 | 1845 - 552 Seiten
...maxims, which tend to the prostration of republicanism. We have one, sir, that all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter mto society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity. We have a set of maxims... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1853 - 884 Seiten
...unconstitutional, because of the clause in the Virginia bill of rights, which declares "that all men are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent rights...of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing Tux, 1853. ] Mutin et al. Ez parte. and obtaining happiness and safety." And of this, he said: "to... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 Seiten
...their Posterity, as the basis and foundation of Government. Unanimously adopted, June 12/A, 1776. 1 . That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently dorived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1848 - 538 Seiten
...Posterity, as the basis and foundation • of Government. Unanimously adopted, June IZth, 1776. SEC. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
 | 1848 - 544 Seiten
...foundation." This Declaration of Rights, bearing date June 12, 1776, announced among other things, " that all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." Upon " the basis and foundation" of this Declaration of Rights, the convention proceeded to... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 Seiten
...representatives of the people of Virginia, assembled in convention, adopted a bill of rights, as follows : " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. " That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 Seiten
...people of Virginia, assembled in convention, adopted a bill of rights, as follows : "That all men are-by nature equally free and independent, and have certain...their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberly, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pu: suing aud obtaining happiness... | |
 | 1827 - 452 Seiten
...to the government of this state, m the first section of the bill of rights, in the following words.' ''That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest tlirir posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing... | |
 | George Long - 1850 - 704 Seiten
...as the Declaration of the American Congress, July 4, 1774. The Virginia Declaration declares, 1 ; " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...which, when they enter into a state of society, they caunot by any compact deprive or divest posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with... | |
 | Virginia - 1851 - 1348 Seiten
...men are by nature equally free and independent, and hare certain inherent rights, of which, when tfwy enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any...and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happinfM and safety. 3. That all power is vested in. and consequently derived from the people ; that... | |
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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... 
