Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling... ADVENTURES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICANS; - Page 205by HENRY HOWE - 1859Full view - About this book
| A citizen of Pittsburgh - Readers - 1818 - 276 pages
...gracious reception •four petition, comports with those warlike preparations 'which cover our waters and darken our land ? Are fleets and armies necessary...ourselves, Sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation — the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask, gentlemen, Sir, what means this martial... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations, which cover our waters, and darken our land? Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shewn ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in, to win back our love?... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...These are the implements of war and subjuga-! Heaven, uttering the words "We mtutfghl," a tion— the last arguments, to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purposes be not to force us to submission? — Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it?... | |
| Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations, which cover our waters, and darken our land? Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconHave we shewn ourselves so unwilling long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...vith those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and arioues necessary to a work of love and reconciliation ? Have...our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These ;ire the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen,... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconcilialion ? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 540 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to...ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial... | |
| Jonathan Barber - Readers, American - 1828 - 266 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to...ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation — the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial... | |
| George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 292 pages
...gracious reception of our petition, comports with those warlike preparations, which cover our waters and darken our land ? Are fleets and armies necessary...ourselves, Sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation — the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, Sir, what means this martial... | |
| John Barber - Elocution - 1828 - 310 pages
...gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to...ourselves, Sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation ; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, Sir, what means this martial... | |
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