Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Volumen 7R. W. Pomeroy, 1827 |
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... seat in the continental congress ; and it was not long before he became conspicu- ous among those , most distinguished by their abilities and ardour . In a few days after his arrival , he was made a mem- ber of a committee appointed to ...
... seat in the continental congress ; and it was not long before he became conspicu- ous among those , most distinguished by their abilities and ardour . In a few days after his arrival , he was made a mem- ber of a committee appointed to ...
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... seat of actual warfare , was threatened with invasion from the south . In the spring , the fero- cious Tarleton had made his appearance on her southern borders , marking his path with a barbarity , in compari- son to which , the well ...
... seat of actual warfare , was threatened with invasion from the south . In the spring , the fero- cious Tarleton had made his appearance on her southern borders , marking his path with a barbarity , in compari- son to which , the well ...
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... seat , and Mr. Jefferson was unanimously elected in his place . When the house assembled , no one appeared to : bring forward the inquiry ; he , however , rose in his place , and recapitulating the charges which had been made , stated ...
... seat , and Mr. Jefferson was unanimously elected in his place . When the house assembled , no one appeared to : bring forward the inquiry ; he , however , rose in his place , and recapitulating the charges which had been made , stated ...
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... seat in that body , until the fourth of November following . The part which he immediately acted , was of course a prominent one , and we find him at once engaged in all the principal measures that occu- pied the public attention ...
... seat in that body , until the fourth of November following . The part which he immediately acted , was of course a prominent one , and we find him at once engaged in all the principal measures that occu- pied the public attention ...
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... , and before the arrival of the ambassador at the seat of government , before he was accredited as a minis- ter , a long catalogue of grievances committed by him , had been made to the president . Mr. Jefferson imme- 96 JEFFERSON .
... , and before the arrival of the ambassador at the seat of government , before he was accredited as a minis- ter , a long catalogue of grievances committed by him , had been made to the president . Mr. Jefferson imme- 96 JEFFERSON .
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Página 102 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Página 103 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 104 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.
Página 35 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
Página 103 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.
Página 33 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
Página 309 - That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English Constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights : Resolved, NCD 1.
Página 28 - But when a long train of abuses and usurpations [begun at a distinguished period and] pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
Página 306 - Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament, claiming a power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences, but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies...