 | John Stetson Barry - Massachusetts - 1856 - 538 pages
...Americans are the sons, not the bastards of England. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. " There is an idea in some that the colonies are virtually represented in this House. I would fain... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 472 pages
...representation, and cannot be bound to pay taxes without their consent. " 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... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1857 - 482 pages
...representation, and cannot be bound to pay taxes without their consent. " 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... | |
 | Orators - 1859 - 370 pages
...circumstance of government and legislation whatsoever. Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power : the taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of...alone. The concurrence of the peers and of the crown is necessary only as a form of law. This house represents the commons of Great Britain. When in this house... | |
 | 1860 - 444 pages
...Parliament; for represent ation and taxation belong to the people, and are inseparable. Lord Chatham says, " The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned; but the concurrence of the Peers... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May - Constitutional history - 1861 - 544 pages
...principles. " Taxation," said Lord Chatham, " is taxation. no part of the governing, or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers... | |
 | Thomas Erskine May (baron Farnborough.) - 1861 - 536 pages
...principles. " Taxation," said Lord Chatham, " is taxation. no part of the governing, or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. In legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers... | |
 | Education - 1897 - 678 pages
...Aniericanx are the sunn, not the bastards of England." "Taxation is no part of tne governing and legislative power." . . . "The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone. In Legislation the three estates of the realm are alike concerned, but the concurrence of the peers... | |
 | William Vincent Wells - History - 1865 - 554 pages
...yourselves were bond or free. • • • • • " Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the commons alone ; when, therefore, in this House, we give and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an American... | |
 | Jesse Beaufort Hurlbert - Great Britain - 1865 - 296 pages
...representation. Taxation is no part of the governing power. Parliament may legislate for the colonies, but taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. The idea of the virtual representation of America in this House is the most contemptible that ever entered... | |
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Taxation is no part of the governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grant of the Commons alone. 
