The History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent to the Close of the Thirty-sixth CongressAppleton, 1868 - 812 pages |
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... authority as viceroy over the territories and regions on or near the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence . These were to be known in his- tory under the ambitious name of Norimbega . Cartier was induced by Roberval to receive a commission as ...
... authority as viceroy over the territories and regions on or near the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence . These were to be known in his- tory under the ambitious name of Norimbega . Cartier was induced by Roberval to receive a commission as ...
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... authority and labor of framing laws for the colony about to sail . These laws are a fair specimen of his kingcraft . They did not grant a single civil privilege to the colonists , who had no vote in choosing their own magistrates ; but ...
... authority and labor of framing laws for the colony about to sail . These laws are a fair specimen of his kingcraft . They did not grant a single civil privilege to the colonists , who had no vote in choosing their own magistrates ; but ...
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... authority to restore harmony . Captain Newport , who commanded the expedition , came first upon the coast of North Carolina , intending to visit the island of Roanoke , the scene of Raleigh's failures , but a storm suddenly arose , and ...
... authority to restore harmony . Captain Newport , who commanded the expedition , came first upon the coast of North Carolina , intending to visit the island of Roanoke , the scene of Raleigh's failures , but a storm suddenly arose , and ...
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... authority . Not a single privilege was yet granted the colonist : his property , his liberty , his life were at the dis- posal of the governor ; and he the agent of a soulless cor- poration , whose only object was gain . The company had ...
... authority . Not a single privilege was yet granted the colonist : his property , his liberty , his life were at the dis- posal of the governor ; and he the agent of a soulless cor- poration , whose only object was gain . The company had ...
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... authority to George Percy , a brother of the Duke of Northumberland . And now the man who had more than once saved the colony from utter ruin , bade farewell to Virginia forever ; from his arduous labors he derived no benefit , but ex ...
... authority to George Percy , a brother of the Duke of Northumberland . And now the man who had more than once saved the colony from utter ruin , bade farewell to Virginia forever ; from his arduous labors he derived no benefit , but ex ...
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Page 517 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
Page 788 - March 6, 1820,) which, being inconsistent with the principle of non-intervention by Congress with slavery in the States and Territories — as recognized by the legislation of 1850, commonly called the Compromise Measures — is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly...
Page 449 - I am not worth purchasing; but such as I am, the king of Great Britain is not rich enough to do it.
Page 796 - That the maintenance of the principles promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in the Federal Constitution, " That all men are created equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable...
Page 287 - They planted by your care! No, your oppressions planted them in America. They fled from your tyranny, to a then uncultivated and inhospitable country, where they exposed themselves to almost all the hardships to which human nature is liable, and, among others, to the cruelties of a savage foe, the most subtle, and I will take upon me to say, the most formidable of any people upon the...
Page 308 - Episcopalian as he is, Dr. Cooper himself never prayed with such fervor, such ardor, such earnestness and pathos, and in language so elegant and sublime — for America, for the Congress, for the province of Massachusetts Bay, and especially the town of Boston.
Page 108 - Mr. Drummond! You are very welcome. I am more glad to see you than any man in Virginia. Mr. Drummond, you shall be hanged in half an hour...
Page 67 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Page 521 - God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that "except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it.
Page 310 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.