 These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their governments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government, and for its preservation.  Historic Towns of New England - Stran 7uredili: - 1899 - 599 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | James Kendall Hosmer - 1890 - 452 strani
...urges Virginia to adopt the township. " Those wards, called townships in New England, are the vita,! principle of their governments, and have proved themselves...exercise of self-government, and for its preservation. ... As Cato, then, concluded every speech with Kercheval, July 12, 181fi, and to Cabell, February 2,1816.... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 strani
...said : " These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their government, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." The form of township government which Jefferson esteemed as highly as he did still characterizes New... | |
 | John Fiske - 1890 - 418 strani
...townships in New Eng- ? 0 p ™|S£ f land, are the vital principle of their govern- 8° ¥emment ments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever...exercise of self-government, and for its preservation. 1 . . . As Cato, then, concluded every speech with the words Carthago delenda est, so do I every opinion... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 408 strani
...said ; " These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their government, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever...the perfect exercise of self-government and for its V* preservation." The form of township government which Jefferson esteemed as highly as he did still... | |
 | John Fiske - 1890 - 412 strani
...called townships in New Eng- J^SJ* land, are the vital principle of their govern- government, ments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever...the perfect exercise of self-government, and for its preservation.1 . . . As Cato, then, concluded every speech with the words Carthago delenda est, so... | |
 | 1902 - 708 strani
...early communities. Of the New England townmeetings, Jefferson said over a century ago that they were "the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and its perpetuation." And Charles Sumner said : "The towns of Massachusetts, like the municipalities of... | |
 | John Cleaves Henderson - 1890 - 414 strani
...1816, alluding to his favorite idea of dividing counties into wards or townships, he said : " These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of their government, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the... | |
 | 1918 - 892 strani
...institution that we ought not willingly to let die. Thomas Jefferson did not exaggerate when he said : Those wards called townships in New England are the vital principle of tlieir governments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man... | |
 | Massachusetts. Governor - 1891 - 702 strani
...when studying the best form of government for his native State, turned to New England and said : " Those wards called townships in New England are the...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." John Adams, the framer of our Constitution, enumerated " the towns, militia, schools and churches as... | |
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1891 - 514 strani
...expressed great admiration for town government, and strove to introduce it into Virginia. He said: "These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." And again : " These little republics would be the main strength of the great one. We owe to them the... | |
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