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Halaman 67 - All laws of the particular States contrary to the Constitution or laws of the United States to be utterly void; and the better to prevent such laws being passed, the Governor or President...
Halaman viii - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Halaman 216 - That party had been with me as Volunteers the same morning at Whitehaven; some complaisance therefore, was their due: — I had but a moment to think how I might gratify them, and at the same time do your Ladyship the least Injury.
Halaman 187 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Halaman 67 - The Legislature of the United States to have power to institute Courts in each State for the determination of all matters of general concern.
Halaman 78 - In proportion as these impressions were. entertained with sincerity, and uttered with motives and for purposes which might appear to me commendable, would be the difficulty (until they could be removed by evidence of their being erroneous) of explanation or apology. The disavowal required of me by Colonel Burr, in a general and indefinite form, was out of my power...
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Halaman 184 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Halaman xii - Ticonderoga, on the evening of the 9th day of May, 1775, with two hundred and thirty valiant Green Mountain Boys, and it was with the utmost difficulty that I procured boats to cross the lake.
Halaman xvii - Soon after this, my companion in captivity, John Stuart, was killed by the savages; and the man that came with my brother returned home by himself. We were then in a dangerous, helpless situation, exposed daily to perils and death, among savages and wild beasts, not a white man in the country but ourselves.
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| Judul | American Military Biography: Containing the Lives, Characters, and Anecdotes of the Officers of the Revolution, who Were Most Distinguished in Achieving Our National Independence Selected Americana |
| Pengarang | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.) |
| Penerbit | subscribers, 1825 |
| Asli dari | Universitas Michigan |
| Didigitalkan | 15 Mar 2006 |
| Tebal | 431 halaman |
| Ekspor Kutipan | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |