A History of the United States: On a New Plan : Adapted to the Capacity of Youth : to which is Added, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United StatesDurrie & Peck, 1839 - 288 من الصفحات |
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... began to navigate the great rivers and inland seas , till a profitable trade was carried on in ships between distant nations . The art of navigation , as we shall see by tracing its progress from its infancy down to its present state of ...
... began to navigate the great rivers and inland seas , till a profitable trade was carried on in ships between distant nations . The art of navigation , as we shall see by tracing its progress from its infancy down to its present state of ...
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... began anxiously to inquire , whether another route to India could not be found , -one less tedious , less expensive , -one that would afford a free and easy course to the nations of Europe , and enable them to procure at a cheaper rate ...
... began anxiously to inquire , whether another route to India could not be found , -one less tedious , less expensive , -one that would afford a free and easy course to the nations of Europe , and enable them to procure at a cheaper rate ...
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... began to think , to study the laws of nature , to found schools and colleges . A spirit of maritime discovery was awakened . Several nations began to turn their attention to naviga- tion and commercial enterprise . 9. Among these , the ...
... began to think , to study the laws of nature , to found schools and colleges . A spirit of maritime discovery was awakened . Several nations began to turn their attention to naviga- tion and commercial enterprise . 9. Among these , the ...
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... began to think of the means of carrying it into exe- cution . Believing it too important an enterprise to be undertaken by an individual , he deemed it necessary to secure the patronage of some Sovereign power . For this purpose , in ...
... began to think of the means of carrying it into exe- cution . Believing it too important an enterprise to be undertaken by an individual , he deemed it necessary to secure the patronage of some Sovereign power . For this purpose , in ...
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... of land , their courage began to sink ; but Columbus , by reminding them of the honors , the glory , the riches , they would acquire by completing the voyage , succeeded in. VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD A. D. 1492 . 18 INTRODUCTION .
... of land , their courage began to sink ; but Columbus , by reminding them of the honors , the glory , the riches , they would acquire by completing the voyage , succeeded in. VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD A. D. 1492 . 18 INTRODUCTION .
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الصفحة 272 - 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.
الصفحة 277 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
الصفحة 271 - Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. 5. The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States. 6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments: when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief-Justice shall preside; and no person shall be convicted...
الصفحة 280 - 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.
الصفحة 130 - Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third" — " Treason !" cried the speaker — " Treason, treason !" echoed from every part of the house.
الصفحة 277 - Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes ; which day shall be the same throughout the United States. 5. 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 ; neither...
الصفحة 277 - Term, be elected as follows: 2. Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress...
الصفحة 283 - 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 of president shall be eligible to that of vice-president of the United States.
الصفحة 272 - ... 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. 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...
الصفحة 263 - It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe.