A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our HistoryJ. W. Campbell, 1813 - 310 頁 |
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第 101 頁
... latent powers she possessed . The encroachments of the French in the north west , and particularly the esta- blishment of a fort at Au Beuf , first brought into public notice George Washington , whose name has so I 2 CHAPTER VIII. ...
... latent powers she possessed . The encroachments of the French in the north west , and particularly the esta- blishment of a fort at Au Beuf , first brought into public notice George Washington , whose name has so I 2 CHAPTER VIII. ...
第 102 頁
... Washington , whose name has so distinguished a place in the annals of his country . He was scarcely in his nine- teenth year , when he was despatched by go- vernor Dinwiddie , with a message to the French commandant on the Ohio . He ...
... Washington , whose name has so distinguished a place in the annals of his country . He was scarcely in his nine- teenth year , when he was despatched by go- vernor Dinwiddie , with a message to the French commandant on the Ohio . He ...
第 103 頁
... Washington was ordered to proceed with two companies as far as the Great Meadows . On his march he received information , from some friendly Indians , that the French were at that moment engaged in erecting a fort at the con- fluence of ...
... Washington was ordered to proceed with two companies as far as the Great Meadows . On his march he received information , from some friendly Indians , that the French were at that moment engaged in erecting a fort at the con- fluence of ...
第 104 頁
... Washington , whose detachment had formed a junction with the main body , and who had succeeded to the command , in con- sequence of the death of colonel Fry . Before their departure from the Great Mea- dows , they erected a stockade for ...
... Washington , whose detachment had formed a junction with the main body , and who had succeeded to the command , in con- sequence of the death of colonel Fry . Before their departure from the Great Mea- dows , they erected a stockade for ...
第 105 頁
... Washington , and terms pro- posed which , however , were deemed dishon- ourable , and were without hesitation reject- ed . The firmness of Washington induced the French officer to recede from the rigour of his terms , which were soon ...
... Washington , and terms pro- posed which , however , were deemed dishon- ourable , and were without hesitation reject- ed . The firmness of Washington induced the French officer to recede from the rigour of his terms , which were soon ...
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第 150 頁 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
第 221 頁 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
第 220 頁 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
第 150 頁 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
第 222 頁 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
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 times therein mentioned." And also to the 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 time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
第 225 頁 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
第 225 頁 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
第 222 頁 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
第 224 頁 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.