A History of the American RevolutionIsaac N. Whiting, 1834 - 278 páginas |
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... letter to Mr. Shirley , governor of Massachusetts , as Dr. Ramsay observes , ' he anticipated the substance of a controversy , which for twenty years employed the pens , tongues , and swords of both countries . ' In his correspon- dence ...
... letter to Mr. Shirley , governor of Massachusetts , as Dr. Ramsay observes , ' he anticipated the substance of a controversy , which for twenty years employed the pens , tongues , and swords of both countries . ' In his correspon- dence ...
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... letter . Of this the British ministry took advantage ; and by the activity of their revenue cut- ters , they put a stop to the traffic in question , to the detri- ment and ruin of many merchants , not only in America , but also in Great ...
... letter . Of this the British ministry took advantage ; and by the activity of their revenue cut- ters , they put a stop to the traffic in question , to the detri- ment and ruin of many merchants , not only in America , but also in Great ...
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... letter , and it gave rise to bold and acute discussions as to the distinction between tax - bills and bills for the regulation of trade . To add to the alarm of the colonists , a board of commissioners of customs was established at ...
... letter , and it gave rise to bold and acute discussions as to the distinction between tax - bills and bills for the regulation of trade . To add to the alarm of the colonists , a board of commissioners of customs was established at ...
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... letters to individuals who had put them into the hands of his Majesty's ministers , in which letters they vituperated the American patriots , called upon government to adopt more vigorous measures than they had hitherto done in support ...
... letters to individuals who had put them into the hands of his Majesty's ministers , in which letters they vituperated the American patriots , called upon government to adopt more vigorous measures than they had hitherto done in support ...
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... letters was to overthrow the constitution of this government , and to introduce arbitrary power into the province ; ' and ... letter exonerating both the combatants from blame in this case , and taking the whole responsibility of the ...
... letters was to overthrow the constitution of this government , and to introduce arbitrary power into the province ; ' and ... letter exonerating both the combatants from blame in this case , and taking the whole responsibility of the ...
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Página 271 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Página 278 - The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office...
Página 262 - Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy ; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Página 266 - ... 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. 3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto law, shall be passed. 4. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Página 260 - Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
Página 63 - All Protestantism, even the most cold and passive, is a sort of dissent. But the religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principle of resistance ; it is the dissidence of dissent, and the Protestantism of the Protestant religion.
Página 62 - Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise, ever carried this most perilous mode of hardy industry to the extent, to which it has been pushed by this recent people ; a people who are still, as it were, but in the gristle, and not yet hardened into the bone of manhood.
Página 272 - Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Página 265 - To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased, by the consent of the Legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings : and, 17.
Página 270 - Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.