 | George Lunt - United States - 1867 - 536 pages
...was promulgated on the fourth day of July, 1776. But it was based in essential respects upon the " Declaration of rights made by the Representatives of the good people of Virginia," unanimously adopted in Convention, June 12, 1776, more than three weeks earlier. Of the latter instrument... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1868 - 940 pages
...and form of government for this Commonwealth : • ARTICLE I. Bill of Rights. A Declaration of Eights made by the representatives of the good people of...posterity as the basis and foundation of government : 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1868 - 490 pages
...then been fairly transcribed, was on the twelfth of June read a third time, and unanimously adopted by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, assembled in full and free convention. These are the rights which they said do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation... | |
 | Richard Frothingham - United States - 1872 - 676 pages
...are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights." This was changed to "That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights." The preamble to the Constitution states that it was adopted " in compliance with the recommendation... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 836 pages
...have been made by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, and it is declared that these rights do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation of government." And we have the legislative construction of the bill of rights, in the act of the 24th January 1799,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 788 pages
...own State Constitution, to make a solemn declaration of the rights of the good people of Virginia, " which rights do pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government." And we find that by the eighth section of that declaration it is provided as follows : — •• That... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1876 - 536 pages
...worthy fathers of this country. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. (Copy of the first draught by George Afason.) A declaration of rights made by the representatives...posterity, as the basis and foundation of government, unanimously adopted by the convention of Virginia, June I2th, 1776. I. That all men are created equally... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly - Virginia - 1876 - 88 pages
...and form of government for this commonwealth : AKTICLE I. BILL OF EIGHTS. A Declaration of Sights, made by the representatives of the good people of...posterity, as the basis and foundation of government. 1. That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which,... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1876 - 652 pages
...then been fairly transcribed, was on the twelfth of June read a third time, and unanimously adopted by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, assembled in full and free convention. These are the rights which they said do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1876 - 650 pages
...then been fairly transcribed, was on the twelfth of June read a third time, and unanimously adopted by the representatives of the good people of Virginia, assembled in full and free convention. These are the rights which they said do pertain to them and their posterity, as the basis and foundation... | |
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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... 
