 | Benson John Lossing - 1865 - 388 strani
...body offered to Great Britain the hand of reconciliation, at the same time saying, with firmness, " We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." They voted to raise an army of twenty thousand men ; and, on the 15th of June [1775], they chose George... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1868 - 490 strani
...unconditional submission to irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find...nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Our cause is just, our union is perfect, our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1870 - 400 strani
...body offered to Great Britain the hand of reconciliation, at the same time saying, with firmness, " We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." They voted to raise an army of twenty thousand men; and, on the 15th of June [1775], they chose George... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1871 - 704 strani
...submission to the tyranny of irritable ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. ^e have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful us voluntary •lnvery. Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom •hich... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 strani
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. "We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as Voluntary slavery. Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our... | |
 | Edmund Ollier - 1874 - 660 strani
...unconditional submission to irritated Ministers, or resistance by force. The hitter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find...nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Our cause is just, our union is perfect, our internal resources are great, and, if necessaiy, foreign assistance... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1876 - 652 strani
...unconditional submission to irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find...nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Our cause is just, our union is perfect, our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1876 - 650 strani
...unconditional submission to irritated ministers, x>r resistance by force. . The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find...nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Our cause is just, our union is perfect, our internal resources are great, and, if necessary, foreign assistance... | |
 | William O. Bateman - 1876 - 416 strani
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.' \ 48. Dec- The desire for independence was not; at this time, unilaration of independence. l See a... | |
 | Stephen Bromley McCracken - 1876 - 714 strani
...submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." It voted to raise an army of twenty thousand men, and on June 15th, elected George Washington commander-in-chief... | |
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We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. 
