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Oglethorpe determined to attack St . Augustine , the capital of Florida . Great
preparations were made for this enterprise ; Virginia and the Carolinas furnished
a regiment , as well as £120 , 000 currency ; and an Indian force undertook to
assist .
Oglethorpe determined to attack St . Augustine , the capital of Florida . Great
preparations were made for this enterprise ; Virginia and the Carolinas furnished
a regiment , as well as £120 , 000 currency ; and an Indian force undertook to
assist .
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Oglethorpe ' s force was very inadequate , and the aid from the north both scanty
and very slow in arriving ; yet he acted so as completely to redeem his military
character . By skilfully using all the advantages of his situation , he kept the
enemy ...
Oglethorpe ' s force was very inadequate , and the aid from the north both scanty
and very slow in arriving ; yet he acted so as completely to redeem his military
character . By skilfully using all the advantages of his situation , he kept the
enemy ...
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... himself fully of the condition of the French force , surveying with a careful eye
the vast tract of country — then almost an unexplored wilderness - he had to pass
through , and winning over the wild Indian tribes to the interests of the colonies .
... himself fully of the condition of the French force , surveying with a careful eye
the vast tract of country — then almost an unexplored wilderness - he had to pass
through , and winning over the wild Indian tribes to the interests of the colonies .
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It was resolved , therefore , to employ force in driving the French from their
present advanced position ; and in the ... two regiments , was despatched from
Ireland to co - operate with the Virginia forces in obtaining the command of the
Ohio .
It was resolved , therefore , to employ force in driving the French from their
present advanced position ; and in the ... two regiments , was despatched from
Ireland to co - operate with the Virginia forces in obtaining the command of the
Ohio .
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The garrison was understood to be small , and quite inadequate to resist the
great force now brought to bear upon it ; exulting hope filled every heart ; and no
one doubted to see the British flag waving next day over the bat tlements , and
the ...
The garrison was understood to be small , and quite inadequate to resist the
great force now brought to bear upon it ; exulting hope filled every heart ; and no
one doubted to see the British flag waving next day over the bat tlements , and
the ...
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Seite 425 - 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.
Seite 428 - No person, except a natural-born citizen, or a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President...
Seite 429 - ... shall have been committed ; but when not committed within any stale, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed. Section 3. — 1. Treason against the United 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.
Seite 120 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Seite 428 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Seite 425 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the congress may at any time, by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Seite 425 - ... Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each house may provide.
Seite 425 - ... 3. No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Seite 430 - The United States shall guaranty 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 executive, (when the legislature cannot be convened.) against domestic violence.
Seite 432 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...