 | Henry Baldwin - Constitutional history - 1837 - 230 pages
...the exigency of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such a government, as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." 2 Journ. 158, 66. On the 24th of June they declared, by their... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - United States - 1839 - 934 pages
...colonies where no sufficient government had been established, ' to adopt such government as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.' They also declared it necessary, that the exercise of every... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1839 - 590 pages
...exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such form of government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general." — Journals, May 10th. TO GEORGE WASHINGTON. Contrivance for... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1840 - 554 pages
...which had not already established governments suited to the exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon followed by the direct proposition,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 596 pages
...exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such form of government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happines* and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in .general.'' — Journals,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1841 - 956 pages
...every day proselytes, and, May 6, 1776, moved in congress a resolution, whicli was, in fact, a virtual declaration of independence, recommending to the colonies...safety of their constituents and of America." This passed, after a hard struggle, on the 15th of the same month, and was the prelude to the glorious and... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1841 - 688 pages
...united colonies, where no sufficient government had been hitherto established, to adopt such as should best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents, and of America in general. The reasons assigned for this vote in its preamble, were the King's conduct, in having,... | |
 | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - Biography - 1842 - 456 pages
...The party attached to independence hesitated no longer. On the 6th of May, 1776, John Adams moved " to adopt such a government as would, in the opinion...happiness and safety of their constituents, and of America ;" and the resolution was adopted, after a strong opposition, on the 15th of the same month. On the... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Natural history - 1842 - 670 pages
...of men as looked upon themselves returned to a state of nature, to adopt such government a* should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general. You may, perhaps, think strange, that nothing further is done... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Natural history - 1842 - 726 pages
...of men as looked upon themselves returned to a state of nature, to adopt such government as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general. You may, perhaps, think strange, that nothing further is done... | |
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That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... 
