 | John Frost - 1853 - 786 pages
...he declared, " I know the valour of your troops and the skill of your officers ; but in such a cause your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell,...would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down tbi constitution with her. The Americans have been wronged ; they have been driven to madness by injustice.'... | |
 | 1854 - 576 pages
...am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, even your suocess would be haiairdous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man....Constitution along with her. Is this your boasted peace ? To sheathe the sword, not in its scabbard, but in the bowels of your countrymen ? Will you quarrel... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 775 pages
...he declared, " I know the valour of your troops and the skill of your officers ; but in such a cause your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell,...pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution with her. The Americans have been wronged ; they have been driven to madness by injustice. Will you... | |
 | William Smyth - 1854 - 564 pages
...against it; in such a cause your success will be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like a strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her. " The Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper. They have been wronged; they... | |
 | William Smyth - 1854 - 554 pages
...against it; in such a cause your success will be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like a strong man; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her. " The Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper. They have been wronged; they... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1855 - 646 pages
...slaves of all the rest." The Ministry still proposed to put down America by armies. Mr. Pitt said : " America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man....state, and pull down the Constitution along with her. But she would not fall." " I would advise," said he, " that the Stamp Act be repealed, absolutely,... | |
 | John Stetson Barry - 1856 - 538 pages
...here will think it a crying injustice, I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like a strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with... | |
 | Henry Peter Brougham (1st baron Brougham and Vaux.) - 1856 - 528 pages
...injustice" (Stamp Act) — "I am one who will lift up my hands against it — In such a cause even your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell,...constitution along with her. Is this your boasted peace — to sheathe the sword, not in its scabbard, but in the bowels of your countrymen ?" — It was in... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1856 - 526 pages
...injustice" (Stamp Act) — " I am one who will lift up my hands against it — In such a cause even your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell,...constitution along with her. Is this your boasted peace — to sheathe the sword, not in its scabbard, but in the bowels of your countrymen ?" — It was in... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 472 pages
...it a crying injustice, I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause your succes's would be hazardous. America, IF she fell, would fall...along with her. " Is this your boasted peace ? Not to sheath the CHAP. sword in its scabbard, but to sheath it in the bowels ^^ of your brothers, the Americans... | |
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In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man. She would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her. 
