Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volume 8R. W. Pomeroy, 1827 |
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... thought to be essentially necessary , especially at the present time , that congress should be expressly in- formed , that such measures as are complained of , are extremely opposite and irritating to the principles and feelings which ...
... thought to be essentially necessary , especially at the present time , that congress should be expressly in- formed , that such measures as are complained of , are extremely opposite and irritating to the principles and feelings which ...
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... his resignation , and on his so doing , a committee had been appointed , who proposed to give him , as a compensation for his services , thirteen thousand dollars , exclusive of + his pay . Mr. Gerry , however , thought that 44 GERRY .
... his resignation , and on his so doing , a committee had been appointed , who proposed to give him , as a compensation for his services , thirteen thousand dollars , exclusive of + his pay . Mr. Gerry , however , thought that 44 GERRY .
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... thought that to such a man , an act of more prompt liberality was due , and he proposed , in lieu of the report of the committee , the fol- lowing resolution : " Whereas major general baron Steu- ben , at the instance of the friends of ...
... thought that to such a man , an act of more prompt liberality was due , and he proposed , in lieu of the report of the committee , the fol- lowing resolution : " Whereas major general baron Steu- ben , at the instance of the friends of ...
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... thought that they display somewhat too much of party feeling , it should at the same time be remembered that it was on a subject and at a time calculated to arouse all our sensi- bilities , and when , in the opinion of the writer , the ...
... thought that they display somewhat too much of party feeling , it should at the same time be remembered that it was on a subject and at a time calculated to arouse all our sensi- bilities , and when , in the opinion of the writer , the ...
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... thoughts pronounced it groundless ; but find it recur on your proposing to retire and quit station . I acknowledge the justice of your reason- your station . ing , and the ingratitude of the people , as well as the malignity of their ...
... thoughts pronounced it groundless ; but find it recur on your proposing to retire and quit station . I acknowledge the justice of your reason- your station . ing , and the ingratitude of the people , as well as the malignity of their ...
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Page 301 - Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective States, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights and properties which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects...
Page 266 - The graces taught in the schools, the costly ornaments and studied contrivances of speech, shock and disgust men, when their own lives, and the fate of their wives, their children, and their country, hang on the decision of the hour. Then, words have lost their power, rhetoric is vain, and all elaborate oratory contemptible.
Page 51 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in 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 government and the preservation of the...
Page 211 - England, sir, is a nation, which still I hope respects, and formerly adored, her freedom. The colonists emigrated from you, when this part of your character was most predominant ; and they took this bias and direction the moment they parted from your hands. They are therefore not only devoted to liberty, but to liberty according to English ideas, and on English principles.
Page 38 - STATES, and to consist of one delegate from each state; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 266 - 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 way, but they cannot compass it. It must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion.
Page 263 - Britain, and it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said Crown should be totally suppressed, and all the powers of government exerted under the authority of the people of the Colonies, for the preservation of internal peace, virtue, and good order, as well as for the defence of their lives, liberties, and properties, against the hostile invasions and cruel depredations of their enemies.
Page 307 - The king replied, as quick as lightning, " An honest man will never have any other.
Page 307 - The King then asked me whether I came last from France, and upon my answering in the affirmative, he put on an air of familiarity, and smiling, or rather laughing, said : " There is an opinion among some people that you are not the most attached of all your countrymen to the manners of France.