Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, כרך 7R. W. Pomeroy, 1827 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 40
עמוד 13
... state , were connected with it by the strongest ties of consanguinity ; the young men of promise , were sent thither to complete their education in its colleges ; and by many , and those not the least patriotic , JEFFERSON . 13.
... state , were connected with it by the strongest ties of consanguinity ; the young men of promise , were sent thither to complete their education in its colleges ; and by many , and those not the least patriotic , JEFFERSON . 13.
עמוד 14
... sent amongst them to enforce submission to these violences ; and actual hostilities com- menced against them . No alternative was presented but resistance , or unconditional submission . Between these there 14 · JEFFERSON .
... sent amongst them to enforce submission to these violences ; and actual hostilities com- menced against them . No alternative was presented but resistance , or unconditional submission . Between these there 14 · JEFFERSON .
עמוד 16
... sent reign , the violations of our rights had increased in rapid and bold succession ; they were no longer single acts of tyranny , that might be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day ; but a series of oppressions , pursued * so ...
... sent reign , the violations of our rights had increased in rapid and bold succession ; they were no longer single acts of tyranny , that might be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day ; but a series of oppressions , pursued * so ...
עמוד 17
... sent for his inspection . And that assuming a power , for advising the exercise of which , the English judges in a former reign had suffered death as traitors to their country , he had dissolved the representative assem- blies and ...
... sent for his inspection . And that assuming a power , for advising the exercise of which , the English judges in a former reign had suffered death as traitors to their country , he had dissolved the representative assem- blies and ...
עמוד 20
... sent to the governors of the several colonies , with directions to lay it before the respective legisla- tures . It was at least hoped , that if the scheme did not finally succeed , it might produce disunion or dis- content . On the ...
... sent to the governors of the several colonies , with directions to lay it before the respective legisla- tures . It was at least hoped , that if the scheme did not finally succeed , it might produce disunion or dis- content . On the ...
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adopted affairs America appointed arms army assembly attention Britain British Carrollton cause character Charles Carroll Charlottesville circumstances citizens civil Codorus creek colonel Smith colonies commerce committee conduct congress connexion considerable constitution continental congress convention council danger declaration declaration of independence delegates desire duties elected enemy England established exercise exertions favour feelings force foreign fortune France friends governor happiness Hewes honour Hooper immediately important independence inhabitants injury instructions interest Jefferson JOSEPH HEWES justice king labour laws legislature letter liberty lord Cornwallis lord Dunmore Maryland measures ment militia Monticello mother country nation Nelson non-importation North Carolina parliament party passed patriotic peace Pennsylvania period persons Philadelphia political present president principles province province of Pennsylvania pursued received resolution respect secure situation soon spirit success talents THOMAS JEFFERSON tion treason treaty troops United vessels Virginia vote Williamsburg York zeal
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 102 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
עמוד 103 - 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...
עמוד 104 - These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us, and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment.
עמוד 35 - 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...
עמוד 103 - ... 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.
עמוד 33 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
עמוד 309 - That the inhabitants of the English colonies in North America, by the immutable laws of nature, the principles of the English Constitution, and the several charters or compacts, have the following rights : Resolved, NCD 1.
עמוד 28 - But when a long train of abuses and usurpations [begun at a distinguished period and] pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.
עמוד 306 - Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British parliament, claiming a power, of right, to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences, but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies...