The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792, Volume 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892 |
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... delegates from Virginia , was not attached to the Constitution , as it came from the hands of its framers in 1787 ... delegated powers conferred on the general government from those re- served to the States . INTRODUCTION . ix In the ...
... delegates from Virginia , was not attached to the Constitution , as it came from the hands of its framers in 1787 ... delegated powers conferred on the general government from those re- served to the States . INTRODUCTION . ix In the ...
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... delegates from Connecticut , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , Massachusetts , and Vermont , was prevented from recommending the secession of those States from the Union , only by the termination of the war with England , which was ...
... delegates from Connecticut , New Hampshire , Rhode Island , Massachusetts , and Vermont , was prevented from recommending the secession of those States from the Union , only by the termination of the war with England , which was ...
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... delegate to the Assembly . A tradition in the Mason family , found in the old paper before quoted , asserts that George Mason gave the county its name , calling it after his native shire in England . The County Lieutenant in the early ...
... delegate to the Assembly . A tradition in the Mason family , found in the old paper before quoted , asserts that George Mason gave the county its name , calling it after his native shire in England . The County Lieutenant in the early ...
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... delegate . If such was the case , it is not likely he was present except at the first session , in February , 1727 , as he moved to Maryland to live in 1730 , though whether before or after the meeting of the Assembly in May does not ...
... delegate . If such was the case , it is not likely he was present except at the first session , in February , 1727 , as he moved to Maryland to live in 1730 , though whether before or after the meeting of the Assembly in May does not ...
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... delegates . This was owing to the action of the executive in each case . A declaration of the rights and liberties of the colonies was drawn up at this Congress , and a committee was appointed to prepare addresses to the Commons , the ...
... delegates . This was owing to the action of the executive in each case . A declaration of the rights and liberties of the colonies was drawn up at this Congress , and a committee was appointed to prepare addresses to the Commons , the ...
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Page 439 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 435 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 436 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Page 49 - Justices, their heirs and successors, from all trouble and damage that shall or may arise about the said estate, then this obligation to be void or else to remain in. full force and virtue.
Page 435 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Page 435 - ... that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers. 9. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Page 434 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage...
Page 363 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation...
Page 435 - That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
Page 434 - 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 burthens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections...