A Universal History of the United States of America: Embracing the Whole Period from the Earliest Discoveries, Down to the Present Time. In Three PartsE. Strong, 1829 - 472 من الصفحات |
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... governor by the company . He was a man of great talents and en- ergy of mind , but selfish , haughty , and tyrannical . He provided with ability , for the wants of the colony . Mar- tial law was continued during a season of peace , and ...
... governor by the company . He was a man of great talents and en- ergy of mind , but selfish , haughty , and tyrannical . He provided with ability , for the wants of the colony . Mar- tial law was continued during a season of peace , and ...
الصفحة 27
... governor arrived in April , 1619 , and soon af- ter , to the inexpressible joy of the inhabitants , declared his intentions to convoke a colonial assembly . This is an important era in the history of Virginia . Heretofore , all ...
... governor arrived in April , 1619 , and soon af- ter , to the inexpressible joy of the inhabitants , declared his intentions to convoke a colonial assembly . This is an important era in the history of Virginia . Heretofore , all ...
الصفحة 29
... governor . 66 The prospects now before them were such as to appal any other than our fathers . In a most howling wilder- ness , inhabited by pagan savages and wild beasts , a drea- ry winter approaching , no shelter from the tempest ...
... governor . 66 The prospects now before them were such as to appal any other than our fathers . In a most howling wilder- ness , inhabited by pagan savages and wild beasts , a drea- ry winter approaching , no shelter from the tempest ...
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... governor , and a deacon of the church , Mr. Carver . Mr. Bradford , a gentleman of distinguished worth , was chosen to succeed him , and excepting four years , he was annual- ly elected to the office till his death , in 1657. A little ...
... governor , and a deacon of the church , Mr. Carver . Mr. Bradford , a gentleman of distinguished worth , was chosen to succeed him , and excepting four years , he was annual- ly elected to the office till his death , in 1657. A little ...
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... governor with advice on executive subjects ; the other to be denominated the general assem- bly , and to consist of the governor , the council , and two burgesses , to be chosen for the present by the inhabitants of every town . The ...
... governor with advice on executive subjects ; the other to be denominated the general assem- bly , and to consist of the governor , the council , and two burgesses , to be chosen for the present by the inhabitants of every town . The ...
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الصفحة 204 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies; the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
الصفحة 27 - Faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
الصفحة 152 - But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
الصفحة 187 - MR. PRESIDENT : The great events on which my resignation depended having at length taken place, I have now the honor of offering my sincere congratulations to Congress, and of presenting myself before them, to surrender into their hands the trust committed to me, and to claim the indulgence of retiring from the service of my country.
الصفحة 188 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
الصفحة 204 - ... a well-disciplined militia — our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them...
الصفحة 183 - ... happy, thrice happy, shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabric of Freedom and Empire, on the broad basis of independency ; who have assisted in protecting the rights of human nature, and establishing an asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations and religions.
الصفحة 29 - Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings ? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
الصفحة 28 - WE HAVE heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
الصفحة 10 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...