 The gentleman tells us, America is obstinate; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people so dead to all feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments...  Memorials and Correspondence - Seite 106von Charles James Fox, Earl John Russell Russell - 1853 - 480 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 538 Seiten
...one of the most strenuous supporters ; and in the warmth of debate he did not hesitate to exclaim, " I rejoice that America has resisted ; three millions of people so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1824 - 434 Seiten
...course of his speech he said, " We are told America is obstinate — America is in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice that America has resisted ; three millions...the feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to he slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest. I am no courtier of America.... | |
 | 1824 - 518 Seiten
...that this kingdom has MO right to lay a tax upon the colonies. We are told that America is obstinate, almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people so dead to mil the feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 Seiten
...from his project. The gentleman tells us America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. / rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make... | |
 | William Jones - 1825 - 452 Seiten
...had to tax them. Mr Pitt denied the right, and in the warmth of debate did not hesitate to exclaim, " I rejoice that America has resisted : three millions of people so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 474 Seiten
...to tax them. Mr. Pitt denied the right, and in the warmth of debate did not hesitate to exclaim, " I rejoice that America has resisted : three millions of people so dead to all feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1854 - 878 Seiten
...felt, when giving voice to these words in the British Parliament in 1776: " I rejoice that America tins resisted. Three millions of people so dead to all...the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to Hlavery, would have been fit instruments 10 make slave* of the rest." So I do rejoice that in the great... | |
 | George Wingrove Cooke - 1837 - 694 Seiten
...British house of peers as an estate possessed of the one without the other.t " I rejoice," he said, "that America has resisted — three millions of people so dead to all * Parl. History, vol. xvi., col. have rights of taxation as well as 98. yourselves : rights which they... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1838 - 740 Seiten
...occasion :--We are told that America is obstinate — that America is almost in open rebellion. Sir, I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to to be slaves would have been fit instruments to make slaves of all the rest." l''or the three millions... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 Seiten
...spoken of 'the obstinacy of America,' said 'that she was almost in open rebellion.' Mr. Pitt exclaimed, 'I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions...dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to let themselves be made slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves ol all the rest!' —... | |
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