Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western TerritoryD. Appleton & Company, 1847 - 501 pagina's |
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Pagina 23
... feelings which harassed their minds , after they had pitched their tents on the frozen banks of the Delaware , he very pleasantly remarked , that " the darkest part of the night was just before the dawn of day . " At the time he uttered ...
... feelings which harassed their minds , after they had pitched their tents on the frozen banks of the Delaware , he very pleasantly remarked , that " the darkest part of the night was just before the dawn of day . " At the time he uttered ...
Pagina 25
... feelings , or the fame of the Comman- der - in - chief , to pass unimproved . They awarded to others the credit of his plans , whenever it could be done with the least plausibility . It is remarkable , that this disposition to injure ...
... feelings , or the fame of the Comman- der - in - chief , to pass unimproved . They awarded to others the credit of his plans , whenever it could be done with the least plausibility . It is remarkable , that this disposition to injure ...
Pagina 36
... feelings and moral habits of men . Thus situated , the officers were urged , by an irresistible impulse , to tax their wits for expedients to fill up the chasms of leisure which were left on their hands , after a full discharge of their ...
... feelings and moral habits of men . Thus situated , the officers were urged , by an irresistible impulse , to tax their wits for expedients to fill up the chasms of leisure which were left on their hands , after a full discharge of their ...
Pagina 45
... feelings rebelled at the thought of living in poverty , among people of comparative wealth , for the protection of which , their own poverty had been incurred . Under the influence of that noble feeling , hundreds of those brave men ...
... feelings rebelled at the thought of living in poverty , among people of comparative wealth , for the protection of which , their own poverty had been incurred . Under the influence of that noble feeling , hundreds of those brave men ...
Pagina 53
... feeling a pride in the pros- perity of the little colony to which he belonged . That spirit produced a strong influence on the feelings of the pioneers of the different villages , and produced an esprit du corps , scarcely to be ...
... feeling a pride in the pros- perity of the little colony to which he belonged . That spirit produced a strong influence on the feelings of the pioneers of the different villages , and produced an esprit du corps , scarcely to be ...
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Pagina 367 - September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit of the United States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Pagina 222 - I have now informed you of , the boundaries of the Miami nation, where the Great Spirit placed my forefather a long time ago, and charged him not to sell or part with his lands, but to preserve them for his posterity.
Pagina 321 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district and for the execution of process criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof, and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require to lay out the parts of the District in which the indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships subject however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature...
Pagina 246 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Pagina 303 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers or the law of the land...
Pagina 270 - I now fervently pray to the Great Spirit, that the peace now established may be permanent, and that it- may hold us together in the bonds of friendship, until time shall be no more. I also pray that the Great Spirit above may enlighten your minds, and open your eyes to your true happiness, that your children may learn to cultivate the earth, and enjoy the fruits of peace and industry.
Pagina 438 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Pagina 172 - Price, who was directed to keep sufficiently advanced, so as to give timely notice for the troops to form in case of action, it being yet undetermined whether the Indians would decide for peace or war. "After advancing about five miles...