Speeches of Thomas Lord Erskine, Band 2Reeves & Turner, 1870 |
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... subverting the existing laws and con- stitution , and for introducing the system of anarchy and confusion which has so lately prevailed in France , " & c . treason , as stated by the counsel for the Crown 2 TRIAL OF THOMAS HARDY .
... subverting the existing laws and con- stitution , and for introducing the system of anarchy and confusion which has so lately prevailed in France , " & c . treason , as stated by the counsel for the Crown 2 TRIAL OF THOMAS HARDY .
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... counsel for the Crown , had been adopted , the prisoners could scarcely have had any defence , as they then must have been taken , upon the whole of the evidence , to have been privy to pro- ceedings throughout the whole kingdom ...
... counsel for the Crown , had been adopted , the prisoners could scarcely have had any defence , as they then must have been taken , upon the whole of the evidence , to have been privy to pro- ceedings throughout the whole kingdom ...
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... counsel for the prisoners it was their wish the prisoners should be tried separately . It was therefore his intention to proceed first on the trial of Thomas Hardy . At the request of the prisoner's counsel , the Court adjourned to ...
... counsel for the prisoners it was their wish the prisoners should be tried separately . It was therefore his intention to proceed first on the trial of Thomas Hardy . At the request of the prisoner's counsel , the Court adjourned to ...
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... counsel , and in consideration of which duties they have clothed him with dignity , and vested him with high prerogatives . With respect to the duties of the King , they attach upon him the instant he be- comes such ; from the moment ...
... counsel , and in consideration of which duties they have clothed him with dignity , and vested him with high prerogatives . With respect to the duties of the King , they attach upon him the instant he be- comes such ; from the moment ...
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... counsel for Lord George . Gordon upon the last trial for high treason ; indeed , it is no more than what follows the law of England , as delivered by all those great lawyers , whose authority , I am persuaded , will not be attempted to ...
... counsel for Lord George . Gordon upon the last trial for high treason ; indeed , it is no more than what follows the law of England , as delivered by all those great lawyers , whose authority , I am persuaded , will not be attempted to ...
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acquitted aforesaid appears Arthur O'Connor assembled attention Attorney-General authority bishop Bishop of Bangor Bow Street officers called cause charge compassing conduct considered conspiracy Constitutional Society convention counsel court crime criminal Crown declaration defendants delegates depose the King discharged duty effect endeavouring England ERSKINE evidence existence express fact Fergusson France Fugion Gentlemen Grindley guilty Hardy high treason honour House of Commons imputed indictment intention John Horne Tooke Judges judgment jury Justice Buller kingdom learned friend letter liberty London Corresponding Society Lord Coke Lord Thanet lord the King lordship Maidstone means ment mind nation never O'Brien O'Coigly O'Connor object observe offence overt act Parliament person principles prisoner proceedings prosecution prove purpose recollect reform resolutions riot Rivett Robert Fergusson Scotland Sheffield Sir Francis Burdett statute stick supposed tion traitorous trial universal suffrage verdict violence whole witnesses
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Seite 222 - ... is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties, which, though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government ; they will cling and grapple to you ; and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance.
Seite 445 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Seite 357 - King there being, in contempt of our said lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Seite 222 - As long as you have the wisdom to keep the sovereign authority of this country as the sanctuary of liberty, the sacred temple consecrated to our common faith, wherever the chosen race and sons of England worship Freedom, they will turn their faces toward you.* The more they multiply, the more friends you will have. The more ardently they love liberty, the more perfect will be their obedience.
Seite 222 - My hold of the colonies is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties which, though light as air, are strong as links of iron.
Seite 177 - The power of the Crown, almost dead and rotten as Prerogative, has grown up anew, with much more strength, and far less odium, under the name of Influence.
Seite 176 - Whatever alterations time and the necessary accommodation of business may have introduced, this character can never be sustained, unless the House of Commons shall be made to bear some stamp of the actual disposition of the people at large.
Seite 5 - M'Farlane, being subjects of our said Lord the King, not having the fear of God in their hearts, nor weighing the duty of their allegiance, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, as false traitors against our said Lord the King...
Seite 47 - A constitution is not a thing in name only, but in fact. It has not an ideal, but a real existence ; and wherever it cannot be produced in a visible form, there is none.
Seite 510 - Take no heed for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed ; but seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.