 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 566 pages
...assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular : the assemblies did not adopt it as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and...was judged to have too much of the democratic. The board of trade did not approve of it; nor recommend it for the approbation of his Majesty: but another... | |
 | 1818 - 588 pages
...assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular: — the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and,...it was judged to have too much of the democratic.' We cannot readily concur with our author in the opinion which he proceeds to give, that the execution... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834 - 682 pages
...assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular : the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and...was judged to have too much of the democratic ; the board of trade did not approve of it; nor recommend it for the approbation of his majesty : but another... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 666 pages
...Assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular ; the Assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and...was judged to have too much of the democratic. The Board of Trade did not approve it, nor recommend it for the approbation of his Majesty ; but another... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1836 - 606 pages
...that they did not even recommend it to the notice of the King. Franklin says, " The Assemblies all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and in England it was thought to have too much of the democratic." Considering this rejection by the two parties for opposite... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...Assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular ; the Assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and...was judged to have too much of the democratic. The Board of Trade did not approve it, nor recommend it for the approbation of his Majesty; but another... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 624 pages
...that they did not even recommend it to the notice of the King. Franklin says, " The Assemblies all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and in England it was thought to have too much of the democratic." Considering this rejection by the two parties for opposite... | |
 | The Dublin University Magazine.VOL.XXII July to December,1843 - 1843 - 770 pages
...enemy."* " Its fate," says Dr. Franklin, " was singular ; the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it ; and...it was judged to have too much of the democratic. I am still of opinion that it would have been happy for both sides, if it had been adopted. The colonies... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 pages
...Assemblies of the several provinces. Its fate was singular ; the Assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it; and...was judged to have too much of the democratic. The Board of Trade did not approve it, nor recommend it for the approbation of his Majesty; but another... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 594 pages
...assemblies were dissatisfied with it. " The assemblies did not adopt it," says Franklin, " as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and...was judged to have too much of the democratic." The Board of Trade had already proposed a plan of their own — a grand assembly of colonial governors... | |
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Its fate was singular : the assemblies did not adopt it, as they all thought there was too much prerogative in it, and in England it was judged to have too much of the democratic. 
