History of the Republic of the United States of America: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Band 2D. Appleton, 1879 |
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... present subject , I may appropriately add to this cluster of noble qualities , his modesty , which never claimed any thing as his own that was not such by universal consent ; and his elevation of soul , which made him superior to the ...
... present subject , I may appropriately add to this cluster of noble qualities , his modesty , which never claimed any thing as his own that was not such by universal consent ; and his elevation of soul , which made him superior to the ...
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... present situation . But , besides this , I have some additional reasons for most earnestly wishing to have you where the principal scene of action is laid . I do not mean to flatter nor praise you at the expense of any other , but I ...
... present situation . But , besides this , I have some additional reasons for most earnestly wishing to have you where the principal scene of action is laid . I do not mean to flatter nor praise you at the expense of any other , but I ...
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... present possess , and without ascertaining whether our al- lies can afford a squadron for an effectual co - operation on this continent . " He doubted whether an adequate force for offence could be maintained without assistance from ...
... present possess , and without ascertaining whether our al- lies can afford a squadron for an effectual co - operation on this continent . " He doubted whether an adequate force for offence could be maintained without assistance from ...
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... present oc- casion . The fate of America is , perhaps , suspended on the issue ; if we are found unprepared , it must disgrace us in the eyes of all Europe , besides defeating the good intentions of our allies , and losing the happiest ...
... present oc- casion . The fate of America is , perhaps , suspended on the issue ; if we are found unprepared , it must disgrace us in the eyes of all Europe , besides defeating the good intentions of our allies , and losing the happiest ...
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... present plan , and the plan necessary for the business . " In a letter drafted by Hamilton , * Washington called upon the committee " to point out the alterations and additions necessary to render them adequate to the emergency . " The ...
... present plan , and the plan necessary for the business . " In a letter drafted by Hamilton , * Washington called upon the committee " to point out the alterations and additions necessary to render them adequate to the emergency . " The ...
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Seite 70 - Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Seite 542 - ... to agree upon the number of land forces, and to make requisitions from each state for its quota, in proportion to the number of white inhabitants in such state...
Seite 388 - My God ! what can this writer have in view by recommending such measures. Can he be a friend to the army? Can he be a friend to this country? Rather is he not an insidious foe : some emissary, perhaps, from New York, plotting the ruin of both, by sowing the seeds of discord and separation between the civil and military powers of the continent?
Seite 121 - Regular troops alone," said he, "are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defence as offence ; and whenever a substitute is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous.
Seite 571 - States : regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the states ; provided that the legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Seite 542 - No vessels of war shall be kept up in time of peace by any State, except such number only, as shall be deemed necessary by the United States in Congress assembled, for the defence of such State, or its trade ; nor shall any body of forces be kept up by any State, in time of peace, except such number only, as in the judgment of the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be deemed requisite to garrison the forts necessary for the defence of such State...
Seite 519 - Congress be authorized to make such requisitions in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex, and condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and threefifths of all other persons not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes...
Seite 42 - To me it will appear miraculous, if our affairs can maintain themselves much longer in their present train. If either the temper or the resources of the country will not admit of an alteration, we may expect soon to be reduced to the humiliating condition of seeing the cause of America, in America, upheld by foreign arms.
Seite 380 - ... represent, also, that should they comply with the request of your late memorial, it would make you more happy and them more respectable ; that, while war should continue, you would follow their standard into the field ; and when it came to an end, you would withdraw into the shade of private life, and give the world another subject of wonder and applause ; an army victorious over its enemies, victorious over itself.
Seite 86 - But the confederation itself is defective, and requires to be altered ; it is neither fit for war, nor peace. The idea of an uncontrollable sovereignty in each State, over its internal police, will defeat the other powers given to Congress, and make our union feeble and precarious.