Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 7Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... wish " to deftroy the remnant of our commerce ? " Be- cause their fyftem has been called unjuft in France ! A powerful reason truly ! There never were wanting in France men to call their abominable actions unjust , from the feizure of ...
... wish " to deftroy the remnant of our commerce ? " Be- cause their fyftem has been called unjuft in France ! A powerful reason truly ! There never were wanting in France men to call their abominable actions unjust , from the feizure of ...
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... wish to poffefs . I arrived here in April , last year , with intention to fettle me in this country for the reft of my days ( because my poor native country , Holland , was put in deftruction and ruin ) ; of courfe , my property and ...
... wish to poffefs . I arrived here in April , last year , with intention to fettle me in this country for the reft of my days ( because my poor native country , Holland , was put in deftruction and ruin ) ; of courfe , my property and ...
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... wish for proof of the fact , I infert the following advertisement * Now I would be glad to know through what channel Meffrs .. Claypoole got this intelligence ? Was it from fome spy , some M'Lean , fent to Halifax , or from fome able ...
... wish for proof of the fact , I infert the following advertisement * Now I would be glad to know through what channel Meffrs .. Claypoole got this intelligence ? Was it from fome spy , some M'Lean , fent to Halifax , or from fome able ...
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... wish to fecure their power by making peace with their moft formidable enemies ; but the worst of it is , they will not do us the honour to rank us under that defcription . They make none but feparate peaces ; and and when they have us ...
... wish to fecure their power by making peace with their moft formidable enemies ; but the worst of it is , they will not do us the honour to rank us under that defcription . They make none but feparate peaces ; and and when they have us ...
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... wish . " 66 This was not the ground for a man like Mr. Pitt to take . The wish to preserve the appearance of confiftency led him to forget his greatnefs . He fhould have candidly and boldly acknowledged his error . He was a youth when ...
... wish . " 66 This was not the ground for a man like Mr. Pitt to take . The wish to preserve the appearance of confiftency led him to forget his greatnefs . He fhould have candidly and boldly acknowledged his error . He was a youth when ...
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