Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of the Sgners of the Declaration of Independence; Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events in the History of the Country...G. H. Salisbury, 1850 - 614 páginas |
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... continued from ten in the morning until dark , when the French general demanded a parley , and offered terms of capitulation . These were refused , but in the course of the night other proposals were accepted . The fort was sur ...
... continued from ten in the morning until dark , when the French general demanded a parley , and offered terms of capitulation . These were refused , but in the course of the night other proposals were accepted . The fort was sur ...
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... continued for three hours , in the course of which the general had three horses killed under him , and received himself a mortal wound . His troops immediately fled in great confusion . It was impossible to rally them , until they had ...
... continued for three hours , in the course of which the general had three horses killed under him , and received himself a mortal wound . His troops immediately fled in great confusion . It was impossible to rally them , until they had ...
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... continued the attack , and drove the enemy , though superior in numbers , from their position . The success of this skirmish had a great influence upon the army . In his general orders , Washington applauded the courage of the officers ...
... continued the attack , and drove the enemy , though superior in numbers , from their position . The success of this skirmish had a great influence upon the army . In his general orders , Washington applauded the courage of the officers ...
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... continued . The remainder of the season passed over in a war of skirmishes , which generally terminated in favor of the Americans . Arranging the army in spring gave the commander - in - chief inconceivable trouble . A difficulty arose ...
... continued . The remainder of the season passed over in a war of skirmishes , which generally terminated in favor of the Americans . Arranging the army in spring gave the commander - in - chief inconceivable trouble . A difficulty arose ...
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... continued to fall back , until he crossed the Brandywine river . He here posted his troops on the high ground , near Chadd's Ford . The light corps , under General Maxwell , was advanced in front , and placed on the hills south of the ...
... continued to fall back , until he crossed the Brandywine river . He here posted his troops on the high ground , near Chadd's Ford . The light corps , under General Maxwell , was advanced in front , and placed on the hills south of the ...
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Página 74 - He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for 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. He has...
Página 75 - 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.
Página 31 - This government, the offspring of our own "choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support.
Página 50 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Página 20 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 52 - You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil, and blood, and treasure, that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory.
Página 90 - Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind, let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty, and even life itself, are but dreary things. And let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have yet gained little, if we countenance a political intolerance, as despotic as wicked, and capable of as bitter and bloody persecutions.
Página 73 - ... governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations [begun at a distinguished period and] pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty to throw...
Página 97 - All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.
Página 30 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.