Samuel Bryan
Born 1759-01-01
Died 1821-01-01
Identifiers
- VIAF58090979
- WikidataQ7411006
- ISNI0000000025345209
- Open LibraryOL245125A
Top Subjects
- United States (8)
- Politics and government (5)
- 1783-1789 (4)
- Federal government (3)
- Constitutional law (3)
- Freedom of the press (3)
- Constitutions (3)
Books by Samuel Bryan
Total count: 11
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Centinel, No. IITo the people of Pennslvania. Friends, countrymen, and fellow-citizens, As long as the liberty of the press continues unviolated, and the people have the right of expressing and publishing their sentiments upon every public measure, it is next to impossible to enslave a free nation. ...Printed by Francis Bailey, at Yorick's Head, in Market Street, Philadelphia.1787-01-01
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Centinel, to the people of Pennsylvania.Number I. Friends, countrymen, and fellow-citizens, Permit one of yourselves to put you in mind of certain liberties and privileges secured to you by the Constitution of this commonwealth, and beg your serious attention to his uninterested opinion upon the plan of fœderal government submitted to your consideration, before you surrender these great and valuable privileges up forever. ...s.n.1787-01-01
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To the people of Pennsylvania. Friends and fellow-citizensThe late convention have submitted to your consideration a plan of a new federal government ... it ought to be dispassionately and deliberately examined, and its own intrinsic merit the only criterion of your patronage ...Printed by Eleazer Oswald?1787-01-01
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An die Einwohner von PennsylvanienGedruckt bey Francis Bailey1787-01-01
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From the Independent gazetteer, &c. Centinel No. V. To the people of Pennsylvania.Friends, countrymen, and fellow-citizens, Mr. Wilson in a speech delivered in our convention on Saturday the 24th instant, has conceded, nay forceably proved, that one consolidated government, will not answer for so extensive a territory as the United States includes, that slavery would be the necessary state of the people under such a government ...Printed by Eleazer Oswald1787-01-01
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Observations on the proposed Constitution for the United States of Americaclearly shewing it to be a complete system of aristocracy and tyranny, and destructive of the rights and liberties of the people[s.n.]1788-01-01
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Proceedings in the case of Francis Johnston, Esq. late receiver-general of the Land-Officeprosecuted for delinquencies in the said office.Printed by Francis & Robert Bailey.1799-01-01
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A Statement of the measures contemplated against Samuel Bryan, Esquire, register-general of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvaniaunparalleled in the United States, and without a precedent even in the corrupt Parliament of Great-Britain, where merely solemn mockery of popular representation exists; and what forms a high aggravation of the arbitrary and vindictive measures contemplated against Mr. Bryan, is that the evident motive for them, was his spirited prosecution of Francis Johnston, Esquire, late receiver-general, for great abuses in the said office, at a time and under circumstances peculiarly unfavourable, when nothing but a disinterested and impressive sense of duty would have induced him to persevere therein; on the one hand having to combat a host of enemies, and on the other not being supported as he had reason to expect, a full account whereof is re-published herewith, also a summary account of the late disgraceful fracas by the friends of good order and regular government in the chamber of the House of Representatives--every citizen who values his public rights, and who is desirous to form an accurate opinion of the principles and designs of the leaders of the party who ostentatiously assume the name of Federalists and friends of good order and regular government, morals aad [sic] religion, ought to read this pamphletPrinted by Francis and Robert Bailey.1800-01-01
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A statement of abuses of official trust committed by John Donnaldson, esqr., late comptroller-generalsubmitted to the consideration of the honorable the House of Representatives of PennsylvaniaPrinted by Francis Bailey1801-01-01
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A transcript of the documents and statements submitted by Samuel Bryan to a committee and to the House of Representativesin consequence of his being requested ... to pay the taxes due on the estate of John Nicholson ..Printed and sold by William Dixon1806-01-01
The letters of Centinelattacks on the U.S. Constitution 1787-1788Annotated ed.Fifth Season Press1998-01-01