 | Thomas Francis Gordon - Pennsylvania - 1829 - 658 pages
...are," they said, " reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We have counted tbe cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." General Washington, immediately... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1831 - 778 pages
...alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter ie our choice. We have counted the cost of this contest,...and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, foAid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our... | |
 | James Bell - Geography - 1832 - 910 pages
...concluded thus : " We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to tyranny, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice....and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our... | |
 | John Sergeant - Cherokee Indians - 1832 - 372 pages
...raised, for the defence of American liberty. Already had they declared with the utmost solemnity, " We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." Our cause was armed with the triple armour of justice ; but as yet it wanted, perhaps, a more definite... | |
 | William Shepherd - United States - 1834 - 298 pages
...throne as supplicants; we reasoned, we remostrated with parliament in the most mild and decent language. "We are now reduced to the alternative of choosing...gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have aright to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations... | |
 | William Shepherd - United States - 1834 - 336 pages
...throne as supplicants; we reasoned, we remostrated with parliament in the most mild and decent language. "We are now reduced to the alternative of choosing...gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have aright to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1834 - 442 pages
...conclusion. 'We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force —...gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have n right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1834 - 386 pages
...thus : — " We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The...and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. Honour, justice, and humanity forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom, which we received from our... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - New Jersey - 1834 - 646 pages
...are," they said, " reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The...and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." General Washington, immediately after his appointment to the chief command, repaired to the army before... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - History - 1834 - 626 pages
...are," they said, " reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The...and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery." General Washington, immediately after his appointment to the chief command, repaired to the army before... | |
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We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated ministers, or resistance by force. The latter is our choice. We. have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery. 
