Download or read book Sir John Johnson the First American Baronet Born to the Title and Also Knighted During the Lifetime of His Father written by John Watts De Peyster and published by . This book was released on 1880* with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sir John Johnson the First American Born Baronet written by J. Watts de Peyster and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sir John Johnson, the First American-Born Baronet: An Address; Delivered Before the New York Historical Society, at Its Annual Meeting, Tuesday, January 6th, 1880 It is well for men to reflect upon two or three expressions in the Bible which demonstrate that injustice is not always to exercise omnipotent sway, and that even the "High Song" of Odin, in the "Edda," was mistaken when it sang: "One thing I know that never dies. The verdict passed upon the dead." Whoever assumed the name of the "Preacher King" to present his own opinions in the Apocryphal book, styled the "Wisdom of Solomon." uttered a multitude of truths worthy of the divinely-inspired son of David, but no grander enunciation than the assurance, "Vice [Falsehood] shall not prevail against Wisdom" [Truth]; and St. Paul, the greatest human being who, as a fact and not a fiction, ever trod this little world of man, promised that even to humanity "every man's work shall be made manifest." It is in this interest - Truth - that the address of the evening is delivered. Victor Hugo, a truly bright, however erratic, mind, has thrown off, from time to time, sentences which are undoubted sparks of genius. One of these is his denunciation of the delusive lights of Success. "Success," says this great writer, "has a dupe - History!" It has another dupe - Public Opinion; and this latter is nowhere blinded by such obliquity, if not actual opacity, of vision as in this country; preferring gilt to gold, and bestowing the highest prizes on men, who, in comparison with demigods like Thomas, are of mere clay. The whole of our Revolutionary history is a myth. A member of this very society has torn some of the coverings from apparently slight scratches and revealed festering sores. It would be well if there were other practitioners as daring. The effort of this evening will be simply the vindication of a gentleman who has borne up, like an Atlas, under the hundred years of obloquy heaped upon his memory, a load of which he can alone be relieved by outspoken truth. The present King of Sweden has just published a species of vindication of one who was a grand hero and a great soldier, although historian, poet and playwright have united in damning his memory with faint praise, summed up in the epithet: "The Madman of the North." Could this opprobrious term be heard by Charles the Twelfth, he might exclaim with St. Paul, and with equal justice, "I am not mad?" for Charles was a patriot King, a Soldier, a General, a Man - the latter in the grandest sense of the word - without any vice, with manifold virtues. He failed, and he fell; and the' curs that barked from afar off at the living: lion howled in triumph over the kingly creature which Fortune not their fangs tore down. The royal author - Oscar II., in the following eloquent passages quoted, doubtless refers to the misjudgments of his countrymen in regard to prominent men who sustained the losing side in the civil wars of his country, as well to those of Swedes and foreigners upon his predecessor: "The past appeals to the impartiality of the future. History replies. But, often, generations pass away ere that reply can be given in a determinate form. For not until the voices of contemporaneous panegyric and censure are hushed; not until passionate pulses have ceased to beat; until flattery has lost its power to charm, and calumny to vilify, can the verdict of history be pronounced. Then from the clouds of error and prejudice the sun of truth emerges, and light is diffused in bright rays, of ever increasing refulgence and breadth. Every age has its own heroes - men who seem to embody the prevailing characteristics of their relative epochs, and to present to after ages the idealized expression of their chief tendencies. Such men must be judged by no ordinary standard. History must view their actions as a whole, not subject them to separate tests, or examin
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Download or read book Sir John Johnson the First American Born Baronet an Address Delivered Before the New York Historical Society at Its Annual Meeting Tuesday Januar written by J. Watts De Peyster and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Sir John Johnson the first American born baronet An address delivered before the New York Historical Society at its annual meeting Tuesday January 6th 1880 By Maj Gen J Watts de Peyster a member of the society written by J. Watts De Peyster and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genealogical History of Sir John Johnson Family written by Laura Emeline Johnson Humphry and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Johnson was born in 1735 and died 18 February 1808. His father, Sir John Johnson of England, settled in Connecticut later in life. John's wife was Mehitable Sperry (1735-1836). They settled in West Rutland, Vermont in 1773 where both are buried. They had eleven children. Descendants have lived mainly in Vermont, New York and Illinois.
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Download or read book Genealogical History of Sir John Johnson Family written by Laura Emeline Johnson Humphry and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Johnson was born in 1735 and died 18 February 1808. His father, Sir John Johnson of England, settled in Connecticut later in life. John's wife was Mehitable Sperry (1735-1836). They settled in West Rutland, Vermont in 1773 where both are buried. They had eleven children. Descendants have lived mainly in Vermont, New York and Illinois.
Download or read book Sketches Illustrating the Early Settlement and History of Glengarry in Canada written by John Alexander Macdonell and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Orderly book of Sir John Johnson during the Oriskany Campaign 1776 1777 annotated by William L Stone with an historical introduction illustrating the life of Sir John Johnson Bart by J Watts de Peyster and some tracings from the footprints of the Tories or loyalists in America contributed by Theodorus Bailey Myers written by John Johnson (Sir) and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Sir John Johnson Loyalist written by Mabel Gregory Walker and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-13 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mabel Walker's 1916 Master's Thesis in History at the University of Illinois is one of the few biographies in existence of John Johnson. Johnson (1741-1830) is best known for directing raids on the Mohawk Valley during the American Revolution. Son of Sir William Johnson, John Johnson became Superintendent General and Inspector General of Indian Affairs in Canada following the Revolution. Johnson's large landholdings in New York State were confiscated and sold during the Revolution.
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