Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence: The Declaration Historically Considered; and a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected with the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal ConstitutionG. F. Cooledge & brother, 1848 - 384 páginas |
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... active en- ergies of his mind supplied the deficiency , in a measure , and he passed an examination with honor at the close of his studies . He commenced practice at Kingston , in New Hampshire , and proving skillful and successful ...
... active en- ergies of his mind supplied the deficiency , in a measure , and he passed an examination with honor at the close of his studies . He commenced practice at Kingston , in New Hampshire , and proving skillful and successful ...
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... active in the pro- vincial assembly , and the governor , despairing of reconcili- ation , and becoming somewhat alarmed for his own safety , left the province . The provincial Congresst assumed the reins of government , and immediately ...
... active in the pro- vincial assembly , and the governor , despairing of reconcili- ation , and becoming somewhat alarmed for his own safety , left the province . The provincial Congresst assumed the reins of government , and immediately ...
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... active existence required . He had served his country faithfully in its hour of deepest peril , and the benedictions of a free people followed him to his domestic retreat . But he was not permitted long to bless his family with his ...
... active existence required . He had served his country faithfully in its hour of deepest peril , and the benedictions of a free people followed him to his domestic retreat . But he was not permitted long to bless his family with his ...
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... active in calling out and equipping troops for the campaign against Burgoyne . He commanded one brig- ade , and General Stark the other . He was under Gates at the capture of Burgoyne , and was one of the commis- sioners to arrange the ...
... active in calling out and equipping troops for the campaign against Burgoyne . He commanded one brig- ade , and General Stark the other . He was under Gates at the capture of Burgoyne , and was one of the commis- sioners to arrange the ...
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... active politician , always taking sides with those whose sentiments were liberal and democratic . He was soon noticed and appreciated by his townsmen in Boston , and was chosen by them one of its selectmen , an office of much ...
... active politician , always taking sides with those whose sentiments were liberal and democratic . He was soon noticed and appreciated by his townsmen in Boston , and was chosen by them one of its selectmen , an office of much ...
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Página 308 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States...
Página 315 - And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State ; and the Union shall be perpetual. Nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to, in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Página 312 - ... all officers of the land forces in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers ; appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States ; making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated
Página 313 - States; and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States, in Congress assembled...
Página 306 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Página 257 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. 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 mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Página 309 - ... the United states in Congress assembled shall, from time to time, direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Página 305 - WHEREAS the delegates of the United States of America in Congress assembled did on the fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and in the second year of the independence of America, agree to certain articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Página 328 - May next, a convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several states, be held at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of confederation, and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures, such alterations and provisions therein, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the states, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the government, and the preservation of the Union.
Página 307 - Freedom of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of congress, and the members of congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.