The Western Journal, Volumes 5-6M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1851 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 72
Page 2
... regard these improvements as a curse rather than a blessing . But have not their means of comfort been enlarged ? are they not better clothed , and , have not many items been added to their bills of fare ? are not their chil- dren ...
... regard these improvements as a curse rather than a blessing . But have not their means of comfort been enlarged ? are they not better clothed , and , have not many items been added to their bills of fare ? are not their chil- dren ...
Page 10
... regard the system of levees as in full operation , for a long distance above and below the point of observation at Vidalia . b . During the first ten years ( 1817 to 1827 ) the mean height read before the American Association for the ...
... regard the system of levees as in full operation , for a long distance above and below the point of observation at Vidalia . b . During the first ten years ( 1817 to 1827 ) the mean height read before the American Association for the ...
Page 11
... regard the river as having been of the same height > when not locally affected in the years 1823 , 1828 , 1844 , and 1849 . These facts were determined by myself at the time , Memoirs on the Physics of the Mississippi river . 11.
... regard the river as having been of the same height > when not locally affected in the years 1823 , 1828 , 1844 , and 1849 . These facts were determined by myself at the time , Memoirs on the Physics of the Mississippi river . 11.
Page 37
... regard the action of Congress , in rejecting the bill providing for a grant of land to aid in the construction of railroads in this State . Our representatives in Congress have discharged their duty- they have urged our claims with zeal ...
... regard the action of Congress , in rejecting the bill providing for a grant of land to aid in the construction of railroads in this State . Our representatives in Congress have discharged their duty- they have urged our claims with zeal ...
Page 38
... regard to the " Pacific railroad , " the surveys of which have been in active progress during the whole of this season , the effect of the loss of this bill may be to delay its definite loca- tion for a time ; but this delay , if it ...
... regard to the " Pacific railroad , " the surveys of which have been in active progress during the whole of this season , the effect of the loss of this bill may be to delay its definite loca- tion for a time ; but this delay , if it ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid Alton American amount animal bank beautiful bleaching British carbon carbonic acid cause cent citizens coal commerce cost cotton crop Danish West Indies dealers dollars Dutch West Indies duty East East Florida emigration England equal established Exchange exports fact feet fibre flax foreign fungus gold hemp hundred Hydrometers important improvement increase influence interest iron labor land language less Louis Madrid County magnesia Main street manufacturing means ment miles mills mind Mississippi Missouri moral nature North object operation Orleans oxygen persons population postage Postmaster pounds present produce profits quantity railroad rates reason regard river ship Sigerson social South spores steamboats sulphuric sulphuric acid Tennessee river Terre Haute thousand tion tons Total town trade United vessels Wayman Crow West Indies Western wheat wholesale yarn
Popular passages
Page 192 - The liability of the owner of any vessel for any embezzlement, loss or destruction by any person of any property, goods or merchandise, shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage or injury by collision, or for any act, matter or thing, loss, damage or forfeiture, done, occasioned or incurred, without the privity or knowledge of such owner or owners, shall in no case exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel and her freight then pending.
Page 44 - ... a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Page 266 - Knowst thou th' importance of a soul immortal ? Behold this midnight glory : worlds on worlds ! Amazing pomp! redouble this amaze ; Ten thousand add ; add twice ten thousand more; Then weigh the whole; one soul out-weighs them all, And calls th' astonishing magnificence Of unintelligent creation poor.
Page 192 - ... vessel, or any of them, may take the appropriate proceedings in any court, for the purpose of apportioning the sum for which the owner of the vessel may be liable among the parties entitled thereto.
Page 91 - Citizens by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.
Page 83 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon...
Page 58 - That no bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance of any vessel, or part of any vessel, of the United States, shall be valid against any person other than the grantor or mortgagor, his heirs and devisees, and persons having actual notice thereof ; unless such bill of sale, mortgage, hypothecation, or conveyance be recorded in the office of the collector of the customs where such vessel is registered or enrolled...
Page 45 - An act granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the States of Illinois, Mississippi and Alabama, in aid of the construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile...