The Parliamentary History of England, from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803: From which Last-mentioned Epoch it is Continued Downwards in the Work Entitled "Hansard's Parliamentary Debates".T.C. Hansard, 1813 |
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... ment , not from ignorance of their contents , but because their contents were known ; because they denied the power of Great Britain . No information was withheld therefore by this de- lay , the cause of which was tenderness to the ...
... ment , not from ignorance of their contents , but because their contents were known ; because they denied the power of Great Britain . No information was withheld therefore by this de- lay , the cause of which was tenderness to the ...
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... ment never claimed any right to tax the people of Ireland , in virtue of their being thus virtually represented amongst them . " That whatever assistance the people of Great Britain might have given to the people of the colonies , it ...
... ment never claimed any right to tax the people of Ireland , in virtue of their being thus virtually represented amongst them . " That whatever assistance the people of Great Britain might have given to the people of the colonies , it ...
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... ment is lodged ; and having the executive part of government in his hands , undoubt- edly the power of promoting or discarding officers . But that , like every other of his prerogatives , must be exercised for the good of his people ...
... ment is lodged ; and having the executive part of government in his hands , undoubt- edly the power of promoting or discarding officers . But that , like every other of his prerogatives , must be exercised for the good of his people ...
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... ment of French silks . They behaved in a most tumultuous manner , surrounding both Houses of Parliament , and insulting many of the members . They again assembled on the two following days , and proceeded to commit other outrages ; but ...
... ment of French silks . They behaved in a most tumultuous manner , surrounding both Houses of Parliament , and insulting many of the members . They again assembled on the two following days , and proceeded to commit other outrages ; but ...
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... ment , 800,000l . 2. That , of the monies arisen or to arise , out of such of the duties granted or continued , by an act of last sessions as were thereby reserved to be disposed of by parliament , towards defraying the ne- cessary ...
... ment , 800,000l . 2. That , of the monies arisen or to arise , out of such of the duties granted or continued , by an act of last sessions as were thereby reserved to be disposed of by parliament , towards defraying the ne- cessary ...
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Página 159 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons of Great Britain, in Parliament assembled, had, hath, and of Right ought to have, full Power and Authority to make Laws and Statutes of sufficient Force and Validity to bind the Colonies and People of America, Subjects of the Crown of Great Britain, in all Cases whatsoever.4 This assertion of the authority of Parliament "to bind the Colonies and People of America ... in all Cases...
Página 103 - Americans have not acted in all things with prudence and temper ; they have been wronged ; they have been driven to madness, by injustice. Will you punish them for the madness you have occasioned ? Rather let prudence and temper come first from this side. I will undertake for America that she will follow the example. There are two lines in a ballad of...
Página 103 - Upon the whole, I will beg leave to tell the House what is really my opinion. It is, that the Stamp Act be repealed absolutely, totally, and immediately; that the reason for the repeal should be assigned, because it was founded on an erroneous principle.
Página 95 - Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone.
Página 95 - The Commons of America, represented in their several assemblies, have ever been in possession of the exercise of this, their constitutional right, of giving and granting their own money. They would have been slaves if they had not enjoyed it...
Página 247 - WHEREAS the late King James the Second, by the Assistance of divers evil Counsellors, Judges, and Ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion and the Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom.
Página 381 - He stated his matter skilfully and powerfully. He particularly excelled in a most luminous explanation and display of his subject. His style of argument was neither trite and vulgar, nor subtle and abstruse. He hit the house just between wind and water.
Página 103 - I am one who will lift up my hands against it. In such a cause, your success would be hazardous. America, if she fell, would fall like the strong man ; she would embrace the pillars of the state, and pull down the constitution along with her.
Página 99 - The gentleman tells us of many who are taxed, and are not represented — the India company, merchants, stockholders, manufacturers. Surely many of these are represented in other capacities, as owners of land, or as freemen of boroughs.
Página 97 - When I proposed to tax America, I asked the house if any gentleman would object to the right; I repeatedly asked it, and no man would attempt to deny it. Protection and obedience are reciprocal. Great Britain protects America; America is bound to yield obedience.