The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: With an Appendix, Containing Important State Papers and Public Documents, and All the Laws of a Public Nature; with a Copious Index, Volumen1

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Gales and Seaton, 1851

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Página 573 - AN ACT providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory NORTHWEST of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky river...
Página 487 - An act to regulate trade, and intercourse with the Indian tribes and to preserve peace on the frontiers.
Página 613 - President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any of them, the hatred of the good people of the United States...
Página 599 - This act had been preceded five days by an act "to provide for the valuation of Lands and Dwelling-houses, and the enumeration of slaves within the United States.
Página 353 - That he shall have declared, on oath or affirmation, before the supreme, superior, district, or circuit court of some one of the States or of the territorial districts of the United States...
Página 635 - States is essential, if not to their existence, at least to their comfort, their growth, prosperity and happiness ; — The genius, character, and habits of the people are highly commercial, their cities have been formed, and exist upon commerce ; our agriculture, fisheries, arts and manufactures, are connected with and depend upon it ; in short, commerce has made this country what it is ; and it cannot be destroyed or neglected, without involving the people in poverty and distress...
Página 693 - Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of appropriating thirty thousand dollars, to enable Professor Morse to establish a line of telegraph between Washington and Baltimore.
Página 409 - That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, under the direction of the President of the United States...
Página 493 - An Act to provide more effectually for the Collection of the Duties imposed by Law on Goods, Wares, and Merchandise imported into the United States, and on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels...
Página 523 - An act for establishing the temporary and permanent Seat of the Government of the United States...

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