Life and Public Services of General Lewis Cass: Together with the Pamphlet on the Right of SearchMarkham & Elwood, 1852 - 420 pages |
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... ground himself ; on the very spot where he should be . He required nothing of his soldiers , which he was not willing to do himself . Seeing him thus zealous in the cause in which he had embarked , the soldiers could not help being ...
... ground himself ; on the very spot where he should be . He required nothing of his soldiers , which he was not willing to do himself . Seeing him thus zealous in the cause in which he had embarked , the soldiers could not help being ...
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... ground , it was fired upon by a body of Indians from the woods . No enemy was seen , but most terrific yells were heard in the direction of the attack . Major Van Horne ordered his men to retire to the edge of the woods and form a line ...
... ground , it was fired upon by a body of Indians from the woods . No enemy was seen , but most terrific yells were heard in the direction of the attack . Major Van Horne ordered his men to retire to the edge of the woods and form a line ...
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... ground at Sandwich , commenced firing upon Detroit , The bank of the river being higher there , than on the American side , gave them a decided advantage in throwing shot and shells . into the Fort . They , however , did but little ...
... ground at Sandwich , commenced firing upon Detroit , The bank of the river being higher there , than on the American side , gave them a decided advantage in throwing shot and shells . into the Fort . They , however , did but little ...
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... grounds near the residence of the late Judge McDonell . A shot passed over the front wall , and penetrated the barracks , which were on the north side , killing three officers who happened to be standing in the range of its course ...
... grounds near the residence of the late Judge McDonell . A shot passed over the front wall , and penetrated the barracks , which were on the north side , killing three officers who happened to be standing in the range of its course ...
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... ground within a circumference of several miles . As described by an officer who had charge of the ordnance depart- ment at that time , it was a regular half bastion fort , composed of four curtains and four half bastions , about one ...
... ground within a circumference of several miles . As described by an officer who had charge of the ordnance depart- ment at that time , it was a regular half bastion fort , composed of four curtains and four half bastions , about one ...
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Page 414 - So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Page 322 - States declares that congress shall have power to dispose of, and make all needful rules and regulations respecting, the territory and other property belonging to the United States.
Page 374 - An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of Lands in the Western Territory.
Page 366 - Constitution ; that all efforts of the abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences...
Page 108 - State shall be established by, and extend to, a direct line running from the southern extremity of Lake Michigan to the most northerly cape of the Miami Bay, after intersecting the due north line from the mouth of the Great Miami River as aforesaid, thence northeast to the territorial line, and, by the said territorial line, to the Pennsylvania line.
Page 374 - And the Governor, legislative Council, and House of Representatives shall have authority to make laws in all Cases for the good government of the district not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared.
Page 374 - 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 108 - Pennsylvania line aforesaid ; provided, always, and it is hereby fully understood and declared by this convention, that if the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan should extend so far south that a line drawn due east from it should not intersect Lake Erie...
Page 144 - That no person who shall arrive in the United States, from and after the time when this act shall take effect, shall be admitted to become a citizen of the United States, who shall not for the continued term of five years next preceding his admission as aforesaid have resided within the United States [without being at any time during the said five years, out of the territory of the United States].
Page 74 - The Governor and Judges, or a majority of them, were empowered to adopt such laws of the original states, civil and criminal as might be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the District.