Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Том 5R. W. Pomeroy, 1820 - 352 страници |
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... Tax , did not appear very cordial , from their omission to send delegates to the congress of 1765 , yet the state assembly , at their next meeting , adopted the same measures , and for- warded petitions to England , similar to those ...
... Tax , did not appear very cordial , from their omission to send delegates to the congress of 1765 , yet the state assembly , at their next meeting , adopted the same measures , and for- warded petitions to England , similar to those ...
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... tax which had been imposed . Effigies of the dis- tributor of stamps were exhibited at Portsmouth , and he was compelled publicly to deliver up his commission and instructions , which were mounted on the point of a sword , and carried ...
... tax which had been imposed . Effigies of the dis- tributor of stamps were exhibited at Portsmouth , and he was compelled publicly to deliver up his commission and instructions , which were mounted on the point of a sword , and carried ...
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... no regular civil governments ex- isted possessing sufficient energy to enforce the collection of taxes , or to provide funds for their re- demption . The rapid depreciation of the continental curren- cy was long WITHERSPOON . 135.
... no regular civil governments ex- isted possessing sufficient energy to enforce the collection of taxes , or to provide funds for their re- demption . The rapid depreciation of the continental curren- cy was long WITHERSPOON . 135.
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... taxes , and in future to provide for the exigencies and the support of government , in that man- of war , ner . Numerous other expedients were unsuccessfully resorted to by congress , to check this growing evil , and provide for the ...
... taxes , and in future to provide for the exigencies and the support of government , in that man- of war , ner . Numerous other expedients were unsuccessfully resorted to by congress , to check this growing evil , and provide for the ...
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... taxes ; and when the enemy , convinced of their folly in their former severities , are doing every thing they can to ingratiate themselves with the public at large ? But , although our friends should not be induced to take violent and ...
... taxes ; and when the enemy , convinced of their folly in their former severities , are doing every thing they can to ingratiate themselves with the public at large ? But , although our friends should not be induced to take violent and ...
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Страница 336 - tis slander ; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave, This viperous slander enters.
Страница 206 - And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely : and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
Страница 92 - Congress to the legislative or executive authority of the other State in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint by joint consent commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question...
Страница 206 - And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
Страница 206 - And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.
Страница 223 - ... is but now applying to the several States to provide these things for their troops respectively ; instead of having a regular system of transportation established upon credit, or funds in the quartermaster's hands to defray the contingent expenses...
Страница 43 - ... defence. Such a day as this was never before known, either to us or to our fathers. You will give us leave, therefore, in whom you have reposed special confidence as your representative body, to suggest a few things which call for the serious attention of every one who has the true interest of America at heart. We would, therefore, recommend to the colony at large to cultivate that Christian union, harmony, and tender affection which is the only foundation upon which our invaluable privileges...
Страница 105 - Among his other works published while he was at Stockbridge are "A Dissertation on the Nature of True Virtue," and a treatise on "Original Sin.
Страница 43 - Painful, beyond expression, have been those scenes of blood and devastation, which the barbarous cruelty of British troops have placed before our eyes. Duty to God,—to ourselves,—to posterity,—enforced by the cries of slaughtered innocents, have urged us to take up arms in our own defence.
Страница 318 - We have reason to apprehend a continuance of that shameful negligence which has marked us to a proverb, while all Europe gazed in astonishment at the unparalleled boldness and vastness of claims blended with an unparalleled indolence and imbecility of conduct. But let the several States be ever so negligent, the Confederation has given no power to compel. While it confers on Congress the privilege of asking everything, it has secured to each State the prerogative of granting nothing;.