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Birth of Alexis His father's hopes Advantages enjoyed by Alexis Marriage proposed Account of the wedding Alexis returns to Russia Cruel treatment of his wife Her hardships and sufferings The Czar's displeasure Birth of a son Cruel neglect The Czar sent for Death-bed scene Grief of the attendants The princess's despair High rank no guarantee for happiness Peter's ultimatum Letter to Alexis Positive declarations contained in it The real ground of complaint Alexis's excuses His reply to his father He surrenders his claim to the crown Another letter from the Czar New threats More positive declarations Alexis's answer Real state of his health His depraved character The companions and counselors of Alexis Priests Designs of Alexis's companions General policy of an opposition The old Muscovite party Views of Alexis Peter at a loss One more final determination Farewell conversation Alexis's duplicity Letter from Copenhagen Alternative offered Peter's unreasonable severity Alexis made desperate Alexis's resolution
This is my express will and I shall not draw back from it. "But I understand that even were I the most experienced I could not succeed without faithful servants and wise counselors. Therefore I shall ask your advice sometimes on various questions." "To this end we constitute the supreme council near thy throne," remarked Herhor.
The first open sign of the racial division which was to bedevil the life of the province came in 1806 when, in order to meet the attacks of the Anglicizing party, the newspaper "Le Canadien" was established at Quebec. Its motto was significant: "Notre langue, nos institutions, et nos lois." Craig and his counselors took up the challenge.
Gage having refused to recognize the thirteen Counselors appointed by the people, the General Court of Massachusetts, in secret session, appointed five delegates to attend the Congress of Colonies at Philadelphia. Of course Samuel Adams was one of these delegates; and to John Adams, another delegate, are we indebted for a minute description of that most momentous meeting.
Joseph, the President of the Church, and Hyrum, one of his counselors, were dead, and Sidney Rigdon, the other counselors, had some months before got tired of affairs at Nauvoo and had gone to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He was an apostate at heart, though he had not yet been cut off from the Church.
The marriage was celebrated, and the government of Japon left, until his son was older, to Yeyasudono, associated with Guenifuin, Fungen, Ximonojo, and Xicoraju, his special favorites and counselors, to whose hands the affairs of his government had passed for some years, in order that thus united they might continue to administer them after his death, until his son, whom he left named and accepted by the kingdom as his successor and supreme lord of Japon, was old enough to rule in person.
"He'll be finding the Bench of Counselors riddled with treason inside a week," Travann said. "You handled that just right, though. Another case of making problems solve each other." "You were telling me about a plot you'd discovered." "Oh, yes: this is one to top Dorflay's best efforts.
The disunionists were his partisans, his friends, and confidential counselors; they constituted a remnant of the once proud and successful party which, by his compliance and coöperation in their interest, he had disrupted and defeated.
They did not yet know that upon every occasion of great importance Lincoln would make up his mind for and by himself, yet would not announce his decision, or save his counselors the trouble of counseling, until such time as he should see fit to act.
I must ask someone else to cast the deciding vote." "Who will it be, then?" inquired Trot. "Can't I do it? Or Cap'n Bill or Button-Bright?" Tourmaline smiled and shook her head, while all the Counselors murmured their protests. "Let Trot do it Or you'll rue it!" advised the parrot, and then he barked like a dog and made them all jump.
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