The American's Own Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with the Lives of the Signers : the Constitution of the United States : the Inaugural Addresses and First Annual Messages of All the Presidents from Washington to Pierce : the Farewell Addresses of George Washington and Andrew Jackson : with a Portrait and Life of Each President of the United States, to the Present TimeLeavitt & Allen, 1855 - 496 psl. |
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... received the appointment of Judge , and Register of the land office , and became agent for Lord Baltimore . Charles Carroll , the father of the subject of the present sketch , was born in 1702. His son , Charles Carroll , sur- named of ...
... received the appointment of Judge , and Register of the land office , and became agent for Lord Baltimore . Charles Carroll , the father of the subject of the present sketch , was born in 1702. His son , Charles Carroll , sur- named of ...
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... received by the people ; nor that , like Dickin- son , he exhausted rhetoric and metaphysics to gain his end , and was forever striving to be heard ; but Carroll came to his subject well informed , thoroughly imbued with its spirit ...
... received by the people ; nor that , like Dickin- son , he exhausted rhetoric and metaphysics to gain his end , and was forever striving to be heard ; but Carroll came to his subject well informed , thoroughly imbued with its spirit ...
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... received no other food than that which was conveyed to him by his fellow - prisoners through a key - hole . On a representation of these facts to Congress , that body immediately directed a course of retaliation on a British officer ...
... received no other food than that which was conveyed to him by his fellow - prisoners through a key - hole . On a representation of these facts to Congress , that body immediately directed a course of retaliation on a British officer ...
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... received the esteem and confidence of his fellow - citizens . Mr. Ellery was elected a delegate to the Congress of 1776 , and took his seat in that body on the 17th of May . Here he soon became an efficient and influential member , and ...
... received the esteem and confidence of his fellow - citizens . Mr. Ellery was elected a delegate to the Congress of 1776 , and took his seat in that body on the 17th of May . Here he soon became an efficient and influential member , and ...
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... received this appellation from his having commanded the militia on Long Island ) was ap- pointed a Senator of the State of New York . In 1778 , he was again chosen to represent his native State in the Continental Congress . From this ...
... received this appellation from his having commanded the militia on Long Island ) was ap- pointed a Senator of the State of New York . In 1778 , he was again chosen to represent his native State in the Continental Congress . From this ...
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168 psl. - ... with all these blessings, what more is necessary to make us a happy and prosperous people? Still one thing more, fellowcitizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
115 psl. - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
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129 psl. - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
150 psl. - 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.
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