| California. Legislature. Assembly - 1857 - 998 pagina’s
...inquire whether the laws can be upheld under the Constitution of the State. Sec. 1st, Art. 1st, declares that all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring possession... | |
| John Codman Hurd - 1858 - 778 pagina’s
...Declaration of Bights (1 Hen. 47), of which the first article reads, " 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 caunot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely the enjoyment... | |
| Iowa. Supreme Court, George Greene (Reporter) - 1858 - 646 pagina’s
...result if the decision of this court is to become the law of the land. The constitution declares " that all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing,... | |
| American cyclopaedia - 1859 - 790 pagina’s
...convention of 1829-'30, and re-adopted by the convention of 1860-'51, says: "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... | |
| George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1859 - 792 pagina’s
...convention of 1829-'30, and re-adopted by the convention of 1850-'51, says : " 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... | |
| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1872 - 634 pagina’s
...liberty, without charge or conviction Opinion of the Court. of crime ? The bill of rights declares, that " all men are, by nature, free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights— among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This language... | |
| Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1862 - 438 pagina’s
...foundation of Government. Unanimously adopted June ~L2th, 1776. 1. 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... | |
| Virginia - 1862 - 238 pagina’s
...and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government. 1. That -all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they cuter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely,... | |
| Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 862 pagina’s
...foundation of Government, Unanimously adopted June 1211,, 1776. . 1. 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... | |
| Ezra Champion Seaman - 1863 - 312 pagina’s
...foundation of Government. Unanimously adopted, June 12th, 1776. Sec. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a •fcite of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the... | |
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