A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 páginas |
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... measures of this administra- tion . Some parts of the governor's conduct however , excited much discontent among the people ; and the assembly which met during his administration showed the apprehensions they entertained from his ...
... measures of this administra- tion . Some parts of the governor's conduct however , excited much discontent among the people ; and the assembly which met during his administration showed the apprehensions they entertained from his ...
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... measures of go- vernment was the principal cause of their movements . The insurgents chose for their leader , Na- thaniel Bacon , a young man of enterprise and talents , who had been educated in England . The first object of this ...
... measures of go- vernment was the principal cause of their movements . The insurgents chose for their leader , Na- thaniel Bacon , a young man of enterprise and talents , who had been educated in England . The first object of this ...
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... measures . Having raised a force to aid the constituted authorities , he marched in pursuit of the insurgents , and proceeded as far as the falls of James river , when he was alarmed with the news of another insurrection at Jamestown ...
... measures . Having raised a force to aid the constituted authorities , he marched in pursuit of the insurgents , and proceeded as far as the falls of James river , when he was alarmed with the news of another insurrection at Jamestown ...
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... measures . In the mean time Bacon had raised his popularity by a successful attack on the In- dian settlements , in which he had made a number of prisoners . He was returning , swell- ed with the importance of his victory , when he ...
... measures . In the mean time Bacon had raised his popularity by a successful attack on the In- dian settlements , in which he had made a number of prisoners . He was returning , swell- ed with the importance of his victory , when he ...
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... measures . A de- putation was sent from that body to the go- vernor , advising him to accede to the wishes of the people , as the only means of restoring peace and order to the colony . Finding the as- sembly carried off in the torrent ...
... measures . A de- putation was sent from that body to the go- vernor , advising him to accede to the wishes of the people , as the only means of restoring peace and order to the colony . Finding the as- sembly carried off in the torrent ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 150 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Página 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Página 150 - 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. 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.
Página 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Página 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Página 225 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Página 225 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Página 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Página 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.