A History of the United States of AmericaBarber & Robinson, 1823 - 400 頁 |
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... millions and a half of dollars . The fortifica- tions consisted of a rampart of stone , nearly thirty six feet in height , and a ditch eighty feet wide . There were six bastions , and three batteries , with embrasures for one hun- dred ...
... millions and a half of dollars . The fortifica- tions consisted of a rampart of stone , nearly thirty six feet in height , and a ditch eighty feet wide . There were six bastions , and three batteries , with embrasures for one hun- dred ...
第 110 頁
... million , or upwards , and that scarce 80,000 had been brought over This estimate of the population of America very near- ly accords with an estimate made in London from " authen- tick authorities , " May 1755 , which is as follows ...
... million , or upwards , and that scarce 80,000 had been brought over This estimate of the population of America very near- ly accords with an estimate made in London from " authen- tick authorities , " May 1755 , which is as follows ...
第 113 頁
... millions . The bills issued by Massachusetts , during two or three years of the war , amounted to between two and three millions currency ; while , at the time of their emission , five or six hundred pounds were equal to only one ...
... millions . The bills issued by Massachusetts , during two or three years of the war , amounted to between two and three millions currency ; while , at the time of their emission , five or six hundred pounds were equal to only one ...
第 140 頁
... millions of pounds sterling , from 1756 to 1771 : from 1771 to 1773 , it was three millions and a half annually , on an average.- The annual amount of exports of the colonies to Great Brit- ain and elsewhere , was about four million ...
... millions of pounds sterling , from 1756 to 1771 : from 1771 to 1773 , it was three millions and a half annually , on an average.- The annual amount of exports of the colonies to Great Brit- ain and elsewhere , was about four million ...
第 141 頁
... millions . Sec . 7. EDUCATION . In the year 1769 , the college at Hanover , New - Hampshire , was founded , and called Dart- mouth College , in honour of the earl of Dartmouth , who was one of its principal benefactors . In 1770 , the ...
... millions . Sec . 7. EDUCATION . In the year 1769 , the college at Hanover , New - Hampshire , was founded , and called Dart- mouth College , in honour of the earl of Dartmouth , who was one of its principal benefactors . In 1770 , the ...
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第 282 頁 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
第 158 頁 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those I doubt not they will discharge, and that is all I desire.
第 234 頁 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
第 234 頁 - We join you in commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, beseeching him to dispose the hearts and minds of its citizens, to improve the opportunity afforded them of becoming a happy and respectable nation.
第 273 頁 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
第 359 頁 - It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second.
第 158 頁 - But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
第 282 頁 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority...
第 148 頁 - In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the Constitution along with her.
第 283 頁 - ... freedom of religion; freedom of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus, and trial by juries impartially selected. These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation.