The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 4Childs & Peterson, 1840 |
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... to be named . - B . V. It is stated , on the authority of William T. Franklin , that the friend here alluded to was Richard Jackson . - EDITOR . A NARRATIVE OF THE LATE MASSACRES , IN LANCASTER COUNTY CANADA PAMPHLET . 53.
... to be named . - B . V. It is stated , on the authority of William T. Franklin , that the friend here alluded to was Richard Jackson . - EDITOR . A NARRATIVE OF THE LATE MASSACRES , IN LANCASTER COUNTY CANADA PAMPHLET . 53.
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... the protection of this gov- ernment and its laws , calls loudly for the vigorous ex- ertion of the civil authority , to detect the offenders , and bring them to condign punishment ; I have , therefore NARRATIVE OF MASSACRES . 57.
... the protection of this gov- ernment and its laws , calls loudly for the vigorous ex- ertion of the civil authority , to detect the offenders , and bring them to condign punishment ; I have , therefore NARRATIVE OF MASSACRES . 57.
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... authority of government . The people , who think themselves injured in point of property , are discontented with the government , and grow turbulent ; and the proprietaries ' using their powers of government to procure for themselves ...
... authority of government . The people , who think themselves injured in point of property , are discontented with the government , and grow turbulent ; and the proprietaries ' using their powers of government to procure for themselves ...
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... authority only with his own peo- ple , if with them , since it is not likely that any law of this province will ever be made to submit the in- habitants to it , or oblige them to pay tithes ; and without such law , tithes can no more be ...
... authority only with his own peo- ple , if with them , since it is not likely that any law of this province will ever be made to submit the in- habitants to it , or oblige them to pay tithes ; and without such law , tithes can no more be ...
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... authority , that they , with forty - eight others , ( all passed at the same time by Governor Evans , ) were duly laid before the Queen in council ; who , on the 28th of April , 1709 , referred the same to the Board of Trade . The Board ...
... authority , that they , with forty - eight others , ( all passed at the same time by Governor Evans , ) were duly laid before the Queen in council ; who , on the 28th of April , 1709 , referred the same to the Board of Trade . The Board ...
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Seite 36 - Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Seite 375 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 152 - The Stamp Act says, we shall have no commerce, make no exchange of property with each other, neither purchase, nor grant, nor recover debts; we shall neither marry nor make our wills, unless we pay such and such sums ; and thus it is intended to extort our money from us, or ruin us by the consequences of refusing to pay it.
Seite 292 - Company; as also all the lands and territories lying to the westward of the sources of the rivers which fall into the sea from the west and northwest...
Seite 358 - ... so soon as the state and circumstances of the said colonies will admit thereof, they shall, with the advice and consent of the members of our council, summon and call General Assemblies...
Seite 262 - ... upon the sea, or in any haven, river, creek, or place where the admiral or admirals have power, authority, or jurisdiction...
Seite 252 - In this assurance my mind most perfectly acquiesces, and I confess I feel not the least alarm from the discontents which are to arise from putting people at their ease ; nor do I apprehend the destruction of this empire from giving, by an act of free grace and indulgence, to two millions of my fellowcitizens, some share of those rights upon which I have always been taught to value myself.
Seite 157 - The best in the world. They submitted willingly to the government of the Crown, and paid, in all their courts, obedience to acts of parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink and paper.
Seite 150 - Fuller; their seventh and last resolution setting forth, that it was their opinion that the House be moved, that leave be given to bring in a bill to repeal the Stamp Act.
Seite 261 - ... as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, whatsoever, as the courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer within his majesty's kingdom of England...