History of the Border Wars of Two Centuries: Embracing a Narrative of the Wars with the Indians from 1750 to 1874C.A. Wall, 1874 - 608 էջ |
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... miles were inhabited only by wild beasts . At the close of the French War , the Indian population of the whole northwest did not exceed thirty thousand . Out of this num- ber there were not more than ten thousand fighting men . Yet this ...
... miles were inhabited only by wild beasts . At the close of the French War , the Indian population of the whole northwest did not exceed thirty thousand . Out of this num- ber there were not more than ten thousand fighting men . Yet this ...
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... surrounding themselves . These pioneer merchants would transport their merchandise on the backs of horses , threading the forests and fording streams for many miles into the unknown wilderness of 30 THE LIVES OF PONTIAC AND TECUMSEH :
... surrounding themselves . These pioneer merchants would transport their merchandise on the backs of horses , threading the forests and fording streams for many miles into the unknown wilderness of 30 THE LIVES OF PONTIAC AND TECUMSEH :
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... miles into the unknown wilderness of the Indian country . They were a rough , bold , yet happy set of men , and often as fierce and as fond of war and adven- ture as the savages themselves . They wore but little dress . A blanket coat ...
... miles into the unknown wilderness of the Indian country . They were a rough , bold , yet happy set of men , and often as fierce and as fond of war and adven- ture as the savages themselves . They wore but little dress . A blanket coat ...
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... miles along the river , and presented quite a tidy and comfortable appearance . Each dwelling had its orchard and garden , and both were enclosed together by a palisade of rounded pickets . Near the fort were three large Indian villages ...
... miles along the river , and presented quite a tidy and comfortable appearance . Each dwelling had its orchard and garden , and both were enclosed together by a palisade of rounded pickets . Near the fort were three large Indian villages ...
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... miles , and were approaching L'Arbre Croche , when an Ottawa Indian came out of the woods and called to them from the beach , inquiring the news and asking who were their prisoners . Some conversation followed , in the course of which ...
... miles , and were approaching L'Arbre Croche , when an Ottawa Indian came out of the woods and called to them from the beach , inquiring the news and asking who were their prisoners . Some conversation followed , in the course of which ...
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History of the Border Wars of two Centuries, embracing a narrative of the ... Charles Richmond TUTTLE Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1874 |
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Էջ 196 - 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 195 - 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, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I.
Էջ 193 - Governor, whose commission shall continue in force for the term of three years, unless sooner revoked by Congress ; he shall reside in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, in one thousand acres of land, while in the exercise of his office. ^' There shall be appointed from time to time, by Congress, a Secretary, whose commission shall continue in force for four years, unless sooner revoked...
Էջ 195 - Congress shall appoint and commission to serve as aforesaid; and whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council by death or removal from office, the house of representatives shall nominate two persons qualified as aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return their names...
Էջ 194 - For the prevention of crimes and injuries, the laws to be adopted or made shall have force in all parts of the district, and for the execution of process, criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof; and he shall proceed, from time to time, as circumstances may require, to lay out the parts of the district in which the Indian titles shall have been extinguished, into counties and townships, subject, however, to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature.
Էջ 194 - The representatives thus elected, shall serve for the term of two years; and, in case of the death of a representative, or removal from office, the governor shall issue a writ to the county or township for which he was a member, to elect another in his stead, to serve for the residue of the term. The general assembly or legislature shall consist of the governor, legislative council, and a house of representatives.
Էջ 195 - 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. And all bills, having passed by a majority in the house, and by a majority in the council, shall be referred to the governor for his assent ; but no bill, or legislative act whatever, shall be of any force without his assent. The governor shall have power...
Էջ 193 - ... by the legislature, and the public records of the district, and the proceedings of the governor in his executive department, and transmit authentic copies of such acts and proceedings every six months, to the secretary of congress.
Էջ 193 - 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.
Էջ 196 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways> and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.