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... elected to Congress in 1814 ; appointed circuit judge of the 7th dis- trict of New York by Gov. Yates ; in 1828 was elected lieutenant - governor of New York , with Martin Van Buren as governor , and became acting governor on the ...
... elected to Congress in 1814 ; appointed circuit judge of the 7th dis- trict of New York by Gov. Yates ; in 1828 was elected lieutenant - governor of New York , with Martin Van Buren as governor , and became acting governor on the ...
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... elected judge of the supreme court of Ohio in 1851 , and chief- justice from 1854 to 1856 ; Democratic candidate for gov- ernor of Ohio in 1867 ; elected to the U. S. Senate , in place of Benjamin F. Wade , Mar. 4 , 1869 , and re - elected ...
... elected judge of the supreme court of Ohio in 1851 , and chief- justice from 1854 to 1856 ; Democratic candidate for gov- ernor of Ohio in 1867 ; elected to the U. S. Senate , in place of Benjamin F. Wade , Mar. 4 , 1869 , and re - elected ...
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... elected two years before by a majority of 55,451 . The convention which nominated him was the first State convention which took a firm stand against " soft money " and against the bad ambition of a third term , " declara- tions against ...
... elected two years before by a majority of 55,451 . The convention which nominated him was the first State convention which took a firm stand against " soft money " and against the bad ambition of a third term , " declara- tions against ...
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... elected mayor of the second arrondissement of Paris Nov. , 1870 , and a member of the national assembly Feb. , 1871 . After an energetic protest against the assumptions of the Commune , he resigned his mayorship and fled to Versailles ...
... elected mayor of the second arrondissement of Paris Nov. , 1870 , and a member of the national assembly Feb. , 1871 . After an energetic protest against the assumptions of the Commune , he resigned his mayorship and fled to Versailles ...
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... elected to the State senate as a Democrat 1838 ; was defeated as a can- didate for governor 1844 ; was minister to Brazil 1847–52 ; was in 1860 first vice - president of the Charleston conven- tion , in which he warmly supported Stephen ...
... elected to the State senate as a Democrat 1838 ; was defeated as a can- didate for governor 1844 ; was minister to Brazil 1847–52 ; was in 1860 first vice - president of the Charleston conven- tion , in which he warmly supported Stephen ...
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Page 6 - Absolute, true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably without relation to anything external, and by another name is called duration: relative, apparent, and common time, is some sensible and external (whether accurate or unequable) measure of duration by the means of motion, which is commonly used instead of true time; such as an hour, a day, a month, a year.
Page 182 - Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the government and the preservation of the Union.
Page 218 - Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king : no more power to institute or establish slavery than to institute or establish...
Page 183 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 188 - We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain a revelation of the character of God, and of the duty, interest, and final •destination of mankind. 2. "We believe that there is one God, whose nature is love ; revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of grace, who will finally restore the whole world of mankind to holiness and happiness.
Page 181 - They were committees from twelve colonies, deputed to consult on measures of conciliation, with no means of resistance to oppression beyond a voluntary agreement for the suspension of importations from Great Britain. They formed no confederacy ; they were not an executive government ; they were not even a legislative body.
Page 88 - In the beginning of creation, the great Vishnu, desirous of creating the whole world, became threefold : creator, preserver, and destroyer. In order to create this world, the supreme spirit produced from the right side of his body himself as Brahma ; then, in order to preserve the world, he produced from the left side of his body Vishnu ; and in order to destroy the world, he produced from the middle of his body the eternal Siva. Some worship Brahma, others Vishnu, others Siva ; but Vishnu, one,...
Page 136 - An artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing, whereby all writings whatsoever may be engrossed in paper or parchment so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print...
Page 179 - Senate is invested with certain judicial functions, and its members constitute a High Court of Impeachment. The judgment only extends to removal from office and disqualification. Representatives have the sole power of impeachment. The House of Representatives, or Lower House, is composed...
Page 6 - For times and spaces are, as it were, the places as well of themselves as of all other things. All things are placed in time as to order of succession; and in space as to order of situation. It is from their essence or nature that they are places; and that the primary places of things should be movable is absurd.