Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect and Preserve Some of the Speeches, Orations, & Proceedings, with Sketches and Remarks on Men and Things, and Other Fugitive Or Neglected Pieces, Belonging to the Men of the Revolutionary Period in the United States ... |
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I plainly saw that great difficulties would oppose themselves to the fulfilment of my
promise I feared that more was expected of me than any man could do for the
facts that were manifest to my mind could not be appreciated by all : my pride , (
an ...
I plainly saw that great difficulties would oppose themselves to the fulfilment of my
promise I feared that more was expected of me than any man could do for the
facts that were manifest to my mind could not be appreciated by all : my pride , (
an ...
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In quarrels , and we are naturally led to endeavor to search out risen to a certain
height , the first cause of dissen . the causes of such astonishing changes . sion is
no longer remembered , the minds of the Tbat man is formed for social life , is ...
In quarrels , and we are naturally led to endeavor to search out risen to a certain
height , the first cause of dissen . the causes of such astonishing changes . sion is
no longer remembered , the minds of the Tbat man is formed for social life , is ...
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Mankind , apprised of their privileges , in being tions ; abhorrent to every idea of
dependence ; rational and free , in prescribing civil laws to them . actuated by a
savage ferocity of mind , displayed in selves , had surely no intention of being ...
Mankind , apprised of their privileges , in being tions ; abhorrent to every idea of
dependence ; rational and free , in prescribing civil laws to them . actuated by a
savage ferocity of mind , displayed in selves , had surely no intention of being ...
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... affection and passions are no longer governed by not presume to say that the
original British spirit the dictates of bis own mind , and the interests of has
improved by transplanting ; but this I dare affirm , that should Britons stoop to
oppression ...
... affection and passions are no longer governed by not presume to say that the
original British spirit the dictates of bis own mind , and the interests of has
improved by transplanting ; but this I dare affirm , that should Britons stoop to
oppression ...
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From them , let us , my throw myself upon that candor , wlich looks with friends ,
take example ; from them , let us catch the kindness on the feeblest efforts of an
honest mind . divine enthusiasm ; and feel , each for himself , the You will not
now ...
From them , let us , my throw myself upon that candor , wlich looks with friends ,
take example ; from them , let us catch the kindness on the feeblest efforts of an
honest mind . divine enthusiasm ; and feel , each for himself , the You will not
now ...
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Page 311 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone: it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 84 - That King James the Second, having endeavoured to subvert the Constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and, by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws; and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 389 - The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of Hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of Hosts : and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 310 - And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication?
Page 360 - No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men, more than the people of the United States. Every step, by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency.
Page 310 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending...
Page 107 - No state shall engage in any war without the consent of the united states in congress assembled, unless such state be actually invaded by enemies, or shall have received certain advice of a resolution being formed by some nation of Indians to invade such state, and the danger is so imminent as not to admit of a delay, till the united states in congress assembled can be consulted...
Page 310 - These are the implements of war and subjugation, the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?
Page 244 - All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.
Page 360 - States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency ; and in the important revolution just accomplished in the system of their united government, the tranquil deliberations and voluntary consent of so many distinct communities, from which the event has resulted...
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| Title | Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect and Preserve Some of the Speeches, Orations, & Proceedings, with Sketches and Remarks on Men and Things, and Other Fugitive Or Neglected Pieces, Belonging to the Men of the Revolutionary Period in the United States ... |
| Author | Hezekiah Niles |
| Publisher | Printed and pub. for the editor, by W.O. Niles, 1822 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 16 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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