History of the Republic of the United States of America: As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Том 2D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... fleet are to be depended upon , I should then recommend that all our dis- positions should have reference to an offensive and decisive campaign , " and with this intent , " a general draft " of men . Every indication , however , was ...
... fleet are to be depended upon , I should then recommend that all our dis- positions should have reference to an offensive and decisive campaign , " and with this intent , " a general draft " of men . Every indication , however , was ...
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... fleet and the return of Lincoln to South Carolina were soon followed by an em- barkation at New York . Late in the previous December , Sir Henry Clinton with Lord Cornwallis , at the head of a body of nearly six thousand men , under ...
... fleet and the return of Lincoln to South Carolina were soon followed by an em- barkation at New York . Late in the previous December , Sir Henry Clinton with Lord Cornwallis , at the head of a body of nearly six thousand men , under ...
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... fleet had crossed the bar of Charleston . " The advices you give me , " Lincoln was informed by Hamilton in the name of Washington , greatly increase my anxiety for the fate of Charleston and the State of South Carolina ; and you will ...
... fleet had crossed the bar of Charleston . " The advices you give me , " Lincoln was informed by Hamilton in the name of Washington , greatly increase my anxiety for the fate of Charleston and the State of South Carolina ; and you will ...
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... fleet momen- tarily expected , the Southern States would probably have been relieved . Sir Henry Clinton now had Carolina and Georgia in his hands . To secure his advantages , a large detachment of his troops was ordered under ...
... fleet momen- tarily expected , the Southern States would probably have been relieved . Sir Henry Clinton now had Carolina and Georgia in his hands . To secure his advantages , a large detachment of his troops was ordered under ...
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... fleet and army . Hamilton was overjoyed . The great measure which was to decide the contest , suggested by himself , was accom- plished . His private letters and those written by him in behalf of the commander - in chief , all evince ...
... fleet and army . Hamilton was overjoyed . The great measure which was to decide the contest , suggested by himself , was accom- plished . His private letters and those written by him in behalf of the commander - in chief , all evince ...
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Стр. 344 - To appoint one of their number to preside; provided, that no person be allowed to serve in the office of President more than one year in any term of three years : To ascertain the necessary sums of money to be raised for...
Стр. 575 - States : regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the states ; provided that the legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Стр. 523 - Congress be authorized to make such requisitions in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex, and condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and threefifths of all other persons not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes...
Стр. 44 - To me it will appear miraculous, if our affairs can maintain themselves much longer in their present train. If either the temper or the resources of the country will not admit of an alteration, we may expect soon to be reduced to the humiliating condition of seeing the cause of America, in America, upheld by foreign arms.
Стр. 384 - ... represent, also, that should they comply with the request of your late memorial, it would make you more happy and them more respectable ; that, while war should continue, you would follow their standard into the field ; and when it came to an end, you would withdraw into the shade of private life, and give the world another subject of wonder and applause ; an army victorious over its enemies, victorious over itself.
Стр. 125 - Regular troops alone," said he, "are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defence as offence ; and whenever a substitute is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous.
Стр. 383 - If this then be your treatment, while the swords you wear are necessary for the defence of America, what have you to expect from peace, when your voice shall sink, and your strength dissipate by division...
Стр. 64 - ... or others should reproach him, on the supposition of my having conceived myself obliged, by his instructions, to run the risk I did. I would not for the world leave a sting in his mind that should embitter his future days.
Стр. 575 - Congress assembled, shall have the sole and exclusive right and power of determining on peace and war, except in the cases mentioned in the sixth article — of sending and receiving ambassadors — entering into treaties and alliances: Provided, That no treaty of commerce shall be made, whereby the legislative power of the respective States shall be restrained from imposing such imposts and duties on foreigners as their own people are subjected to, or from prohibiting the exportation or importation...
Стр. 383 - ... awake ; attend to your situation and redress yourselves. If the present moment be lost, every future effort is in vain ; and your threats then, wul be as empty as your entreaties now.