Speeches and Forensic Arguments, Volume 1Perkins & Marvin, 1838 |
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Page 80
... votes which each has received . Mr. Jefferson , therefore , had received the highest , and Mr. Adams the next highest number of votes . The difference is said to have been but of a single vote . Mr. Jef- ferson and Mr. Adams , standing ...
... votes which each has received . Mr. Jefferson , therefore , had received the highest , and Mr. Adams the next highest number of votes . The difference is said to have been but of a single vote . Mr. Jef- ferson and Mr. Adams , standing ...
Page 85
... vote . It is true , indeed , that in the beginning , we aimed not at independence . But there's a Divinity which shapes our ends . The injustice of England has driven us to arms ; and , blinded to her own interest for our good , she has ...
... vote . It is true , indeed , that in the beginning , we aimed not at independence . But there's a Divinity which shapes our ends . The injustice of England has driven us to arms ; and , blinded to her own interest for our good , she has ...
Page 87
... vote , and of writing his own name first , and most conspicuously , on that parchment which spoke defiance to the power of the crown of Eng- land . There , too , is the name of that other proscribed patriot , SAMUEL ADAMS ; a man who ...
... vote , and of writing his own name first , and most conspicuously , on that parchment which spoke defiance to the power of the crown of Eng- land . There , too , is the name of that other proscribed patriot , SAMUEL ADAMS ; a man who ...
Page 90
... vote approaching towards unanimity . From the time of his final retirement from public life , in 1808 , Mr. Jefferson lived , as became a wise man . Surrounded by affectionate friends , his ardor in the pursuit of knowledge undiminished 90.
... vote approaching towards unanimity . From the time of his final retirement from public life , in 1808 , Mr. Jefferson lived , as became a wise man . Surrounded by affectionate friends , his ardor in the pursuit of knowledge undiminished 90.
Page 99
... vote of thanks , to express his own opinion of his liberality , inde- pendence , and honorable feeling . And he would take this occa- sion also to add , if his opinion could be of any value in such a case , that he thought nothing more ...
... vote of thanks , to express his own opinion of his liberality , inde- pendence , and honorable feeling . And he would take this occa- sion also to add , if his opinion could be of any value in such a case , that he thought nothing more ...
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