Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Том 4Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 |
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... received from France- Interview between Washington and the French commanders - The former meditates attack upon New York - March toward the South begun - Allied armies besiege Yorktown - Arnold burns New London - Attack on British works ...
... received from France- Interview between Washington and the French commanders - The former meditates attack upon New York - March toward the South begun - Allied armies besiege Yorktown - Arnold burns New London - Attack on British works ...
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... received a reinforcement of Pennsylvania troops under General Wayne , which brought his army up to about 5,000 men . Thus he was in a position to watch the British move- ments and to cut off whatever parties of light troops were ...
... received a reinforcement of Pennsylvania troops under General Wayne , which brought his army up to about 5,000 men . Thus he was in a position to watch the British move- ments and to cut off whatever parties of light troops were ...
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... received new instructions from Clinton directing him to retain the troops , to return to Williams- burg , and then to establish head- quarters at Point Comfort , so that he might have a safe retreat in case of necessity . * This new ...
... received new instructions from Clinton directing him to retain the troops , to return to Williams- burg , and then to establish head- quarters at Point Comfort , so that he might have a safe retreat in case of necessity . * This new ...
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... received only $ 420,000 of the $ 8,000,000 required by Congress from the States . Morris had $ 400,000 of outstanding Treasury notes to meet shortly , and as the French and Hol- land loans had been exhausted he had been forced to ...
... received only $ 420,000 of the $ 8,000,000 required by Congress from the States . Morris had $ 400,000 of outstanding Treasury notes to meet shortly , and as the French and Hol- land loans had been exhausted he had been forced to ...
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... received Liv- ingston's letter of censure on the action of the commissioners in disregarding the French court , he said : " I am weary , disgusted , affronted and disappointed . I have been injured and my country has joined in the ...
... received Liv- ingston's letter of censure on the action of the commissioners in disregarding the French court , he said : " I am weary , disgusted , affronted and disappointed . I have been injured and my country has joined in the ...
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Страница 303 - Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me, fellow-citizens,) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake ; since history and experience prove, that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.
Страница 422 - Resolved that in the opinion of Congress it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philadelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States render the Federal Constitution adequate to the exigencies of Government...
Страница 480 - If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Страница 23 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Страница 302 - In the execution of such a plan, nothing is more essential than that permanent inveterate antipathies against particular nations, and passionate attachments for others, should be excluded ; and that in place of them, just and amicable feelings towards all should be cultivated. The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave.
Страница 404 - The Legislatures of those districts, or new States, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary, for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Страница 298 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people, is also now dear to you. It is justly so ; for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad ; of your safety ; of your prosperity ; of that very liberty which you so highly prize.
Страница 302 - ... avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars may have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear.
Страница 312 - ... northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux, to the Long Lake; thence through the middle of said Long Lake, and the water communication between it and the Lake of the Woods, to the said Lake of the Woods ; thence through the said lake to the most northwestern point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi ; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north...
Страница 478 - ... or executive authority of the other state in controversy, and a day assigned for the appearance of the parties by their lawful agents, who shall then be directed to appoint, by joint consent, commissioners or judges to constitute a court for hearing and determining the matter in question...