The African Repository, Volume 13American Colonization Society., 1837 - African Americans |
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... object of the Society . A majority of these emigrants were young , accus- tomed to labor on plantations in the South , and well furnished with the utensils and stores necessary to a comfortable settle- ment , and the successful ...
... object of the Society . A majority of these emigrants were young , accus- tomed to labor on plantations in the South , and well furnished with the utensils and stores necessary to a comfortable settle- ment , and the successful ...
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... object . The Captain of the Brig about to sail from North Carolina is instructed to neglect no means of introducing these animals into the Col- ony . The ill health of the Colonial Agent and his multiplied cares and labors have not ...
... object . The Captain of the Brig about to sail from North Carolina is instructed to neglect no means of introducing these animals into the Col- ony . The ill health of the Colonial Agent and his multiplied cares and labors have not ...
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... object , they acquired information of great value , which , in the Journal of Mr. Whitehurst , is already be- fore the public . They passed through a fertile and beauti- ful country , upon which were scattered numerous fortified native ...
... object , they acquired information of great value , which , in the Journal of Mr. Whitehurst , is already be- fore the public . They passed through a fertile and beauti- ful country , upon which were scattered numerous fortified native ...
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... object , and is guarded by express stipulations , ) we trust that a nation the first to adopt measures for the suppression of that trade , the first to denounce it by statute as piracy , will not fail to do what may be necessary to ...
... object , and is guarded by express stipulations , ) we trust that a nation the first to adopt measures for the suppression of that trade , the first to denounce it by statute as piracy , will not fail to do what may be necessary to ...
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... object approaching the perfection of its nature . With what delight do we look at the blade , as it rises above the earth , followed " by the ear , " and that in due season " by the full corn above the ear ; " or the bud , as it appears ...
... object approaching the perfection of its nature . With what delight do we look at the blade , as it rises above the earth , followed " by the ear , " and that in due season " by the full corn above the ear ; " or the bud , as it appears ...
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Page 164 - ... a cordial, habitual and immovable attachment to it ; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity ; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned ; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various...
Page 74 - ... is hereby annulled. ART. XXXIII. A majority of the members of each branch of the general court shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members.
Page 75 - ... ascertain the sums and expenses necessary for the defence and welfare of the United States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a Commander in Chief of the army or navy, unless nine States assent to the same...
Page 34 - He would therefore move to strike out all after the word " resolved," and insert the following : That this congress expresses its preference for the system known as the family system, in conducting juvenile reformatories.
Page 266 - At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye.
Page 347 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness...
Page 77 - The property of no person shall be taken for public use without just compensation therefor.
Page 266 - I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season, naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage.
Page 347 - Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren ; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit These things teach and exhort.
Page 145 - EXCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.