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Oppressions more galling than any of which the British Colonies of '76 could
complain , have been bravely and successfully resisted ; and gallant
achievements for liberty and country , have been won , from time to time , by
those ...
Oppressions more galling than any of which the British Colonies of '76 could
complain , have been bravely and successfully resisted ; and gallant
achievements for liberty and country , have been won , from time to time , by
those ...
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They must be studied attentively by all who desire a just acquaintance with the
facts of colonial history , and the character ... directly upon the relations between
Great Britain and her Colonies , rather han to a mere narrative of consecutive
facts ...
They must be studied attentively by all who desire a just acquaintance with the
facts of colonial history , and the character ... directly upon the relations between
Great Britain and her Colonies , rather han to a mere narrative of consecutive
facts ...
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all settlements in the old colonies , beyond the heads of the rivers that run
eastwardly into the Atlantic . Consistent with this same policy , selfish and
ungrateful as it was , every discouragement and prohibition was opposed to the
formation of ...
all settlements in the old colonies , beyond the heads of the rivers that run
eastwardly into the Atlantic . Consistent with this same policy , selfish and
ungrateful as it was , every discouragement and prohibition was opposed to the
formation of ...
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Penalties , incurred for breaches of these acts , were made recoverable in the
courts of the particular colony , or any other ... Complaints and discontents of the
Colonies against the general course of Great Britain towards them , constantly ...
Penalties , incurred for breaches of these acts , were made recoverable in the
courts of the particular colony , or any other ... Complaints and discontents of the
Colonies against the general course of Great Britain towards them , constantly ...
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June 7 . delegates in congress to join in all measures which might be agreed on
in congress , for the advancement of the interests , safety , and dignity of the
colonies . South Carolina and Georgia , with the colonies just mentioned , had
taken ...
June 7 . delegates in congress to join in all measures which might be agreed on
in congress , for the advancement of the interests , safety , and dignity of the
colonies . South Carolina and Georgia , with the colonies just mentioned , had
taken ...
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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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