 You have been told that we are seditious, impatient of government, and desirous of independency. Be assured that these are not facts, but calumnies. Permit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall ever esteem a union with you, to be our greatest glory,...  The North American Review - Seite 428herausgegeben von - 1844Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - 1921 - 616 Seiten
...— " You have been told that we are impatient of government and desirous of independency. These are calumnies. Permit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall ever esteem a union with you 19 be our greatest glory and our greatest happiness. But if you are determined that your ministers... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke - 1921 - 500 Seiten
...to the republic. "Permit us to be as free as yourselves," they said to the people of Great Britain, "and we shall ever esteem a union with you to be our greatest glory and our greatest happiness." "No," answered Parliament. "Protect us as a loving father," they said to the king, "and forbid a licentious... | |
 | 1926 - 274 Seiten
...in peace, and its future prosperity permanently secured. 152 THE New- York Freeholder, NUMBER III. " You have been told that we are seditious, impatient...be our greatest glory, and our greatest happiness" Address of the American Congress to the people of Great Britain, 1774HE law of nature and nations is... | |
 | Erastus Long Austin, Odell Hauser - 1929 - 686 Seiten
...generally entertained were well expressed by John Jay in his address to the people of Great Britain: "Permit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall...esteem a union with you to be our greatest glory." The first Continental Congress, of 1774, took no action toward declaring independence. Such a measure... | |
 | Basil Williams - 1966 - 440 Seiten
...: ' you have been told that we are impatient of government and desirous of independency. These are calumnies. Permit us to be as free as yourselves,...be our greatest glory and our greatest happiness.' To Chatham the petition seemed ' decent, manly, and properly expressed ' ; he called Congress ' the... | |
 | New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff - 1995 - 542 Seiten
...38 ministry," they used these bold and noble words : " Permit us to be as free as yourselves, arid we shall ever esteem a union with you to be our greatest glory and our greatest happiness ; we shall ever be ready to contribute all in our power to the welfare of the empire ; we shall consider... | |
 | Jean Edward Smith - 1998 - 788 Seiten
...their grievances. Drafted by John Jay, Robert Livingston, and Richard Henry Lee, the message was clear: "Permit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall ever esteem a union with you to be our greatest glory."50 The delegates reluctantly voted for an eventual severing of trade with Britain if the coercive... | |
 | 2002 - 366 Seiten
...— Joseph Galloway, proposed Plan of Union, Sept. 28, 1774 (adoption defeated by one vote) 'Termit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall ever...be our greatest glory and our greatest happiness. But if you are determined that your ministers shall wantonly sport with the rights of mankind; if neither... | |
 | Greg Ward - 2004 - 436 Seiten
...Congress adopts John Adams's Declaration of Rights and Grievances, which appeals to the British people to 'permit us to be as free as yourselves, and we shall ever esteem a union with you', but threatens that 'we will never submit to be hewers of wood or drawers of water'. Its course of action... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb, Mrs. Burton Harrison - 2005 - 585 Seiten
...— " You have been told that we are impatient of government and desirous of independency. These arc calumnies. Permit us to be as free as yourselves,...esteem a union with you to "be our greatest glory and oar greatest happiness. But if you are determined that, your ministers shall wantonly sport with the... | |
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