 | 1855 - 512 strani
...down their arms, and return to the duties of peaceable subjects : excepting only from the benefits of such pardon, SAMUEL ADAMS and JOHN HANCOCK, whose...flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration but that of condign punishment." Mr. Adams was a member of the first Continental Congress, which assembled... | |
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - 1855 - 600 strani
...subjects, excepting only from the benefits of such pardon, SAMUEL ADAMS and JOHN HANCOCK, whose offenses 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 may plead ignorance of the... | |
 | Henry Walter De Puy - 1855 - 452 strani
...duties of peaceable subjects, excepting only Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offenses were declared of " too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." By the same instrument, Massachusetts was declared to be under martial law. General Gage was also preparing,... | |
 | Henry Walter De Puy - 1855 - 450 strani
...duties of peaceable subjects, excepting only Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offenses were declared of " too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." By the same instrument, Massachusetts was declared to be under martial law. General Gage was also preparing,... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - 1855 - 714 strani
...Major Greaton. t Graham, iv. 378. The offences of these gentlemen were regarded by Governor Gage as of " too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." setts chose Dr. Warren to be their President, and appointed him the second major-general of their own... | |
 | Gideon Hiram Hollister - 1855 - 774 strani
...Graham, iv. 378. The offl-nces of these gentlemen were regarded by Governor Gage as of " too 8agitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." setts chose Dr. Warren to be their President, and appointed him the second major-general of their own... | |
 | Charles C. Savage - 1856 - 624 strani
...and Samuel Adams by name from the executive clemency, as persons " whose offences," it is declared, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment." They escaped from one door of a house in Boston as the British soldiers entered it at another, and... | |
 | Thomas Bridgman - 1856 - 450 strani
...ever been erected over his remains. — LOBING'S HUXDRED ORATORS. " 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... | |
 | W. O. Blake - 1856 - 1016 strani
...offering pardon to the rebels, he and Samuel Adams were especially excepted, their offenses being 6 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 O. Blake - 1856 - 1124 strani
...pardon to the «W»> •* and Samuel Adams were especially excepted, their offenses being ' of tot flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. ' This circumstance gave additional celebrity to these ti patriots, between whom, however, an unfortunate... | |
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I do hereby in his majesty's name, offer and promise his most gracious pardon, to all persons who shall forthwith lay down their arms, and return to the duties of peaceable subjects, excepting only from the benefit of such pardon, SAMUEL ADAMS and JOHN... 
