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This uncertainty continued for a long time , the various changes of position made
by Howe being considered for the most part as feints to conceal a real purpose .
Washington becoming more convinced that Philadelphia was the object , turned
...
This uncertainty continued for a long time , the various changes of position made
by Howe being considered for the most part as feints to conceal a real purpose .
Washington becoming more convinced that Philadelphia was the object , turned
...
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In settling the conditions to be insisted upon , under the proposed mediation , and
to secure the Spanish alliance , warm and long continued debates took place , in
which the States were differently swayed , according to their geographical ...
In settling the conditions to be insisted upon , under the proposed mediation , and
to secure the Spanish alliance , warm and long continued debates took place , in
which the States were differently swayed , according to their geographical ...
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The issues continued through 1780 , though in diminished quantities , because
worthless , until they amounted finally , in the beginning of 1781 , to $ 357 , 476 ,
545 of the old emission , and $ 2 , 070 , 485 of the new . The depreciation went
on ...
The issues continued through 1780 , though in diminished quantities , because
worthless , until they amounted finally , in the beginning of 1781 , to $ 357 , 476 ,
545 of the old emission , and $ 2 , 070 , 485 of the new . The depreciation went
on ...
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The combined forces were still inferior to the army of Cornwallis , and the pursuit
was continued . The Americans retreated as rapidly as possible towards Virginia ,
and so vigorously did Cornwallis force his marches , that a third time he ...
The combined forces were still inferior to the army of Cornwallis , and the pursuit
was continued . The Americans retreated as rapidly as possible towards Virginia ,
and so vigorously did Cornwallis force his marches , that a third time he ...
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Oct . 10ths w opened from the lines of the besiegers on the ninth the and tenth of
October , and kept up a brisk and continued fire upon the town . Some of their
shells passed into the harbour , and a frigate of 44 guns and a transport ship
were ...
Oct . 10ths w opened from the lines of the besiegers on the ninth the and tenth of
October , and kept up a brisk and continued fire upon the town . Some of their
shells passed into the harbour , and a frigate of 44 guns and a transport ship
were ...
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Página 26 - But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism. The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of Public Liberty.
Página 29 - OBSERVE good faith and justice towards all nations, cultivate peace and harmony with all ; religion and morality enjoin, this conduct ; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it ? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.
Página 29 - It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. Who can doubt that in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might be lost by a steady adherence to it. Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with its virtue?
Página 10 - United States whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Página 17 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 8 - United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and together with the vice-president, chosen for the same term, be elected as follows : 2. Each State shall appoint...
Página 9 - Vice-President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be removed or a President shall be elected. 7. The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation which shall neither be increased nor...
Página 24 - To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is indispensable. No alliances, however strict, between the parts, can be an adequate substitute; they must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced. Sensible of this momentous truth, you have improved upon your first essay by the adoption of a constitution of government better calculated than your former for an intimate union, and for the efficacious management...
Página 7 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Página 33 - In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course, which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations.
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| Título | History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character and Principles of the Colonists, and Their Controversies with Great Britain |
| Autor | Samuel Farmer Wilson |
| Edición | 5 |
| Editor | N. Hickman, 1843 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 18 Dic. 2007 |
| Largo | 372 páginas |
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