The Mississippi Valley, and Prehistoric Events: Giving an Account of the Original Formation and Early Condition of the Great Valley ; of Its Vegetable and Animal Life ; of Its First Inhabitants, the Mound Builders, Its Mineral Treasures and Agricultural Developments. All from Authentic SourcesR.T. Root, publisher., 1881 - 784 էջ |
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... streams , which may now be estimated in the distances from bluff to bluff on each side of the river bottoms , for originally the Valleys did not exist , the whole surface being very nearly , or quite , even and all the deep cuts of the ...
... streams , which may now be estimated in the distances from bluff to bluff on each side of the river bottoms , for originally the Valleys did not exist , the whole surface being very nearly , or quite , even and all the deep cuts of the ...
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... streams flowing mainly from the north or northeast . The shallow water gradually changed to marsh , and impenetrable jungles covered the country ; a heavy , hot , stifling air brooded over the whole , and a dense mass of forest and ...
... streams flowing mainly from the north or northeast . The shallow water gradually changed to marsh , and impenetrable jungles covered the country ; a heavy , hot , stifling air brooded over the whole , and a dense mass of forest and ...
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... streams , the height of their head - waters above the level of the sea , and the area of their basins , with some other facts , are given in the following table from Humphrey's and Abbot's " Report to the Government on the Physics and ...
... streams , the height of their head - waters above the level of the sea , and the area of their basins , with some other facts , are given in the following table from Humphrey's and Abbot's " Report to the Government on the Physics and ...
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... streams , and it contains some of the best , as also of the poorest , land in the whole Valley . The Gulf Slope , or the Lower Basin , except the immediate basins of the Mississippi and its branches , failed of the special provision ...
... streams , and it contains some of the best , as also of the poorest , land in the whole Valley . The Gulf Slope , or the Lower Basin , except the immediate basins of the Mississippi and its branches , failed of the special provision ...
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... streams , or in the bottoms kept damp and light by vicinity to moisture but where water does not lie long enough to pack it hard and smother the roots of trees . Others have believed prairies to be caused by the annual fires made by the ...
... streams , or in the bottoms kept damp and light by vicinity to moisture but where water does not lie long enough to pack it hard and smother the roots of trees . Others have believed prairies to be caused by the annual fires made by the ...
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Էջ 264 - ... hereafter shall be formed in the said territory : to provide also for the establishment of States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original States, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest...
Էջ 264 - And, for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty, which form the basis whereon these republics, their laws and constitutions are erected; to fix and establish those principles as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and governments, which forever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory...
Էջ 265 - 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.
Էջ 265 - 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.
Էջ 265 - The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Էջ 265 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Էջ 265 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a...
Էջ 265 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Էջ 263 - 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...
Էջ 265 - 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.