An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Količina 3editor; J. Ridgeway, 1795 |
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Stran 13
... miles over from east to west , called the wil- derness , were fascinated with the beauty and luxuriance of the country on the western fide , A grant A grant had been fold by the Six Nations of OF THE SOUTHERN STATES , 13.
... miles over from east to west , called the wil- derness , were fascinated with the beauty and luxuriance of the country on the western fide , A grant A grant had been fold by the Six Nations of OF THE SOUTHERN STATES , 13.
Stran 26
... western parts of North Carolina and Virginia , emboldened by the reduction of Charleston by the British , embodied in armed parties , and proceeded towards the lead mines on the Kanhawa , to take poffeffion of some lead stores at that ...
... western parts of North Carolina and Virginia , emboldened by the reduction of Charleston by the British , embodied in armed parties , and proceeded towards the lead mines on the Kanhawa , to take poffeffion of some lead stores at that ...
Stran 27
... western Pocahonta , Colonel A. Campbell , with feven hundred mountaineers , well mounted , pene- trated far into the Cherokee country , introduced the new and fuc- cessful mode of fighting Indians on horfeback , accomplished his de ...
... western Pocahonta , Colonel A. Campbell , with feven hundred mountaineers , well mounted , pene- trated far into the Cherokee country , introduced the new and fuc- cessful mode of fighting Indians on horfeback , accomplished his de ...
Stran 34
... , which stretches across the western part of this State , the land , like that in all the Southern States , is generally level and free of ftones ; and appears to have been been made much in the fame way ; of courfe ( 34 ) Maryland.
... , which stretches across the western part of this State , the land , like that in all the Southern States , is generally level and free of ftones ; and appears to have been been made much in the fame way ; of courfe ( 34 ) Maryland.
Stran 35
... western di , vifions . This bay , which is the largest in the United States , has been already defcribed . * It affords many good fifheries , and is re- markable for the excellence of its crabs , and alfo for a particular fpecies of ...
... western di , vifions . This bay , which is the largest in the United States , has been already defcribed . * It affords many good fifheries , and is re- markable for the excellence of its crabs , and alfo for a particular fpecies of ...
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Stran 48 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Stran 48 - ... to be allowed counsel ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him ; to have process for his witnesses ; to examine the witnesses for and against him on oath ; and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury without whose unanimous consent he ought not to be found guilty.
Stran 65 - Pennsylvania as a free and independent state, and that I will not at any time do or cause to be done any matter or thing that will be prejudicial or injurious to the freedom and independence thereof, as declared by Congress; and also that I will discover and make known to some...
Stran 113 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Stran 216 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Stran 140 - That in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Bigbone licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals which had been created for the use of the Indians...
Stran 118 - History, by apprising them of the past, will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men...
Stran 118 - Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories ; and to render even them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree. This indeed is not all that is necessary, though it be essentially necessary.
Stran 220 - ... inhabitants of any one county within the state twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and possessed of a freehold within the same county of fifty acres of land, for six months next before and at the day of election, shall be entitled to vote for a member of the Senate ;
Stran 64 - Judge), that I will not, directly or indirectly, receive the profits or any part of the profits, of any other office during the term of my acting as . SEC.