve years . There is no indi- cation that the following ...
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... miles in length , the river Euphrates passing through its center . They repaired the wall , which was eighty - seven feet thick and more than three hundred feet high . This wall was so immense as to contain more than twice the cubic ...
... miles in length , the river Euphrates passing through its center . They repaired the wall , which was eighty - seven feet thick and more than three hundred feet high . This wall was so immense as to contain more than twice the cubic ...
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... miles above its mouth ; but this valley was so narrow that the habitable part of it contained only about 6,000 square miles in all . It was shut in by the Red sea on the east and by track- less deserts on the west , and a fall of rain ...
... miles above its mouth ; but this valley was so narrow that the habitable part of it contained only about 6,000 square miles in all . It was shut in by the Red sea on the east and by track- less deserts on the west , and a fall of rain ...
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... miles in circuit . When the waters had reached their highest point , the cisterns , canals and lakes were filled and the waters kept in reserve for late periods of the year , and a succession of crops . 20. The mysterious character of ...
... miles in circuit . When the waters had reached their highest point , the cisterns , canals and lakes were filled and the waters kept in reserve for late periods of the year , and a succession of crops . 20. The mysterious character of ...
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... miles back from the sea . They were of the Semite race , and their enter- prising spirit led them to build ships and become at first pirates and then merchants . They were thrifty and grew rich , improved their vessels and became famous ...
... miles back from the sea . They were of the Semite race , and their enter- prising spirit led them to build ships and become at first pirates and then merchants . They were thrifty and grew rich , improved their vessels and became famous ...
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Page 180 - ... to build and equip a navy; to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants In such state...
Page 176 - No State shall lay any imposts or duties, which may interfere with any stipulations in treaties entered into by the United States in congress assembled, with any king, prince, or state, in pursuance of any treaties already proposed by congress to the courts of France and Spain.
Page 175 - No state shall be represented in congress by less than two, nor by more than seven members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.
Page 175 - Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Congress: and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on Congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Page 174 - ... The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these States (paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from justice excepted) shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States, and the people of each state shall have free ingress and egress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same...
Page 173 - 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 200 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. SEC. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the election,, returns, and qualifications...
Page 172 - NEW YORK William Floyd Philip Livingston Francis Lewis Lewis Morris NEW JERSEY Richard Stockton John Witherspoon Francis Hopkinson John Hart Abraham Clark PENNSYLVANIA Robert Morris Benjamin Rush Benjamin...
Page 244 - The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal tribes of that country.
Page 170 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.