Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1M'Carty and Davis, 1826 |
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Page 53
... territory , to the mere purposes of hunting , is suggested to be a scheme of direct hostility to the performance of this duty . Applied to the arts of agriculture , or the mere pasturage of domestic animals , a much greater number of ...
... territory , to the mere purposes of hunting , is suggested to be a scheme of direct hostility to the performance of this duty . Applied to the arts of agriculture , or the mere pasturage of domestic animals , a much greater number of ...
Page 54
... territory not belonging to others , and make any lawful use of it without being responsible to others for such use . It may exclusively pursue commerce , manufac- tures , agriculture , or hunting . If the mode of employment is not the ...
... territory not belonging to others , and make any lawful use of it without being responsible to others for such use . It may exclusively pursue commerce , manufac- tures , agriculture , or hunting . If the mode of employment is not the ...
Page 55
... territory , unim- peded by foreign causes , will insensibly lead to meliorations of the mind , to the sweetness of do- mestic attractions , and to employments less erratic and more productive than hunting . A nation has a legal right to ...
... territory , unim- peded by foreign causes , will insensibly lead to meliorations of the mind , to the sweetness of do- mestic attractions , and to employments less erratic and more productive than hunting . A nation has a legal right to ...
Page 59
... territory ; " to which they added , " that if the na- natives complained of any straits put on them , we gave satisfaction in some payment or other to their content . " They also assumed the untenable ground , that an agricultural ...
... territory ; " to which they added , " that if the na- natives complained of any straits put on them , we gave satisfaction in some payment or other to their content . " They also assumed the untenable ground , that an agricultural ...
Page 61
... territory of the Pequots was probably not included , for before this time the general court of Massachusetts had asserted their title by conquest in a declaration be- ginning as follows : " Whereas it has pleased the Lord , in his great ...
... territory of the Pequots was probably not included , for before this time the general court of Massachusetts had asserted their title by conquest in a declaration be- ginning as follows : " Whereas it has pleased the Lord , in his great ...
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