Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Volume 5

Voorkant
1923
 

Overige edities - Alles bekijken

Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen

Populaire passages

Pagina 153 - I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich ; and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent on me as , according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Pagina 282 - DRAMA and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act...
Pagina 553 - The writ of habeas corpus shall in no case extend to a prisoner in jail, unless where he is in custody under or by color of the authority of the United States...
Pagina 190 - The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
Pagina 485 - United States of America, Department of State, to all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original on file in the Department of State. In testimony whereof I, John Davis, Acting Secretary of State of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed.
Pagina 75 - On the threshold I put off my country habit, filthy with mud and mire, and array myself in royal courtly garments ; thus worthily attired I make my entrance into the ancient courts of the men of old where they receive me with love and where I feed upon that food which only is my own and for which I was born. I feel no shame in conversing with them and asking them the reason for their actions. They, moved by their humanity, make answer ; for four hours space I feel no annoyance, forget all care, poverty...
Pagina 555 - ... How far I shall be supported in my late orders, remains yet to be proved. I have reason to calculate upon the patriotism of the interior and western counties. I know, also, that there are many faithful citizens in New Orleans ; but there are others, in whose attachment to the United States I ought not to confide. Upon the whole, sir, I cannot disguise the fact, that if Louisiana should be attacked, we must principally depend for security upon the prompt movements of the regular force under your...
Pagina 533 - New-Orleans ; observing him to be apparently agitated, the general stopped, supposing him the bearer of some information of the enemy's movements, asked what was the matter. He replied, that he was the bearer of a message from governor Claiborne, that the assembly were about to give up the country to the enemy.
Pagina 566 - ... means of defence. The only way effectually to do this, was to place the judge in a situation in which his interference could not counteract the measures of defence, or give countenance to the mutinous disposition that had shown itself in so alarming a degree. Merely to have disregarded the writ...
Pagina 313 - Reqte dont lecture luy a ete f eite depose quil a Connoissance que le Sieur dauseville est de bonne vie et Moeurs et quil fait profession de la Religion catholique apostolique et Romaine pour luy avoir vu faire plusieurs actes de Catholicite qui est tout ce quil a dit Scavoir lecture a luy faite de sa deposition a dit icelle contenir Verite ya persiste et a signe et na Requis Salaire Brusle Mondreloie Rossard greffr Document No. 4, Text. A Messieurs du Conseil Superieur de la Province de la Louisianne....

Bibliografische gegevens