Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of IndependenceW. Reed & Company, 1829 - 460 頁 |
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第 17 頁
... effect set aside ; those of Rhode Is- land and Connecticut being considered as surrendered , and that of Massachusetts having been violently wrested from her ; the king , at that time James II . , appointed Sir Edmund Andros governor ...
... effect set aside ; those of Rhode Is- land and Connecticut being considered as surrendered , and that of Massachusetts having been violently wrested from her ; the king , at that time James II . , appointed Sir Edmund Andros governor ...
第 18 頁
... effect , declared , that , considering the said act doth infringe their liberty , as free born English subjects of his majesty , by interfering with the 66 * Pitkin . 4 statute laws of the land , by which it 18 INTRODUCTION .
... effect , declared , that , considering the said act doth infringe their liberty , as free born English subjects of his majesty , by interfering with the 66 * Pitkin . 4 statute laws of the land , by which it 18 INTRODUCTION .
第 35 頁
... effect . Many of the merchants and manufacturers of the kingdom were deeply affect- ed by the new regulations concerning America . An immense quantity of British manufactures were perishing in the ware- houses ; while artisans and ...
... effect . Many of the merchants and manufacturers of the kingdom were deeply affect- ed by the new regulations concerning America . An immense quantity of British manufactures were perishing in the ware- houses ; while artisans and ...
第 52 頁
... effect of the united efforts of North America , in their behalf , will carry such con- viction to the British nation , of the unwise , unjust , and ruinous policy of the present administration , as quickly to introduce better men and ...
... effect of the united efforts of North America , in their behalf , will carry such con- viction to the British nation , of the unwise , unjust , and ruinous policy of the present administration , as quickly to introduce better men and ...
第 64 頁
... effect in the different colonies in favour of independence . Influen- tial individuals urged it as a step absolutely necessary to pre- serve the rights and liberties of America , and effectually secure her happiness and prosperity . In ...
... effect in the different colonies in favour of independence . Influen- tial individuals urged it as a step absolutely necessary to pre- serve the rights and liberties of America , and effectually secure her happiness and prosperity . In ...
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第 393 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 2 頁 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act, entitled " an Act, supplementary to an act) entitled an Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
第 53 頁 - 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 or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects in America,...
第 64 頁 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...
第 125 頁 - Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several States, be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the...
第 393 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 63 頁 - Mr. President — Though I am truly sensible of the high honor done me, in this appointment, yet I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust. However, as the Congress desire it, I will enter upon the momentous duty, and exert every power I possess in their service, and for the support of the glorious cause.
第 362 頁 - Resolved, That by two royal charters, granted by king James the first, the colonists aforesaid, are declared entitled to all the privileges, liberties, and immunities, of denizens and natural born subjects, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been abiding and born within the realm of England.
第 380 頁 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First his Cromwell — and George the Third — [" Treason " cried the Speaker ; " treason ! treason ! " echoed from every part of the house.
第 39 頁 - The Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper: they have been wronged: they have been driven to madness by injustice. Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side.