 Great Britain give and grant to your majesty, what ? Our own property ? No. We give and grant to your majesty, the property of your majesty's commons of America.  Memorials and Correspondence - Seite 104von Charles James Fox, Earl John Russell Russell - 1853 - 480 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1853 - 1016 Seiten
...the proprietors of the lands, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House we give and grant,...American tax, what do we do ? We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty, — what ? Our own property ? — No ! We give and... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 974 Seiten
...the proprietors of the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House, we give and grant,...our own. But in an American tax, what do we do? "We, vour Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty" — what? Our own property... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 Seiten
...only necessary to give it the form of law. '• When, therefore, in this House," said his Lordship, "we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax what do we do? We. vour Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty — Wh;it? Our own property... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1853 - 972 Seiten
...represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House, we give and grant, we give ami grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do? "We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty" — what? Our own property ? No ! " We give and... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - 962 Seiten
...give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax what do we do? We, your Majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty —...grant to your Majesty the property of your Majesty's subjects in America ! It is an absurdity in terms J" To this Lord Mansfield could only reply, as he... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1857 - 482 Seiten
...Taxation is no part of the governing power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In an American tax, what do we do ? We, your majesty's Commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty,—What ? Our own property ? No. We give and grant to your majesty the property of your majesty's... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1859 - 398 Seiten
...fact, decided the question. Amid breathless silence Mr. Pitt rose to address the House of Commons. After speaking of the large proportion of property...Majesty's Commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your Majesty—what ? Our own property ? No ! We give and grant to your Majesty the property of your Majesty's... | |
 | Sir Sydney Smith Bell - 1859 - 520 Seiten
...taxation is no part " of the legislative or governing power ;" and in the same debate he said, " When in this house we give and grant, we give and grant...what ? Our own property ? No. We give and grant to you the property of your Majesty's commons in America. It is an absurdity in terms." And so, no doubt,... | |
 | David Hume - 1859 - 242 Seiten
...shown in what way the great bulk of the land had passed into the hands of the commons, he remarked — "When, therefore, in this house, we give and grant,...what is our own. But in an American tax what do we do ? WP, your majesty's commons of Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty — what ? our own property... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 802 Seiten
...part of the governing or legislative power. Taxes are the voluntary gift or grant of the Commons alone When, therefore, in this House we give and grant,...American tax what do we do ? We, your majesty's Commons for Great Britain, give and grant to your majesty, what ? our own property ? No ; we give and grant... | |
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