History of American Politics (non-partisan): Embracing a History of the Federal Government and of Political Parties in the Colonies and United States from 1607 to 1882 |
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... resolved to adjourn and meet at the same place on the 10th of May , 1775 . BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES . Soon after Congress adjourned , Parliament assembled and , spurning all overtures for adjustment of difficulties , gave evi- 16 ...
... resolved to adjourn and meet at the same place on the 10th of May , 1775 . BEGINNING OF HOSTILITIES . Soon after Congress adjourned , Parliament assembled and , spurning all overtures for adjustment of difficulties , gave evi- 16 ...
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... Resolved , That these United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , free and independent states ; that they are ab- solved from all allegiance to the British crown , and that all political connection between them and the state of ...
... Resolved , That these United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , free and independent states ; that they are ab- solved from all allegiance to the British crown , and that all political connection between them and the state of ...
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... resolved in Parliament , that by force of a statute made in the thirty - fifth year of the reign of Henry the Eighth , colonists may be transported to England , and tried there upon accusations for treasons committed in the colonies ...
... resolved in Parliament , that by force of a statute made in the thirty - fifth year of the reign of Henry the Eighth , colonists may be transported to England , and tried there upon accusations for treasons committed in the colonies ...
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... Resolved , 1. That they are entitled to life , liberty , and property , and they have never ceded to any sovereign power whatever a right to dispose of either without their consent . Resolved , 2. That our ancestors who first settled ...
... Resolved , 1. That they are entitled to life , liberty , and property , and they have never ceded to any sovereign power whatever a right to dispose of either without their consent . Resolved , 2. That our ancestors who first settled ...
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... Resolved , 7. That these , his majesty's colonies , are likewise entitled to all the immunities and privileges granted and confirmed to them by royal charters , or secured by their several codes of provincial laws . Resolved , 8. That ...
... Resolved , 7. That these , his majesty's colonies , are likewise entitled to all the immunities and privileges granted and confirmed to them by royal charters , or secured by their several codes of provincial laws . Resolved , 8. That ...
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Page 117 - ... so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive...
Page 28 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Page 130 - ... in case of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous exercise of other powers, not granted by the said compact, the states, who are parties thereto, have the right, and are in duty bound, to interpose, for arresting the progress of the evil, and for maintaining, within their respective limits, the authorities, rights, and liberties appertaining to them.
Page 118 - I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence ; and that, after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.
Page 54 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states, in proportion to the value of all land within each state, granted to or surveyed for any person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated, according to such mode as the United States in Congress assembled shall...
Page 54 - Person, as such land and the buildings and improvements thereon shall be estimated according to such mode as the united states in congress assembled, shall from time to time direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several states within the time agreed upon by the united states in congress assembled.
Page 116 - The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.
Page 56 - ... the United States, in Congress assembled. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace, nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money, nor...
Page 109 - The South, in the same intercourse, benefiting by the agency of the North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand. Turning partly into its own channels the seamen of the North, it finds its particular navigation invigorated; and while it contributes, in different ways, to nourish and increase the general mass of the national navigation, it looks forward to the protection of a maritime strength, to which itself is unequally adapted.
Page 54 - ... of establishing rules for deciding in all cases what captures on land or water shall be legal, and in what manner prizes taken by land or naval forces in the service of the United States shall be divided or appropriated...