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 páginas |
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... attempt at improvement would meet with corresponding encouragement from my fellow - citizens , has induced me to undertake the following work . I have endeavored to relate the most important events , in the order of time in which they ...
... attempt at improvement would meet with corresponding encouragement from my fellow - citizens , has induced me to undertake the following work . I have endeavored to relate the most important events , in the order of time in which they ...
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... attempted it in vain , and confessed it impossible , " Give it me , " said Columbus . Having taken it , he struck it upon the table . broke one end , and left it standing on the broken part . They all cried out , Why , I could have done ...
... attempted it in vain , and confessed it impossible , " Give it me , " said Columbus . Having taken it , he struck it upon the table . broke one end , and left it standing on the broken part . They all cried out , Why , I could have done ...
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... attempt the discovery of unknown lands . He sailed from England the beginning of May , 1497 , with two vessels freighted by the merchants of London and Bris- tol , with articles of traffic and 300 men . The accounts of this voyage are ...
... attempt the discovery of unknown lands . He sailed from England the beginning of May , 1497 , with two vessels freighted by the merchants of London and Bris- tol , with articles of traffic and 300 men . The accounts of this voyage are ...
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... attempt made to plant a colony , and with what success ? It was adopted as a rule by the sovereigns of Europe at that time , and is still received as a principle of the law of nations , that newly discovered coun- tries belong to the ...
... attempt made to plant a colony , and with what success ? It was adopted as a rule by the sovereigns of Europe at that time , and is still received as a principle of the law of nations , that newly discovered coun- tries belong to the ...
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... attempted to plant a colony in Canada , but being unsuccessful , they abandoned the en- terprise . men . 5. In 1539 ... attempt to do ? * Ferdinand de Soto , a brave , gallant , and intrepid officer . He served un- der Pizarro , in the ...
... attempted to plant a colony in Canada , but being unsuccessful , they abandoned the en- terprise . men . 5. In 1539 ... attempt to do ? * Ferdinand de Soto , a brave , gallant , and intrepid officer . He served un- der Pizarro , in the ...
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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.