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... means of which the resour- ces of the colonies might be made available without the necessity of the concurrence of their local legislatures.- Accordingly , Mr. Pitt is said to have told Dr. Franklin , that , ' when the war closed , if ...
... means of which the resour- ces of the colonies might be made available without the necessity of the concurrence of their local legislatures.- Accordingly , Mr. Pitt is said to have told Dr. Franklin , that , ' when the war closed , if ...
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... means this burden should be lightened ; that a con- siderable portion of this debt had been contracted in the furnishing of supplies for the defence of the North Ameri- can colonies ; that it was just and reasonable that those colo ...
... means this burden should be lightened ; that a con- siderable portion of this debt had been contracted in the furnishing of supplies for the defence of the North Ameri- can colonies ; that it was just and reasonable that those colo ...
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... mean time , as I cannot depend upon health for any fu- ture day , such is the nature of my infirmities , I will beg to say a few words at present , leaving the justice , the equity , the policy , the expediency of the act to another ...
... mean time , as I cannot depend upon health for any fu- ture day , such is the nature of my infirmities , I will beg to say a few words at present , leaving the justice , the equity , the policy , the expediency of the act to another ...
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... means and mate- rial of casting iron cannon in great plenty ; that they cast brass cannon in Phil- adelphia , and they made small arms in great abundance and perfection ; that the colonies had been dissatisfied with the reception of ...
... means and mate- rial of casting iron cannon in great plenty ; that they cast brass cannon in Phil- adelphia , and they made small arms in great abundance and perfection ; that the colonies had been dissatisfied with the reception of ...
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... of irritation to the Bostonians ? What caused a public excitement ? What was the consequence of this excitement ? troops were sent out of the town . Artful means 32 AMERICAN REVOLUTION . Petition and Remonstrance, 1773.
... of irritation to the Bostonians ? What caused a public excitement ? What was the consequence of this excitement ? troops were sent out of the town . Artful means 32 AMERICAN REVOLUTION . Petition and Remonstrance, 1773.
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Page 271 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 278 - 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. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Page 262 - 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 266 - ... 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 herein before directed to be taken.
Page 260 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Page 63 - All Protestantism, even the most cold and passive, is a sort of dissent. But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principle of resistance ; it is the dissidence of dissent, and the Protestantism of the Protestant religion.
Page 62 - Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
Page 272 - 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.
Page 265 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.
Page 270 - 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.