| John Jay - 1890 - 492 páginas
...sincerely wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We...Great Britain, and establishing independent States." 150. — " We most humbly implore the Divine goodness to dispose our adversaries to Reconciliation... | |
| 1890 - 880 páginas
...We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. . . . We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest. ... In our native land, in defense of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed... | |
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1891 - 538 páginas
...mother-country, but only to maintain theii chartered rights." And in speaking of those rights they said, " We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our... | |
| Philip Alexander Bruce, William Glover Stanard - 1897 - 630 páginas
...which we sincerely wish to see restored. Necessity has not driven us into that measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We...Great Britain and establishing independent States." In their address to the king they say: " We, your Majesty's faithful subjects * * in behalf of ourselves... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - 1893 - 592 páginas
...which has so long and so happily subsisted between us, and which we sincerely wish to see restored. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest." From the petition to the King, dated July 8, 1775, signed by the members of the Congress present: "... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - 1893 - 582 páginas
...which has so long and so happily subsisted between sus, and which we sincerely wisli to see restored. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest." / From the petition to the King, dated July 8, 1775, signed by the members of the Congress present:... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895 - 456 páginas
...sincerely wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We...attacked by unprovoked enemies, without any imputation or even suspicion of offence. They boast of their privileges and civilization, and yet proffer no milder... | |
| George Ticknor Curtis - 1896 - 812 páginas
...sincerely wish to sce restored. Necessity has not yet driven ns into that desperate measure, or indnced ns to excite any other nation to war against them. We...for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectaele of a people attacked by uuprovoked enemies, withent any impntation or even suspicion of offence.... | |
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