Our Whole Country: Or, The Past and Present of the United States, Historical and Descriptive. In Two Volumes, Containing the General and Local Histories and Descriptions of Each of the States, Territories, Cities, and Towns of the Union; Also Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Persons, 第 2 卷H. Howe, 1861 |
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... called Helluland [ Slate - land ] . They then proceeded southerly , until they found a low flat coast , with white sand cliffs , and immediately back covered with woods , from which they called the country Markland [ Wood - land ] ...
... called Helluland [ Slate - land ] . They then proceeded southerly , until they found a low flat coast , with white sand cliffs , and immediately back covered with woods , from which they called the country Markland [ Wood - land ] ...
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... called it Furthustandir [ Wonder - strand or Beach ] ; whether on account of the extensive sandy shore , or from the mirage and optical illusion so common at Cape Cod it can not be determined . Passing southerly they sailed by the ...
... called it Furthustandir [ Wonder - strand or Beach ] ; whether on account of the extensive sandy shore , or from the mirage and optical illusion so common at Cape Cod it can not be determined . Passing southerly they sailed by the ...
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... called Fort Caroline . In 1565 , Ribault , who was sent to supersede Laudoniere , arrived in Florida . with seven vessels - took all the best of the men at Fort Caroline for an expedition against the Spaniards , and left Laudoniere in ...
... called Fort Caroline . In 1565 , Ribault , who was sent to supersede Laudoniere , arrived in Florida . with seven vessels - took all the best of the men at Fort Caroline for an expedition against the Spaniards , and left Laudoniere in ...
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... called South Virginia , was granted to Sir Thomas Gates and his associates , mostly residents of London , and , therefore , styled the LONDON COMPANY . The northern section , called North Virginia , was granted to Thomas Hanham and his ...
... called South Virginia , was granted to Sir Thomas Gates and his associates , mostly residents of London , and , therefore , styled the LONDON COMPANY . The northern section , called North Virginia , was granted to Thomas Hanham and his ...
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... called Fort Orange . At the same period another fort and trading - house was established on the south - west point of Manhattan Island , which they named New Amsterdam : the whole colony received the name of New Netherlands . ORIGIN OF ...
... called Fort Orange . At the same period another fort and trading - house was established on the south - west point of Manhattan Island , which they named New Amsterdam : the whole colony received the name of New Netherlands . ORIGIN OF ...
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第 184 頁 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original...
第 582 頁 - Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? On that shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
第 98 頁 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
第 184 頁 - I have not allowed myself, sir, to look beyond the Union to see what might lie hidden in the dark recess behind. I have not coolly weighed the chances of preserving liberty when the bonds that unite us together shall be broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below...
第 582 頁 - O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more ? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps
第 102 頁 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; 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...
第 92 頁 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
第 93 頁 - 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.
第 99 頁 - Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the States present, the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.
第 95 頁 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.