American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

United States Congress (1848) ratified the peace treaty with Mexico which ended the Mexican War and brought the territories of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming, into the Union. The treaty began: <In the Name of Almighty God: The United States and the United Mexican States animated by a sincere desire to put an end to the calamities of the war....who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full powers, have, under the protection of Almighty God, the Author of Peace, arranged, agreed upon, and signed the following: Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between...

New York Constitution (1846): <PREAMBLE: We, the People of the State of New York, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings, do establish this Constitution.> 1846NY001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1846NY001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). New York Constitution, 1846.

Iowa (December 28, 1846) was the 29th State admitted to the Union. On August 7, 1789, slavery was prohibited from entering the territory of Iowa by an Act of Congress, introduce by Rufus King and signed into law by President George Washington, titled: <An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio, Article VI.> 1846IA001 The Constitution of the State of Iowa, adopted 1857, stated: <Preamble. We, the People of the State of Iowa, grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a continuation...

South Carolina Supreme Court (1846) in the case of City of Charleston v. S.A. Benjamin, cites an individual who willfully broke an Ordinance which stated: <No person or persons whatsoever shall publicly expose to sale, or sell...any goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever upon the Lords's day.> 1846SC001 The prosecuting attorney astutely explained the premise, stating: <Christianity is a part of the common law of the land, with liberty of conscience to all. It has always been so recognized....If Christianity is a part of the common law, its disturbance is punishable at common law. The U.S. Constitution allows it as a part of...

Florida State Motto (1846) stated: <In God We Trust.> 1846FL001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1846FL001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Florida State Motto, 1846. John Wilson Taylor, M.A., Ph.D., et al., The Lincoln Library of Essential Information (Buffalo, New York: The Frontier Press Company, 1935), p. 2068. The World Book Encyclopedia, 18 vols. (Chicago, IL: Field Enterprises, Inc., 1957; W.F. Quarrie and Company, 8 vols., 1917; World Book, Inc., 22 vols., 1989), Vol. 6, p. 2616. Charles Wallis, ed., Our American Heritage (NY: Harper & Row, Publishers,...