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  The Assembly of 1831
Barnes, and hostility to the Board of Missions, originating in devotion to the system of voluntary societies, and intensified by the doctrinal position of the Board, as indicated by its rejection of the Tennessee Hopkinsians, and by the activity of the President and Secretary, in the case of Mr.
Resolved, That the General Assembly, whilst it appreciates the conscientious zeal for the purity of the Church.
I came to the General Assembly disposed to learn what are the actual advantages of that towering system of ecclesiastical courts which constitutes the glory of Presbyterianism; and, of that.
www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /the_assembly_of_1831.htm   (3803 words)

  
 Du Ponceau: Brief View of the Constitution (1831)
Each house of congress is the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members; it may compel their attendance, punish them for disorderly behaviour, and with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member.
The election of president and vice-president is made by ballot, by electors in each state, at the same time, but by different tickets, designating the votes for the respective offices.
The United States are further bound to protect each of the states against invasion, and if required by the legislature of any of them, or by the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened,) against domestic violence.
www.constitution.org /cmt/psdp/consti.htm   (9760 words)

  
 United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The general election took place in 646 constituencies across the United Kingdom, for seats in the House of Commons.
In Northern Ireland, the election was dominated in the unionist community by a battle between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Other elections in the province have shown both a shift in votes towards the DUP but also a collapse of support for the cross-community Alliance Party which is likely to be more marked in a first past the post election and thus which may work in the UUP's favour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005   (3608 words)

  
 Iraq
There are occasional elections to the legislature, and the president was once confirmed in 1995 in a public referendum, but none of these seemingly democratic procedures was truly democratic.
With the general defeat of the Arab forces attacking Israel, however, the government of Iraq prepared to negotiate an armistice, represented by Transjordan.
Within a week, however, the United Nations, at the urging of both the USSR and the United States, demanded a ceasefire, forcing Britain, France, and Israel to withdraw from the lands they had captured.
www.iraq2all.com /general/ABOUT.HTM   (11828 words)

  
 Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 69, APPORTIONMENT: Library of Economics and Liberty
In general where apportionment is based on status it is arbitrary; when derived from the administrative or other divisions of a state or confederacy it is equal; and, when guided by population, it is proportional.
Kerr united in advancing the interpretation that the 14th amendment regarded only abridgments of the suffrage based "on race, color, nationality, or any other quality which inheres in the person and constitutes part of the individuality of the voter," and the house, 77 to 70, supported this commentary.
Another unit in apportionment was recognized in Maryland by the division of the state, adopted in 1776 abolished in 1836, into an "eastern" and "western" shore in alloting the senate.
www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy69.html   (6884 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
On June 5, 2000 the United States moved to dismiss the complaint claiming, in substance, that the allegations contained in the complaint "are virtually identical to those previously brought by eleven individuals, including [Plaintiff] Igartua in the case of Igartua de la Rosa, et al.
The United States citizens residing in Puerto Rico to this day continue to have no real say in the choice of those who, from afar, really govern them, nor as to the enactment, application, and administration of the myriad of federal laws and regulations that control almost every aspect of their daily affairs.
It should be noted that, at the time of General Miles' arrival, and since the enactment of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Puerto Ricans enjoyed Spanish citizenship and voting representation in the Spanish Parliament, rights which were confirmed in the Constitution of 1876 and in the Autonomic Charter of 1897.
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 Use of U.S. Forces Abroad
United States naval forces suppressing piracy landed on the northwest coast of Cuba and burned a pirate station.
Four United States vessels demonstrated and landed various parties (one of 200 marines and sailors) to discourage piracy and the slave trade along the Ivory coast, and to punish attacks by the natives on American seamen and shipping.
Naval forces of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands compelled Japan and the Prince of Nagato in particular to permit the Straits of Shimonoseki to be used by foreign shipping in accordance with treaties already signed.
www.fas.org /man/crs/crs_931007.htm   (8242 words)

  
 G.W.F. Hegel -- Social and Political Thought [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Hegel believed that the masses lacked the experience and political education to be directly involved in national elections and policy matters and that direct suffrage leads to electoral indifference and apathy.
In the performance of duty the individual exhibits virtue when the ethical order is reflected in his or her character, and when this is done by simple conformity with one's duties it is rectitude.
Not only do the estates guarantee the general welfare and public freedom, but they are also the means by which the state as a whole enters the subjective consciousness of the people through their participation in the state.
www.utm.edu /research/iep/h/hegelsoc.htm   (14441 words)

