The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-11


familiar illustration ofihe Principles of Civil Gov
eminent; including the Nature and Necessity of Civil
Government and Laws; a definition of Rights and Lib
erly; 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.
g view of the State Governments showing the man
ner in which power is exercs ed in the Legislative FIX
ecutve, and Judicial Departments and in the County and
Town Administrations with a Syneps. of the Consiiiu-
tons of all the States and the most important
special laws of each STATE. ...
The Government of the United S,aies- in this part
shown the of the old adopted
the war; history Of the causes and the
which led 10 the formation of the Constitution; with
brief commentary and sketches of debates in Conven-
ton OF trainers OF the important
OF the Constitution especially those known Great
Compromises"
a. Common and Statutory Law-embracing a grea, va
rety Of subjects; among which the rights of Husband
and Wife, Minors, Masters Apprentices and Servants
laws relating TO The Descent of Property Wills
amenis, Deeds and Mortgages, Contracts
Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, &c.
Digest of the Law of Nations showing the mutual
Rights and Obligations Of Nations and the customs and
usages which constitute the laws by which the inter.
course of Nations is regulated the just Causes OF War
the Rights and Duties of Neutrals Blockade Right OF
Search, &c.
g. Parliamentary Rules for the Government of Public
Meetings. Conventions, and other DeAberaive Bodies.
A knowledge of the principles and structure of our
Government Of vast Importance in this country where
every citizen Is may become eleetor Yet large
portion of those who invested Nth tae rights
men, are sadly deficient in their knowledge Of duties
which, as citizen, every man owes to bis country.
Questions of the greatest often decided al the
baotbox by the votes of those who have
day the study of the principles Of ous free Institutions
To bring this information w thin the reach OF the
OF our citizens, this work has been prepared and is
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much valuable information the rights duties
sposbilities Of citizens and relating the
cefns of life and withal condensed within small a
compass, has ever issued from the American press.
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and growing Republic will devoIye, this work is
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citizens who have had those voumnous
works in which this information has long been con-
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