A History of the United States of AmericaBarber & Robinson, 1823 - 400 頁 |
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第 19 頁
... Preparations were accordingly made , and when the time arrived , Smith was led out to execution . His head was laid upon a stone , and a club presented to Powhatan , who himself claimed the honour of becoming the executioner . The ...
... Preparations were accordingly made , and when the time arrived , Smith was led out to execution . His head was laid upon a stone , and a club presented to Powhatan , who himself claimed the honour of becoming the executioner . The ...
第 78 頁
... preparations were ready , on a preconcerted signal , the appalling war - whoop was begun ; -houses were broken open and set on fire- men and women were dragged from their beds , and with their sleeping infants were inhumanly murdered ...
... preparations were ready , on a preconcerted signal , the appalling war - whoop was begun ; -houses were broken open and set on fire- men and women were dragged from their beds , and with their sleeping infants were inhumanly murdered ...
第 81 頁
... preparations were making by the carpenter for re- pairing the vessel , ninety of his men , left her , and re- tired into the adjoining wood , under pretence of diversion , but in reality for mutinous purposes . Here a plan was formed ...
... preparations were making by the carpenter for re- pairing the vessel , ninety of his men , left her , and re- tired into the adjoining wood , under pretence of diversion , but in reality for mutinous purposes . Here a plan was formed ...
第 82 頁
... preparations visible , they paused ; upon which Capt . Phipps informed them that their plot was discovered , and that he was determined to leave them to that fate , which they had designed for him , and those of the crew who were too ...
... preparations visible , they paused ; upon which Capt . Phipps informed them that their plot was discovered , and that he was determined to leave them to that fate , which they had designed for him , and those of the crew who were too ...
第 95 頁
... preparations were commenced to repel the enemy . The militia were mustered and trained , and the fortifications of Charleston and other places repaired . These prepara- tions were scarcely completed , before the fleet of the ene- my ...
... preparations were commenced to repel the enemy . The militia were mustered and trained , and the fortifications of Charleston and other places repaired . These prepara- tions were scarcely completed , before the fleet of the ene- my ...
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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.