Virginia Reader: a Treasury of Writings from the First Voyages to the PresentFrancis Coleman Rosenberger Excerpt from Virginia Reader: A Treasury of Writings, From the First Voyages to the Present Richard henry lee (1782-1794) address TO the virginia house OF burgesses On the motion to lay so heavy a duty on the importation of slaves as effectually to put an end to that iniquitous and dis graceful traffic within the colony of Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
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... hope of peace and reconciliation . There is no longer any room for hope . If we wish to be free if we mean to preserve inviolate those in- estimable privileges for which we have been so long contending- if we mean not basely to abandon ...
... hope , by the mercy of God , he may be able to keep the enemy out of Vicksburg . Besides the depressing news , the day has been distressing in the hospital - so much suffering among the wounded . One fine young man has the appearance ...
... Hope have found the role of laureate a difficult one , and his poetic skill is better exhibited in his simpler and less ambi- tious poems . Hope was born in Norfolk , Virginia , on March 23 , 1829. He grew up in Virginia and attended ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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