  
 National Heroes - Myanmar (Burma)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His first campaign outside of Myanmar, however, was in Arakan, the kingdom to the west of the Irrawaddy delta, where he attempted to place a subservient local prince on the throne; his siege of the capital at Mrohaung was suspended after the Siamese attacked Tavoy, forcing him to return home.
Bayinnaung was a patron of Buddhism; he built pagodas, gave generous donations to monasteries, and maintained extensive diplomatic relations with the Buddhist kingdom of Ceylon.
After 1831 Bagyidaw became increasingly susceptible to attacks of mental instability, and in 1837 he was succeeded by his brother, Prince Tharrawaddy Min.
www.myanmars.net /NEWVER/history/hero.htm   (4683 words)

  
 sociology - Victoria of the United Kingdom
As well as being queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she was also the first monarch to use the title Empress of India.
One of the most significant acts of the new ministry was to bring the United Kingdom into the Crimean War in 1854, on the side of the Ottoman Empire and against Russia.
As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom   (4993 words)

  
 Dominica (11/06)
After the federation dissolved, Dominica became an associated state of the United Kingdom in 1967 and formally took responsibility for its internal affairs.
In January 2000 elections, the Edison James United Workers Party (UWP) was defeated by the Dominican Labour Party (DLP), led by Roosevelt P. "Rosie" Douglas.
Elections for representatives and senators must be held at least every 5 years, although the prime minister can call elections any time.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2295.htm   (2624 words)

  
 Timeline 1831-1840
1831 Mar 6, Philip Henry Sheridan, Union Army General and hero of the Battle of Cedar Creek, was born.
1831 Nov 11, Nat Turner was hanged and skinned in Southampton county, Va. Hysteria surrounded this rebellion and over 200 slaves, some as far away as North Carolina, were murdered by whites in fear of a generalized uprising.
1831 New York Senator William L. Marcy made the statement, "To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy," on the floor of the U.S. Senate in 1831.
www.timelines.ws /1831_1840.HTML   (14920 words)

  
 Caomhánach - Arthur MacMurrough Kavanagh
Though in general carried on the back of his servant, he had a mechanical chair so contrived that he was able to move about the room without even this assistance.
In riding he was strapped on a chair saddle, and though thus exposed to the gravest risks in the event of his horse falling or breaking his girths, rode to hounds and took fences and walls as boldly as any in the field.
He lost his seat at the general election of 1880, even his own tenantry voting against him; was appointed lord-lieutenant of co. Carlow, and sat on the Bessborough commission.
www.kavanaghfamily.com /notable/Art/art.htm   (1099 words)

  
 History of Indonesia : Tropical Fury
The impact of the previous revolutions had generated the commonly called 'modern imperialism' and 'monopolistic capitalism', with sounder humanism at the background albeit the still sourly-tasted terminology.
While generally he gets the credit for inventing a revolutionary way in using the Dutch language, the heroic side of the enterprise is actually quite independent of corroborating evidence...........
Indonesians are used to see their collective history as a series of 'generations'; major changes are taken as points of reference - there is the 'class of '45' (Independence) and the 'class of '66' (the end of the Old Order).
www.geocities.com /amemorikaze/indonesianhistory4.htm   (8286 words)

  
 Ezra Stiles, The United States Elevated to Glory and Honor (1783)
The Belgic [Belgian] states, in their federal capacity, are united by a perfect system, constituted by that great prince, William of Nassau, and the compatriots of that age; but they left the interior government of the jural tribunals, cities, and provinces, as despotic and arbitrary as they found them.
This, with the Burgoynade at Saratoga by General Gates, and the glorious victory over the Earl of Cornwallis in Virginia, together with the memorable victory of Entaw Springs, and the triumphant recovery of the southern states by General Greene, are among the most heroic acts and brilliant achievements which have decided the fate of America.
A general spirit reigns against the most liberal and generous establishments in religion; against the civil magistrates encouraging or having anything more to do about religion than to keep the civil peace among contending sects: as if this was all that is to be done for religion by the friends of Jesus.
www.belcherfoundation.org /united_states_elevated.htm   (14952 words)

  
 Belgium (09/06)
A constitutional monarchy was established in 1831, with a monarch invited in from the House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in Germany.
For the election of the 25 Flemish and 15 francophone directly elected Senators, the country is divided into three electoral districts--Flanders, Wallonia, and the Brussels Capital Region.
Following significant gains in the 1999 general elections, the two Green parties joined a federal coalition cabinet for the first time in their history in Prime Minister Verhofstadt's first six-party coalition government.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2874.htm   (5741 words)

