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... savage life , which , at remote intervals , were familiar to the trader and missionary between Lake Erie and the Ohio ; and , finally , preserving , with the fullness of detail which authenticity demands , those early monuments of ...
... savage life , which , at remote intervals , were familiar to the trader and missionary between Lake Erie and the Ohio ; and , finally , preserving , with the fullness of detail which authenticity demands , those early monuments of ...
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... savage pride , before the battalions of Wayne : while thenceforth , wholly unchecked by Indian resistance , swelled within our borders the rising tide of population , civil structure and material development . Upon these scenes the ...
... savage pride , before the battalions of Wayne : while thenceforth , wholly unchecked by Indian resistance , swelled within our borders the rising tide of population , civil structure and material development . Upon these scenes the ...
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... savages of the same race hunting and fishing along the coasts and inlets of Virginia ; and it was the daughter of an Algon- quin chief who interceded with her father for the life of the 2 ) Parkman's Conspiracy of Pontiac , 26 ...
... savages of the same race hunting and fishing along the coasts and inlets of Virginia ; and it was the daughter of an Algon- quin chief who interceded with her father for the life of the 2 ) Parkman's Conspiracy of Pontiac , 26 ...
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... savage villages destroyed by ye Iro- quese . " The latter would be the site of Sandusky , or the vicinity near the ... Savages , as far as the river Missisipi . " Upon the Maumee River a tribe of " Errie- ronons are put down , and in ...
... savage villages destroyed by ye Iro- quese . " The latter would be the site of Sandusky , or the vicinity near the ... Savages , as far as the river Missisipi . " Upon the Maumee River a tribe of " Errie- ronons are put down , and in ...
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... savage enemies during the thirty years ' war which followed . Courcelles , Tracy , De la Barre , and De Nonville , invaded by turns , with various success , the country of the Confede- rates ; and at length , in the year 1696 , the ...
... savage enemies during the thirty years ' war which followed . Courcelles , Tracy , De la Barre , and De Nonville , invaded by turns , with various success , the country of the Confede- rates ; and at length , in the year 1696 , the ...
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Page 525 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land ;*and should the public exigencies make it necessary for the common preservation to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Page 527 - 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 526 - ... the United States in Congress assembled shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 526 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 256 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it; I have killed many; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace; but do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 525 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Page 439 - ... to sail to all parts, countries, and seas of the east, of the west, and of the north...
Page 522 - ... share; and there shall, in no case, be a distinction between kindred of the whole and half blood; saving in all cases to the widow of the intestate, her third part of the real estate for life, and one-third part of the personal estate; and this law relative to descents and dower, shall remain in full force until altered by the legislature of the district.
Page 525 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid. That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ART.
Page 455 - ... that it be earnestly recommended to those states, who have claims to the western country, to pass such laws, and give their delegates in Congress such powers, as may effectually remove the only obstacle to a final ratification of the articles of confederation; and that the legislature of Maryland be earnestly requested to authorize their delegates in Congress to subscribe the said articles.— -Journals of Congress, VI.