The History of the American RevolutionJ. Duffy, 1846 - 248 ページ |
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... proposed and adopted by a convention of governors and dele- gates assembled at Albany , but the principles forming the basis of the union were disapproved of in England as conferring on the colonies liberties incompatible with that ...
... proposed and adopted by a convention of governors and dele- gates assembled at Albany , but the principles forming the basis of the union were disapproved of in England as conferring on the colonies liberties incompatible with that ...
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... proposed the repeal of the Stamp Act , ere it had lived a year , but not ere it had sown the seeds ! of revolution . Baffled omnipotence settled the question thus with its consciences resolus tion was adopted , concomitant with the ...
... proposed the repeal of the Stamp Act , ere it had lived a year , but not ere it had sown the seeds ! of revolution . Baffled omnipotence settled the question thus with its consciences resolus tion was adopted , concomitant with the ...
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... proposed and carried counter - resolutions , which again re - asserted the principles of American liberty . Other colonies adopted similar resolu- vtions ; public indignation was assuming the place of discretion ; and patriotism , in ...
... proposed and carried counter - resolutions , which again re - asserted the principles of American liberty . Other colonies adopted similar resolu- vtions ; public indignation was assuming the place of discretion ; and patriotism , in ...
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... proposed to ministers to transfer large cargoes of the hated article and sell it at a low price . The plan was approved of , and speedily executed . The vessels had not put to sea , when America , from her inmost settlement to her shore ...
... proposed to ministers to transfer large cargoes of the hated article and sell it at a low price . The plan was approved of , and speedily executed . The vessels had not put to sea , when America , from her inmost settlement to her shore ...
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... propose a measure of conci- liation , of a far larger and more liberal character ; and committed its preparation to the gigantic abilities of the celebrated Edmund Burke , whose splendid genius and wonderful acquirements had already ...
... propose a measure of conci- liation , of a far larger and more liberal character ; and committed its preparation to the gigantic abilities of the celebrated Edmund Burke , whose splendid genius and wonderful acquirements had already ...
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advantage American army AMERICAN REVOLUTION arms Arnold arrived assembly attack attempt battle Boston British army Bunker's Hill Burgoyne camp cannonade Carolina Charlestown citizens Clinton Colonel colonies colonists command commander-in-chief committed Congress council Count D'Estaing courage danger daring defeat defence Delaware detachment division encamped enemy engaged England English enterprise evacuation expedition fate fell fierce fire flag of England fleet force garrison genius Governor hand honour hope inhabitants intrenchments Island land latter laws liberty lines Lord Cornwallis Lord Dunmore Lord North Marquis de Lafayette ment miles military militia minister movement night officers once operations parliament patriotism peace position prepared Prescot prisoners proposed province Quebec received refused resistance resolution retired retreat river safety sloop-of-war soldiers South Carolina spirit Stamp Act storm strength struggle success tion took town triumph troops valour vengeance vessels victory Virginia Washington wounded York
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234 ページ - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
242 ページ - I behold the surest pledges, that as, on one side, no local prejudices or attachments, no separate views nor party animosities, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests...
236 ページ - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country ; to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
242 ページ - I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my country can inspire: since there is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists, in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...
244 ページ - Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave, but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication that, since he has been pleased to...
238 ページ - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States, of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which however was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the unioa and the patronage of Heaven.
243 ページ - To the preceding observations I have one to add, which will be most properly addressed to the House of Representatives. It concerns myself, and will therefore be as brief as possible. When I was first honored with a call into the service of my country, then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liberties, the light in which I contemplated my duty required that I should renounce every pecuniary compensation.
238 ページ - It was impossible the choice of confidential officers to compose my family should have been more fortunate. Permit me, sir, to recommend in particular, those who have continued in the service to the present moment, as worthy of the favorable notice and patronage of Congress.
243 ページ - I must decline as inapplicable to myself any share in the personal emoluments which may be indispensably included in a permanent provision for the executive department, and must accordingly pray that the pecuniary estimates for the station in which I am placed may during my continuance in it be limited to such actual expenditures as the public good may be thought to require.
239 ページ - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world : having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and to those who feel oppression, you retire from the great theatre of action, with the blessings of your fellow-citizens, but the glory of your virtues will not terminate with your military command, it will continue to animate remotest ages.