A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our History |
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According to the accounts given by Beverley , the first ridge of mountains they reached was neither high nor difficult to surmount ; but after crossing this , their march was obstructed by others that seemed to reach to the clouds .
According to the accounts given by Beverley , the first ridge of mountains they reached was neither high nor difficult to surmount ; but after crossing this , their march was obstructed by others that seemed to reach to the clouds .
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The loyalists embarked next night on board their vessels , taking with them whatever was most valuable ; and dropping down the river , came to anchor out of reach of the batteries on the island . Finding that their enemies had evacuated ...
The loyalists embarked next night on board their vessels , taking with them whatever was most valuable ; and dropping down the river , came to anchor out of reach of the batteries on the island . Finding that their enemies had evacuated ...
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This general pardon included all who would submit to the government , with the exception of Bacon alone , who was now beyond the reach of human justice . Finding the governor inflexible , the commissioners proceeded to open their court ...
This general pardon included all who would submit to the government , with the exception of Bacon alone , who was now beyond the reach of human justice . Finding the governor inflexible , the commissioners proceeded to open their court ...
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On reaching the Monongahela , they were employed nearly a whole day in making a raft to effect their passage . ... Clinging to the logs of their shattered raft , they were enabled to reach an island , where they passed the night .
On reaching the Monongahela , they were employed nearly a whole day in making a raft to effect their passage . ... Clinging to the logs of their shattered raft , they were enabled to reach an island , where they passed the night .
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On the 9th of July 1755 , the army reached the Monongahela , on the opposite side of which , at the distance of six miles , stood Fort Du Quesne , the place of destination . Unfortunately for the fate of this expedition , the commander ...
On the 9th of July 1755 , the army reached the Monongahela , on the opposite side of which , at the distance of six miles , stood Fort Du Quesne , the place of destination . Unfortunately for the fate of this expedition , the commander ...
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Page 150 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it. I have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 221 - That government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the people, nation, or community...
Page 220 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity, namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property...
Page 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat: if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 222 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.
Page 2 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Page 225 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 225 - That religion, or the duty which we owe to our CREATOR, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity, towards each other.
Page 222 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people, in assembly, ought to be free; and that all men, having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to, the community, have the right
Page 224 - That in controversies, respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.
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| Title | A History of Virginia from Its Discovery Till the Year 1781: With Biographical Sketches of All the Most Distinguished Characters that Occur in the Colonial, Revolutionary, Or Subsequent Period of Our History |
| Author | John Wilson Campbell |
| Publisher | J. W. Campbell, 1813 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 12 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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