Events in the early history of Kentucky. Military operations in the North-western territory. Civil institutions in the territories and new statesHarrison Hall, 1835 |
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... Kentuckians , an eloquent People - Early Lite- rature - Imlay's Account of Kentucky , CHAPTER IX . Foreign Influence over the Indians , Page 74 88 93 . 107 PART V. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH - WESTERN TER- RITORY . • 117 CHAPTER I ...
... Kentuckians , an eloquent People - Early Lite- rature - Imlay's Account of Kentucky , CHAPTER IX . Foreign Influence over the Indians , Page 74 88 93 . 107 PART V. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH - WESTERN TER- RITORY . • 117 CHAPTER I ...
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... Kentuckians , or with any view to a po- litical alliance with Spain . It has not the slightest con- nexion with the communication of Gardoqui to Mr. Brown , whose names do not appear to have been alluded to in the correspondence between ...
... Kentuckians , or with any view to a po- litical alliance with Spain . It has not the slightest con- nexion with the communication of Gardoqui to Mr. Brown , whose names do not appear to have been alluded to in the correspondence between ...
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... Kentuckians were attributed to the disorga- nizing zeal of partisans . Let it be remembered too , that this was a period pecu- liarly propitious to the work of revolution . The American colonies had just separated from the mother ...
... Kentuckians were attributed to the disorga- nizing zeal of partisans . Let it be remembered too , that this was a period pecu- liarly propitious to the work of revolution . The American colonies had just separated from the mother ...
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... Kentuckians have given a decided tone . Those who came first - the Boones , the Kentons , the Whitleys were rough , uneducated men ; the enter prising , fearless , hardy pioneers . They were literally backwoodsmen , who had always ...
... Kentuckians have given a decided tone . Those who came first - the Boones , the Kentons , the Whitleys were rough , uneducated men ; the enter prising , fearless , hardy pioneers . They were literally backwoodsmen , who had always ...
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... Kentuckians , and prevented them from firing ; while the other Indians , gathering up their guns and blankets , disappeared - dispersing in various direc- tions , so as to leave no trace , and baffle pursuit . Last- ly , the dexterous ...
... Kentuckians , and prevented them from firing ; while the other Indians , gathering up their guns and blankets , disappeared - dispersing in various direc- tions , so as to leave no trace , and baffle pursuit . Last- ly , the dexterous ...
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الصفحة 161 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States, and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
الصفحة 112 - 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 never shall 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.
الصفحة 172 - So soon as there shall be five thousand free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, upon giving proof thereof to the governor, they shall receive authority, with time and place, to elect representatives from their counties or townships, to represent them in the General Assembly...
الصفحة 162 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever, and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
الصفحة 173 - 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 a quorum, and the members of the council shall be nominated and appointed in the following manner...
الصفحة 174 - As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled, in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to congress, who shall have a seat in congress, with a right of debating, but not of voting during this temporary government.
الصفحة 162 - 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.
الصفحة 163 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with, or affect private contracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
الصفحة 159 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation...
الصفحة 172 - ... be eligible or qualified to act as a representative unless he shall have been a citizen of one of the United States three years and be a resident in the district, or unless he shall have resided in the district three years; and in either case, shall likewise hold in his own right, in...