A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 páginas |
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Página 33
... 13th of May they landed at a place to which they gave the name of Jamestown . At this memorable spot the first permament * See Smith's History of Virginia . settlement was made in Virginia . The Indians who inhabited 32.
... 13th of May they landed at a place to which they gave the name of Jamestown . At this memorable spot the first permament * See Smith's History of Virginia . settlement was made in Virginia . The Indians who inhabited 32.
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... Jamestown was attack- ed by a party of Indians , who killed one and wounded seventeen of the English . This at- tack showed them the necessity of union among themselves , and more vigilance to- wards their enemies . Hitherto they had ...
... Jamestown was attack- ed by a party of Indians , who killed one and wounded seventeen of the English . This at- tack showed them the necessity of union among themselves , and more vigilance to- wards their enemies . Hitherto they had ...
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... Jamestown died within a month after the de- parture of Newport . The survivors lived dur- ing the summer chiefly on crabs and sturgeon . During this time of famine and distress , the president Wingfield was charged with feasting on the ...
... Jamestown died within a month after the de- parture of Newport . The survivors lived dur- ing the summer chiefly on crabs and sturgeon . During this time of famine and distress , the president Wingfield was charged with feasting on the ...
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... James- town . In order the better to succeed in this attempt , they endeavoured to attach him to their interests , by offering him a large tract of land and a number of beautiful women if he would assist them in their project . However ...
... James- town . In order the better to succeed in this attempt , they endeavoured to attach him to their interests , by offering him a large tract of land and a number of beautiful women if he would assist them in their project . However ...
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... Jamestown , where he safely ar- rived after an absence of about seven weeks . The colony about this time was much in want of provisions , but was relieved by the re- turn of captain Newport from England , after a tedious voyage , in ...
... Jamestown , where he safely ar- rived after an absence of about seven weeks . The colony about this time was much in want of provisions , but was relieved by the re- turn of captain Newport from England , after a tedious voyage , in ...
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Página 150 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Página 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Página 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Página 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Página 225 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Página 225 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Página 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Página 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.