Journals of the American Congress: from 1774-1788: In Four Volumes, Količina 1Way and Gideon, 1823 |
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... Present 85 members : The hon . JOHN WENTWORTH , esq . in the chair . Voted , that major John Sullivan , and col . Nathaniel Folsom , esqrs . be ap- pointed and empowered , as delegates , on the part of this province , to attend and ...
... Present 85 members : The hon . JOHN WENTWORTH , esq . in the chair . Voted , that major John Sullivan , and col . Nathaniel Folsom , esqrs . be ap- pointed and empowered , as delegates , on the part of this province , to attend and ...
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... present unhappy state of the colonies , and to form and adopt a plan for the purposes of obtaining redress of American grievances , ascertaining American rights upon the most solid and constitu- tional principles , and for establishing ...
... present unhappy state of the colonies , and to form and adopt a plan for the purposes of obtaining redress of American grievances , ascertaining American rights upon the most solid and constitu- tional principles , and for establishing ...
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... present critical and alarming situation of the continent of North - America : Hon . PEYTON RANDOLPH , esq . in the chair : It was unanimously resolved , That it is the opinion of this meeting , that it will be highly conducive to the ...
... present critical and alarming situation of the continent of North - America : Hon . PEYTON RANDOLPH , esq . in the chair : It was unanimously resolved , That it is the opinion of this meeting , that it will be highly conducive to the ...
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... Present : The same members as yesterday , and moreover , from the colony of Virginia , Richard Henry Lee , esquire . The Congress , resuming the consideration of rules of conduct to be observ- ed in debating and determining the ...
... Present : The same members as yesterday , and moreover , from the colony of Virginia , Richard Henry Lee , esquire . The Congress , resuming the consideration of rules of conduct to be observ- ed in debating and determining the ...
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... present state of British America , and to take such measures , as they may deem prudent , to effect the purpose of describing with certainty the rights of Americans , repairing the breach made in those rights , and for guarding them for ...
... present state of British America , and to take such measures , as they may deem prudent , to effect the purpose of describing with certainty the rights of Americans , repairing the breach made in those rights , and for guarding them for ...
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Stran 30 - Nor can we suppress our astonishment, that a British parliament should ever consent to establish in that country, a religion that has deluged your island in blood, and dispersed impiety, bigotry, persecution, murder, and rebellion through every part of the world.
Stran 20 - ... in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed...
Stran 84 - 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.
Stran 84 - 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...
Stran 139 - Colony, for contributing their Proportion to the common Defence, (such Proportion to be raised under the Authority of the General Court, or General Assembly of such Province or Colony, and disposable by Parliament,) and shall engage to make Provision also, for the support of the Civil Government, and the Administration of Justice...
Stran 43 - When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
Stran 20 - That by such emigration they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost any of those rights, but that they were, and their descendants now are entitled to the exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable them to exercise and enjoy.
Stran 407 - He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Stran 85 - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Stran 21 - That the respective colonies are entitled to the common law of England, and more especially to the great and inestimable privilege of being tried by their peers of the vicinage, according to the course of that law.