Southern Quarterly Review, Band 12Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell Wiley & Putnam, 1847 |
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... passed through all the tempests of life , whether in the field or on the sea , -as a statesman or a civilian , -is ever an object of peculiar respect . We feel not only that he is a living history of his age , filled with all the ...
... passed through all the tempests of life , whether in the field or on the sea , -as a statesman or a civilian , -is ever an object of peculiar respect . We feel not only that he is a living history of his age , filled with all the ...
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... passing vessel must come precisely within their range and aim before these weapons are available . Beyond Tiger Island the country sinks to a dead level . Rice fields spread out for the distance of many miles , inter- sected by canals ...
... passing vessel must come precisely within their range and aim before these weapons are available . Beyond Tiger Island the country sinks to a dead level . Rice fields spread out for the distance of many miles , inter- sected by canals ...
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... passed without the servant's return , nor was the comprador successful in his search among the fel- low's family . The following day he applied to the police , and , obtaining an order for Atchong's arrest , he placed it in the hands of ...
... passed without the servant's return , nor was the comprador successful in his search among the fel- low's family . The following day he applied to the police , and , obtaining an order for Atchong's arrest , he placed it in the hands of ...
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... Passing from the quay to the porter's lodge , and thence through a large circular gateway , we entered an extensive garden of flowers and shrubbery laid out in all the fanciful devices of the East . Rows of roses and camelias , of the ...
... Passing from the quay to the porter's lodge , and thence through a large circular gateway , we entered an extensive garden of flowers and shrubbery laid out in all the fanciful devices of the East . Rows of roses and camelias , of the ...
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... passed through several rooms into which the light was admitted from above , we were at last conducted to the " dais " chamber , —a favor but seldom shown to stran- gers . This is the Chinese saloon of domestic privacy ; and being ...
... passed through several rooms into which the light was admitted from above , we were at last conducted to the " dais " chamber , —a favor but seldom shown to stran- gers . This is the Chinese saloon of domestic privacy ; and being ...
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Seite 418 - 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.
Seite 417 - ... and that the states so formed, shall be distinct republican states, and admitted members of the federal union, having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other states...
Seite 411 - ... well and truly to hear and determine the matter in question, according to the best of his judgment, without favour affection or hope of reward:" provided also that no state shall be deprived of territory for the- benefit of the united states.
Seite 418 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE i.
Seite 420 - But the perpetuity and indissolubility of the Union by no means implies the loss of distinct and individual existence, or of the right of selfgovernment, by the States. Under the Articles of Confederation each State retained its sovereignty, freedom, and independence- and every power, jurisdiction, and right, not expressly delegated to the United States.
Seite 431 - ... in devising and discussing all such alterations, clauses, articles, and provisions, as may be thought necessary to render the Federal Constitution entirely adequate to the actual situation and future good government of the confederated States...
Seite 416 - Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall and may be lawful for the delegates of this State, to the Congress of the United States, or such of them as shall be assembled in Congress, and the said delegates, or such of them so assembled, are hereby fully authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of this State, by proper deeds or...
Seite 100 - That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose, at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the wellbeing of the slaves themselves, with the safety of the colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property.
Seite 430 - Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union.
Seite 417 - September last ; that is to say, upon condition that the territory so ceded shall be laid out and formed Into states, containing a suitable extent of territory, not less than one hundred nor more than one hundred and fifty miles square...