 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 526 strani
...excepting only from the benefit of such pai- ;.-.., 8AMIÎEI, ADAMS and JOHN HANCOCK, whose ofiercwi are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. And to the end that no person within the limits of this proffered mercy msy plead ignorance of the... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 strani
...subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such pardon, Samuel Mams, and John Hancock, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." This was a diploma, conferring greater honours on the individuals, than any other which was within... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 strani
...should forthwith lay down their arms, and return to their respective occupations and peaceable duties, excepting only from the benefit of that pardon " SAMUEL...other consideration than that of condign punishment." He also proclaimed, that not only the persons above named and excepted, but also all their adherents,... | |
 | J. R. Miller - 1825 - 490 strani
...excepting only from the benefit of that pardon Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences were •aid to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. He abo proclaimed that not only the persons above named and excepted, bat also all their adherent»,... | |
 | Mary Clark - 1830 - 194 strani
...Adams exempted in Gov. Gage's proclamation of pardon, aa their offences were therein declared to he " of too flagitious a nature, to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." He was at this time a member of the continental congress, and in May, the same year, was chosen president... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 618 strani
...hill, offering pardon to the rebe/i, he and Samuel Adams were specially excepted, their offences being "of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." This circumstance gave additional celebrity to these two patriots, betwéea «hont, however, an unfortunate... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 620 strani
...offering pardon to the rebels, he and Samuel Adams were specially excepted, their offences being " of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." This circumstance gave additional celebrity to these two patriots, between whom, however, an unfortunate... | |
 | William Allen - 1832 - 820 strani
...pardon to all the rebels, excepting Sam. Adams and John Hancok, "whose offences," it is declared, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration, than that of condign punishment. " Mr. Hancock was at this time a member of the continental congress, of which he was chosen president... | |
 | William Shepherd - 1834 - 298 strani
...their arms, with the exception of Samuel Adams and John Hancock, ' whose offences,' he declared, ' were of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment.' This proclamation produced no effect on the Americans, save that of rousing them to more vigorous exertions.... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 strani
...return to the duties of peacable subjects, except SAMUEL ADAMS and JOHN HANCOCK, " whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." This proclamation only strengthened the union of the colonists, and elevated these proscribed patriots... | |
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HANCOCK, whose offences are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. 
