A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . HIAWATHA, FOUNDER OFTHE rROQUOlS LEAGUE rhe Iroquois League waa comp-.^cd o/ the Mohawk, Oneida, Onoodaga, Cayuga. Seneca and Tusiwho founded in the New York wilderness a barbaric republic, with bonds of unioa that might smany respects as a n-odel for civilized natioub-. One of the CMrlieM fighl. GALLOPS RECAPTURE OF OLDHAMS BOAT waier .n My ,,,niinri,i. It «;,< a boat manned bvof w
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . HIAWATHA, FOUNDER OFTHE rROQUOlS LEAGUE rhe Iroquois League waa comp-.^cd o/ the Mohawk, Oneida, Onoodaga, Cayuga. Seneca and Tusiwho founded in the New York wilderness a barbaric republic, with bonds of unioa that might smany respects as a n-odel for civilized natioub-. One of the CMrlieM fighl. GALLOPS RECAPTURE OF OLDHAMS BOAT waier .n My ,,,niinri,i. It «;,< a boat manned bvof who hail laten a boat for ihcir own uses tiers and another by a band FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION. 149 Congress, or the legislative depaitment, consists of two branches, the Sen-ate and House of RejDresentatives. Each State, no matter what its population,is entitled to two Senators, who serve for six years and are elected by the respec-tive State Legislatures; the Representatives are apportioned according to thepopulation, are voted for directly by the people, and serve for two years. Inthis admirable manner, each State is protected by its Senators against anyencroachment upon its rights, while the poixilous States receive the recognitionto which they are entitled through the House of Representatives. Congress, the two branches acting together, lay taxes, borrow money, regu-
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