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... ” v ,„„ T0 , libsrtv. is sufficient that she knows it, and to be free, it is sufficient that she wills it.- M. De La Fayette. amim-sal ©Rrlfaomtt. ®.t» Ballot, X. ®ualitotionS, payment JHomlm-s. to igl«loral i3attifts. Price One-Halfpenny No. 15. ——r~i n —i compatible with the constitution; and farther, to assert the ancient rij/ht of the people to possess and bear arms for the defence of ...
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... The following is a copy of that famous Act of Parliament which was passed in the first year of the reign William and Mary, and which is commonly called the BILL OF RIGHTS, “Whereas, the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil councillors, judges, and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extnpate the Protestant religion, and the laws and liberties of this ...
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... Standing Armies. that celebrated document, passed after tbe abdication of James 11. and in the first year of William and Man - , generally known under the name of The Declaration of Rights,” it was declared, that the raisin.r and keeping a standing army in times of peace is contrary to law.” The National Convention, who drew this document, had met for the purpose of settling the preliminaries ...
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... the country. For twenty-eight years had the Scottish Cove,inter —men of whom the world was not worthy (Stained the horrors of relentless persecution. Neither nge nor sex found mercy the sight of these bloodthirsty brigands—these debauched mercenary soldiers, who were let loose upon them, and who executed the pti/al will, alike against the grey-haired sire of seventy him of vigorous manhood, or ...
... Glasgow, Saturday, January 11, army, was grossly violating the Constitution, and endangering the liberty of the nation ; consequently, it was natural to suppose that by putting such well tried men as these at the head of Government, the country was pursuing the best means to secure to itself the blessings of freedom and prosperity. But sooner had these distinguished patriots breathed the ...