| University of Wisconsin - 1910 - 506 strani
...were In fact urging these steps. "We ought to have had In our hands a month ago the whole legislation, executive and judicial of the whole continent, and...constitution ; to have raised a naval power, and opened the ports wide ; to have arrested every friend of government on the continent and held them as hostages."... | |
| Maine Historical Society - 1910 - 524 strani
...our whole doings — We are between Hawk and Buzzard — We ought to have had in our hands a Month ago, the whole Legislative, Executive and Judicial of the whole Continent, and have compleatly Modelled a Constitution, to have raised a Naval Power and opened all our Ports wide, to... | |
| 1918 - 292 strani
...Cast to our whole Doings. We are between Hawk and Buzzard. We ought to have had in our Hands a month ago the whole Legislative, executive, and judicial...Constitution; to have raised a naval Power, and opened our Ports wide; to have arrested every Friend of Government on the Continent and held them as Hostages... | |
| Carl Lotus Becker - 1918 - 328 strani
...Cast to our whole Doings. We are between Hawk and Buzzard. We ought to have had in our Hands a month ago the whole Legislative, executive, and judicial...Constitution; to have raised a naval Power, and opened our Ports wide; to have arrested every Friend of Government on the Continent and held them as Hostages... | |
| Edmund Cody Burnett - 1921 - 650 strani
...Cast to our whole Doings.2 We are between Hawk and Buzzard. We ought to have had in our Hands a month ago the whole Legislative, executive and judicial...all our Ports wide; to have arrested every Friend to Government on the Continent and held them as Hostages for the poor Victims in Boston, and then opened... | |
| Charles Warren - 1925 - 328 strani
...writing from Philadelphia : "We are between hawk and buzzard. We ought to have had in our hands a month ago the whole Legislative, Executive, and Judicial of the Whole Continent, and have complently modelled the Constitution." The germ of the federal principle may be seen in the Message... | |
| John Adams - 2003 - 308 strani
...had to be suppressed by "the most decisive exertions. " We ought to have had in our hands, a month ago, the whole legislative, executive, and judicial...wide; to have arrested every friend of government on the continent, and held them as hostages for the poor victims in Boston; and then opened the door... | |
| Merrill Jensen - 2004 - 754 strani
...buzzard." After this tribute to John Dickinson he declared: "We ought to have had in our hands a month ago the whole legislative, executive, and judicial of the whole continent, and have completely modelled a constitution; to have raised a naval power, and opened all our ports wide; to have arrested... | |
| Paul M. Zall - 2004 - 214 strani
...cast to our whole doings. We are between hawk and buzzard. We ought to have had in our hands, a month ago, the whole legislative, executive, and judicial of the whole continent, and have completely modelled a constitution; to have raised a naval power, and opened all our ports wide; to have arrested... | |
| John Quincy Adams, Charles Francis Adams - 2005 - 505 strani
...cast to our whole doings. We are between hawk and buzzard. We ought to have had in our hands, a month ago, the whole legislative, executive, and judicial of the whole continent, and have completely modelled a constitution; to have raised a naval power, and opened all our ports wide; to have arrested... | |
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