The Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution: Including the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Two Hundred and Forty Three of the Sages and Heroes are Presented in Due Form and Many Others are Named IncidentallyMoss & Brother, 1854 - 480 páginas |
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... command the most money and inflict the deepest wound upon the cause of liberty . He suddenly professed deep repentance and applied to the New York delegation in Congress to obtain for him the command of that impor- tant post . Through ...
... command the most money and inflict the deepest wound upon the cause of liberty . He suddenly professed deep repentance and applied to the New York delegation in Congress to obtain for him the command of that impor- tant post . Through ...
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... command . That letter . opened to him a correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton who sanc- tioned the project and probably fixed the price of the base deed . On the conclusion of these preliminaries the traitor solicited the appoint- ment ...
... command . That letter . opened to him a correspondence with Sir Henry Clinton who sanc- tioned the project and probably fixed the price of the base deed . On the conclusion of these preliminaries the traitor solicited the appoint- ment ...
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... command of the ship . He was not then six- teen years of age . In July of that year he joined an unsuccessful Spanish expedition against Algiers . In October 1776 he arrived in Chesapeake Bay where he was boarded by the officers of the ...
... command of the ship . He was not then six- teen years of age . In July of that year he joined an unsuccessful Spanish expedition against Algiers . In October 1776 he arrived in Chesapeake Bay where he was boarded by the officers of the ...
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... command of the sloop of war Sachem . He was then but seventeen years of age . Shortly after receiving his commission Lieut . Barney participated with Capt . Robinson in a severe action of two hours which resulted in the capture of an ...
... command of the sloop of war Sachem . He was then but seventeen years of age . Shortly after receiving his commission Lieut . Barney participated with Capt . Robinson in a severe action of two hours which resulted in the capture of an ...
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... command of a small schooner with two guns and eight men and was again captured in an attempt to run out of Chesapeake Bay . He was soon exchanged and joined his old friend Capt . Robinson at Alexandria on board a vessel with 12 guns ...
... command of a small schooner with two guns and eight men and was again captured in an attempt to run out of Chesapeake Bay . He was soon exchanged and joined his old friend Capt . Robinson at Alexandria on board a vessel with 12 guns ...
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Página 147 - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love ? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir.
Página 468 - I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish; that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations; but if I may even flatter myself that they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good; that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended...
Página 190 - The wisdom of our sages, and blood of our heroes, have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith — the text of civic instruction — the touchstone by which to try the services of those we trust ; and should we wander from them, in moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps, and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety.
Página 147 - We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned with contempt from the foot of the throne.
Página 16 - ... Resolved, 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 of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Página 468 - Liberty itself will find in such a government, with powers properly distributed and adjusted, its surest guardian. It is, indeed, little else than a name, where the government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction, to confine each member of the society within the limits prescribed by the laws, and to maintain all in the secure and tranquil enjoyment of the rights of person and property.
Página 468 - ... facility in changes upon the credit of mere hypothesis and opinion exposes to perpetual change, from the endless variety of hypothesis and opinion; and remember especially that for the efficient management of your common interests in a country so extensive as ours a government of as much vigor as is consistent with the perfect security of liberty is indispensable.
Página 25 - Is it lawful to resist the supreme magistrate if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved?
Página 147 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope.
Página 8 - Soon after the Reformation, a few People came over into this new world for conscience sake. Perhaps this, apparently, trivial incident may transfer the great seat of empire into America. It looks likely to me.