The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-10-07

Dehberatve Assemblies
BY ANDREW w. YOUNG,
Author Of Science OF Cove ment," American States
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This work contains
l. familiar illustraton ofthe Principles OF Civil Gov
ernmenti including the Nature and Necessity of Civil
Government and Laws; definition Of Rights and Lib.
erty; the general Division and Distribution OF Power in
the Government of the United States aud the principal
Governments of Europe; and the origin and OF
Constitutional Government in the United States.
3 view of the State Governments showing the man.
ner in which power is exercised in the Legislative
ecuve and Judicial Departments and in the County
Town Administrations with synopsis OF the COnsttu-
tons of all the States, and the most important
special laws OF each State.
3. The Government of the United States-n this part
shown the nature Of the old Confederation adopted during
the history the and the steps
which led the formation of Constitution with
brief commentary and sketches of debates the Conven
lion of trainers the important provision.
of the Constitution, especially those known the
Compromises"
a. Common and Statutory Law-emb racing great va
rey of subjects among which the rights of Husband
and Wife, Minors, Masters, Apprentices and Servants;
laws relating to the Descent oPropery, Wills and Test
aments, Deeds and Mortgages Contracts Partnerships
Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, &c.
Digest Of the Law of Nations, showing the mutual
Rights and Obligations Nations and The customs and
usages which constitute the laws by which the inter-
course ofNatons is regulated the Just Causes Of War
the Rights and Duies of Neutrals, Blockade Right OF
Search, &c.
6. Parliamentary Rules for the Government OF Public
Meetings, Conventions, and other Deberauve Bodies.
knowledge of the principles and structure of our
Government is of importance in this country where
every citizen may become, elecior Yet large
portion of those who invested with the rights of free
men, sadly deficient in their knowledge of the duties
which, as a citizen, every man owes 10 his country.
Questions Of the greatest moment often decided the
balobox by the of those who have never devoted
day the study the principles our free institutions
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Germs OF life, and wiIhal condensed within small a
compass, has ever issued from the American press.
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