| John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 778 pages
...1776, "That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United States, when no government sufficient to the exigencies of their...adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of Me representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in... | |
| John Codman Hurd - Law - 1858 - 694 pages
...adopt," ,tc. See ante, laws of NC, p. 296. ' By resolution of the General Congress, May 10 and 15, 1776, "That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United States, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established,... | |
| Alfred Billings Street - Constitutional history - 1859 - 622 pages
...great inconveniences were found to attend this mode of government. The Continental Congress therefore "recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions...United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigency of their affairs had been established, to adopt such government as should, in the opinion... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 788 pages
.... utterance, albeit with timorous voice. Congress resolved, " That it be recommended to the several assemblies and conventions of the united colonies,...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 794 pages
...found utterance, albeit with timorous voice. Congress resolved, " That it be recommended to the several assemblies and conventions of the united colonies,...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives... | |
| Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 872 pages
...to form state governments, offered the following : "Resolved, That it be recommended to the several assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies,...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath hitherto been established, to adopt such a government as shall, in the opinions of the representatives... | |
| George Bancroft - 1860 - 490 pages
...war for the current year; and took into consideration the proposition of John Adams, that " each one of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs had as yet been established, should adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
| George Bancroft - 1860 - 496 pages
...war for the current year; and took into consideration the proposition of John Adams, that " each one of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs had as yet been established, should adopt such government, as would, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
| Presbyterian church in the U.S.A. - 1863 - 712 pages
...the same."f At length, a general recommendation was adopted, May 10, 1776, in the words : " Resolved, That it be recommended to the respective Assemblies...government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs hath been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives... | |
| New York (State) - Law - 1863 - 1026 pages
...against the hostile invasions and cruel depredations of our enemies : " ' Therefore, " ' Jtewtevd* That it be recommended to the respective assemblies...hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall, ™ *De opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their... | |
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