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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... elected by the inhabitants of Norfolk county . About this time a conspiracy against the government of the colony was formed , and when nearly ripe for execution was discover- ed by the vigilance of the governor , and the conspirators ...
... elected by the inhabitants of Norfolk county . About this time a conspiracy against the government of the colony was formed , and when nearly ripe for execution was discover- ed by the vigilance of the governor , and the conspirators ...
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... elect- ed a member of the state legislature , where his attachment to his country was shown by a steady opposition to every infringement of her rights . In the year 1774 he became a member of the first congress , and he was honoured ...
... elect- ed a member of the state legislature , where his attachment to his country was shown by a steady opposition to every infringement of her rights . In the year 1774 he became a member of the first congress , and he was honoured ...
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... elect- ed commander in chief of the army of the United States . He accepted this important office with diffidence , and fulfilled its duties with dignity and fortitude . In that long and arduous contest , which rent from the British ...
... elect- ed commander in chief of the army of the United States . He accepted this important office with diffidence , and fulfilled its duties with dignity and fortitude . In that long and arduous contest , which rent from the British ...
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... elected president . In the year 1789 he was unanimously elected the first President of the United States . After serving his country in that exalted station during eight years , or two terms of office , he resolved on retiring from ...
... elected president . In the year 1789 he was unanimously elected the first President of the United States . After serving his country in that exalted station during eight years , or two terms of office , he resolved on retiring from ...
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... elected by the county of Frederick a member of the general assembly , directed his course to Williamsburg . The capture of Fort Du Quesne , as it was the means of restoring peace to the frontiers , diffused a general joy through the ...
... elected by the county of Frederick a member of the general assembly , directed his course to Williamsburg . The capture of Fort Du Quesne , as it was the means of restoring peace to the frontiers , diffused a general joy through the ...
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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.