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... bodies of two men , of strange colour , and unusual appearance , had been found upon the coast . From these circumstances Columbus inferred the existence of the regions which he afterwards discovered , and the possi- bility of reaching ...
... bodies of two men , of strange colour , and unusual appearance , had been found upon the coast . From these circumstances Columbus inferred the existence of the regions which he afterwards discovered , and the possi- bility of reaching ...
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... body in the middle of the stream . " The discoverer of the Mississippi , ' says Bancroft , from whose eloquent history we have condensed this brief account of his expedition- the discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters ...
... body in the middle of the stream . " The discoverer of the Mississippi , ' says Bancroft , from whose eloquent history we have condensed this brief account of his expedition- the discoverer of the Mississippi slept beneath its waters ...
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... body elected Wingfield for their president , and excluded Captain Smith from their number on a charge of sedition . A few huts were raised to protect them from the inclemency of the weather , and a small fort for defence against the ...
... body elected Wingfield for their president , and excluded Captain Smith from their number on a charge of sedition . A few huts were raised to protect them from the inclemency of the weather , and a small fort for defence against the ...
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... body had become very numerous , and its meetings furnished occasion for discussions on government and legis- lation , which were by no means pleasing to so arbitrary a sovereign as James I. Having sought in vain to give the court party ...
... body had become very numerous , and its meetings furnished occasion for discussions on government and legis- lation , which were by no means pleasing to so arbitrary a sovereign as James I. Having sought in vain to give the court party ...
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... body , he determined on its discontinu- ance . He granted to Virginia and the Somers Isles ( Bermuda ) the exclusive right of importing tobacco into England and Ireland , as had been desired , but totally disregarded the wishes of the ...
... body , he determined on its discontinu- ance . He granted to Virginia and the Somers Isles ( Bermuda ) the exclusive right of importing tobacco into England and Ireland , as had been desired , but totally disregarded the wishes of the ...
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Page 359 - ... 2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or...
Page 54 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Page 366 - ... 2. A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall, on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
Page 359 - ... 2. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
Page 362 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
Page 359 - 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 360 - States ; 5 To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; 6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States...
Page 362 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States; and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Page 364 - 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.
Page 365 - 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.