 That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the...  Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Nov. 13, 1820 ... - Page 56by United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1858Full view - About this book
 | George Campbell - United States - 1889 - 466 pages
...abuse of that liberty. 15. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty, and that in all casc• STATE CONSTITUTIONS.... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1891 - 538 pages
...of liberty, and ought not to be violated. XVII. That the people have a right to keep and bear anus; that a well-regulated militia, including the body...proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state ; that the militia shall not be subject to martial law, except in time of war, rebellion, or insurrection... | |
 | Kate Mason Rowland - Legislators - 1892 - 496 pages
...despotic governments. XIII. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty ; and in all cases, the military should be... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly - Virginia - 1893 - 118 pages
...abuse of that liberty. 15. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty, and that in all cases the military should... | |
 | Virginia - Virginia - 1893 - 614 pages
...rights (and I believe it), that a well-regulated militia, wmywwefZ of the body of the people TRAIXED TO AR.MS, is the proper. NATURAL, AND SAFE defence of a free State, why not take the arms from these blackguards and scoundrels and place them in the hands of the militia... | |
 | Charles Ellis Stevens - Constitutional history - 1894 - 354 pages
...such as are, or have been, in actual rebellion." The conventions of Virginia and New York proposed: " That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Rolls and Library - Constitutional history - 1894 - 904 pages
...of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty and ought not to be violated. Seventeenth, That the people have a right to keep and bear arms ; that a well regulated Militia composed of the body of the people trained to arms is the proper, natural and... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly - Virginia - 1895 - 130 pages
...liberty. 15. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is tl e proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided aa dangerous to liberty, and that in all cases the military should... | |
 | United States Bureau of Rolls and Library - Archives - 1895 - 736 pages
...of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty and ought not to be violated. Seventeenth, That the people have a right to keep and bear arms ; that a well regulated Militia composed of the body of the people trained to arms is the proper, natural and... | |
 | Wilhelm Altmann - Constitutional history - 1897 - 588 pages
...governments. Sect. 13. That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe defence of a free State; that standing armies in time of peace should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should... | |
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