 | Benson John Lossing - 1859 - 674 σελίδες
...subjects in any part of the empire, we assure them that we mean not to dissolve that union which has long and so happily subsisted between us, and which...wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | 1860 - 36 σελίδες
...second Continental Congress, setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms, they say, * we mean not to dissolve that union which has so long...between us, and which we sincerely wish to see restored. * ***** We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of separating from Great Britain, and establishing... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 668 σελίδες
...fellowsubjects in any part of the empire, we assure them that we mean not to dissolve that union which has long and so happily subsisted between us, and which...wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | John Jay - 1864 - 80 σελίδες
...up arms," and in this they proclaimed, "we mean not to dissolve that union which has so long and eo happily subsisted between us, and which we sincerely wish to see restored." On the 8th of July, 1775, two days later, Congress individually signed a petition to the King. This... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 σελίδες
...preservation of our liberties ; being with one mind resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves. Lost this declaration should disquiet the minds of our...wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 σελίδες
...declaration should disquiet the minds of our friends and fellow-subjects in any part of the empire, \ve assure them that we mean not to dissolve that union...wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - 396 σελίδες
...unabating firmness and perseverance, employ for the preservation of our liberties; being with one miud resolved to die freemen rather than to live slaves....wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1871 - 704 σελίδες
...to live slaves. " Lest this declaration should disquiet the minds of our friends and fellow subjects in any part of the empire, we assure them, that we...subsisted between us. and which we sincerely wish to sec restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, or induced us to excite... | |
 | 1872 - 794 σελίδες
...wonder the cautious Pennsylvanian did not erase. It is the word of threat italicized in this passage : " We mean not to dissolve that union which has so long...wish to see restored. Necessity has not yet driven us into that desperate measure, nor induced us to excite any other nation to war against them. We have... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1877 - 894 σελίδες
...time, to their " friends and fellow subjects in every part of the empire," " \Ve assure them that ive mean not to dissolve that union which has so long...subsisted between us, and which we sincerely wish to be restored.'.' The declaration on the 6th of July, 1775, was a declaration of war, but not of independence.... | |
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Lest this declaration should disquiet the minds of our friends and fellow-subjects in any part of the empire, we assure them that we mean not to dissolve that union which has so long and so happily subsisted between us, and which we sincerely wish to... 
