History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent ...Little, Brown and Company, 1854 |
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... Governor could have avoided a collision . But Moore was chiefly bent on ... Johnson's Traditions and Reminis- cences of the American Revolution , 27 ... GOVERNMENT . 43.
... Governor could have avoided a collision . But Moore was chiefly bent on ... Johnson's Traditions and Reminis- cences of the American Revolution , 27 ... GOVERNMENT . 43.
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... Johnson to Gov. Pitkin , 12 Feb. 1767. I follow the Account of Johnson from his MSS . , of which I took and preserve copies . The story in Pitkin's Political and Civil History of the United States , i . 217 , seems to me to have been ...
... Johnson to Gov. Pitkin , 12 Feb. 1767. I follow the Account of Johnson from his MSS . , of which I took and preserve copies . The story in Pitkin's Political and Civil History of the United States , i . 217 , seems to me to have been ...
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... Johnson's report . 2 George Grenville , in Cavendish Debates , ii . 35 . Grafton's Autobiography . Shelburne to ... GOVERNMENT . 49.
... Johnson's report . 2 George Grenville , in Cavendish Debates , ii . 35 . Grafton's Autobiography . Shelburne to ... GOVERNMENT . 49.
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... government ; and the liberties of two millions of their countrymen , the interests ... Gov. Sharpe , June , 1763 . 2 King to Conway , 20 Sept. 1766 , 8 minutes ... Johnson to Pitkin , 12 Feb. 1767 . 8 XXVIII 1767 . Feb. Merchants of New ...
... government ; and the liberties of two millions of their countrymen , the interests ... Gov. Sharpe , June , 1763 . 2 King to Conway , 20 Sept. 1766 , 8 minutes ... Johnson to Pitkin , 12 Feb. 1767 . 8 XXVIII 1767 . Feb. Merchants of New ...
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... Johnson to Jared Inger- soll , 18 Feb. 1767 ; Charlemont to Flood , 19 Feb. 1767 ; Garth to Committee of South ... Gov. Sharpe , 20 Feb. 1767 . of Parliament itself ; and that its authority must be 58 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
... Johnson to Jared Inger- soll , 18 Feb. 1767 ; Charlemont to Flood , 19 Feb. 1767 ; Garth to Committee of South ... Gov. Sharpe , 20 Feb. 1767 . of Parliament itself ; and that its authority must be 58 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION .
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Act of Parliament America April Assembly August Bedford Bernard to Hillsborough Bernard to Shelburne Boston Gazette Britain British Camden CHAP Charles Townshend Charter Chatelet Chatham Colonies Committee of Correspondence Compare Connecticut Corr Council Court Crown Dartmouth declared Duke Durand to Choiseul duty Edmund Burke England France Francès to Choiseul Franklin friends Gage Government Governor Grafton Grafton's Autobiography Grenville Hillsbo House of Commons House of Lords Hutchinson Hutchinson to Sir inhabitants John July June King King's land Legislature letter liberty Lord North March Massachusetts Mauduit measures ment Minister Ministry never New-York officers opinion Otis Papers patriots Petition Pownall Province repeal resolved revenue Rockingham Samuel Adams Secretary sent Sept Shelburne Sir Francis Bernard soldiers South Carolina Stamp Act tion town of Boston Townshend trade troops Tryon unanimously Virginia voted W. S. Johnson Whately wrote XLIII
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Seite 429 - Correspondence be appointed, to consist of twenty-one persons, to state the Rights of the Colonists and of this Province in particular, as men, as Christians, and as subjects, to communicate and publish the same to the several towns in this Province and to the world, as the sense of this town, with the infringements and violations thereof, that have been or from time to time may be made ; also requesting of each town a free communication of their sentiments on this subject.
Seite 324 - The condition of human nature would be lamentable indeed, if nothing less than the greatest learning and talents, which fall to the share of so small a number of men, were sufficient to direct our judgment and our conduct. But Providence has taken better care of our happiness, and given us, in the simplicity of common sense, a rule for our direction, by which we shall never be misled.
Seite 492 - They were not of the Nature of private Letters between Friends: They were written by public Officers to Persons in public...
Seite 195 - Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, "Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us, O Lord our God ; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
Seite 146 - Memorial to the House of Lords, and a Remonstrance to the House of Commons, on the subject of the proposed Stamp Act.
Seite 520 - Be content to bind America by laws of trade, you have always done it. Let this be your reason for binding their trade. Do not burthen them by taxes ; you were not used to do so from the beginning. Let this be your reason for not taxing. These are the arguments of states and kingdoms. Leave the rest to the schools ; for there only they may be discussed with safety.
Seite 325 - ... Whoever understands the theory of the English constitution, and will compare it with the fact, must see at once how widely they differ. We must reconcile them to each other, if we wish to save the liberties of this country ; we must reduce our political practice, as nearly as possible, to our principles.
Seite 521 - When this child of ours wishes to assimilate to its parent, and to reflect with a true filial resemblance the beauteous countenance of British liberty, are we to turn to them the shameful parts of our constitution ? are we to give them our weakness for their strength, our opprobrium for their glory; and the slough of slavery, which we are not able to work off, to serve them for their freedom?
Seite 141 - The day dawns, in which the foundation of this mighty empire is to be laid, by the establishment of a regular AMERICAN CONSTITUTION. All that has hitherto been done seems to be little beside the collection of materials for this glorious fabric.
Seite 324 - ... reduced to this conclusion, that instead of the arbitrary power of a king, we must submit to the arbitrary power of a house of commons? If this be true, what benefit do we derive from the exchange ? Tyranny, my lords, is detestable in every shape ; but in none so formidable as when it is assumed and exercised by a number of tyrants.