 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...observed, "by acknowledging with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them, an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government, for their safety and happiness." Having fixed the first Monday of January, 1790, for their next meeting, congress adjourned the 29th... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...should unitedly acknowledge with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness. Sec. 7. On the 29th of September, the first session of congress closed. It was among their concluding... | |
 | William Jay - Judges - 1833 - 542 pages
...acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many and signal favours of Almighty God, especially'byaffording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a constitution of government for their safety and happiness." Thus was the present edifice of the federal government founded by patriotism, and consecrated by piety... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1834 - 364 pages
...unitedly acknowledge, with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially in affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness. 4. On the 29th of September, the first session of 21 congress closed. It was among their concluding... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - American periodicals - 1841 - 602 pages
...with grateful hearts, to use its language, " the many and signal favors of Almighty God. especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...a constitution of government for their safety and happiness."—Journals of First Congress. Such was the spirit of the founders of our government. May... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1843 - 500 pages
...unitedly acknowledge, " with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness." On the 29th of September, the first session of congress closed ; the secretary of the treasury being... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1845 - 508 pages
...unitedly acknowledge, " with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness." On the 29th of September, the first session of congress closed ; the secretary of the treasury being... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1847 - 436 pages
...unitedly acknowledge, with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially in affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness. 4." On the 29th of September, the first session of • 21 congress closed. It was among their concluding... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - United States - 1852 - 718 pages
...in acknowledgment of the many signal favors of Almighty God, and especially his affording them the opportunity peaceably to establish a constitution of government for their safety and happiness. This motion, offered by Boudinot and supported by Sherman, did not pass without opposition. Burke did... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1856 - 590 pages
...unitedly acknowledge, " with grateful hearts, the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish...constitution of government for their safety and happiness." Sept 2!) On the 29th of September, rhe first session of congress Close of tii? closed ; the secretary... | |
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by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a constitution of government for their safety and happiness." 72. In all the states, the true character of the new constitution was understood. 
