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... Capt . Christopher Newport ; but the government of the colony was framed in Eng- land , before it sailed . It was to consist of a council of seven persons , with a president , to be elected by the council from their number . Who ...
... Capt . Christopher Newport ; but the government of the colony was framed in Eng- land , before it sailed . It was to consist of a council of seven persons , with a president , to be elected by the council from their number . Who ...
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... Capt . Smith , with assur- ances of friendship ; and the next morning , accompanied with a guard of twelve men , he arrived safely at Jamestown , after a captivity of seven weeks . * In 1609 , circumstances having arisen to interrupt ...
... Capt . Smith , with assur- ances of friendship ; and the next morning , accompanied with a guard of twelve men , he arrived safely at Jamestown , after a captivity of seven weeks . * In 1609 , circumstances having arisen to interrupt ...
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... Capt . John Smith . * The condition of the colony was , at length , somewhat_im- proved , and their courage renewed , by the arrival of Capt . New- port ( who had been despatched to England , ) with a supply of provisions , and an ...
... Capt . John Smith . * The condition of the colony was , at length , somewhat_im- proved , and their courage renewed , by the arrival of Capt . New- port ( who had been despatched to England , ) with a supply of provisions , and an ...
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... Capt . Smith , in consequence of a severe accidental wound , had some time before returned to England . His departure was followed by disastrous . consequences . Subordination and industry ceased ; the Indians became hostile , and ...
... Capt . Smith , in consequence of a severe accidental wound , had some time before returned to England . His departure was followed by disastrous . consequences . Subordination and industry ceased ; the Indians became hostile , and ...
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... Capt . Argal , of Virginia , with a naval force , who demanded the surrender of the place to the English crown , as properly constituting a part of Virginia . The Dutch governor , finding himself incapable of resistance , submitted him ...
... Capt . Argal , of Virginia , with a naval force , who demanded the surrender of the place to the English crown , as properly constituting a part of Virginia . The Dutch governor , finding himself incapable of resistance , submitted him ...
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Page 259 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Page 91 - Esq., or, in his absence, to such as for the time being take care for preserving the peace and administering the laws in their Majesties' province of New York, in America.
Page 205 - SIR; Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Page 262 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
Page 240 - I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect...
Page 336 - It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second.
Page 159 - Mr. Speaker, and gentlemen of the House of Burgesses, I have heard of your resolves, and augur ill of their effects. You have made it my duty to dissolve you, and you are dissolved accordingly.
Page 259 - ... where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? and let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 14 - With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia.
Page 232 - I have lived, Sir, a long time ; and, the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that 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 1 We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that, 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it...