Lives of the Departed Heroes, Sages, and Statesmen of America: Confined Exclusively to Those who Have Signalized Themselves in Either Capacity, in the Revolutionary War which Obtained the Independence of Their CountryJ. Gladding, 1834 - 400 Seiten |
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... people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another , and to assume , among the powers of the earth , the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's INTRODUCTION . 15.
... people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another , and to assume , among the powers of the earth , the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's INTRODUCTION . 15.
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... nature and of nature's God entitle them , a decent respect to the opinions of mankind , requires that they should declare the causes which im- pel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self - evident - that all men are ...
... nature and of nature's God entitle them , a decent respect to the opinions of mankind , requires that they should declare the causes which im- pel them to the separation . We hold these truths to be self - evident - that all men are ...
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... nature . You cannot but remember how reluctantly we were dragged into this arduous contest ; and how repeatedly , with the earnestness of humble entreaty , we supplicated a redress of our grievances from him who ought to have been the ...
... nature . You cannot but remember how reluctantly we were dragged into this arduous contest ; and how repeatedly , with the earnestness of humble entreaty , we supplicated a redress of our grievances from him who ought to have been the ...
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... nature recoils . Were it possible , they would have added to this terri- ble system ; for they have offered the inhabitants of these states to be exported by their merchants to the sickly , to baneful climes of India , there to perish ...
... nature recoils . Were it possible , they would have added to this terri- ble system ; for they have offered the inhabitants of these states to be exported by their merchants to the sickly , to baneful climes of India , there to perish ...
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... nature ? To the generous pride , the elevation , the dignity of freedom ! Is there a man who would not abhor a dependence upon those , who have deluged his country in the blood of its inhabitants ? We cannot suppose this , neither is it ...
... nature ? To the generous pride , the elevation , the dignity of freedom ! Is there a man who would not abhor a dependence upon those , who have deluged his country in the blood of its inhabitants ? We cannot suppose this , neither is it ...
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Seite 215 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room, for hope. If we wish to be free ; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending' ; if we mean not basely to abandon, the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never, to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained', we must fight,! I repeat it,, sir, WE...
Seite 237 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Seite 214 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?
Seite 158 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Seite 213 - Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
Seite 158 - During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, " Logan is the friend of white men.
Seite 139 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Seite 42 - ... you have conducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude, invariably regarding the rights of the civil power through all disasters and changes.
Seite 41 - While I repeat my obligations to the army in general, I should do injustice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in this place, the peculiar services and distinguished merits of the gentlemen who have been attached to my person during the war.
Seite 376 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.