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... took his seat . The Democratic member had a general , indistinct knowledge , as it seemed , that a point of order of some kind had been made ; but , the chair- man not having interposed , proceeded with his remarks as if no interruption ...
... took his seat . The Democratic member had a general , indistinct knowledge , as it seemed , that a point of order of some kind had been made ; but , the chair- man not having interposed , proceeded with his remarks as if no interruption ...
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... took place in the lobby . The reporter simply stated the nature of the difficulty , and requested the two members to adjust it . Each declared to the other that he had made pre- cisely such a point of order , at precisely such a stage ...
... took place in the lobby . The reporter simply stated the nature of the difficulty , and requested the two members to adjust it . Each declared to the other that he had made pre- cisely such a point of order , at precisely such a stage ...
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... took strong ground , even to the extent of avowing that , " rather than yield this necessary right , he would see the Union periled ; " and he urged firmness among the members of the association , without regard to what might be the ...
... took strong ground , even to the extent of avowing that , " rather than yield this necessary right , he would see the Union periled ; " and he urged firmness among the members of the association , without regard to what might be the ...
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... took place , the land must go back to the State of Virgina . Either that whole country now parceled out into states and territories must revert to the State of Virginia , or these rivers were common highways , the improvement of which ...
... took place , the land must go back to the State of Virgina . Either that whole country now parceled out into states and territories must revert to the State of Virginia , or these rivers were common highways , the improvement of which ...
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... took another course . But , without dwelling on this part of the subject , I will put the question to the Demo- crats of the West whether , in going beyond the great national highways ( the Ohio and Mississippi ) , they are not ...
... took another course . But , without dwelling on this part of the subject , I will put the question to the Demo- crats of the West whether , in going beyond the great national highways ( the Ohio and Mississippi ) , they are not ...
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Page 375 - Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Page 105 - It is agreed, that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall. together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers...
Page 148 - Britannic majesty shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca's Straits to the Pacific Ocean...
Page 148 - Bay Company, and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main stream of the Columbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean, with free access into and through the said river or rivers, it being understood that all the usual portages along the line thus described shall, in like manner, be free and open.
Page 92 - European nation should be respected, but it is due alike to our safety and our interests that the efficient protection of our laws should be extended over our whole territorial limits, and that it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy that no future European colony or dominion shall with our consent be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.
Page 177 - Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Page 82 - That our title to the whole of the territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
Page 106 - Art. 2. It shall be competent, however, to either of the contracting parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the 20th of October, 1828, on giving due notice of twelve months to the other contracting party, to annul and abrogate this Convention; and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice.
Page 406 - Upon the call of the House, the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted ; after which the names of the absentees shall...
Page 406 - When a member shall be discharged from custody and admitted to his seat, the House shall determine whether such discharge shall be with or without paying fees ; and in like manner, whether a delinquent member, taken into custody by a special messenger, shall, or shall not, be liable to defray the expense of such special messenger.