 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...representatives of the people of Virginia, assembled in convention, adopted a bill of rights, as follows : " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...people of Virginia, assembled in convention, adopted a bill of rights, as follows : "That all men are-by nature equally free and independent, and have certain...their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberly, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pu: suing aud obtaining happiness... | |
 | 1827 - 452 pages
...to the government of this state, m the first section of the bill of rights, in the following words.' ''That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest tlirir posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing... | |
 | George Long - France - 1850 - 704 pages
...hand as the Declaration of the American Congress, July 4, 1774. The Virginia Declaration declares, 1 ; " That all men are by nature equally free and...which, when they enter into a state of society, they caunot by any compact deprive or divest posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with... | |
 | Virginia - Virginia - 1851 - 1348 pages
...men are by nature equally free and independent, and hare certain inherent rights, of which, when tfwy enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any...and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happinfM and safety. 3. That all power is vested in. and consequently derived from the people ; that... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - Fugitive slaves - 1852 - 334 pages
...nature equally free and independent, and have certain INHERENT RIGHTS, of which, when they enter into society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest...of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing happiness and safety." Virginia Bili qf lit'g/its, Art. I. FIRST ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED EDITION. iKUtl)... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - 1852 - 336 pages
...independent, and have certain INHERENT BIGHTS, of which, when they enter into society, they cannot hy any compact deprive or divest their posterity —...of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing happiness and safety." Virginia Bill qf Rights, Art. I. FIEST ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED EDITION. afflitf)... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...Unanimously adopted, June \2th, 1776. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and inde- • pendent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates are their trustees nnd servants, and at all times amenable... | |
 | Constitutions, State - 1855 - 576 pages
...Convention, which rig/its do pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government. 1. THAT all men are by nature equally free and independent,...safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - History - 1855 - 600 pages
...rights, of which they can not, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity.0 Among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is, by God and nature, vested in, and consequently derived from the people ; that magistrates are their... | |
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That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with... 
