America and Her Resources: Or, A View of the Agricultural, Commercial, Manufacturing, Financial, Political, Literary, Moral and Religious Capacity and Character of the American People |
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... necessary , therefore , to facilitate the communications from the sea - ports across the moun- tains to the western waters , must consist either of arti- ficial roads , extending the whole way from tidewater to the nearest and most ...
... necessary , therefore , to facilitate the communications from the sea - ports across the moun- tains to the western waters , must consist either of arti- ficial roads , extending the whole way from tidewater to the nearest and most ...
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... necessary ; and particularly a canal at the Falls of Ohio . And although a canal navigation , uniting the Atlantic and western waters in a direct course across the mountains , is not practicable , yet the mountains may be turned ...
... necessary ; and particularly a canal at the Falls of Ohio . And although a canal navigation , uniting the Atlantic and western waters in a direct course across the mountains , is not practicable , yet the mountains may be turned ...
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... necessary to ascend the rapid stream of the Mississippi , the nature of whose banks , annually overflowed on a breadth of several miles , precludes the possibility of towing paths . So that whilst the greater part of the produce of the ...
... necessary to ascend the rapid stream of the Mississippi , the nature of whose banks , annually overflowed on a breadth of several miles , precludes the possibility of towing paths . So that whilst the greater part of the produce of the ...
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... necessary to effect water communi- cations between the tide - water of the North river , the St. Lawrence , and all the lakes , except Lake Superior , would not cost more than five millions of dollars . The principal interior canals ...
... necessary to effect water communi- cations between the tide - water of the North river , the St. Lawrence , and all the lakes , except Lake Superior , would not cost more than five millions of dollars . The principal interior canals ...
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... which belong to the Spaniards , excepting Cuba , the possession of which is rendered necessary by the situation of the Havanna , commanding the passage from the Gulf of Mexico . This E document is dated at Paris , 22d of December ,
... which belong to the Spaniards , excepting Cuba , the possession of which is rendered necessary by the situation of the Havanna , commanding the passage from the Gulf of Mexico . This E document is dated at Paris , 22d of December ,
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Page 131 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 156 - No state shall, without the consent of congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Page 181 - Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and declare the law.
Page 196 - The State of California is an inseparable part of the American Union, and the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land.
Page 137 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a...
Page 190 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 170 - It often becomes impossible, amidst mutual accusations, to determine, on whom the blame or the punishment of a pernicious measure, or series of pernicious measures ought really to fall. It is shifted from one to another with so much dexterity, and under such plausible appearances, that the public opinion is left in suspense about the real author. The circumstances which may have led to any national miscarriage...
Page 171 - Without this, there would be no responsibility whatever in the executive department, an idea inadmissible in a free government. But even there, the king is not bound by the resolutions of his council, though they are answerable for the advice they give. He is the absolute master of his own conduct in the exercise of his office ; and may observe or disregard the counsel given to him at his sole discretion.
Page 165 - to nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in the Constitution.
Page 373 - The world was sad ; the garden was a wild ! And man, the hermit, sighed, till woman smiled...