Prefatory note. The debates in 1776 on the Declaration of Independence, and on a few of the Articles of Confederation, preserved by Thomas Jefferson. Letters of Mr. Madison preceding the debates of 1783. Debates in the Congress of the Confederation, from November 4, 1782, to June 21, 1783. Letters contemporary with, and subsequent to, the debates of 1783A. Mygatt, 1842 |
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Strana xiv
... interest it has inspired among the friends of free government , it is not an unreasonable inference that a careful and extended report of the proceedings and discussions of that body , which were with closed doors , by a member who was ...
... interest it has inspired among the friends of free government , it is not an unreasonable inference that a careful and extended report of the proceedings and discussions of that body , which were with closed doors , by a member who was ...
Strana xvi
... interest to the people of the United States to deserve to be brought to the notice of Congress . And should such be the estimation of the utility of these works by the representatives of the nation , as to induce them to relieve me in ...
... interest to the people of the United States to deserve to be brought to the notice of Congress . And should such be the estimation of the utility of these works by the representatives of the nation , as to induce them to relieve me in ...
Strana xxiv
... interest . To the secret journals there is no index , and that annexed to the public journals is far from being full . The diplomatic correspondence , which is exceedingly valuable , and constantly illustrates the remarks of Mr. MADISON ...
... interest . To the secret journals there is no index , and that annexed to the public journals is far from being full . The diplomatic correspondence , which is exceedingly valuable , and constantly illustrates the remarks of Mr. MADISON ...
Strana xxix
... interest of Virginia . To EDMUND PENDLETON . 1781 , The territorial cessions . - Philadelphia , November 13 , 98 101 Suggests some handsome comple- ment to the Marquis [ de la Fayette ] for his services in Vir- ginia . TO THOMAS ...
... interest of Virginia . To EDMUND PENDLETON . 1781 , The territorial cessions . - Philadelphia , November 13 , 98 101 Suggests some handsome comple- ment to the Marquis [ de la Fayette ] for his services in Vir- ginia . TO THOMAS ...
Strana xxxii
... interest of the certificates must be provided by America . - No step yet taken . The instructions . Dr. Witherspoon prevailed on to move in the business.- No official advices relative to the action in the West Indies . — Congress ...
... interest of the certificates must be provided by America . - No step yet taken . The instructions . Dr. Witherspoon prevailed on to move in the business.- No official advices relative to the action in the West Indies . — Congress ...
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Strana 376 - All charges of war, and all other expenses that shall be incurred for the common defence or general welfare, and allowed by the United States, in Congress assembled, shall be defrayed out of a common treasury...
Strana 21 - Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
Strana 21 - He has [suffered] the administration of justice [totally to cease in some of these states] refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers. He has made [our] judges dependent on his will alone for the tenure of their offices and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of new offices [by a self-assumed power] and sent hither swarms of new officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
Strana 26 - At this very time too, they are permitting their chief magistrate to send over not only soldiers of our common blood, but Scotch and foreign mercenaries to invade and destroy us.
Strana 25 - We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here, no one of which could warrant so strange a pretension; that these were effected at the expense of our own blood and treasure, unassisted by the wealth or the strength of Great Britain; that in constituting indeed our several forms of government, we had adopted one common king, thereby laying a foundation for perpetual league and amity with them; but that submission to their parliament was no part of our Constitution...
Strana 24 - And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he also obtruded them: thus paying off former crimes committed against the LIBERTIES of one people with crimes which he urges them to commit against the LIVES of another...
Strana 25 - Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British Brethren We have warned them from Time to Time of attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us...
Strana 9 - Congress should declare that these United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved; that measures should be immediately taken for procuring the assistance of foreign powers, and a Confederation be formed to bind the colonies more closely together.
Strana 9 - DO, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies, are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved...