 | George Washington - 1847 - 574 pages
...calamity, which threatened destruction to their civil rights, and the evils of civil war, and to give them one heart and one mind firmly to oppose, by all just...and proper means, every injury to American rights." Governor Dunmore was displeased at this order, and dissolved the House the next morning. The members,... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 604 pages
...which threatened destruction to their civil rights, and the evils of a civil war; and to give them one heart and one mind firmly to oppose, by all just...and proper means, every injury to American rights." When Lord Dunmore, who had been recently appointed to supersede the popular Lord Botetourt as governor... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 pages
...heavy calamity which threatens destruction to our civil rights, and the evils of civil war ; to give us one heart and one mind, firmly to oppose, by all just...and proper means, every injury to American rights. ' Ordered, therefore, that the members of this House do attend in their places, at the hour of ten... | |
 | Emma Willard - 1852 - 560 pages
...that God would avert the £™ offLievils which threatened them, and " give them one heart, and ing. one mind, firmly to oppose, by all just and proper means, every injury to the American rights." CHAPTER VI. Congress at Philadelphia. THE resolutions adopted by the assembly... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1855 - 638 pages
...calamity, which threatened destruction to their civil rights and the evils of civil war, and to give them one heart and one mind firmly to oppose, by all just...proper means, every injury to American rights." The governor was alarmed at these symptoms, and dissolved the house the next morning. ^Not to be diverted... | |
 | Jacob Abbott - 1855 - 484 pages
...make common cause with her. They called upon the people to pray devoutly to God to make them all of one heart and one mind, firmly to oppose by all just and proper means every invasion of American rights. This decided stand by the Virginia Legislature had great influence throughout... | |
 | Emma Willard - 1855 - 444 pages
...fri?.a and prayer, to implore that God would avert the evils which threatened them, and "give them one heart, and one mind, firmly to oppose, by all just and propel means, every injury to the American rights." CHAPTER V. Congress at Philadelphia. 1774. 1. ON... | |
 | Emma Willard - 1856 - 590 pages
...humiliation and prayer, to implore that God would avert the evils which threatened them, and " give them one heart, and one mind, firmly to oppose, by all just and proper means, every injury to the American rights." CHAPTER VI. Congress at Philadelphia. THE resolutions adopted by the assembly... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1857 - 594 pages
...calamity which threatened destruction to their civil rights and the evils of civil war, and to give them one heart and one mind, firmly to oppose, by all just...proper means, every injury to American rights." The governor, Lord Dunmore, was so much offended by this serious outburst of patriotic sympathy, that he... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1858 - 454 pages
...their fellow-citizens that the day on which the Boston port-act was to take effect should be set apart "as a day of fasting and prayer, devoutly to implore...constituents ; and Mason charged his little household of sons and daughters to keep the day strictly, and attend church clad in mourmng. This was the last... | |
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House as a Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer, devoutly to implore the divine Interposition for averting the heavy Calamity, which... 
