History of Louisiana, Volume 3A. Hawkins, 1885 - Louisiana |
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... remain in this capital ( New Orleans ) , or be expelled altogether from the province . * * * * * * " M. de Mézières shall cause the inhabitants to make to their parochial church all the repairs which decency and 20 O'REILLY'S ...
... remain in this capital ( New Orleans ) , or be expelled altogether from the province . * * * * * * " M. de Mézières shall cause the inhabitants to make to their parochial church all the repairs which decency and 20 O'REILLY'S ...
Page 43
... remains nothing but the alternate lassitude and self - torment of thought . Therefore a pure and sound mind ought ever to have its eyes fixed on heaven . " * * Hijo mio , yo estoy yá con el pie en la sepultura y tengo no efectos de ...
... remains nothing but the alternate lassitude and self - torment of thought . Therefore a pure and sound mind ought ever to have its eyes fixed on heaven . " * * Hijo mio , yo estoy yá con el pie en la sepultura y tengo no efectos de ...
Page 48
... But one of the most astonishing effects of this hurricane remains to be related . Within four weeks after it had been over , such of the mulberry trees as had escaped its fury , produced a second 48 DISASTROUS HURRICANE .
... But one of the most astonishing effects of this hurricane remains to be related . Within four weeks after it had been over , such of the mulberry trees as had escaped its fury , produced a second 48 DISASTROUS HURRICANE .
Page 62
... remain to enjoy all the pleasures of the feast . This is contrary to our holy habits , and your Grace will order , no doubt , that , hence forth , marriages be celebrated in church , except in case of ill - health in the parties , or ...
... remain to enjoy all the pleasures of the feast . This is contrary to our holy habits , and your Grace will order , no doubt , that , hence forth , marriages be celebrated in church , except in case of ill - health in the parties , or ...
Page 73
... remains for us to do is to write to the Court , to obtain the dismission of father Dagobert , and , perhaps , of some other persons . I think that it would require very little effort to obtain this dismission , and if , to replace these ...
... remains for us to do is to write to the Court , to obtain the dismission of father Dagobert , and , perhaps , of some other persons . I think that it would require very little effort to obtain this dismission , and if , to replace these ...
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Page 165 - You would have thought the very windows spake, So many greedy looks of young and old Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage ; and that all the walls, With painted imagery, had said at once, — Jesu preserve thee ! welcome, Bolingbroke ! Whilst he, from one side to the other turning, Bare-headed, lower than his proud steed's neck, Bespake them thus, — I thank you, countrymen: And thus still doing, thus he pass'd along.
Page 563 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Page 621 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 531 - States a strong proof of his friendship, doth hereby cede to the said United States, in the name of the French Republic, forever and in full sovereignty, the said territory, with all its rights and appurtenances, as fully and in the same manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic, in virtue of the above-mentioned treaty, concluded with His Catholic Majesty.
Page 621 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 640 - THE President of the United States of America, and the First Consul of the French Republic, in the name of the French people, desiring to remove all source of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion, mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th...
Page 552 - The Inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, and admitted as soon as possible, according to the principles of the Federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States ; and in the meantime they shall be maintained!
Page 648 - The present Convention Shall be ratified in good and due form, and the ratifications Shall be exchanged in the Space of Six months to date from this day or Sooner if possible.
Page 641 - His Catholic Majesty promises and engages on his part to cede to the French Republic six months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and Stipulations herein relative to his Royal Highness the Duke of Parma, the Colony or Province of Louisiana with the Same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, & that it had when France possessed it; and Such as it Should be after the Treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 493 - ... violation, on the part of Spain, of the treaty of friendship, limits and navigation, between the United States of America and the King of Spain ;" and this resolution was agreed to unanimously.