Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... honorable refusal of the American seamen who were carried in great numbers into the British prisons during the war , to redeem themselves from misery or to seek their X fortunes , by entering on board the ships of FEDERAL CONVENTION ...
... honorable refusal of the American seamen who were carried in great numbers into the British prisons during the war , to redeem themselves from misery or to seek their X fortunes , by entering on board the ships of FEDERAL CONVENTION ...
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... honorable colleague in any con- ciliatory plan . The clause to which the worthy member alludes is only explanatory of the proportion which representa- tion and taxation shall respectively bear to one another . The power of laying direct ...
... honorable colleague in any con- ciliatory plan . The clause to which the worthy member alludes is only explanatory of the proportion which representa- tion and taxation shall respectively bear to one another . The power of laying direct ...
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... honorable grounds ; it was as much as they ought to have done . This single instance shews the imbecility of the Confederation ; the debts contracted by the war were unpaid . Demands were made on Congress ; all that Congress was able to ...
... honorable grounds ; it was as much as they ought to have done . This single instance shews the imbecility of the Confederation ; the debts contracted by the war were unpaid . Demands were made on Congress ; all that Congress was able to ...
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... honorable gentleman yesterday . The éclat and brilliancy which have distinguished that gentleman , the honors with which he has been dignified , and the brilliant talents which he has so often displayed , have attracted my respect and ...
... honorable gentleman yesterday . The éclat and brilliancy which have distinguished that gentleman , the honors with which he has been dignified , and the brilliant talents which he has so often displayed , have attracted my respect and ...
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... honorable gentleman on the other side declares they are groundless . But , sir , suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the preservation of the public good , and as long as it stays within proper bounds . Should it fall on me ...
... honorable gentleman on the other side declares they are groundless . But , sir , suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the preservation of the public good , and as long as it stays within proper bounds . Should it fall on me ...
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