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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 2 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 44: (search)
on. I am a servant of the King, replied Hutchinson, to be governed by his Majesty's pleasure. Message from the Governor to the Council, 21 March, 1770, Bradford. Thus a new question arose respecting the proper use of the prerogative; while the Assembly proceeded to business only from absolute necessity. Bradford's State Papers, 202 Suppose a petulant or angry minister were to be displeased with the two Houses of Parliament, and to mark his resentment, were to sum mon them to meet at Wolverton or Rye, instead of Westminster; in what temper would he find them? Yet that would be analogous to the act of Hutchinson. Yet in spite of appearances and of the adverse influence of the Government, popular liberty was constantly gaining ground in England as well as in America. The last public act of Grenville's life was a step towards representative reform by establishing a more impartial method of deciding controverted elections. It was perhaps the most honorable trophy of his long
The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], Latest from the North: (search)
o destroy also a portion of the railroad between Baltimore and Havre de Grace so as to cut off all communication by railroad between Baltimore and the North. The Baltimore American, of the 10th, says that "devastation and destruction" will mark the route taken by the Confederates. It says: The latest intelligence from Frederick City and the region occupied by the rebels is brought by General Columbus O'Donnell, who reached Baltimore yesterday afternoon from his country seat, hear Wolverton, not far from Harper's Ferry. He had been up there some days prior to the rebels crossing the river, and suddenly found himself within the enemy's lines. Having important business to attend to in Baltimore, he saddled up a pair of plough horses, being the only team left on his place, and started off for Frederick City. On arriving within a few miles of Frederick he was stopped by the rebel pickets, and obtained permission to pass on to the quarters of the Provost Marshal, Bradley T.