The Western Journal, Volume 12M. Tarver and T.F. Risk, 1854 |
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Page 85
... nature robs romance of half its charms , and explains , in part , the dreamy superstitions of our ancestors ; everywhere the mind of man is active and awake , and ready to receive new im- pressions . Indeed , one of the most remarkable ...
... nature robs romance of half its charms , and explains , in part , the dreamy superstitions of our ancestors ; everywhere the mind of man is active and awake , and ready to receive new im- pressions . Indeed , one of the most remarkable ...
Page 87
... nature , is of little commercial value are found in Borneo , Java , Sumatra , and Penang . In its nature it differs from indian - rubber chiefly in its superior density and tough- ness . Though both substances are somewhat alike in ...
... nature , is of little commercial value are found in Borneo , Java , Sumatra , and Penang . In its nature it differs from indian - rubber chiefly in its superior density and tough- ness . Though both substances are somewhat alike in ...
Page 94
... nature has dealt more liberally with Oregon . Whortleberries grow in many places some on bushes eight to twelve inches and others eight to twelve feet in height . The first produce abundantly a very sweet fruit about the size of common ...
... nature has dealt more liberally with Oregon . Whortleberries grow in many places some on bushes eight to twelve inches and others eight to twelve feet in height . The first produce abundantly a very sweet fruit about the size of common ...
Page 96
... nature , should such be the result of the expeditions set on foot by the late administra- tion , will constitute one of the brightest chapters of American his- tory since the days of the revolution . The Japan expedition was an imposing ...
... nature , should such be the result of the expeditions set on foot by the late administra- tion , will constitute one of the brightest chapters of American his- tory since the days of the revolution . The Japan expedition was an imposing ...
Page 107
... natural advan'ages , imagination could scarcely follow her giant strides towards wealth and greatness . She , together with the five SpanishAmerican republics above named , owns in the valley of the Amazon more than two millions of ...
... natural advan'ages , imagination could scarcely follow her giant strides towards wealth and greatness . She , together with the five SpanishAmerican republics above named , owns in the valley of the Amazon more than two millions of ...
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Page 110 - The castled Crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine ; And hills all rich with blossomed trees, And fields which promise corn and wine, And scattered cities crowning these, Whose far white walls along them shine, Have strewed a scene, which I should see With double joy wert thou with me.
Page 311 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Page 312 - Secretary of said Territory, who shall reside therein, and hold his office for four years, unless sooner removed by the President of the United States ; he shall record and preserve all the laws and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly hereinafter constituted, and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department...
Page 318 - That when the lands in said Territory shall be surveyed under the direction of the government of the United States, preparatory to bringing the same into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirty-six in each township in said Territory shall be and the same are hereby reserved for the purpose of being applied to schools in said Territory, and in the state and territories hereafter to be erected out of the same SEC.
Page 315 - Writs of error, bills of exception, and appeals, shall be allowed in all cases from the final decisions of said district courts to the supreme court, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law; but in no case removed to the supreme court shall trial by jury be allowed in said court.
Page 385 - Virginia inclusive according to their usual respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.
Page 315 - Columbia ; and the first six days of every term of said courts, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be appropriated to the trial of causes arising under the said Constitution and laws...
Page 311 - Nebraska, or to affect the authority of the government of the United States to make any regulation respecting such Indians, their lands, property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise, which it would have been competent to the government to make, if this act had never passed.
Page 315 - ... the said writs of error or appeals shall be allowed and decided by the said Supreme Court without regard to the value of the matter, property, or title in controversy ; and except also that a writ of error or appeal shall also be allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States from the decision of the said Supreme Court created by this act, or of any judge thereof, or of the District Courts created by this act, or of any judge thereof, upon any writ of habeas corpus involving the question of...
Page 148 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.