 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1860 - 524 pages
...humble prayer and advice of his faithful Commons, that the war on the continent of North America may no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...inhabitants of that country to obedience by force." Mr. Ellis, the new Secretary of State, resisted the motion ; which was finally rejected by a majority... | |
 | John Frederick Smith - Great Britain - 1861 - 644 pages
...that he would '• listen to the advice of his commons, that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...inhabitants of that country to obedience by force " After a great debate, the house divided two hours after midnight, and ministers were reduced to a... | |
 | John Frederick Smith - Great Britain - 1861 - 650 pages
...that he would " listen to the advice of his commons, that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitant* of that country to obedience by force " After a great debate, the house divided two hours... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 662 pages
...that he would '• listen to the advice of his commons, that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...inhabitants of that country to obedience by force " After a great debate, the house divided two hours after mid night, and ministers were reduced to... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1875 - 376 pages
...Commons, rose and moved an Address to the Throne, praying " that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience." For many reasons it may be questioned whether the task which he had undertaken could have been intrusted... | |
 | Egerton Ryerson - American loyalists - 1880 - 526 pages
...his Majesty, to implore his Majesty to listen to the advice of his Commons, that the war in America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...inhabitants of that country to obedience by force, and to express their hopes that his Majesty's desire to rcstoro the public tranquillity might be forwarded... | |
 | Joseph H. Beale - World history - 1884 - 1152 pages
...moved that an address be presented to the king that " the war on the continent of North America may no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...inhabitants of that country to obedience by force." Mr. Ellis, the new secretary of State, resisted the motion ; which was finally rejected by a majority... | |
 | John Wood Warter - Great Britain - 1891 - 478 pages
...entreating his Majesty ' that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pressed for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience.' This was followed by a resolution on the 27th against any further attempts to reduce the insurgent... | |
 | William Kingsford - Canada - 1894 - 576 pages
...February, general Conway moved an address to the effect " that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitants of the country to obedience." The motion was carried in favour of ministers by one vote, 194 to 193. On... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 410 pages
...Commons, rose and moved an address to the throne, praying " that the war on the continent of North America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose...reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience." For many reasons it may be questioned whether the task which he had undertaken could have been entrusted... | |
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Conway moved an address to implore his majesty " to listen to the advice of his Commons, that the war in America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience... 
