Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing an Account of His Illness, Death, and the National Tributes of Respect Paid to His Memory, with a Biographical Outline of His Life and Character |
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6 Gen Washington ' s appointment to the command of the American army , in
1775 ' - - - - 9 His order on the cessation of hostilities - - II His circular letter to the
Governors of the several states , in 1783 - - - - - - - - 16 The address of Congress
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6 Gen Washington ' s appointment to the command of the American army , in
1775 ' - - - - 9 His order on the cessation of hostilities - - II His circular letter to the
Governors of the several states , in 1783 - - - - - - - - 16 The address of Congress
on ...
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The army marched by Wills Creek for fort Du Quesne , and in this route Colonel
WASHINGTON ' s counsel would have proved the salvation of the army , had it
been duly . taken and followed ; as no per - . son , in the colony , was so
thoroughly ...
The army marched by Wills Creek for fort Du Quesne , and in this route Colonel
WASHINGTON ' s counsel would have proved the salvation of the army , had it
been duly . taken and followed ; as no per - . son , in the colony , was so
thoroughly ...
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IT was originally intended , by the compilers of this work , so have omitted the
celebrated anonymous lerter , written by an officer of the American army ,
encamped near New Windsor , in March , 1783 ; - but they have been induced to
insert it ...
IT was originally intended , by the compilers of this work , so have omitted the
celebrated anonymous lerter , written by an officer of the American army ,
encamped near New Windsor , in March , 1783 ; - but they have been induced to
insert it ...
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IMMEDIATELY on the circulation of the foregoing address , the commander in
chief issued an official order , convening the general and field officers at the new
building , to hear the report of the commissioners from the army to Congress , and
...
IMMEDIATELY on the circulation of the foregoing address , the commander in
chief issued an official order , convening the general and field officers at the new
building , to hear the report of the commissioners from the army to Congress , and
...
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If my conduct heretofore , has not evinced to you , that I have been a faithful friend
to the army , my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and
improper . But as I was among the first who embarked in the cause of our
common ...
If my conduct heretofore , has not evinced to you , that I have been a faithful friend
to the army , my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and
improper . But as I was among the first who embarked in the cause of our
common ...
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Seite 83 - If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be, in any particular, wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for, though this in one instance may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Seite 69 - ... to the permanency of your felicity as a people. These will be offered to you with the more freedom, as you can only see in them the disinterested warnings of a parting friend, who can possibly have no personal motive to bias his counsel.
Seite 93 - ... the best that present circumstances and mutual opinion will permit, but temporary, and liable to be from time to time abandoned or varied, as experience and circumstances shall dictate...
Seite 78 - One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the constitution, alterations, which will impair the energy of the system, and thus to undermine what cannot be directly overthrown.
Seite 86 - It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great Nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence.
Seite 80 - The disorders and miseries which result, gradually incline the minds of men to seek security and repose in the absolute power of an individual ; and sooner or later, the chief of some prevailing faction, more able or more fortunate than his competitors, turns this disposition to the purposes of his own elevation, on the ruins of public liberty.
Seite 76 - This Government, the offspring of our own choice, uninfluenced and unawed, adopted upon full investigation and mature deliberation, completely free in its principles, in the distribution of its powers, uniting security with energy, and containing within itself a provision for its own amendment, has a just claim to your confidence and your support. Respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true Liberty.
Seite 86 - To facilitate to them the performance of their duty it is essential that you should practically bear in mind that towards the payment of debts there must be revenue; that to have revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised which are not more or less inconvenient and unpleasant; that the intrinsic embarrassment, inseparable from the selection of the proper objects (which is always a choice of difficulties), ought to be a decisive motive for a candid construction of the conduct of the...
Seite 90 - 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.
Seite 94 - I could wish — that they will control the usual current of the passions or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations. But if I may even flatter myself that 'they may be productive of some partial benefit, some occasional good — that they may now and then recur to moderate the fury of party spirit, to warn against the mischiefs of foreign intrigue, to guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism — this hope will be a full recompense for...
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| Titel | Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing an Account of His Illness, Death, and the National Tributes of Respect Paid to His Memory, with a Biographical Outline of His Life and Character |
| Autor/in | George Washington |
| Verlag | John Russell and John West, 1800 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 24. Juli 2007 |
| Länge | 208 Seiten |
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