 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 518 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 the commons alone. In legislation, the three estates of the realm are alike concerned ; but the concurrence of the peers... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1853 - 786 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 the commons alone. The concurrence of the peers and of the crown is necessary only as a form of law. This house represents... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1853 - 1016 pages
...inhabitants. When, therefore, in this House we give and grant, we 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, — what ? Our own property ? — No ! We give and... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1854 - 775 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 the commons alone. The concurrence of the peers and of the crown is necessary only as a form of law. This house represents... | |
 | 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 - 1857 - 482 pages
...common right of representation, and cannot be bound to pay taxes without their consent. " Taxation is no part of the governing power. The taxes are a...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... | |
 | 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 the commons alone. The concurrence of the peers and of the crown is necessary only as a form of law. This house represents... | |
 | 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 and... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
...Commons alone When, therefore, in this House we give and grant, we 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, what ? our own property ? No ; we give and grant... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
...Commons alone When, therefore, in this House we give and grant, we 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, what ? our own property ? No ; we give and grant... | |
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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. 
