 | 1800 - 1046 Seiten
...Accordingly, congress recommended that the several colonies should adopt such government as should "best conduce to the happiness and safety of their...constituents in particular and America in general. ' ' This meant that each colony should set up a government for itself, independent of the crown. Accordingly,... | |
 | William Gordon - 1801 - 478 Seiten
...united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in...the happiness and safety of their constituents in par-* ticular, and America in, general." Th« following preamble was prepared and agreed to, five davs... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 Seiten
...but the whole force of that kingdom, CHVP.VI. aided by foreign mercenaries, is to be exerted 1776. for the destruction of the good people of these colonies;...unnecessary to make any change in their actual situation, 3f 2 CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as well 1776. as the whole legislature had... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 Seiten
...exigencies of their affairs hath been already established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opjnion of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." CHAP. vi. because in those colonies, the executive as wel! i 776. as the whole legislature had always... | |
 | Hugh McCall - 1816 - 452 Seiten
...conventions of the United- States, Where no government equal to the exigencies of their affairs, has been established, to adopt such government, as shall in...constituents in particular, and America in general. And whereas, the honourable the congress of the United- States has deceived no answer whatever to the... | |
 | John Burk - 1816 - 574 Seiten
...their CHAP. affairs had been tbeitftofore established to fix upon such VIII. Oovernment, as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safe- — — — — tv of iheir Constituents, in particular, ami America iii ^general." In the mean... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 Seiten
...&c. The resolution concludes with a recommendation to the several colonies to "adopt such governments as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people best rondure to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular ;vud America in general." This... | |
 | United States. Continental Congress - 1823 - 644 Seiten
...United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in...constituents in particular, and America in general. Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to prepare a preamble б the foregoing resolution... | |
 | 1825 - 455 Seiten
...necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under said crown, should be totally suppressed ; therefore resolved, that it be recommended to the...constituents in particular, and America in general." The step recommended by Congress was so decithat several of the colonies at first hesitated whether it... | |
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That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives... 
