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To the Members of the State Convention : I beg leave to make the following
statements, and to present the following considerations, in reply to the petition of
Mr. Frederick S. Tukey contesting my seat in this body. ' I must premise that I think
I ...
To the Members of the State Convention : I beg leave to make the following
statements, and to present the following considerations, in reply to the petition of
Mr. Frederick S. Tukey contesting my seat in this body. ' I must premise that I think
I ...
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We might have a body composed of Federal officers who had controlled every
district in the State. As for the resignation of Mr. Tukey, that is like the fowler
getting over the hedge after he has spread his net. - But the matter is not left to a
priori ...
We might have a body composed of Federal officers who had controlled every
district in the State. As for the resignation of Mr. Tukey, that is like the fowler
getting over the hedge after he has spread his net. - But the matter is not left to a
priori ...
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In the solution of this question 'the committee has not been confined by any
supposed limitations or restrictions placed upon the Convention by the law of
Congress calling it into existence. but has examined it as though this body was
clothed ...
In the solution of this question 'the committee has not been confined by any
supposed limitations or restrictions placed upon the Convention by the law of
Congress calling it into existence. but has examined it as though this body was
clothed ...
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... they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that
body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by
frequent, certain and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former
members, ...
... they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that
body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by
frequent, certain and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former
members, ...
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... and whereas they have been coerced, under this congressional bill, into an
election of members of a Convention, which Convention is the body now sitting in
the capitol for the purpose, under congressional dictation, of forming a
constitution ...
... and whereas they have been coerced, under this congressional bill, into an
election of members of a Convention, which Convention is the body now sitting in
the capitol for the purpose, under congressional dictation, of forming a
constitution ...
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Página 109 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Página 278 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free State ; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty ; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.
Página 278 - That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of twelve men of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty...
Página 286 - Every law which imposes, continues or revives a tax shall distinctly state the tax and the object to which it is to be applied, and it shall not be sufficient to refer to any other law to fix such tax or object.
Página 267 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Página 71 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Página 72 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services ; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator, or judge, to be hereditary.
Página 96 - I, , do solemnly swear, in 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 289 - ... will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same ; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion ; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God...
Página 71 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact S09 ^ to deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.