 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and ought not to be violated. XVH. That the people have a right to keep and bear arms; that a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1826 - 844 pages
...right to the exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that no particular religious sect or society ought to be favored or established by law, in preference tu others. ftfth. That tlie Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary powers of Government shoulj be separate... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - 1833 - 636 pages
...natural and unalienable right, freely and peaceably to exercise their religion, according to the dictate. of conscience ; and that no religious sect or society...to be favored or established by law, in preference of others. That the People have a right to keep and bear arms. That a well regulated militia, including... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 968 pages
...indulgence in reading one or two of them. The ratification of New York contains the following expressions: "That the people have a right to ' keep and bear arms ; that a well regulated mili' tia, including the body of the people capable of ' bearing arms, is the proper, natural, and... | |
 | Joseph Martin, William Henry Brockenbrough - 1835 - 644 pages
...right to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience, and that no particular religious sect or society ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others. Amendments to the Federal Constitution recommended by Virginia. I. That each State in the Union shall... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - 1836 - 692 pages
...right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that no particular religious sect or society ought to be favored or established, by law, in preference to others." AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. " 1st. That each state in the Union shall respectively retnin every... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1844 - 612 pages
...free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that no particular religion, sect or society, ought to be favored or established, by law, in preference to others. V. That the legislative, executive and judiciary powers of government should be separate and distinct... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 964 pages
...indulgence in reading one or two of them. The ratification of New York contains the following expressions: "That the people have a right to ' keep and bear arms; that a well regulated mili' tia, including the body of the people capable of ' bearing arms, is the proper, natural, and... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 966 pages
...indulgence in reading one or two of them. The ratification of New York contains the following expressions: "That the people have a right to ' keep and bear arms ; that a well regulated mili' tia, including the body of the people capable of ' bearing arms, is the proper, natural, and... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1858 - 818 pages
...in reading one or two of them. The ratification of New York contains the following expressions : " That the people have a right to keep and bear arms ; that a well-regulated militia, including the body of the people capable of bearing arms, is the proper, natural,... | |
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... all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience, and that no particular religious sect or society ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others. 
