Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical SocietyNew Jersey Historical Society, 1894 |
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Seite 302 - Our heart's desire the angels' midnight psalm, Peace, and good-will to men ! THE VOW OF WASHINGTON Read in New York, April 30, 1889, at the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States.
Seite 160 - States the power to coin money, emit bills of credit, or make anything but gold a>nd silver coin a tender in payment of debts.
Seite 377 - Great captains, with their guns and drums, Disturb our judgment for the hour, But at last silence comes ; These all are gone, and, standing like a tower, Our children shall behold his fame, The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man, Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, New birth of our new soil, the first American.
Seite 143 - And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress...
Seite 200 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW ALBION. And a Direction for Adventurers with small stock to get two for one, and good land freely : And for Gentlemen, and all Servants, Labourers, and Artificers to live plentifully. And a former Description re-printed of the healthiest, pleasantest, and richest Plantation of NEW ALBION IN NORTH VIRGINIA, proved by thirteen witnesses.
Seite 174 - Never indeed was any man more contented with doing his duty in that state of life to which it had pleased God to call him.
Seite 352 - Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein and ye shall find rest fbr your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Seite 254 - Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.
Seite 376 - West, that made it so cardinal a matter of policy whether the great national domain should be free land or not : and that was the land question. It was the settlement of the West that transformed slavery from an accepted institution into passionate matter of controversy. Slavery within the States of the Union stood sufficiently protected by every solemn sanction the Constitution could afford. No man could touch it there, think, or hope, or purpose what he might. But where new States were to be made...
Seite 206 - January 13, 1845, a number of gentlemen met in Trenton with the purpose of organizing an Historical Society, and thus to lend support to the Governor's recommendation. A severe snow storm prevailed, and but few attended. Ex-Governor Peter D. Vroom was appointed Chairman, and the Rev. Eli F. Cooley Secretary. A committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, and the meeting then adjourned to meet at Trenton, on February 27th, 1845. On that day a number of gentlemen from different parts...