| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 trang
...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...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 - 1822 - 526 trang
...one 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...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 - 1822 - 518 trang
...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 - 1822 - 514 trang
...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 - 1823 - 90 trang
...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 - 1833 - 636 trang
...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 - 1855 - 968 trang
...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 - 1835 - 644 trang
...the 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...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... | |
| 1843 - 434 trang
...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 - 1844 - 612 trang
...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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