The United States Democratic Review, Volume 19Langtree and O'Sullivan, 1846 - United States Vols. 1-3, 5-8 contain the political and literary portions; v. 4 the historical register department, of the numbers published from Oct. 1837 to Dec. 1840. |
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... 1800 , according to the census then taken , to 18,664,761 in 1841 , being an increase of about 80 per cent . in 40 years . In the same time the number of the French people rose from 27,349,003 to 34,194,875 , or 25 THE ...
... 1800 , according to the census then taken , to 18,664,761 in 1841 , being an increase of about 80 per cent . in 40 years . In the same time the number of the French people rose from 27,349,003 to 34,194,875 , or 25 THE ...
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... taken place , the exports from the wheat countries of Europe has diminished and the prices advanced , until they are now not materially less than in England . The quantity of wheat which can be exported from Europe , is best tested by ...
... taken place , the exports from the wheat countries of Europe has diminished and the prices advanced , until they are now not materially less than in England . The quantity of wheat which can be exported from Europe , is best tested by ...
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... taken by England , however , appear to have ex- hausted the stocks in the warehouses , and raised the price 80 per cent . all over Europe . That stimulus would naturally again enhance the production . In the next year , 1839 , England ...
... taken by England , however , appear to have ex- hausted the stocks in the warehouses , and raised the price 80 per cent . all over Europe . That stimulus would naturally again enhance the production . In the next year , 1839 , England ...
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... taken from him , to complete his defeat . This sub- sequently caused a controversy to spring up among the martinets , tacticians and adjutants , as to whether a cavalry re- cruit was better or not for having learned to act on foot . The ...
... taken from him , to complete his defeat . This sub- sequently caused a controversy to spring up among the martinets , tacticians and adjutants , as to whether a cavalry re- cruit was better or not for having learned to act on foot . The ...
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... taken ; and in the present prospect of affairs no European power or powers will ever be able to send a sufficient force to this continent with the object of attacking the United States . The art of war , as matured under the sys- tem of ...
... taken ; and in the present prospect of affairs no European power or powers will ever be able to send a sufficient force to this continent with the object of attacking the United States . The art of war , as matured under the sys- tem of ...
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Page 285 - Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low : So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel ; While the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast.
Page 320 - ... and the moneys arising from the loans creating such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which they were obtained, or to repay the debt so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever.
Page 335 - The Legislature shall have no power to pass any act granting any special charter for banking purposes; but corporations or associations may be formed for such purposes under general laws.
Page 320 - No moneys shall ever be paid out of the treasury of this State, or any of its funds, or any of the funds under its management, except in pursuance of an appropriation by law; nor unless such payment be made within two years next after the passage of such appropriation act...
Page 320 - In addition to the above limited power to contract debts, the State may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the State in war; but the money arising from the contracting of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no other purpose whatever.
Page 285 - That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints returned, Not for reflection of his face, But of his voice, the boy had burned.
Page 320 - ... and every such law making a new appropriation, or continuing or reviving an appropriation, shall distinctly specify the sum appropriated, and the object to which it is to be applied; and it shall not be sufficient for such law to refer to any other law to fix such sum.
Page 285 - In vain for him the officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home.
Page 335 - Corporations may be formed under general laws; but shall not be created by special act, except for municipal purposes, and...
Page 153 - From the point on the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, where the boundary laid down in existing Treaties and Conventions between...