The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Հատոր 1S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912 |
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... town of Wallula , Wash . , now stands . 1821 - Dr . John Floyd , of Virginia , introduced an Oregon bill in congress . This was the first bill introduced providing for the occupation of the Pacific Northwest by the government . 1825 ...
... town of Wallula , Wash . , now stands . 1821 - Dr . John Floyd , of Virginia , introduced an Oregon bill in congress . This was the first bill introduced providing for the occupation of the Pacific Northwest by the government . 1825 ...
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... town of France , situated in the gorge of a narrow valley at the foot of the Pyrenees mountains , 44 miles south of Toulouse . Roger Bernard , more famous as a poet than a warrior , got into a war with Philip the Bold , was taken ...
... town of France , situated in the gorge of a narrow valley at the foot of the Pyrenees mountains , 44 miles south of Toulouse . Roger Bernard , more famous as a poet than a warrior , got into a war with Philip the Bold , was taken ...
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... promoting and building railroads in the state from 1864 to 1880 , an account of which will be found in Chapter XIX of this history . On retiring from this railroad work he settled on a farm at the town of Gaston xxii THE AUTHOR.
... promoting and building railroads in the state from 1864 to 1880 , an account of which will be found in Chapter XIX of this history . On retiring from this railroad work he settled on a farm at the town of Gaston xxii THE AUTHOR.
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... town of Hood River , and to the management of a great manufacturing enterprise in Lake County - the development of the soda- borax deposits of Alkali Lake . During his career , Mr. Gaston has been an editor , connected with a number of ...
... town of Hood River , and to the management of a great manufacturing enterprise in Lake County - the development of the soda- borax deposits of Alkali Lake . During his career , Mr. Gaston has been an editor , connected with a number of ...
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... rovers of that age , has never been satisfactorily explained. THE HOUSE STILL STANDING - IN THE TOWN OF ST . DIE , FRANCE , WHERE THE AMERICAN CONTINENT WAS NAMED IN 1507 LOW'S MAP , 1598 . CAPTAIN JAMES COOK , Greatest.
... rovers of that age , has never been satisfactorily explained. THE HOUSE STILL STANDING - IN THE TOWN OF ST . DIE , FRANCE , WHERE THE AMERICAN CONTINENT WAS NAMED IN 1507 LOW'S MAP , 1598 . CAPTAIN JAMES COOK , Greatest.
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Էջ 640 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land ; and should the public exigencies make it necessary, for the common preservation, to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Էջ 614 - Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.
Էջ 182 - 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.
Էջ 153 - There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans, through which the produce of threeeighths of our territory must pass to market, and from its fertility it will ere long yield more than half of our whole produce, and contain more than half of our inhabitants.
Էջ 218 - ... that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other power or state to any part of the said country, the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Էջ 181 - 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 xxvii - Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on! " Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, And peered through darkness. Ah, that night Of all dark nights! And then a speck — A light! A light! A light! A light! It grew, a starlit flag unfurled! It grew to be Time's burst of dawn. He gained a world; he gave that world Its grandest lesson:
Էջ 265 - The Constitution has made no provision for our holding foreign territory, still less for incorporating foreign nations into our Union. The Executive, in seizing the fugitive occurrence which so much advances the good of their country, have done an act beyond the Constitution.
Էջ 614 - Through this dread shape the suffering ages look; Time's tragedy is in that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity betrayed, Plundered, profaned and disinherited, Cries protest to the Judges of the World, A protest that is also prophecy.
Էջ 640 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never 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.