Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 1Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... Legislatures of the refpective " States , to provide for the reftitution of all eftates , rights , and properties , which have been confifcated , belonging to real British fubjects - and also of " the eftates , rights , and properties ...
... Legislatures of the refpective " States , to provide for the reftitution of all eftates , rights , and properties , which have been confifcated , belonging to real British fubjects - and also of " the eftates , rights , and properties ...
Page 41
... Legislature was prevented from fetting afide every ftipulation in favour of Great Britain . Acts * It is notorious , that one of the principal objects of the inftiga- tors of , and leading actors in , the rebellion , was to wipe off the ...
... Legislature was prevented from fetting afide every ftipulation in favour of Great Britain . Acts * It is notorious , that one of the principal objects of the inftiga- tors of , and leading actors in , the rebellion , was to wipe off the ...
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... Legislature , what the treaty difables us from doing by due courfe of law ? This would be to imitate the Roman Ge- neral , who having promised Antiochus to restore half his veffels , caufed them to be fawed in two before their delivery ...
... Legislature , what the treaty difables us from doing by due courfe of law ? This would be to imitate the Roman Ge- neral , who having promised Antiochus to restore half his veffels , caufed them to be fawed in two before their delivery ...
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... independence to America , " which he faid was the faireft jewel in the crown of the British " Monarch ; and his opinion had for fome time great weight with " the Notwithstanding , however , that the Legislature of New - 46 SUMMARY VIEW.
... independence to America , " which he faid was the faireft jewel in the crown of the British " Monarch ; and his opinion had for fome time great weight with " the Notwithstanding , however , that the Legislature of New - 46 SUMMARY VIEW.
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... Legislature of New - York was prevented , by exertions like 68 thofe " the Marquis of LANSDOWN , then LORD SHELBURNE . On this " DR . PRICE , who thought as I did on the fubject , agreed with me to write our thoughts feparately on the ...
... Legislature of New - York was prevented , by exertions like 68 thofe " the Marquis of LANSDOWN , then LORD SHELBURNE . On this " DR . PRICE , who thought as I did on the fubject , agreed with me to write our thoughts feparately on the ...
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