Memoir of the Life of Richard Henry Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe: Illustrative of Their Characters, and of the Events of the American Revolution, Volume 1H.C. Carey and I. Lea, 1825 |
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Página 137 - the perils of war with its unknown issues, and the vengeance of the ministry, Richard Henry Lee moved the resolution, (in these his own words,) " That these united colonies are, and of right, ought to be, free and independent states; and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great
Página 251 - free* Future ages will scarce believe that the hardiness of one man adventured within the short compass of twelve years only, to build a, foundation, so broad and undisguised, for tyranny over a people, fostered and fixed in principles of freedom, Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We
Página 249 - refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither ; and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands. He has suffered the administration of
Página 250 - former crimes committed against the liberties of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another. In every stage of these oppressions, we
Página 143 - blasts of Scottish* tyranny, may revive and flourish, sheltering under its salubrious and interminable shade, all the unfortunate of the human race. If we are not this day wanting in our duty to onr country, the names of the American legislators of '76, will be placed by posterity
Página 250 - selves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated government here, withdrawing his governors, and declaring us out of his allegiance and protection, and waging war against us. lie has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts,
Página 249 - introducing the same absolute rule into these states ; For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our government ; For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring
Página 248 - measures. He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly and continually, for opposing with manly firmness ^ his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the legislative powers. Alter.
Página 215 - state rights" than it now does. He proposed it in these words: " The powers not delegated by the constitution to the United States, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively." The reader will perceive the difference
Página 127 - and expel them our towns? Or have we permitted them to fortify, to receive new aid, and to acquire additional strength? Let not your enemies and ours persuade you, that in this we were influenced by fear, or any other unworthy motive. The lives of Britons are still