  
 Alexander Fuehr. The Neutrality of Belgium. 1915. Chapter Two.
He relates how, in January, 1831, i.e., quite in the beginning of the Conference, there was, for awhile, a complete deadlock in the negotiations of the Conference with Holland and Belgium for an armistice, as neither country wanted to yield to the proposals of the Great Powers.
The election of a sovereign was, of course, the exclusive right of the Belgian people; however, the Great Powers, especially England, were determined not to have any prince on the Belgian throne who Might not suit their purposes.
In the meeting of the plenipotentiaries of June 26, 1831, the Eighteen Articles were slightly modified to meet several objections of the Belgians who, among other things, had taken exception to the neutralization scheme, considering it an unwarranted interference in their internal affairs.
www.lib.byu.edu /estu/wwi/comment/belgneut/BelgC02.htm   (4640 words)

  
 Labour Movement In Guyana
In April before a general strike staged by MPCA leaders was called, Howard McCabe, a prominent American who represented the PSI Secretariat visited Guiana and held all-night meetings with MPCA leaders.
Seepaul Narine (Exhibit 2), the General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), before the passage of the recognition bill, Union certification and membership gathering was based on the strength of the unions.
In a recent election held on Decemner 15, 1997, the PNC has failed to recognize the validity of the elections and has not acknowledged the PPP government as the legitimate winners.
members.tripod.com /~tnageer/Labour.html   (2969 words)

  
 Popes & Patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, etc.
The Frankish Kingdom as the Roman Empire petered out after a while, and the Pope granted the Imperial Crown for a few years to local Kings of Italy.
Critics of Pius generally ignore this case, or lamely and incredibly argue that this was done without the Pope's knowledge.
His seat is at Canterbury because this was the capital of the Kingdom of Kent, an obvious place for St. Augustine, who was sent in 596 by Pope Gregory (I) the Great (590-604), to seek royal favor, from King (later St.) Æthelbert I, for his mission.
www.friesian.com /popes.htm   (9005 words)

  
 Metternich on Modena, 1831
The plan, as far as we yet know, is to deprive the Pope of his temporal power, and to form a kingdom of Italy under the Constitutional King of Rome.
It will have to show a firm front against them, or else afford the world a proof that it is but the aegis behind which the faction that is the sworn foe of the general tranquillity may take shelter.
We hold that party to be as inveterate a foe of its existence as it is of ours; two bodies attacked by a similar disease ought to contend with or at least resist it, each according to its capacity and means.
www.h-net.org /~habsweb/sourcetexts/modena.htm   (2010 words)

  
 Kyle Family Society
The General armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales first published in 1842, lists REVEREND SAMUEL KYLE, D. BISHOP OF CORK, whose family was long seated at KYLE, N.B. A branch of the family became established in the United States early in the eighteenth century: SAMUEL KYLE settled in Pennsylvania in 1738 and his grandson
Contested Belfast, Shankill in the 1918 United Kingdom general election as the candidate of the Labour Representative Committee.
Member of Belfast City Council, A Northern Ireland Labor Party member, Sat for Belfast, North from the general election of 1925 until the general election of 1929, when he was defeated while contesting Belfast, Oldpark, Leader of the Northern Ireland Labour Party from 1925 to 1929.
www.kylesociety.org /Kyle_NotableArticles_copy(1).htm   (2558 words)

  
 This Day In Military History... - Page 93 - Armchair General Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Approximately 150,000 troops from South Korea, the United States, and participating U.N. nations were killed in the Korean War, and as many as one million South Korean civilians perished.
The only unit that remained in South Vietnam was the 199th Infantry Brigade, which continued to conduct operations as a separate brigade.
To make matters worse, general orders are issued to the troops to conserve firewood as there is a scarcity of fuel in the area.
www.armchairgeneral.com /forums/showthread.php?p=599010   (7892 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War: Books: Thomas Dilorenzo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
New York, United States, New England, South Carolina, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Fort Sumter, Democratic Party, New Jersey, Shenandoah Valley, Andrew Jackson, Declaration of Independence, Dunning School, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Plains Indians, Thomas Jefferson, David Donald, Central Confederacy, Fugitive Slave Law, Horace Greeley, House of Representatives, Jefferson Davis, New Orleans, White House
Finally, in reference to the last point--which is probably the book's most inflammatory one--DiLorenzo argues that Lincoln rarely mentioned the issue of slavery in political speeches until it became politically expedient to begin doing so.
His solution was to 'return' all fls, even native-born ones, to their 'homeland' of west Africa, or exile them to the Caribbean or Central America.
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