 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general."' This was certainly a bold step, yet not sufficiently positive... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1853 - 130 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,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Natural history - 1853 - 736 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... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1853
...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 of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safely of their constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon... | |
 | Daniel Webster - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1853 - 206 pages
...exigencies of their affairs, to adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representativei of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general. mittee was elected by ballot, on the following day, and consisted... | |
 | Elihu Rich - 1854 - 890 pages
...6th of May, 1776, he took the first step in the declaration of independence, by a prominent motion 1 to adopt such a government as would, in the opinion...and safety of their constituents and of America.' He was one of the committee for preparing the celebrated Declaration. He had, in tbe meantime, organized... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 640 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 Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 560 pages
...which had not already established governments suited to the exigences 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... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - Presidents - 1854 - 446 pages
...Congress had passed a resolution, recommending to the several Colonies 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 ; and in the preamble to this Resolution, adopted five days later,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - Legislators - 1854 - 554 pages
...which had not already established governments suited to the exigences of their affairs, to adopt such government as would, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safely of their constituents in particular, and America in general. This significant vote was soon... | |
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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... 
