 | John Quincy Adams - 1850 - 446 pages
...the several Colonies to adopt such bovernment as should, in the opinion of the Representatives of tha people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of...constituents in particular, and America in general ; and in the preamble to this Resolution, adopted five days later, they assigned as the reason for... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 634 pages
...resolution, which Congress adopted on the 10th of May, recommending, in substance, to all the Colonies which had not already established governments suited...would, in the opinion of the representatives of the pcople, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in... | |
 | christopher morgan - 1851 - 768 pages
...of men as looked upon themselves returned to a state of nature, to adopt such government as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular and America in general. You may, perhaps, think strange, that nothing further is done for you, at this time, than to send you... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1851 - 854 pages
...their affairs, hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...safety of their constituents in particular, and America i in general." A preamble to this resolution was prepared by a committee, consisting of John Adams,... | |
 | E. B. O'Caliaghan - 1851 - 1224 pages
...of nature^ to adopt such government as should, in the opinion of the representatives of the people3 best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular and America in general. You may, perhaps, think strange, that nothing further is done fa;' you, at this time, than to send... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1851 - 636 pages
...independence,, recommending to the colonies "to adopt such a government as would, in the opinion of 48 the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents and of America." This passed, after a hard struggle, on the 15th of the same month, and was the prelude... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - 1875 - 836 pages
...to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people,...constituents in particular, and America in general. By order of the Congress, JOHN HANCOCK, President. By special order of the same was read a second time,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 946 pages
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general."' This was certainly a bold step, yet not sufficiently positive and comprehensive as a basis of energetic... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 pages
...their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general."' This was certainly a bold step, yet not sufficiently positive and comprehensive as a basis of energetic... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1852 - 880 pages
...their affairs, hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives of the people, best conduce...constituents in particular, and America in general." A preamble to this resolution was prepared by я committee, consisting of John Adams, Edward Rutledge,... | |
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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... 
