| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1879 - 634 Seiten
...virtual declaration of independence, recommending to the colonies "to adopt such a government as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness ami safety of their constituents and of America." This passed, after a hard struggle, on the 15th of... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1830 - 518 Seiten
...adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best condtwe to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition, which RICHARD HENRY LEE had the... | |
| William Allen - 1832 - 820 Seiten
...independence. He moved May 6, 1776 to recommend to the colonies " to adopt such a government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents and of America. This passed, after earnest debate, on the 16th. RH Lee moved on the 7th June, and the... | |
| Thomas Francis Gordon - 1834 - 646 Seiten
...of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." up and exercising the powers of civil government,"* they recommended such regulations, only, as were... | |
| Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 Seiten
...longer as holding or exercising any powers from Great Britain, but " to adopt such government as should in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...and safety of their constituents in particular, and of America in general." By the preamble to this resolution, finally adopted five days afterwards, it... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1835 - 1166 Seiten
...established governments suited to the exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition, which RICHARD HENRV LEE had the... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1835 - 524 Seiten
...suited to the exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion ofth-e representatives of the people, best conduce to the...constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition, which RICHARD HENRY LEE had the... | |
| Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 Seiten
...1770, Mr. Adams moved a resolution, recommending the colonies " to adopt such a government as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents and of America." It was not without a hard struggle that this passed on the 15th of the same month,... | |
| 1836 - 552 Seiten
...established governments suited to the exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition, which Richard Henry Lee had the... | |
| 1836 - 550 Seiten
...established governments suited to the exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition, which Richard Henry Lee had the... | |
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