Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence: The Declaration Historically Considered; and a Sketch of the Leading Events Connected with the Adoption of the Articles of Confederation and of the Federal ConstitutionG. F. Cooledge & brother, 1848 - 384 strani |
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... body , which honor he declined on account of his great age . In 1825 he had the felicity of seeing his son elevated to the presidency of the United States . In the spring of 1826 his physical powers rap- idly declined , and on the ...
... body , which honor he declined on account of his great age . In 1825 he had the felicity of seeing his son elevated to the presidency of the United States . In the spring of 1826 his physical powers rap- idly declined , and on the ...
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... body , for his intelligence and activity . He became a leader of the opposition to the royal gov- ernor , and treated with disdain the efforts made to silence him , * although the offers proffered would have placed him in affluent ...
... body , for his intelligence and activity . He became a leader of the opposition to the royal gov- ernor , and treated with disdain the efforts made to silence him , * although the offers proffered would have placed him in affluent ...
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... body on the fifth of September , 1774. He continued an active member of Congress until 1781 , † and was among those who joyfully affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence . Mr. Adams retired from Congress in 1781 , but ...
... body on the fifth of September , 1774. He continued an active member of Congress until 1781 , † and was among those who joyfully affixed their signatures to the Declaration of Independence . Mr. Adams retired from Congress in 1781 , but ...
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... body , Mr. Gerry was indefatigably engaged . In 1785 he again retired from Congress , and fixed his resi- dence in Cambridge . Mr. Gerry was a member of the Convention of Massa- chusetts which adopted the present Constitution of the ...
... body , Mr. Gerry was indefatigably engaged . In 1785 he again retired from Congress , and fixed his resi- dence in Cambridge . Mr. Gerry was a member of the Convention of Massa- chusetts which adopted the present Constitution of the ...
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... body , and was appointed one of the Committee to pre- pare a draft of a Declaration of Independence ; a docu- ment to which he affixed his signature with hearty good will , after it was adopted by Congress . Although his duties in ...
... body , and was appointed one of the Committee to pre- pare a draft of a Declaration of Independence ; a docu- ment to which he affixed his signature with hearty good will , after it was adopted by Congress . Although his duties in ...
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Stran 308 - United States in Congress assembled can be consulted ; nor shall any State grant commissions to any ships or vessels of war, nor letters of marque or reprisal, except it be after a declaration of war by the United States in Congress assembled, and then only against the kingdom or state, and the subjects thereof, against which war has been so declared, and under such regulations as shall be established by the United States...
Stran 315 - And the Articles of this Confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State ; and the Union shall be perpetual. Nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them, unless such alteration be agreed to, in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the legislatures of every State.
Stran 312 - ... all officers of the land forces in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers ; appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States ; making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall have authority to appoint a committee to sit in the recess of Congress, to be denominated
Stran 313 - States; and the officers and men so clothed, armed, and equipped, shall march to the place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the United States, in Congress assembled...
Stran 306 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Stran 257 - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. 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 309 - ... the United states in Congress assembled shall, from time to time, direct and appoint. The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Stran 305 - WHEREAS the delegates of the United States of America in Congress assembled did on the fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and in the second year of the independence of America, agree to certain articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,...
Stran 328 - 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 the government, and the preservation of the Union.
Stran 307 - Freedom of speech and debate in congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any Court, or place out of congress, and the members of congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests and imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.