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... Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms 1775 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Articles of Confederation 1777 43 52 59 Treaty with France 1778 72 Treaty with Great Britain 1783 77 The Northwest Territorial Government 1787 85 ...
... Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms 1775 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Articles of Confederation 1777 43 52 59 Treaty with France 1778 72 Treaty with Great Britain 1783 77 The Northwest Territorial Government 1787 85 ...
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... Causes , which shall arise , grow , or happen , to or within the same several Colonies , according to such Laws , Ordinances , and Instructions , as shall be , in that behalf , given and signed with Our Hand or Sign Manual , and pass ...
... Causes , which shall arise , grow , or happen , to or within the same several Colonies , according to such Laws , Ordinances , and Instructions , as shall be , in that behalf , given and signed with Our Hand or Sign Manual , and pass ...
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... Account , to be given or yielded to Us , our Heirs , or Suc- cessors , for or in Respect of the same : X. And that they shall , or lawfully may , establish and cause to be made a Coin , to pass current 10 NATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
... Account , to be given or yielded to Us , our Heirs , or Suc- cessors , for or in Respect of the same : X. And that they shall , or lawfully may , establish and cause to be made a Coin , to pass current 10 NATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
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... cause to be made a Coin , to pass current there between the People of those several Colonies , for the more Ease of Traffick and Bargaining between and amongst them and the Natives there , of such Metal , and in such Manner and Form ...
... cause to be made a Coin , to pass current there between the People of those several Colonies , for the more Ease of Traffick and Bargaining between and amongst them and the Natives there , of such Metal , and in such Manner and Form ...
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... cause to be made , Satisfaction accordingly , within such Time so to be limited , That then it shall be lawful to Us , our Heirs , and Successors , to put the said Person or Persons , having committed such Robbery or Spoil , and their ...
... cause to be made , Satisfaction accordingly , within such Time so to be limited , That then it shall be lawful to Us , our Heirs , and Successors , to put the said Person or Persons , having committed such Robbery or Spoil , and their ...
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Page 315 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon* military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 98 - Court. 10. To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offences against the law of nations. 11. To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water. 12. To raise and support armies ; but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years. 13. To provide and maintain a navy.
Page 167 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 291 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 170 - Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another, cause those whom they actuate to see danger only on one side, and serve to veil and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real Patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favorite, are liable to become suspected and odious; while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests.
Page 89 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent; and in their property, rights, and liberty they never shall be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 170 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. But that jealousy, to be useful, must be impartial; else it becomes the instrument of the very influence to be avoided, instead of a defence against it. Excessive partiality for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike of another,...
Page 58 - For the more convenient management of the general interest of the United States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislature of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, in every year...
Page 58 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the Governor or Executive power, of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Page 254 - The Governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America, and especially to the inter-oceanic communications, should the same prove to be practicable, whether by canal...