Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
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And not only has the Constitution of the United States had to contend with
influences always adverse and sometimes malevolent in their hostility , but the
Declaration of Independence has passed through vicissitudes hardly less
perilous to its ...
And not only has the Constitution of the United States had to contend with
influences always adverse and sometimes malevolent in their hostility , but the
Declaration of Independence has passed through vicissitudes hardly less
perilous to its ...
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A year later the second Congress , having passed beyond petitions and bills of
right , advanced to the supreme step of severing relations with the mother country
, and announcing to the world a doctrine in governmental affairs as different to ...
A year later the second Congress , having passed beyond petitions and bills of
right , advanced to the supreme step of severing relations with the mother country
, and announcing to the world a doctrine in governmental affairs as different to ...
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In the year succeeding his return to Maryland the odious “ stamp act ” was
passed . It touched every fiber in his nature and at once ignited into a bright flame
the latent fire of his patriotism . He was in the front rank of those who boldly and ...
In the year succeeding his return to Maryland the odious “ stamp act ” was
passed . It touched every fiber in his nature and at once ignited into a bright flame
the latent fire of his patriotism . He was in the front rank of those who boldly and ...
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... assent to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation graciously and gladly
on March 1 , 1781 , and made plain the way for the beginning of government
under the Confederacy . The Revolutionary or Provisional Congress passed
away .
... assent to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation graciously and gladly
on March 1 , 1781 , and made plain the way for the beginning of government
under the Confederacy . The Revolutionary or Provisional Congress passed
away .
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They have passed away , but they shall be ever remembered , and their fame will
extend into the distant future . Their influence has not ceased . True it is , the
principles which they evolved and for which they struggled seem at present to be
...
They have passed away , but they shall be ever remembered , and their fame will
extend into the distant future . Their influence has not ceased . True it is , the
principles which they evolved and for which they struggled seem at present to be
...
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Страница 33 - Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.
Страница 21 - Venerable object ! we delight to gather round its trunk, while yet it stands, and to dwell beneath its shadow. Sole survivor of an assembly of as great men as the world has witnessed, in a transaction one of the most important that history records, what thoughts, what interesting reflections, must fill his elevated and devout soul ! If he dwell on the past...
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Страница 22 - If he dwell on the past, how touching its recollections ; if he survey the present, how happy, how joyous, how full of the fruition of that hope, which his ardent patriotism indulged ; if he glance at the future, how does the prospect of his country's advancement almost bewilder his weakened conception ! Fortunate, distinguished patriot ! Interesting relic of the past ! Let him know that while we honor the dead, we do not forget the living ; and that there is not a heart here which does not fervently...
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Страница 100 - If we are beaten on the plains, we will retreat to our mountains and defy them. Our resources will increase with our difficulties. Necessity will force us to exertion : until, tired of combating, in vain, against a spirit which victory after victory cannot subdue, your armies will evacuate our soil, and your country retire, an immense loser, from the contest. — No. sir, — we have made up our minds to abide the issue of the approaching struggle, and though much blood may be spilt. we have no doubt...
Страница 26 - ... grace which I can never forget. In the ninety-fifth year of his age, as he was, and within a few months of his death, it is not surprising that there should be little for me to recall of that interview, save his eager inquiries about James Madison, whom I had just visited at Montpelier, and his affectionate allusions to John Adams, who had gone before him; and save, too, the exceeding satisfaction for myself of having seen and pressed the hand of the last surviving signer of the Declaration.
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| Заглавие | Proceedings in the Senate and House of Representatives Upon the Reception and Acceptance from the State of Maryland of the Statues of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and of John Hanson: Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol |
| Автор | United States. 57th Congress, 2d session |
| Издател | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
| Оригиналът е от | Мичиганският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 16 февр. 2008 |
| Брой страници | 111 страници |
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