That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that, in all cases, the... Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia: Passed in 1866-67, in ... - Page 758by Virginia - 1867 - 1037 pagesFull view - About this book
| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...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...is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free slate. That standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, and therefore ought to be avoided,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of...proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that «landing armies in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty; and that, in all cases,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...never be re«trained but by despotic governments. 13. That a veil regulated militia, composed of tUe body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free statei that standing armies * time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous ю liberty; and that,... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of tlie body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and s»fe defence of a free state; that standing armies in time of peace, should be avoid «d, as dangerous... | |
| William Hyslop Sumner - Massachusetts - 1823 - 90 pages
...institution, who, in the language of the bill of rights, proposed by the Virginia convention, consider " a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, as the proper, natural, and safe defence, of a free state?" Whether an officer, now in commission,... | |
| New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1833 - 636 pages
...keep and bear arms. That a well regulated militia, including the body of the people capable of bearing arms, is the proper, natural and safe defence of a free State. That the militia should not be subject to Martial Law, except in time of war, rebellion or insurrection.... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 968 pages
...bear arms ; that a well regulated mili' tia, including the body of the people capable of ' bearing arms, is the proper, natural, and safe ' defence of a free State. " That standing armies, ' in times of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and ' ought not to be kept up, except in cases of neces'... | |
| Joseph Martin, William Henry Brockenbrough - Virginia - 1835 - 644 pages
...legislature for redress of grievances. XVII. That the people have a right to keep and bear arms ; that a well* regulated militia, composed of the body of...safe defence of a free state. That standing armies an time of peace are dangerous to liberty, and therefore ought to be avoided, as far as the circumstances... | |
| Constitutions - 1843 - 434 pages
...liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated mifitia, composed of the body of the people. trained to arms,...standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangrro^ to liberty ; and that, in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to,... | |
| Rhode Island - Law - 1844 - 612 pages
...and bear arms ; that a well regulated militia, including the body of the people capable of bearing arms, is the proper, natural and safe defence of a free state ; that the militia shall not be subject to martial law, except in the time of war, rebellion or insurrection... | |
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