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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Resolutions of 1798. (search)
being a form of government, as it purports to be, is simply a compact or treaty: and, secondly, that the parties to it are not, as the Constitution itself expressly declares, the people of the United States, but only the States as political corporations. The logical effect of this doctrine, practically, would be to destroy the Union, and relegate it to the barren desert of the Articles of Confederation, or anarchy under the name of government. These resolutions —the last two modified by Nicholas— passed the Kentucky legislature, Nov. 14, 1798, with only two or three dissenting votes. These nullification doctrines were echoed by the Virginia legislature, Dec. 24, in a series of resolutions drafted by Madison, and offered by John Taylor, of Caroline, who, a few months before, had suggested the idea of a separate confederacy, to be composed of Virginia and North Carolina. Madison's resolutions were more general in their terms, and allowed latitude in their interpretation. They were
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Louisiana, (search)
Congress admits Louisiana as a State......April 8, 1812 Congress extends the limits of Louisiana to include all between the Mississippi and Pearl rivers south of lat. 31° N.......April 14, 1812 First session of State legislature at New Orleans......June, 1812 General Wilkinson resumes command in Louisiana and arrives at New Orleans......June 8, 1812 W. C. C. Claiborne elected governor......Aug. 19, 1812 General Wilkinson superseded by General Flournoy......June, 1813 Colonel Nicholas (British) by proclamation incites people of Louisiana and Kentucky to revolt......Aug. 29, 1814 Barataria Island occupied by pirates under Jean Lafitte; the British under Sir William H. Percy invite them to hostility against the United States; Lafitte refuses......Aug. 30, 1814 Citizens of New Orleans and vicinity meet, pass resolutions of loyalty, and address the people......Sept. 15, 1814 Flotilla sails from New Orleans against the pirates, who prepare to resist, but abandon
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Rensselaer, Killian 1595-1674 (search)
onist, born in Amsterdam, Holland, presumably about 1632, was in charge of Rensselaerswick, N. Y., for sixteen years. When the English threatened New Netherland he was appointed to preside over the convention in New Amsterdam to adopt measures of defence. In 1664, after the province was surrendered to the English, he allied himself to the Duke of York on the condition that no offence should be offered his colony. Later Rensselaerswick was erected into a manor. Under the pen-name of New Netherland mercury he was the author of narratives of various events in the colonies. He died in Rensselaerswick, N. Y., in October, 1674. Another son, Nicholas, clergyman, born in Amsterdam, Holland, about 1638, was made chaplain of the Dutch embassy in England; appointed a deacon in the English Church, and in 1674 came to New York. In September, 1675, he was made colleague pastor of the Dutch Church in Albany, but two years later was deposed by the governor. He died in Albany, N. Y., in 1678.