Prefatory note. The debates in 1776 on the Declaration of Independence, and on a few of the Articles of Confederation, preserved by Thomas Jefferson. Letters of Mr. Madison preceding the debates of 1783. Debates in the Congress of the Confederation, from November 4, 1782, to June 21, 1783. Letters contemporary with, and subsequent to, the debates of 1783A. Mygatt, 1842 |
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... Opposed by Mr. Duane on the ground of economy . - Arguments for and against the motion . - Debate on the Report of the Com- mittee on the case of Captain Asgill . Debate on the question of making a demand on General Carleton , to fulfil ...
... Opposed by Mr. Duane on the ground of economy . - Arguments for and against the motion . - Debate on the Report of the Com- mittee on the case of Captain Asgill . Debate on the question of making a demand on General Carleton , to fulfil ...
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... Opposition to the rates by the Southern Delegates . TUESDAY , December 10th , Motion directing the Secretary of War to deliver the resolu- tions relative to Vermont . - Reasons for and against . — Mo- tion for determining finally the ...
... Opposition to the rates by the Southern Delegates . TUESDAY , December 10th , Motion directing the Secretary of War to deliver the resolu- tions relative to Vermont . - Reasons for and against . — Mo- tion for determining finally the ...
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... Opposition of the Virginia members . — Departure of Mr. Jefferson suspended , in consequence of the prospect of peace . To EDMUND RANDOLPH . Philadelphia , February 18 , 1783 , Further tokens of approaching peace . fairness by the ...
... Opposition of the Virginia members . — Departure of Mr. Jefferson suspended , in consequence of the prospect of peace . To EDMUND RANDOLPH . Philadelphia , February 18 , 1783 , Further tokens of approaching peace . fairness by the ...
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... the Legislature of Pennsylvania to obviate the default of the ex- ecutive . - Opposition in the New England States to the half- pay . The sale of land warrants . - 570 lii CONTENTS . TO EDMUND RANDOLPH . Princeton , September CONTENTS . li.
... the Legislature of Pennsylvania to obviate the default of the ex- ecutive . - Opposition in the New England States to the half- pay . The sale of land warrants . - 570 lii CONTENTS . TO EDMUND RANDOLPH . Princeton , September CONTENTS . li.
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... opposed its being now de- clared : That the question was not whether , by a Declara- tion of Independence , we should make ourselves what we are not , but whether we should declare a fact which already exists : That , as to the people ...
... opposed its being now de- clared : That the question was not whether , by a Declara- tion of Independence , we should make ourselves what we are not , but whether we should declare a fact which already exists : That , as to the people ...
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agreed appointed army Articles of Confederation authority Britain British Carleton cession claims concur Confederacy Confederation Congress Connecticut consideration Constitution Court of France creditors DEAR SIR declared Delegates discharge dollars duty EDMUND PENDLETON EDMUND RANDOLPH enemy Executive expedient favor FITZSIMMONS former France French funds GORHAM Grand Committee gress HAMILTON Hampshire honor impost informed instructions interest Jefferson Jersey Jones Journal justice land Laurens Legislature letter MADISON Maryland measure ment MERCER Ministers mittee mode motion necessary necessity negotiations object observed officers opinion opposed particularly peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia present proceedings proposed public credit public debts question received recommended referred requisitions resolution respect revenue Rhode Island RUTLEDGE Secretary of Foreign Sir Guy Carleton South Carolina Spain Superintendent of Finance supposed taken territory THOMAS JEFFERSON thought tion treaty unanimously United urged valuation Vermont Virginia vote Washington whole WILSON wish yesterday York
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376 ページ - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury...
21 ページ - Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
21 ページ - He has [suffered] the administration of justice [totally to cease in some of these states] refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers. He has made [our] judges dependent on his will alone for the tenure of their offices and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of new offices [by a self-assumed power] and sent hither swarms of new officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
26 ページ - At this very time too, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but Scotch and foreign mercenaries to invade and destroy us.
25 ページ - We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here, no one of which could warrant so strange a pretension; that these were effected at the expense of our own blood and treasure, unassisted by the wealth or the strength of Great Britain; that in constituting indeed our several forms of government, we had adopted one common king, thereby laying a foundation for perpetual league and amity with them; but that submission to their parliament was no part of our Constitution...
24 ページ - And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he also obtruded them: thus paying off former crimes committed against the LIBERTIES of one people with crimes which he urges them to commit against the LIVES of another...
25 ページ - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
9 ページ - Congress should declare that these United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved; that measures should be immediately taken for procuring the assistance of foreign powers, and a Confederation be formed to bind the colonies more closely together.
9 ページ - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...