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... House , Montreal , rather than those of Downing Street . ' Lord Sydenham , notwithstanding his English Whig training , formed an administration of men who had never acted together , and who could not honestly do so in the future . The ...
... House , Montreal , rather than those of Downing Street . ' Lord Sydenham , notwithstanding his English Whig training , formed an administration of men who had never acted together , and who could not honestly do so in the future . The ...
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... House early in the session a disgraceful riot took place in Toronto , when the Tory mob expressed their opinions by attacking the private houses of Messrs . Baldwin , the Premier , Mr. Blake , Solicitor - General , Mr. Brown , Mr. Wm ...
... House early in the session a disgraceful riot took place in Toronto , when the Tory mob expressed their opinions by attacking the private houses of Messrs . Baldwin , the Premier , Mr. Blake , Solicitor - General , Mr. Brown , Mr. Wm ...
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... house on fire . At the same time a desperate attempt was made to force their way into the dining - room . At this juncture one of the ministers fired on the mob ; the shot took effect in the neck of one of the assailants , after which ...
... house on fire . At the same time a desperate attempt was made to force their way into the dining - room . At this juncture one of the ministers fired on the mob ; the shot took effect in the neck of one of the assailants , after which ...
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... House is well given , as follows , in one of Mr. Brown's letters , published in September , 1851 , and addressed to Mr. Hincks : SIR , -At the close of the Session of 1850 , there existed much dissatis- faction with the proceedings of ...
... House is well given , as follows , in one of Mr. Brown's letters , published in September , 1851 , and addressed to Mr. Hincks : SIR , -At the close of the Session of 1850 , there existed much dissatis- faction with the proceedings of ...
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... House for that purpose . He did not respond to their calls to come out , and they were finally persuaded by some of the members to disperse . This demonstration of the catholic element against Mr. Brown was doubtless the outcome of the ...
... House for that purpose . He did not respond to their calls to come out , and they were finally persuaded by some of the members to disperse . This demonstration of the catholic element against Mr. Brown was doubtless the outcome of the ...
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Page 186 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 182 - Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 355 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to- be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty In return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this Treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given
Page 21 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Page 355 - In case of the death, absence, or incapacity of any Commissioner, or in the event of any Commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided for making the original appointment, the period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy.
Page 291 - Its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth. that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 355 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 291 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 155 - And, when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory, images and precious thoughts, That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed.
Page 180 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.