History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920 |
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Abb's Valley acres American Andrew Lewis army Assembly attack Augusta Augusta County battle became Bickley Botetourt British Buchanan Burke's Garden camp Campbell Captain Carolina Cecil Charles Cherokees civil Clinch River Clinch Valley Colonel Colonel Preston colonists colony command Confederate council court Creek Cumberland Draper Dunmore east elected England English expedition Fincastle County force Fork French George governor Harman Henry horses hundred hunting Indians Ingles inhabitants James Jamestown Jeffersonville John Kanawha Kentucky killed land Lewis Lieutenant living located Loyal Company Maiden Spring miles Moore Mountain nations North Ohio organized party passed Patton Peery pioneer Point Pleasant present President Rees Bowen Regiment returned Robert Russell Samuel scalping sent settled settlements settlers Shawnees Smith South Southwest Virginia spring Tazewell County territory thence Thomas Thompson tion town treaty tribes Walker Washington William Witten wounded Wythe Wythe County
Popular passages
Page 522 - 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, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 601 - 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 601 - I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so; and I have no inclination to do so.
Page 353 - That the delegates appointed to represent this colony in General Congress, be instructed to propose to that respectable body, TO DECLARE THE UNITED COLONIES FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, absolved from all allegiance to or dependence upon the crown or Parliament of Great Britain...
Page 583 - On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the Government might choose to grant them.
Page 337 - ... but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of Courts of Admiralty, not only for collecting the said duties, but for the trial of causes merely arising within the body of a county...
Page 523 - Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country, and wedded to its liberty and interests, by the most lusting bonds. As long, therefore, as they can find employment in this line, I would not convert them into mariners:, artisans, or anything else.
Page 338 - We will neither import nor purchase any slave imported after the first day of December next; after which time we will wholly discontinue the slave trade and will neither be concerned in it ourselves, nor will we hire our vessels, nor sell our commodities or manufactures to those who are concerned in it.
Page 66 - ... tables of stone, but He had traced them on the tables of their hearts. The poor child of nature knew not the God of revelation, but the God of the universe he acknowledged in every thing around. He beheld him in the star that sunk in beauty behind his lonely dwelling, in the sacred orb that flamed on him from his mid-day throne...
Page 602 - The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the Government and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere.