The Life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United StatesPhillips & Sampson, 1855 |
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... ment of the war , the country was , in a great degree , destitute of ammunition , and of every material necessa ry to clothe an army , and furnish the men with tents . There were no considerable magazines of provisions , and few tools ...
... ment of the war , the country was , in a great degree , destitute of ammunition , and of every material necessa ry to clothe an army , and furnish the men with tents . There were no considerable magazines of provisions , and few tools ...
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... ment for the use of one during the campaign . Every soldier , who found himself a blanket was to receive two dollars . As it was impracticable to clothe the army in uniforms , clothes of different colours were provided , the price of ...
... ment for the use of one during the campaign . Every soldier , who found himself a blanket was to receive two dollars . As it was impracticable to clothe the army in uniforms , clothes of different colours were provided , the price of ...
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... ment I see a probability of success , and in such a way as a Council of officers shall think most likely to pro- duce it ; but if this should not happen as soon as you may expect , or my wishes prompt to , I request that Congress will ...
... ment I see a probability of success , and in such a way as a Council of officers shall think most likely to pro- duce it ; but if this should not happen as soon as you may expect , or my wishes prompt to , I request that Congress will ...
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... ment of troops , are too apparent to those who are eye witnesses of them , to render any animadversions neces- say ; but to gentlemen at a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand important objects , the case may be ...
... ment of troops , are too apparent to those who are eye witnesses of them , to render any animadversions neces- say ; but to gentlemen at a distance , whose attention is engrossed by a thousand important objects , the case may be ...
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... Colonies independent of Great Britain . The free exercise of their constitutional rights was e extent of the American claim at the commence . ment of the controversy , and a reconciliation with 68 [ 1776 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... Colonies independent of Great Britain . The free exercise of their constitutional rights was e extent of the American claim at the commence . ment of the controversy , and a reconciliation with 68 [ 1776 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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Seite 187 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend...
Seite 174 - ... a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it ; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity, watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned ; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various...
Seite 187 - ... establishing, with powers so disposed, in order to give trade a stable course, to define the rights of our merchants, and to enable the government to support them, conventional rules of intercourse, 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 178 - All obstructions to the execution of the Laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency. They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force ; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the Nation, the will of a party, often a small but artful...
Seite 178 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.
Seite 178 - ... a government for the whole is indispensable. No alliances, however strict, between the parts can be an adequate substitute. They must inevitably experience the infractions and interruptions which all alliances in all times have experienced. Sensible of this momentous truth, you have improved upon your first essay by the adoption of a Constitution of Government better calculated than your former for an intimate union and for the efficacious management of your common concerns.
Seite 187 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?
Seite 174 - Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment. 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...
Seite 137 - There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.
Seite 182 - Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious...