A School History of TennesseeNational Book Company, 1919 - 279 pages |
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Page 38
... Robert Cartwright's boat into which he and his family had gone for safety . The canoe was here over- turned , and the little cargo lost . The company pitying his distress concluded to halt and assist him in recovering his property ...
... Robert Cartwright's boat into which he and his family had gone for safety . The canoe was here over- turned , and the little cargo lost . The company pitying his distress concluded to halt and assist him in recovering his property ...
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... Mrs. Robertson , the wife of Captain James Robertson , Colonel John Donelson , Robert Cart- wright , Benjamin Porter , James Cain , Isaac Neely , John Cotton , Mr. Ramsear , Jonathan Jennings , Wil- THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENT 39.
... Mrs. Robertson , the wife of Captain James Robertson , Colonel John Donelson , Robert Cart- wright , Benjamin Porter , James Cain , Isaac Neely , John Cotton , Mr. Ramsear , Jonathan Jennings , Wil- THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENT 39.
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... Robert- son was appointed to the command of the troops in the Cumber- land country . Under the Indian policy of the national government Sevier and Robertson had a most difficult task . Their greatest difficulty was to restrain their ...
... Robert- son was appointed to the command of the troops in the Cumber- land country . Under the Indian policy of the national government Sevier and Robertson had a most difficult task . Their greatest difficulty was to restrain their ...
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... Robert . After her husband died she got a position as housekeeper with one of her friends and put the two older boys to work on neighboring farms . Mrs. Jackson was a very religious woman , and she prayed that Andrew ORIGINAL HERMITAGE ...
... Robert . After her husband died she got a position as housekeeper with one of her friends and put the two older boys to work on neighboring farms . Mrs. Jackson was a very religious woman , and she prayed that Andrew ORIGINAL HERMITAGE ...
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... Robert Hatton . * In the presidential election in 1856 , Tennessee for the first time in twenty - four years since the second election of Andrew Jackson - cast its electoral vote for the Democratic nominee for president of the United ...
... Robert Hatton . * In the presidential election in 1856 , Tennessee for the first time in twenty - four years since the second election of Andrew Jackson - cast its electoral vote for the Democratic nominee for president of the United ...
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Page 259 - Any amendment or amendments to this constitution may be proposed in the senate and assembly; and if the same shall be agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each of the two houses, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on their journals with the yeas...
Page 259 - ... and if, in the Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House, then it shall be the duty of the Legislature to submit such proposed amendment or amendments to the people in such manner and at such time as the Legislature shall prescribe...
Page 247 - Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the legislature of a free state.
Page 241 - States, and for other purposes;" in order to establish justice, promote the welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish the following constitution or form of government; and do mutually agree with each other to form ourselves into a free and independent State, by the name of the STATE OF.
Page 245 - SECTION 1. The legislative authority of this State shall be vested in a General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives...
Page 242 - That no man shall be taken or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties or privileges, or outlawed or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Page 250 - The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up and transmitted to the...
Page 242 - That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority...
Page 248 - All property shall be taxed according to its value ; that value to be ascertained in such manner as the legislature shall direct, so that the same shall be equal and uniform throughout the State.
Page 243 - In prosecutions for the publication of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in a public capacity, or where the matter published is proper for public information, the truth thereof may be given in evidence. And, in all indictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the facts under the direction of the court as in other cases.