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... White secretary . The first difficulty presenting itself was to secure an interview with the chiefs and leading warriors of these hostile tribes . They were roaming over an im- mense country , thousands of miles in extent , and much of ...
... White secretary . The first difficulty presenting itself was to secure an interview with the chiefs and leading warriors of these hostile tribes . They were roaming over an im- mense country , thousands of miles in extent , and much of ...
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... white man's character in this respect . Promises have been so often broken by those with whom they usually come in contact , cupidity has so long plied its work deaf to their cries of suffering and heartless cruelty has so frequently ...
... white man's character in this respect . Promises have been so often broken by those with whom they usually come in contact , cupidity has so long plied its work deaf to their cries of suffering and heartless cruelty has so frequently ...
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... white man are taken , civilization justifies him in resisting the invader . Civilization does more than this ; it brands him as a coward and a slave if he subunits to the wrong . Here civilization made its contract and guaranteed the ...
... white man are taken , civilization justifies him in resisting the invader . Civilization does more than this ; it brands him as a coward and a slave if he subunits to the wrong . Here civilization made its contract and guaranteed the ...
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... white man in taking it was kind " to the savage , this at least carried with it some honor , and deserves to be remembered . By some it may be thought that a more substantial return might well have been made . By others it may be ...
... white man in taking it was kind " to the savage , this at least carried with it some honor , and deserves to be remembered . By some it may be thought that a more substantial return might well have been made . By others it may be ...
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... white residents of the Territory that some of these tribes may be acting in concert , and that plundering incursions are at least in contem- plation . " After enumerating other reports of wrongs , ( coming perhaps from Jones , ) and ...
... white residents of the Territory that some of these tribes may be acting in concert , and that plundering incursions are at least in contem- plation . " After enumerating other reports of wrongs , ( coming perhaps from Jones , ) and ...
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Página 68 - Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled (two-thirds of both houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Página 78 - ... and shall further be personally liable to the holder of any such bill of exchange, promissory note, cheque, or order for money or goods, for the amount thereof, unless the same is duly paid by the company.
Página 84 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm), in the presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the States thereunder...
Página 79 - No past member shall be liable to contribute in respect of any debt or liability of the Company contracted after the time at which he ceased to be a member : (3).
Página 68 - SEC. 3. No person shall be a senator or representative ' in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state...
Página 7 - At this meeting, after opening it as though I were a member of the Cabinet, when reminded of the notification already given him that I was no longer Secretary of War ad interim, the President gave a version of the conversations alluded to already. In this statement it was asserted that in both conversations I had agreed to hold on to the office of Secretary of War until displaced by the courts, or resign, so as to place the President where he would have been had I never accepted the office. After...
Página 78 - ... and shall have its name mentioned in legible characters in all notices, advertisements, and other official publications of such company, and in all bills of exchange, promissory notes, endorsements, cheques, and orders for money or goods purporting to be signed by or on behalf of such company, and in all bills of parcels, invoices, receipts, and letters of credit of the company.
Página 9 - The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives...
Página 69 - But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of- insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave ; but all such debts, obligations, and claims, shall be held illegal and void. SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Página 143 - Moines shall be and forever remain a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States...