Lives of the Presidents of the United States: With Biographical Notices of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence; Sketches of the Most Remarkable Events in the History of the CountryE. Kearny, 1842 - 588 pages |
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... given to Mr. Fry , and Washington was appointed lieutenant colonel . Desirous to engage in active service , and take as early measures as possi- ble in defence of the colony , Washington obtained permission to march in advance of the ...
... given to Mr. Fry , and Washington was appointed lieutenant colonel . Desirous to engage in active service , and take as early measures as possi- ble in defence of the colony , Washington obtained permission to march in advance of the ...
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... given to Washington , with authority to name the field officers . In executing the duties of his office , Washington visited the frontiers , and made the best disposition of the few soldiers he found in the various posts . On his way to ...
... given to Washington , with authority to name the field officers . In executing the duties of his office , Washington visited the frontiers , and made the best disposition of the few soldiers he found in the various posts . On his way to ...
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... given to the forts constructed on the Delaware , to close the naviga- tion of that river . Troops were sent out , to prevent the farmer from carrying provisions to the market , and to cut off the foraging parties . The British soon ...
... given to the forts constructed on the Delaware , to close the naviga- tion of that river . Troops were sent out , to prevent the farmer from carrying provisions to the market , and to cut off the foraging parties . The British soon ...
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... given to the Marquis de La Fayette . The whole army followed at a proper distance for supporting the ad- vanced corps , and reached Cranberry the next morning Washington increased his advanced corps with two brigades , and sent General ...
... given to the Marquis de La Fayette . The whole army followed at a proper distance for supporting the ad- vanced corps , and reached Cranberry the next morning Washington increased his advanced corps with two brigades , and sent General ...
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... given to my own honor , which I consider as embarked with that of the army at large . But this I believe to be impossible . Any corps that was about to set an example of the kind , would weigh well the consequences ; and no officer of ...
... given to my own honor , which I consider as embarked with that of the army at large . But this I believe to be impossible . Any corps that was about to set an example of the kind , would weigh well the consequences ; and no officer of ...
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Page 122 - But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.
Page 123 - ... the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Page 123 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith ; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid...
Page 106 - 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...
Page 80 - 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.
Page 61 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Page 124 - ... the diffusion of information, and arraignment of all abuses at the bar of public reason; freedom of religion; freedom of the press; and freedom of person, under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of "revolution and reformation.
Page 94 - When public bodies are to be addressed on momentous occasions, when great interests are at stake, and strong passions excited, nothing is valuable, in speech, farther than it is connected with high intellectual and moral endowments. Clearness, force, and earnestness are the qualities which produce conviction. True eloquence, indeed, does not consist in speech. It cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phrases may be marshalled in every...
Page 94 - The clear conception, outrunning the deductions of logic, the high purpose, the firm resolve, the dauntless spirit, speaking on the tongue, beaming from the eye, informing every feature, and urging the whole man onward, right onward to his object — this, this is eloquence ; or rather it is something greater and higher than all eloquence, it is action, noble, sublime, godlike action.
Page 50 - 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.