A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of Virginia, and the District of ColumbiaJoseph Martin, William Henry Brockenbrough J. Martin, 1835 - 636 σελίδες "To which is a history of Virginia from its first settlement to the year 1754: with an abstract of the principal events from that period to the independence of Virginia, written expressly for the work by a citizen of Virginia."--T.p. (The citizen was either the publisher or W.H. Brockenbrough.). |
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... SOURCES : BY JOSEPH MARTIN . TO WHICH IS ADDED A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE YEAR 1754 : WITH AN ABSTRACT OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS FROM THAT PERIOD TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF VIRGINIA , WRITTEN EXPRESIY FOR THE WORK ...
... SOURCES : BY JOSEPH MARTIN . TO WHICH IS ADDED A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE YEAR 1754 : WITH AN ABSTRACT OF THE PRINCIPAL EVENTS FROM THAT PERIOD TO THE INDEPENDENCE OF VIRGINIA , WRITTEN EXPRESIY FOR THE WORK ...
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... sources of the Shenandoah is 1,152 feet ; Lexington , in Rock- bridge county , 902 feet ; Salem , on the Roanoke , in Botetourt county , 1,200 feet ; and the Warm Springs , in Bath county , 1,782 feet ; and the mean elevation of the ...
... sources of the Shenandoah is 1,152 feet ; Lexington , in Rock- bridge county , 902 feet ; Salem , on the Roanoke , in Botetourt county , 1,200 feet ; and the Warm Springs , in Bath county , 1,782 feet ; and the mean elevation of the ...
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... sources of the Potomac and Shenandoah , is a middle valley ; which inclines to the east , and is drained by the James and Roanoke : the extreme southern part of the valley inclines to the north west ; and is drained by New river , and ...
... sources of the Potomac and Shenandoah , is a middle valley ; which inclines to the east , and is drained by the James and Roanoke : the extreme southern part of the valley inclines to the north west ; and is drained by New river , and ...
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... sources of the great Kenawha and Tennessee ; and before their discharge make the immense semicircular curve of the latter . The difference of level between high - water mark on the Ohio river , and the elevation we have noticed , is ...
... sources of the great Kenawha and Tennessee ; and before their discharge make the immense semicircular curve of the latter . The difference of level between high - water mark on the Ohio river , and the elevation we have noticed , is ...
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... source , falls over a rock more than 200 feet above the valley below . The ebbing and flowing springs of Bath and Washington counties , may be men- tioned as great natural curiosities , the former situated in the valley of the Cow ...
... source , falls over a rock more than 200 feet above the valley below . The ebbing and flowing springs of Bath and Washington counties , may be men- tioned as great natural curiosities , the former situated in the valley of the Cow ...
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Σελίδα 524 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty ; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Σελίδα 526 - In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction. In all other cases before mentioned, the supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
Σελίδα 523 - ... no right of any denomination can be cancelled, abridged, restrained or modified by the Congress, by the Senate or House of Representatives, acting in any capacity, by the President, or any department or officer of the United States...
Σελίδα 524 - That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.
Σελίδα 524 - That the legislative and executive powers of the State should be separate and distinct from the judiciary; and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feeling and participating the burdens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station...
Σελίδα 526 - That no standing army or regular troops shall be raised, or kept up in time of peace, without the consent of two- thirds of the members present, in both houses. " 10th. That no soldier shall be enlisted for any longer term than four years, except in time of war, and then for no longer term than the continuance of the war.
Σελίδα 471 - The Constitution of the United States gives to Congress the power to enact laws for the regulation of commerce.
Σελίδα 524 - Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures, of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, therefore, are contrary to this right, if the cause or foundation of them be not previously supported by oath or affirmation...
Σελίδα 524 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay ; conformably to the laws.
Σελίδα 116 - On the other side the visitor sees displayed a vast collection of specimens of Indian art, their paintings, weapons, ornaments, and manufactures; on another, an array of the fossil productions of our country, mineral and animal; the polished remains of those colossal monsters that once trod our forests, and are no more; and a variegated display of the branching honors of those "monarchs of the waste," that still people the wilds of the American continent.