The Statesman's Manual: The Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States, Inaugural, Annual, and Special, from 1789 to 1854; with a Memoir of Each of the Presidents and a History of Their Administrations: Also, the Constitution of the United States, and a Selection of Important Documents and Statistical Information, Volume 4E. Walker, 1854 - United States |
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Page 1805
... George M. Dallas , vice - president elect , he delivered & brief address to the senators on taking his seat , after which the new sen- ators were qualified . The justices of the supreme court , in gowns , and the diplomatic corps ...
... George M. Dallas , vice - president elect , he delivered & brief address to the senators on taking his seat , after which the new sen- ators were qualified . The justices of the supreme court , in gowns , and the diplomatic corps ...
Page 1806
... George Bancroft , of Massachusetts , secre- tary of the navy ; Cave Johnson , of Tennessee , postmaster - general ; John Y. Mason , of Virginia , attorney - general . The tone of the inaugural address of Mr. Polk , on the subjects of ...
... George Bancroft , of Massachusetts , secre- tary of the navy ; Cave Johnson , of Tennessee , postmaster - general ; John Y. Mason , of Virginia , attorney - general . The tone of the inaugural address of Mr. Polk , on the subjects of ...
Page 1822
... George Bancroft was appointed in his place , and consequently resigned as secretary of the navy . To the latter office . John Y. Mason was transferred from that of attorney - general , and Nathan Clifford , of Maine , succeeded Mr ...
... George Bancroft was appointed in his place , and consequently resigned as secretary of the navy . To the latter office . John Y. Mason was transferred from that of attorney - general , and Nathan Clifford , of Maine , succeeded Mr ...
Page 1865
... George W. Hopkins , made able and ener- getic but unsuccessful efforts to settle these unpleasant matters of contro versy , and to obtain indemnity for the wrongs which were the subjects of complaint . Our present chargé d'affaires at ...
... George W. Hopkins , made able and ener- getic but unsuccessful efforts to settle these unpleasant matters of contro versy , and to obtain indemnity for the wrongs which were the subjects of complaint . Our present chargé d'affaires at ...
Page 1888
... George W. Crawford , of Georgia , secretary of war ; William B. Preston , of Virginia , secretary of the navy ; Thomas Ewing , of Ohio , secretary of the interior ; Jacob Collamer , of Vermont , postmaster - general ; Rev- erdy Johnson ...
... George W. Crawford , of Georgia , secretary of war ; William B. Preston , of Virginia , secretary of the navy ; Thomas Ewing , of Ohio , secretary of the interior ; Jacob Collamer , of Vermont , postmaster - general ; Rev- erdy Johnson ...
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Page 1793 - ... There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always that any person escaping into the same from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 1795 - With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands.
Page 1931 - Mexicans who, in the Territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States...
Page 1506 - September, did resolve unanimously, "that the said report, with the resolutions and letter accompanying the same, be transmitted to the several legislatures, in order to be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each state by the people thereof, in conformity to the resolves of the convention made and provided In that case...
Page 1955 - An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters...
Page 2072 - The power to declare war, to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain a navy, and to call forth the militia to execute the laws, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions...
Page 2084 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Page 1931 - ... in the said territories after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have elected to become citizens of the United States.
Page 1931 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title, and rights of Mexican citizens or acquire those of citizens of the United States...
Page 1958 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence...