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... of the Seven Cities as mere illusions , charming as they were to the fancy ; but he did not give up a hope of being able to get near the confines of the Terres- trial Paradise . His application to Portugal for aid in equipping a fleet.
... of the Seven Cities as mere illusions , charming as they were to the fancy ; but he did not give up a hope of being able to get near the confines of the Terres- trial Paradise . His application to Portugal for aid in equipping a fleet.
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... give an account of the princely honors that were showered upon Columbus . He was re- ceived by the sovereigns , seated in state , and , as a special mark of honor , was ordered to be himself seated in their presence . Isabella listened ...
... give an account of the princely honors that were showered upon Columbus . He was re- ceived by the sovereigns , seated in state , and , as a special mark of honor , was ordered to be himself seated in their presence . Isabella listened ...
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... give him a direct route to the Indies . He thus worked upon the cupidity of Ferdi- nand , and was sent on his fourth voyage May 9 , 1502 . He did not forget his other project , however , and wrote a letter of apology to the Pope , in ...
... give him a direct route to the Indies . He thus worked upon the cupidity of Ferdi- nand , and was sent on his fourth voyage May 9 , 1502 . He did not forget his other project , however , and wrote a letter of apology to the Pope , in ...
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... gives a cut . * An unshapely block of stone dug up on the banks of the Merrimac has given Mr. Whittier ground for his charming verses " The Norse- men , " and we may thank him that his poetic mind is so fashioned that it , - From the ...
... gives a cut . * An unshapely block of stone dug up on the banks of the Merrimac has given Mr. Whittier ground for his charming verses " The Norse- men , " and we may thank him that his poetic mind is so fashioned that it , - From the ...
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... give to New Mexico and Central America an interest not less than that of Egypt . In South America we come to the remains of another people to whom the term Incas has generally been applied . The Spaniards exhausted their language in ...
... give to New Mexico and Central America an interest not less than that of Egypt . In South America we come to the remains of another people to whom the term Incas has generally been applied . The Spaniards exhausted their language in ...
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Page 175 - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of INFIDEL powers, is the warfare of the CHRISTIAN King of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where MEN should be bought and sold, he has prostituted his negative...
Page 584 - Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article: of sending and receiving ambassadors: entering into treaties and alliances: provided that no treaty of commerce shall be made whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation of any...
Page 591 - Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years and excluding Indians not taxed...
Page 601 - The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so, construed as to prejudice any claims of the United States, or of any particular state. SECTION 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this Union, a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion, and on application of the legislature, or of the...
Page 581 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Page 593 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Page 587 - Congress assembled, by the consent of nine States, shall, from time to time, think expedient to vest them with; provided that no power be delegated to the said committee, for the exercise of which, by the Articles of Confederation, the voice of nine States, in the Congress of the United States assembled, is requisite. ART. XI. Canada acceding to this Confederation, and joining in the measures of the United States, shall be admitted into, and entitled to all the advantages of this Union, but no other...
Page 266 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 610 - Resolved, That the several states composing the United States of America, are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but that by compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States...
Page 600 - States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.