 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1851 - 546 pages
...that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers " which our beneficent Creator hath bestowed upon us, the " arms we have been compelled by our enemies to...with one mind resolved to die FREE-MEN rather than " live SLAVES." They protested that they would lay down their arms when hostilities should cease on... | |
 | Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 618 pages
..."We have counted the cost of this contest, 5 ' said congress, in a declaration of July 6, "and are with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves." July 4, 1776, congress adopted a declaration of independence.! f For the history of the colonies, v/a... | |
 | Carlo Botta - United States - 1852 - 974 pages
...exerting the utmost energy of those powers which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to...resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves. Lest this declaration should disquiet the minds of our friends and fellow subjects in any part of the... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1852 - 560 pages
...*> , , • , , ii solemn de- cent Creator hath graciously bestowed on us, the arms we termination. have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will,...resolved, to die freemen, rather than to live slaves." ^.^^ of the British parliament to tax America, and chose delegates PART IIL to congress ; after which,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator bath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to...resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves." Its concluding appeal was: — "In our own native land, and in defence of the freedom that is our birthright,... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 294 pages
...exerting the utmost energy of those jwwers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to assume, we will, in (ieliancc of every hazard, with unabnting firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 704 pages
...the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed njron us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to...resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves." Its concluding appeal was: — "In our own native land, and in defence of the freedom that is our birthright,... | |
 | George Tucker - History - 1856 - 672 pages
...their enemies to assume, they will, in defiance of every hazard, employ for the preservation of their liberties, being, with one mind, resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves. They at the same time disclaim all wish to separate from Great Britain. The committee which wrote this... | |
 | Gazetteers - 1856 - 922 pages
...of the colonial forces. •• We have counted the cost of this contest," said congress, " and are with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves." On the 4th of July 1776, congress adopted a declaration of independence. II. War of independence.]... | |
 | American Orators - 1857 - 668 pages
...exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator has graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled by our enemies to...resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves. Lest this declaration should disquiet the minds of onr friends and fellow-subjects in any part of the... | |
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With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have been compelled... 
