...independent, and have certain INHERENT BIGHTS, of which, when they enter into society, they cannot hy any compact deprive or divest their posterity —...of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing happiness and safety." Virginia Bill qf Rights, Art. I. FIEST ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED EDITION. afflitf)...

...IN VIRGINIA, ETC. EDITED BY R. HILDRETH, ESQ. ADTHOR OF " A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES." " All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have...certain INHERENT RIGHTS, of which, when they enter into society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity — namely, the enjoyment of...

...Unanimously adopted, June \2th, 1776. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and inde- • pendent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates...

...which rig/its do pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government. 1. THAT all men are by nature equally free and independent,...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; that magistrates...

...rights, of which they can not, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity.0 Among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 2. That all power is, by God and nature, vested in, and consequently derived from the people...

...adopted, known as the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1 Hen. 47), of which the first article reads, " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...the means of acquiring and possessing property, and the pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. 1 The fourth article—" That no man or set of men...

...adopted, known as the Virginia Declaration of Bights (1 Hen. 47), of which the first article reads, " That all men are by nature equally free and independent,...which when they enter into a state of society, they caunot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely the enjoyment of life and liberty,...

...happiness elsewhere ; and it is believed that this right of emigration, or expatriation, is one of those inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a...by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity. But, although municipal laws cannot take away or destroy this great right, they may regulate the manner,...

...adopted by the convention of 1829-'30, and re-adopted by the convention of 1850-'51, says : " All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their trustees...

...adopted by the convention of 1829-'30, and re-adopted by the convention of 1860-'51, says: "All men are by nature equally free and independent, and have...property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people ; magistrates are their trustees...