Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events: Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical IndustryD. Appleton, 1869 |
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... stitution should be the constitution of Alabama , and will be compelled to exhibit to the world the fact that the constitution they impose is not the constitu- tion of the people of Alabama , but the constitution of a minority of the ...
... stitution should be the constitution of Alabama , and will be compelled to exhibit to the world the fact that the constitution they impose is not the constitu- tion of the people of Alabama , but the constitution of a minority of the ...
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... stitution failed to receive a majority of regis- tered votes , and was , therefore , rejected under the terms of the very act which , it was claimed , gave the election vitality . The Senate Committee on Fees and Salaries reported on ...
... stitution failed to receive a majority of regis- tered votes , and was , therefore , rejected under the terms of the very act which , it was claimed , gave the election vitality . The Senate Committee on Fees and Salaries reported on ...
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... stitutional convention , but by the Anglo - Saxon . Congress is now correcting that mistake . The right of ... stitution a clause " forbidding matrimony be- tween a white person and a person of African descent , " on which ...
... stitutional convention , but by the Anglo - Saxon . Congress is now correcting that mistake . The right of ... stitution a clause " forbidding matrimony be- tween a white person and a person of African descent , " on which ...
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... stitution , one thousand three hundred and sixteen ( 1,316 ) . Had the election been conducted in strict compli- ance with General Order No. 7 , and the result been indicated by the above figures , the adoption of the constitution would ...
... stitution , one thousand three hundred and sixteen ( 1,316 ) . Had the election been conducted in strict compli- ance with General Order No. 7 , and the result been indicated by the above figures , the adoption of the constitution would ...
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... stitution of Arkansas shall not be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the United States of the right to vote who are en- titled to vote by the constitution herein recognized , except as a punishment ...
... stitution of Arkansas shall not be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the United States of the right to vote who are en- titled to vote by the constitution herein recognized , except as a punishment ...
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Page 265 - All men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty ; acquiring, possessing, and protecting property ; and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Page 111 - The United States of America and the Emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects, respectively, from the one country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 100 - ... the passage from the physics of the brain to the corresponding facts of consciousness is unthinkable. Granted that a definite thought and a definite molecular action in the brain occur simultaneously, we do not possess the intellectual organ, nor. apparently, any rudiment of the organ, which would enable us to pass by a process of reasoning from the one phenomenon to the other.
Page 33 - A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement.
Page 162 - Under this article of the constitution it rests with congress to decide what government is the established one in a State. For as the United States guarantee to each State a republican government, congress -must necessarily decide what government is established in the State before it can determine whether it is republican or not.
Page 355 - Provided, That the secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Postmaster-General, and the Attorney-General, shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed and for one month thereafter, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Page 152 - And when the senators and representatives of a State are admitted into the councils of the Union, the authority of the government under which they are appointed, as well as its republican character, is recognized by the proper constitutional authority. And its decision is binding on every other department of the government, and could not be questioned in a judicial tribunal.
Page 112 - And, reciprocally, Chinese subjects visiting or residing in the United States, shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities, and exemptions in respect to travel or residence, as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
Page 323 - ... for the unexpired residue, whatever it may be, of any term originally created for a period of not less than...
Page 323 - Every man shall be entitled to be registered as a voter, and, when registered, to vote for a member or members to serve in Parliament for a borough, who is qualified as follows...