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... and the powers of the executive were defined . Three years afterwards , deputies from the several 1 1 Morton , N. Eng . Can . Barry , Bancroft , & c . towns in the colony assembled , and assumed the authority 4 THE PLYMOUTH COLONY . 25.
... and the powers of the executive were defined . Three years afterwards , deputies from the several 1 1 Morton , N. Eng . Can . Barry , Bancroft , & c . towns in the colony assembled , and assumed the authority 4 THE PLYMOUTH COLONY . 25.
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... executive part of the government , and to exert themselves , by all ways and means possible , in reducing such grievances as his Majesty's subjects have been and are under . " This and other resolves quieted the excitement , and on the ...
... executive part of the government , and to exert themselves , by all ways and means possible , in reducing such grievances as his Majesty's subjects have been and are under . " This and other resolves quieted the excitement , and on the ...
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... executive officer , to promote the execution of the Act , and to prevent any evasion , and I hope there will be as little room for complaint from this as from any colony . " On the 16th of June , Otis proposed , and the Legislature of ...
... executive officer , to promote the execution of the Act , and to prevent any evasion , and I hope there will be as little room for complaint from this as from any colony . " On the 16th of June , Otis proposed , and the Legislature of ...
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... executive power was wrested from the House of Repre- sentatives , and the Council made elective by the crown . The royal governor was to have the power to appoint and to remove all judges ; and juries were to be nominated only 1 Parl ...
... executive power was wrested from the House of Repre- sentatives , and the Council made elective by the crown . The royal governor was to have the power to appoint and to remove all judges ; and juries were to be nominated only 1 Parl ...
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... executive and legislative branches of gov- ernment , no disfranchising acts will ever make us a happy and well governed people . " I cannot , therefore , on the whole , but think that , if the opposers to government in general had been ...
... executive and legislative branches of gov- ernment , no disfranchising acts will ever make us a happy and well governed people . " I cannot , therefore , on the whole , but think that , if the opposers to government in general had been ...
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Page 486 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 251 - America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Page 252 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Page 375 - I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that " except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it.
Page 221 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 3 - So they left that goodly and pleasant city, which had been their resting-place near twelve years ; but they knew they were PILGRIMS, and looked not much on those things, but lifted up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits.
Page 8 - King, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 335 - The second * day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to' be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Page 250 - It is my opinion that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies. At the same time, I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme, in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever.
Page 295 - To conclude, my lords, if the ministers thus persevere in misadvising and misleading the king, I will not say, that they can alienate the affections of his subjects from his crown ; but I will affirm, that they will make the crown not worth his wearing. I will not say that the king is betrayed ; but I will pronounce, that the kingdom is undone.