The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792, Τόμος 1G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892 - 3 σελίδες |
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... affairs , and they proposed to join it to Northumberland County , or else ask the governor to send some persons there " capable and fit " to govern it . ' In April , 1664 , Captain Mason is found to be buying more land , six hundred and ...
... affairs , and they proposed to join it to Northumberland County , or else ask the governor to send some persons there " capable and fit " to govern it . ' In April , 1664 , Captain Mason is found to be buying more land , six hundred and ...
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... affairs of the county . They were chosen from the principal gentlemen of the neighborhood and received their commis- sions from the governor with the advice of the council . They received no compensation for their services , the office ...
... affairs of the county . They were chosen from the principal gentlemen of the neighborhood and received their commis- sions from the governor with the advice of the council . They received no compensation for their services , the office ...
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... affair , and one of them is particularly interesting in itself , and is furthermore valuable for our purpose , as it makes mention of Col. George Mason . This is the paper signed " T. M. , " which was written by a colleague of Colonel ...
... affair , and one of them is particularly interesting in itself , and is furthermore valuable for our purpose , as it makes mention of Col. George Mason . This is the paper signed " T. M. , " which was written by a colleague of Colonel ...
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... affair , while the lady of the house bends over the child with anxious womanly ministrations , assisting the miraculous re- covery by her timely watch . This expedition of Colonel Mason's and Capt . George Brent's proved indeed , as has ...
... affair , while the lady of the house bends over the child with anxious womanly ministrations , assisting the miraculous re- covery by her timely watch . This expedition of Colonel Mason's and Capt . George Brent's proved indeed , as has ...
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... affair of the fort occurred in September and October , 1675 , and in the following spring Colonel Mason was elected to the Assembly from Stafford County . Of this Assembly " T. M. " also gives some account . " In March , 1675-6 , " he ...
... affair of the fort occurred in September and October , 1675 , and in the following spring Colonel Mason was elected to the Assembly from Stafford County . Of this Assembly " T. M. " also gives some account . " In March , 1675-6 , " he ...
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Σελίδα 437 - That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot by any compact deprive or divest their posterity ; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
Σελίδα 433 - That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Σελίδα 434 - That government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community; of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of maladministration; and...
Σελίδα 433 - That no free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.
Σελίδα 433 - ... that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers. 9. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Σελίδα 432 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of publick services; which, not being descendible, neither ought the offices of magistrate, legislator or judge to be hereditary.
Σελίδα 432 - That elections of members to serve as representatives of the people in assembly, ought to be free ; and that all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, have the right of suffrage...
Σελίδα 361 - Army, shall be considered as a common fund for the use and benefit of such of the United States as have become, or shall become members of the confederation...
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Σελίδα 432 - That the legislative and executive powers of the state should be separate and distinct from the judiciary ; and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression, by feeling and participating the burthens of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections...