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Through the crucible of the Judiciary Committee had to pass all the new acts
proposed and all the proposed amendments to existing laws . The post of
chairman of this committee , therefore , besides being one of the first honor ,
involved great ...
Through the crucible of the Judiciary Committee had to pass all the new acts
proposed and all the proposed amendments to existing laws . The post of
chairman of this committee , therefore , besides being one of the first honor ,
involved great ...
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This was referred to the Judiciary Committee , and the following report from him ,
as chairman of the same , being one of the very few specimens of Prentiss's pen -
labors , is given in extenso . It is valuable , not only as showing the clearness of ...
This was referred to the Judiciary Committee , and the following report from him ,
as chairman of the same , being one of the very few specimens of Prentiss's pen -
labors , is given in extenso . It is valuable , not only as showing the clearness of ...
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Your Committee will state some of the reasons by which they have been drawn to
this conclusion : The Mississippi River , which washes the western boundary of
our State , mingles with the innumerable benefits it bears to our borders some ...
Your Committee will state some of the reasons by which they have been drawn to
this conclusion : The Mississippi River , which washes the western boundary of
our State , mingles with the innumerable benefits it bears to our borders some ...
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In addition , your Committee would observe that they have no doubt that the
amount which the State has to pay annually on account of ineffectual
prosecutions , and for other causes arising out of the present system , would
exceed the annual ...
In addition , your Committee would observe that they have no doubt that the
amount which the State has to pay annually on account of ineffectual
prosecutions , and for other causes arising out of the present system , would
exceed the annual ...
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Thus impressed with the importance of their duty , your Committee will proceed to
the investigation . “ By articles of agreement and cession entered into by the
United States and Georgia , A.D. 1802 , the State of Georgia ceded to the United
...
Thus impressed with the importance of their duty , your Committee will proceed to
the investigation . “ By articles of agreement and cession entered into by the
United States and Georgia , A.D. 1802 , the State of Georgia ceded to the United
...
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Página 3 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep.
Página 313 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet, lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Página 3 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Página 41 - THE MARINER'S DREAM. DIMOND. IN slumbers of midnight the sailor boy lay : His hammock * swung loose at the sport of the wind ; But watch-worn and weary, his cares flew away, And visions of happiness danced o'er his mind.
Página 178 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
Página 155 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives are prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time by law alter such regulations, or make new ones, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Página 383 - On thy pleasant valleys rest, like sweet dews of morning, the gentle recollections of our early life ; around thy hills and mountains cling, like gathering mists, the mighty memories of the Revolution ; and far away in the horizon of thy past gleam, like thy own bright northern lights, the awful virtues of our pilgrim sires...
Página 112 - When vacancies occur in either house, the governor, or person exercising the powers of governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Página 41 - On beds of green sea-flower thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow, Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below. Days, months, years, and ages shall circle away, And still the vast waters...
Página 258 - Oh! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Life and Times of Seargent Smith Prentiss |
| Autor | Joseph Dunbar Shields |
| Editora | J. B. Lippincott, 1883 |
| Original de | Universidade da Califórnia |
| Digitalizado | 8 Out 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 442 páginas |
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