 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Reconstruction, United States. Congress - 1866 - 838 pages
...inherent md indefeasible rights, amongst which are those ot enjoying and defending lite and liberty, if acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness." Our convention, recognizing the manhood of the negro, struck out the word " free," and low the section... | |
 | FRANKLIN B. HOUGII - 1867 - 604 pages
...liberty and free government may be recognized and unalterably established, we declare : 1. That all mea are born equally free and independent, and have certain...indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and... | |
 | New York (State) - 1867 - 254 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, amongst which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. Ark.. 84; FL, 129. — That the people of this State ought to have the sole and exclusive right of... | |
 | Robert S. Blackwell - 1869 - 740 pages
...free government may be recognized and unalterably established," proceeds to declare : 1. "That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness." 2. " That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority,... | |
 | Jacob Isidor Mombert - 1869 - 832 pages
...and free government may be recognised and unalterably established, WE DECLARE THAT SECT. I. All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain...indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and... | |
 | Jacob Isidor Mombert - 1869 - 834 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and...reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. SECT. II. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority,... | |
 | 1869 - 820 pages
...the government, as well as all others, is intended in the 1st section of the Oth article : " All men have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property and reputation, and... | |
 | 1870 - 504 pages
...inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. Power and Government. SECT. II. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments... | |
 | 1881 - 572 pages
...think plainly implies such an Inhibition, viz., " that all men have n natural and inalienable right of enjoying and defending life and liberty, and of acquiring, possessing and protecting property ;" for it seems idle to assert, in an instrument designed to indicate nnd limit the powers of government,... | |
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All men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent and indefeasible rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, possessing and protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing their... 
