The History of Illinois, from Its First Discovery and Settlement to the Present TimeJ. Winchester, 1844 - 492 Seiten |
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... parties only , each warrior is conscious of his own importance , and feels , that to his single arm is com- mitted a considerable portion of the public vengeance . War was there- fore prosecuted by them , with all the rancor of a ...
... parties only , each warrior is conscious of his own importance , and feels , that to his single arm is com- mitted a considerable portion of the public vengeance . War was there- fore prosecuted by them , with all the rancor of a ...
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... party in ambush - his manner of surprising the enemy - the noise and ferocity of the combat- the scalping of those who are slain - the seizure of prisoners - the con- queror's return , and the torture of his victims , are all ...
... party in ambush - his manner of surprising the enemy - the noise and ferocity of the combat- the scalping of those who are slain - the seizure of prisoners - the con- queror's return , and the torture of his victims , are all ...
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... its author to imminent peril . In justice , however , to the high contracting parties , we ought , perhaps , here to remark , that the propagation of the Christian faith was urged by Ferdinand , as a reason for soliciting , and mentioned.
... its author to imminent peril . In justice , however , to the high contracting parties , we ought , perhaps , here to remark , that the propagation of the Christian faith was urged by Ferdinand , as a reason for soliciting , and mentioned.
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... party sent to the north , appalled by the vast chain of mountains which met their view , ( the Appalachian chain , ) pro- nounced them impassable . They had toiled with great eagerness for sil- ver and gold , and hunger , nakedness ...
... party sent to the north , appalled by the vast chain of mountains which met their view , ( the Appalachian chain , ) pro- nounced them impassable . They had toiled with great eagerness for sil- ver and gold , and hunger , nakedness ...
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... party , sent northerly from there , reported , on their return , that the country in that direction was thinly inhabited ; that buffaloes were so numerous that maize could not be cultivated , and that the regions still farther north ...
... party , sent northerly from there , reported , on their return , that the country in that direction was thinly inhabited ; that buffaloes were so numerous that maize could not be cultivated , and that the regions still farther north ...
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afterward American appointed arms army arrived attack authority bank battle battle of Tippecanoe became Black Hawk British Cahokia Canada canal Captain cents chief Colonel Clarke colony command commenced council debt Detroit enemy England English erected expedition fire followed force Fort Frontenac France French friends garrison glory Governor honor hostile hundred Illinois Illinois river immediately Indians inhabitants interest Iroquois Joseph Smith Kaskaskia Kentucky king Lake Lake Michigan land latter Legislature Louis Louis XIV Louisiana massacre ment miles militia Mississippi Mormon nation natives Nauvoo New-York officers Ohio once party passed peace person possession Pottawatomies prairie Prairie Du Chien present prisoners prophet Quebec received returned river Salle savage says sent settlement Shawneetown soldiers soon sought Spain surrender Tecumseh territory thence thereupon thither thousand dollars tion town treaty tribes troops United village Virginia warriors whole wounded
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 25 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance: for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace.
Seite 442 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious societies or modes of worship.
Seite 23 - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind: His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way: Yet simple Nature to his hope has given.
Seite 227 - When your Lordships look at the papers transmitted to us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 98 - ... and convenient for the general good of the colony. Unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Seite 210 - ... that no Governor or commander in chief of our other colonies or plantations in America, do presume for the present, and until our further pleasure be known, to grant warrants of survey, or pass patents for any lands beyond the heads or sources of any of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic ocean from the West or Northwest...
Seite 263 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Seite 98 - In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith...
Seite 263 - Pennsylvania and the said territorial line: provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.
Seite 263 - The middle state shall be bounded by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vincents to the Ohio; by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.