History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States of America, Band 1D. Appleton, 1882 - 495 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Adams adopted affairs America Annapolis appointed April army Arthur Lee articles of confederation assembly bill Britain British CHAP citizens commerce committee confederation Connecticut constitution convention court creditors DEAR SIR debts delegates England established favor federal foreign France Gilpin give Gouverneur Morris governor grant Grayson gress Hamilton honor hope Ibid important Indians interest Jefferson to Madison Jersey Journals of Congress June king lands legislature letter liberty Lord Luzerne March Maryland Massachusetts measures ment minister Monroe Morris Mount Vernon navigation act never North officers Ohio opinion paper money passed peace Pennsylvania Philadelphia port posts present proposed received regulate requisition resolution respect revenue Rhode Island Richard Henry Lee Robert Morris Samuel Adams session ships South Carolina Sparks territory tion trade treaty union United Vergennes Virginia vote Washington western wish York
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 221 - They are now at full liberty simply to follow the Scriptures and the primitive church. And we judge it best that they should stand fast in that liberty wherewith God has so strangely made them free.
Seite 201 - I have done nothing in the late Contest, but what I thought myself indispensably bound to do, by the Duty which I owed to my People. I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the Separation, but the Separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the Friendship of the United States as an independent Power.
Seite 216 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief...
Seite 140 - And although the general has so frequently given it as his opinion in the most public and explicit manner that, unless the principles of the federal government were properly supported, and the powers of the Union increased, the honor, dignity and justice of the nation would be lost forever...
Seite 287 - All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States in congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several states in proportion to the value of all land within each state, granted to or surveyed for any person...
Seite 268 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...
Seite 464 - I am conscious that an equal division of property is impracticable. But the consequences of this enormous inequality producing so much misery to the bulk of mankind, legislators cannot invent too many devices for subdividing property, only taking care to let their subdivisions go hand in hand with the natural affections of the human mind.
Seite 142 - 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.
Seite 271 - And whereas, the same noble and extended policy, and the same fraternal and affectionate sentiments, which originally determined the citizens of this commonwealth to unite with their brethren of the other states, in establishing a federal government, cannot but be felt with equal force, now, as motives to lay aside every inferior consideration, and to concur in such...
Seite 158 - ... would have prevented this abominable crime from spreading itself over the new country. Thus we see the fate of millions unborn hanging on the tongue of one man, and heaven was silent in that awful moment ! But it is to be hoped it will not always be silent, and that the friends to the rights of human nature will in the end prevail.