 | Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 sivua
...expediency of increasing their army. I will meet their earliest attention."* December 20th, 17/6. " Short enlistments and a mistaken dependence upon militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt "f ." We find, sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 sivua
...continent for an opportunity of turning the sword into the ploughshare. But my feelings, as an officer and a man, have been such as to force me to say, that...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 sivua
...20th of December he wrote as follows to the President of Congress. " My feelings as an officer and a man have been such as to force me to say, that no...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 sivua
...20th of December he wrote as follows to the President of Congress. " My feelings as an officer and a man have been such as to force me to say, that no...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 sivua
...20th of December he wrote as follows to the President of Congress. " My feelings as an officer and a man have been such as to force me to say, that no...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 sivua
...20th of December he wrote as follows to the President of Congress. " My feelings as an officer and a man have been such as to force me to say, that no...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 sivua
...into the ploughshare. But my feelings, as an officer and a man, have been such as to VOL. iv. 30 T" force me to say, that no person ever had a greater...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | 1841 - 570 sivua
...alarming crisis, seem to justify the apprehension that nothing can bring them from their homes." — " It is needless to add, that short enlistments, and a mistaken dependence upon the militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt."... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 598 sivua
...into the ploughshare. But my feelings, as an officer and a man, have been such as to VOL. IV. 30 T" force me to say, that no person ever had a greater...militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from... | |
 | 1856 - 654 sivua
...comc lo da3'' w -morrow, a week, or a month hence.^ truth declare that I have no lust after power. " it is needless to add that short enlistments and a...dependence upon militia, have been the origin of all mil misfortunes and the great accumulation of our debt. We find that the enemy arc daily gathering... | |
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It is needless to add that short enlistments and a mistaken dependence upon militia have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from the disaffected. This... 
