The Colonies of England: A Plan for the Government of Some Portion of Our Colonial Possessions"Chiefly British North America, but New Zealand 'not of a size to need more than one Provincial Government'--p. 164-5"--Bagnall. |
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... the incidents , " but go at once to the principle , lay hold of , and abide by it . Let us make this step , and I have no fear of conquering all difficulty of detail . The reader will see , that throughout this whole work PREFACE . V.
... the incidents , " but go at once to the principle , lay hold of , and abide by it . Let us make this step , and I have no fear of conquering all difficulty of detail . The reader will see , that throughout this whole work PREFACE . V.
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... difficulty . When they bring the subject of colonies before par- liament , you always find them endeavouring to win attention by a long preamble detailing the miseries of the existing surplus popula- tions . ( See the speech on Colonies ...
... difficulty . When they bring the subject of colonies before par- liament , you always find them endeavouring to win attention by a long preamble detailing the miseries of the existing surplus popula- tions . ( See the speech on Colonies ...
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... difficulty of creating a new settlement is of itself sufficiently great , without the addition of a metropolitan tax . To raise up a new community in the wilderness - to create civilized homes , and establish all the arts and all the ...
... difficulty of creating a new settlement is of itself sufficiently great , without the addition of a metropolitan tax . To raise up a new community in the wilderness - to create civilized homes , and establish all the arts and all the ...
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... difficulty once con- quered , his future is more assured than it would be at home , and his children grow up with feelings of attach- ment to the adopted home of their parents , which is , probably , their natal place , and is their ...
... difficulty once con- quered , his future is more assured than it would be at home , and his children grow up with feelings of attach- ment to the adopted home of their parents , which is , probably , their natal place , and is their ...
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... difficulty only by its profusion . I shall content myself by ad- vancing some of the more remarkable portions of this evidence . The two examples of which I speak , and which I intend now to instance , are as follow : - • 1st . That of ...
... difficulty only by its profusion . I shall content myself by ad- vancing some of the more remarkable portions of this evidence . The two examples of which I speak , and which I intend now to instance , are as follow : - • 1st . That of ...
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Page 97 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the 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 95 - The general assembly, or legislature, shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives. The legislative council shall consist of five members, to continue in office five years, unless sooner removed by Congress, any three of whom to be...
Page 234 - To avoid Improper Influences which may result from Intermixing In one and the same act such things as have no proper relation to each other, every law shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed In the title.
Page 91 - Be it ordained, by the United States, in Congress assembled, that the said Territory, for the purposes of temporary government, be one district ; subject, however, to be divided into two districts, as future circumstances may, in the opinion of Congress, make it expedient.
Page 93 - Previous to the organization of the general assembly the governor shall appoint such magistrates, and other civil officers, in each county or township, as he shall find necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order in the same. After the general assembly...
Page 98 - Vincents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line drawn due north from the mouth of the Great Miami, to the said territorial line, and by the said territorial line.
Page 237 - States, to support the constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices ; which said oaths, when so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom the same shall have been taken, and such certificates shall be received and recorded by the said secretary among the executive proceedings ; and the chief justice and associate justices, and all other civil officers in said territory...
Page 99 - 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 229 - Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to inhibit the government of the United States from dividing said territory into two or more territories, in such manner and at such times as congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion of said territory to any other state or territory of the United States...
Page 96 - 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...