Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 4Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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... 3 X 286 SERIES FIVE LECTURE SEVENTEEN ( Part 2 ) The Revolutionary Era , 1764-1783 ( Continued ) 17. The Southern Campaign and the Establishment of Independence ( Part 2 ) CORNWALLIS AND LAFAYETTE . CHAPTER XXXI . 1781 . CORNWALLIS.
... 3 X 286 SERIES FIVE LECTURE SEVENTEEN ( Part 2 ) The Revolutionary Era , 1764-1783 ( Continued ) 17. The Southern Campaign and the Establishment of Independence ( Part 2 ) CORNWALLIS AND LAFAYETTE . CHAPTER XXXI . 1781 . CORNWALLIS.
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... continued the march in such a direction that the British would think his object was New York . But when it became im- possible further to conceal his inten- tions , Washington ordered a rapid advance toward the South . In this way ...
... continued the march in such a direction that the British would think his object was New York . But when it became im- possible further to conceal his inten- tions , Washington ordered a rapid advance toward the South . In this way ...
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... continued to occupy the city until December 14 , and during this time proposed to Gen- eral Greene that hostilities be sus- pended . The latter was strongly in- clined to adopt this course , but did not consider that he possessed author ...
... continued to occupy the city until December 14 , and during this time proposed to Gen- eral Greene that hostilities be sus- pended . The latter was strongly in- clined to adopt this course , but did not consider that he possessed author ...
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... continued to be his headquar- ters until the final disbandment of the army . While it was hardly possible that any further engagements should take place , still Washington , in order to pacify the soldiers , and prevent any outbreak on ...
... continued to be his headquar- ters until the final disbandment of the army . While it was hardly possible that any further engagements should take place , still Washington , in order to pacify the soldiers , and prevent any outbreak on ...
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... continued the same the 31st degree of N. Lat . , from the Mississippi to the Appala- chicola . A secret article was also drawn up , agreeing that if Great Britain should desire to retain West Florida at the conclusion of the war , the ...
... continued the same the 31st degree of N. Lat . , from the Mississippi to the Appala- chicola . A secret article was also drawn up , agreeing that if Great Britain should desire to retain West Florida at the conclusion of the war , the ...
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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...