| Frederick Saunders - 1877 - 894 páginas
...the British empire. " Necessity," said they, " has not yet driven us to that desperate measure ;" " we have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...Great Britain and establishing independent states." That was an honest declaration. Doubtless a few prophetic souls had seen the vision of a separate and... | |
| Robert Templeman Craighill - 1880 - 378 páginas
...driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent states. We fight not for glory or for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectacle of a people attacked by unprovoked enemies, without... | |
| Robert Templeman Craighill - 1880 - 370 páginas
...them. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of separating from 356 The Virginia, Peerage. Great Britain, and establishing independent states. We fight not for glory or for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectacle of a people attacked by unprovoked enemies, without... | |
| Egerton Ryerson - 1880 - 556 páginas
...driven us to that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of separating from Great Britain, and of establishing independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1882 - 1040 páginas
...the British empire. " Necessity," said they, " has not yet driven us to that desperate measure ;" " we have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...Great Britain and establishing independent states." That was an honest declaration. Doubtless a few prophetic souls had seen the vision of a separate and... | |
| John Robert Irelan - 1886 - 536 páginas
...driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...establishing independent States. We fight not for glory nor for conquest. We exhibit to mankind the remarkable spectacle of a people attacked by unprovoked... | |
| 1890 - 880 páginas
...We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. . . . We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest. ... In our native land, in defense of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed... | |
| John Jay - 1890 - 492 páginas
...driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have not raised armies with ambitious Designs of...Great Britain, and establishing independent States." 150. — " We most humbly implore the Divine goodness to dispose our adversaries to Reconciliation... | |
| Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1891 - 538 páginas
...mother-country, but only to maintain theii chartered rights." And in speaking of those rights they said, " We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...independent States. We fight not for glory or for conquest Honor, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our... | |
| Philip Alexander Bruce, William Glover Stanard - 1897 - 630 páginas
...has not driven us into that measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of...Great Britain and establishing independent States." In their address to the king they say: " We, your Majesty's faithful subjects * * in behalf of ourselves... | |
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