Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, Том 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1905 |
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... Parliament of Great Britain from the General Assembly of New York ; he then moved for Leave to bring it up to the Table , and the Question being put by the Speaker , that this Remonstrance be now brought up , Lord North paved the way ...
... Parliament of Great Britain from the General Assembly of New York ; he then moved for Leave to bring it up to the Table , and the Question being put by the Speaker , that this Remonstrance be now brought up , Lord North paved the way ...
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... parliament . It has accordingly been laid before each house , but undistinguished among a variety of letters and other papers from America . A motion made by lord Chatham , to withdraw the troops from Boston , as the first step towards ...
... parliament . It has accordingly been laid before each house , but undistinguished among a variety of letters and other papers from America . A motion made by lord Chatham , to withdraw the troops from Boston , as the first step towards ...
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... parliament , declaring their great concern , for the present unhappy controversies with America , and praying expressly , or in effect , for healing measures , as the proper means of preserving their commerce , now greatly suffering or ...
... parliament , declaring their great concern , for the present unhappy controversies with America , and praying expressly , or in effect , for healing measures , as the proper means of preserving their commerce , now greatly suffering or ...
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... Parliament , for levying taxes upon his Majesty's subjects in America , without their consent ; and upon proper measures to establish the rights and liber- ties of the colonies , upon a just and solid foundation , agreeable to the ...
... Parliament , for levying taxes upon his Majesty's subjects in America , without their consent ; and upon proper measures to establish the rights and liber- ties of the colonies , upon a just and solid foundation , agreeable to the ...
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... Parliament which , however favorable to the existing ministry , might be made even stronger in its interest . The King and Lord North took the keenest interest in the elections for the new Parliament , and the system of election ...
... Parliament which , however favorable to the existing ministry , might be made even stronger in its interest . The King and Lord North took the keenest interest in the elections for the new Parliament , and the system of election ...
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Страница 156 - They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder conditions than servitude or death. In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birth-right...
Страница 144 - ... its deepest foundations. The new ministry, finding the brave foes of Britain, though frequently defeated, yet still contending, took up the unfortunate idea of granting them a hasty peace, and of then subduing her faithful friends. These devoted colonies were judged to be in such a state as to present victories without bloodshed, and all the easy emoluments of statuteable plunder. The uninterrupted tenor of their peaceable and respectful behaviour from the beginning of colonization, their dutiful,...
Страница 225 - ... of such province or colony, and disposable by Parliament) and shall engage to make provision also for the support of the civil government, and the administration of justice, in such province or colony, it will be proper, if such proposal shall be approved by his Majesty and the two Houses of Parliament...
Страница 156 - In our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it ; for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before.
Страница 148 - ... colonies ; and therefore they besought his majesty that he would take the most effectual measures to enforce due obedience to the laws and authority of the supreme Legislature.
Страница 51 - England, shall be, from time to time, and forever hereafter, a body corporate and politic, in fact and name, by the name of the Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, in America...
Страница 150 - Bay, and still occupied it as a garrison, on the 19th day of April, sent out from that place a large detachment of his army, who made an unprovoked assault on the inhabitants of the said province, at the town of Lexington, as appears by the affidavits of a great number of persons, some of whom were officers and soldiers of that detachment, murdered eight of the inhabitants, and wounded many others. From thence the troops proceeded in warlike array to the town of Concord, where they set...
Страница 96 - And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions from Time to Time, as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Страница 119 - All crimes not capital, and all disorders and neglects, which officers and soldiers may be guilty of, to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, though not mentioned in the foregoing articles of war, are to be taken cognizance of by a general, or a regimental, garrison, or field officers' court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and punished at the discretion of such court.
Страница 168 - But from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully consent to the operation of such Acts of the British Parliament as are, bona fide, restrained to the regulation of our external commerce, for the purpose of securing the commercial advantages of the whole empire to the mother country, and the commercial benefits of its respective members; excluding every idea of taxation internal and external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America,...