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... militia . He was not satisfied with these distinctions , but aspired to greater things . He had taken a part in the insurrection of the preceding year , and had been taken prisoner , but pardoned by the governor . This cir- BACON'S ...
... militia . He was not satisfied with these distinctions , but aspired to greater things . He had taken a part in the insurrection of the preceding year , and had been taken prisoner , but pardoned by the governor . This cir- BACON'S ...
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... militia amounted to two thousand , comprehending one hun- dred and forty horsemen : and a standing company of soldiers was maintained , with gunners and other officers for the forts of Albany and New York . Such was the condition of the ...
... militia amounted to two thousand , comprehending one hun- dred and forty horsemen : and a standing company of soldiers was maintained , with gunners and other officers for the forts of Albany and New York . Such was the condition of the ...
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... militia of that colony under the control of Fletcher . To effect this object , Fletcher sent a commission to Governor Trent , of Connecticut , who was already commander of the colonial force by virtue of his office . The acceptance of a ...
... militia of that colony under the control of Fletcher . To effect this object , Fletcher sent a commission to Governor Trent , of Connecticut , who was already commander of the colonial force by virtue of his office . The acceptance of a ...
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... militia , and 366 Indians , to their relief . After marching through a wilderness of 200 miles , he arrived at the encamp- ment of the Indians , attacked and defeated them , killing 300 of their number , and taking 100 prisoners . The ...
... militia , and 366 Indians , to their relief . After marching through a wilderness of 200 miles , he arrived at the encamp- ment of the Indians , attacked and defeated them , killing 300 of their number , and taking 100 prisoners . The ...
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... militia was paraded in front of the meeting house . Major Pitcairn , who led the van , rode up , calling out ' Disperse , rebels , disperse . ' His soldiers . rushed forward with loud huzzas , and commenced a scattering fire . This was ...
... militia was paraded in front of the meeting house . Major Pitcairn , who led the van , rode up , calling out ' Disperse , rebels , disperse . ' His soldiers . rushed forward with loud huzzas , and commenced a scattering fire . This was ...
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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.