...country. The Commander-inChief simply forwarded them to Congress, expressing his • own opinion that " nothing short of Independence, it appears to me, can...great and so many, that they can never be forgotten." However reluctant he may have been at first to assent to open hostilities with England, his opinions...

...delegate in Congress then sitting at York, Pa., Washington wrote : " Nothing short of Independence can possibly do. A Peace on other terms would, if...great and so many, that they can never be forgotten. . . . France, by her supplies, has saved us from the yoke thus far ; and' a wise and virtuous perseverence...

...delegate in Congress then sitting at York, Pa., Washington wrote : " Nothing short of Independence can possibly do. A Peace on other terms would, if I may be allowed tne expression, be a Peace of war. The injuries we have received from the British nation were so unprovoked,...

...remain for some time under a cloud," and even in this time of terrible discouragement he maintained that "nothing short of independence, it appears to me,...may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war." Pickering, who placed a low estimate on his military ability, said that, " upon the whole, I have no...

...for some time under a cloud," and even in this time of terrible discouragement he maintained that " nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can...may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war." 302 Pickering, who placed a low estimate on his military ability, said that, " upon the whole, I have...

...country, saying in the letter : ' Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, will do. A peace on any other terms would, if I may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war.' You can see we are progressing famously, and that the time is come when the king realizes how nearly...

...request. He transmitted them to Congress, observing that the time to entertain such overtures was past. "Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can possibly do. A peace * Stedman. on other terms would, if I may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war. The injuries...

...from England arrived at Philadelphia. "Nothing short of independence," wrote Washington at this time. "A peace on other terms would, if I may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war." His views were echoed and applauded by patriots throughout the colonies, and the commissioners returned...

...request. He transmitted them to Congress, observing that the time to entertain such overtures was past. " Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can...great and so many, that they can never be forgotten." These and other objections advanced by him met with the concurrence of Congress, and it was unanimously...

...happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood, or inhabited by slaves." " Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can possibly do. A peace on other terms would be a peace of war !" "The history of the war is a history of false hopes and temporary expedients....