458-1880Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, 1921 - United States |
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... forces com- missioned to conquer and govern the mainland from the river of Palms near Tampico to Cape Florida . He and his followers all perished by starvation and other fatalities ; but one Spaniard who survived the expedition ...
... forces com- missioned to conquer and govern the mainland from the river of Palms near Tampico to Cape Florida . He and his followers all perished by starvation and other fatalities ; but one Spaniard who survived the expedition ...
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... force of men and horses , passes north through Florida , erects a large wooden cross near what is now the northern boundary . December , Fernando De Soto expedition enters the present state of Mississippi , near the junction of the ...
... force of men and horses , passes north through Florida , erects a large wooden cross near what is now the northern boundary . December , Fernando De Soto expedition enters the present state of Mississippi , near the junction of the ...
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... force of soldiers , anchors in Santa Maria Bay , Florida , ( probably Pensacola ) , establishes a camp from which he makes explorations . 1560 Tristan de Luna , with a band of Spaniards , spent the summer in searching for gold in what ...
... force of soldiers , anchors in Santa Maria Bay , Florida , ( probably Pensacola ) , establishes a camp from which he makes explorations . 1560 Tristan de Luna , with a band of Spaniards , spent the summer in searching for gold in what ...
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... force of men , befriended by Indians hostile to the Spanish , and seeking revenge for the French , he surprises the Spanish , destroys Fort San Mateo , and sails back to France . 1572 Menendez returns to Florida for a few years and then ...
... force of men , befriended by Indians hostile to the Spanish , and seeking revenge for the French , he surprises the Spanish , destroys Fort San Mateo , and sails back to France . 1572 Menendez returns to Florida for a few years and then ...
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... force , make a feeble attempt to rout the settlers . Reverend Thomas Hooker , of Newtown ( now Cambridge , Mass . ) , advocates a new settlement on the Connecticut River . Representative government established against the opposition of ...
... force , make a feeble attempt to rout the settlers . Reverend Thomas Hooker , of Newtown ( now Cambridge , Mass . ) , advocates a new settlement on the Connecticut River . Representative government established against the opposition of ...
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Page 253 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 89 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States, in proportion to the value of all land within each State, granted to or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled, shall...
Page 286 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash, shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said "the judgments of the Lord, are true and righteous altogether.
Page 134 - ... a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it ; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity, watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned ; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various...
Page 108 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district, such laws of the original states, criminal and civil, as may be necessary, and best suited to the circumstances of the district, and report them to Congress, from time to time, which laws shall be in force in the district until the organization of the general assembly therein, unless disapproved of by Congress; but afterwards, the legislature shall have authority to alter them as they shall think fit.
Page 90 - States, and exacting such postage on the papers passing through the same, as may be requisite to defray the expenses of the said office: appointing all officers of the land forces in the service of the United States...
Page 89 - When land forces are raised by any state for the common defence, all officers of, or under, the rank of colonel, shall be appointed by the legislature of each state respectively, by whom such forces shall be raised, or in such manner as such state shall direct ; and all vacancies shall be filled up by the state which first made the appointment.
Page 88 - ... 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 the offense. Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these states to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 270 - ... shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 114 - ... welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts, and excises, shall be uniform throughout the United States: 2. To borrow money on the credit of the United States: 3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes: 4. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States: 5.