The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volume 3Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American compiling department, 1912 |
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The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 3 Visualizzazione completa - 1907 |
The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 3 Frederick Converse Beach,George Edwin Rines Visualizzazione completa - 1907 |
The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 3 Visualizzazione completa - 1908 |
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Pagina 84 - We are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase our currency or impair the credit of our country. We are therefore opposed to the free coinage of silver except by international agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must br preserved.
Pagina 84 - ... both metals must be of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be adjusted through international agreement or by such safeguards of legislation as shall insure the maintenance of the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets and in the payment of debts; and we demand that all paper currency shall be kept at par with and redeemable in such coin. We insist upon this policy as especially necessary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes,...
Pagina 83 - ... the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio, or such ratio as may be provided by law.
Pagina 79 - All bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as in other bills.
Pagina 4 - Let the bell be cast by the best workmen, and examined carefully before it is shipped, with the following words well shaped in large letters round it, viz— By order of the Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania, for the State House in the City of Philadelphia, 1752.
Pagina 147 - For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant...
Pagina 166 - Description of the three Principles of the Divine Being. His works contain profound and lofty ideas, mingled with many absurd and confused notions. He died, after several prosecutions and acquittals, in 1624.
Pagina 172 - BOISE, James Robinson, American educator: b. Blandford, Mass., 27 Jan. 1815; d. Chicago, 9 Feb. 1895. He was graduated at Brown in 1840, and received an appointment there as tutor in ancient languages. In 1850 he went abroad to study ; in...
Pagina 185 - If this be all, the bond is called a single one, simplex obligatio; but there is generally a condition added, that if the obligor does some particular act, the obligation shall be void, or else shall remain in full force...