The Life and Speeches of Hon. George Brown |
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... Excellency , they saw much to gain and nothing to lose by vigorously taking up his cause . At this time the restrictions which surrounded the exercise of the franchise limited very much the political power of the people , and ...
... Excellency , they saw much to gain and nothing to lose by vigorously taking up his cause . At this time the restrictions which surrounded the exercise of the franchise limited very much the political power of the people , and ...
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... Excellency the Governor - General to take measures " to insure to the " inhabitants of that portion of the Province , formerly Lower Canada , indemnity for just losses by them sustained during the rebellion of 66 1837 and 1838. " The ...
... Excellency the Governor - General to take measures " to insure to the " inhabitants of that portion of the Province , formerly Lower Canada , indemnity for just losses by them sustained during the rebellion of 66 1837 and 1838. " The ...
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... , when he and those who now bear rule have long passed away from the stage of life , His Excellency will live in the grateful affections of the Canadian people . CHAPTER VIII . INCREASING INFLUENCE . THE " GLOBE " 50 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
... , when he and those who now bear rule have long passed away from the stage of life , His Excellency will live in the grateful affections of the Canadian people . CHAPTER VIII . INCREASING INFLUENCE . THE " GLOBE " 50 LIFE AND SPEECHES OF.
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... Excellency the Governor - General , and they now retain their several offices only till their successors shall be appointed . Under these circumstances , His Excellency feels it right to HON . GEORGE BROWN . 59 -Called on to form ...
... Excellency the Governor - General , and they now retain their several offices only till their successors shall be appointed . Under these circumstances , His Excellency feels it right to HON . GEORGE BROWN . 59 -Called on to form ...
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... Excellency's first object will be to consult you as to the names of your future colleagues , and as to the ... Excellency a final answer . On Saturday morning Mr. Brown waited on His Excellency with the following acceptance of the ...
... Excellency's first object will be to consult you as to the names of your future colleagues , and as to the ... Excellency a final answer . On Saturday morning Mr. Brown waited on His Excellency with the following acceptance of the ...
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Page 186 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 182 - Know ye what I have done to you ? Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Page 355 - Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to- be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty In return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this Treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given
Page 21 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Page 355 - In case of the death, absence, or incapacity of any Commissioner, or in the event of any Commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore provided for making the original appointment, the period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy.
Page 291 - Its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth. that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
Page 355 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 291 - The prevailing ideas entertained by him and most of the leading statesmen at the time of the formation of the old Constitution were that the enslavement of the African was in violation of the laws of nature; that it was wrong in principle, socially, morally, and politically.
Page 155 - And, when the stream Which overflowed the soul was passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left, Deposited upon the silent shore Of memory, images and precious thoughts, That shall not die, and cannot be destroyed.
Page 180 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.