 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
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1898 - 204 strani
...arguments will you advance in its favor? LESSON XV TOWN GOVERNMENT "The town governments of New England proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." — Thomas Jefferson. Early Town Government in New England. — In New England, after you pass from... | |
 | Wisconsin. Tax Commission - 1898 - 296 strani
...present system, and of which Thomas Jefferson once said: "These wards called townships in Xew England, have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the wit of man for the perfect exercise of self government and for its preservation." While the township plan met with great favor in the Xew... | |
 | Carroll Davidson Wright - 1898 - 504 strani
...Thomas Jefferson remarked that " those wards called townships in New Knglund are the vital principles of their governments, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised by the mind of man for the perfect exercise of self-government and for its preservation." It is at once seen... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1899 - 516 strani
...county and poor rates, and administer all the matters of common interest to the whole country. These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital...exercise of self-government, and for its preservation. We should thus marshal our government into, 1, the general federal republic, for all concerns foreign... | |
 | Burke Aaron Hinsdale - 1899 - 470 strani
...it the subject of frequent eulogy. "These wards, called townships in New England," he said, in 1816, "are the vital principle -of their governments, and...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." Again, in 1810 he speaks of " the large lubberly division into counties," of the Middle, Southern,... | |
 | Tennessee Bar Association - 1899 - 718 strani
...government, Thomas Jefferson : "Those wards, called townships in New England, arc the vital principles of their governments, and have proved themselves the...exercise of self-government and for its preservation ... As Cato concluded every speech with the words, '0'arthago delenda eat,' so do I every opinion with... | |
 | Franklin Pierce Rice - 1899 - 824 strani
...Jefferson declared, "These wards, called townships in New England, are the vital principle of government, and have proved themselves the wisest invention ever...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." The French De Tocqueville found that "the public spirit of the local communities is less awakened and... | |
 | Joseph Lanman - 1899 - 34 strani
...England town meetings, which are Teutonic mark-moots transplanted to America, Jefferson said, "They have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." Thirdly, another duty of the mark- moot was to choose competent men to attend the hundred -moot. This... | |
 | Wisconsin. Tax Commission - 1899 - 324 strani
...present system, and of which Thomas Jefferson once said : "These wards called townships in New England, have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised...exercise of self-government and for its preservation." While the township plan met with great favor in the New England colonies, it did not seem to be so... | |
 | Wisconsin. Tax Commission - 1899 - 332 strani
...present system, and of which Thomas Jefferson once said : ''These wards called townships in New England, have proved themselves the wisest invention ever devised...exercise of self-government and for its preservation."' While the township plan met with great favor in the New England colonies, it did not seem to be so... | |
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