 | English literature - 1766 - 520 pages
...colonies. He is of opinion, that taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power, and that the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. He next tells us, that in antient days the barons and the clergy gave and granted to the crown. They... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1786 - 376 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards, of England. Taxauon is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant .of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
 | John Almon, William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1792
...Americans are the fons, not the biftards, of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflative power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1793 - 542 pages
...are the ' fons, not the baftards of England. Taxai tion is no part of the governing or Icgiila' tive power. — The taxes are a voluntary « gift and grant of the Commons alone. In * legiflation the three eftates of the realm are * alike concerned, but the concurrence of ' the Peers... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - Botany - 1793 - 520 pages
...internal government. " Taxation (faid Lord Chatham) is no part of the governing or legljla" five power. Taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In " legiflation, the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned: but the con" currence of the peers... | |
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 388 pages
...circumftance of government and. legiflation whatfoever. Taxation. is no part of the governing or legiflative power; the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. The concurrence of the Peers and of the Crown is neceflary only as a form of law. This Houfe reprefents... | |
 | John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 550 pages
...Americans are the fons, not the baftards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legiflalive power. — The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legiflation the three eftates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the Peers and... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...parliament had no right to tax the colonies. At the same time he asserted " the authority of that kingdom to be sovereign and supreme in every circumstance of government and legislation whatever." He maintained the difficult proposition " that taxation is no part of the governing or legislative... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...Parliament had no right to tax the colonies. At the same time he asserted the authority of that kingdom to be sovereign and supreme in every circumstance of government and legislation whatever. He maintained the difficult proposition, " that taxation is no part of the governing or legislative... | |
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It is my opinion, that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies. At the same time, I assert the authority of this kingdom over the colonies to be sovereign and supreme, in every circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever. 
