History and Government of West VirginiaWerner School Book Company, 1896 - 400 pages |
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Alleghany appointed army ARTICLE Assembly Berkeley county bill Board born Cabell Captain Circuit Court civil Clarksburg Colonel commissioners compensation Congress Constitution Convention county court Court of Appeals creek declared district duties Ebenezer Zane elected erected established Fairfax formed four Free Schools George ginia Governor of Virginia Greenbrier Greenbrier county Hampshire Harrison county House of Delegates hundred Indians James Jefferson county John judge jurisdiction Kanawha county land Legislature Lewis Little Kanawha river March Mason county Monongahela Monongalia mountains mouth named Normal School Ohio county Ohio river organization passed an act Pennsylvania person Point Pleasant Potomac prescribed by law present President Preston county Randolph seat of justice Section 16 session settlement Shepherdstown South Branch square miles Superintendent of Free Supreme Court taxes term territory thereof Thomas tion town United States Senate vacancy Valley vote Washington West Vir West Virginia western Wheeling wilderness William
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Page 396 - No:—men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude,— Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain; These constitute a State. —Sir William Jones.
Page 200 - Thank God, there are no free schools or printing presses, and I hope there will be none for a hundred years, for learning has brought disobedience -and heresy and sects into the world and printing has divulged these and other libels.
Page 52 - fall into it, and of all the lands on both sides as far as the sources of said rivers; the same as were enjoyed, or ought to have been enjoyed, by the preceding Kings of France, and that they have maintained it by their arms, and by treaties, especially by those of Ryswick, Utrecht, and Aixla-cha-pelle.