 | Benson John Lossing - 1877 - 660 pages
...governing or legislative powers. 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 to... | |
 | Robert Cochrane (miscellaneous writer) - 1877 - 558 pages
...ocean ; and this House represents those Commons, the proprietors of the lands, and those proprietors if they should ever be violated." The colonies rose in open resistance. The news of this resistance wo give and grant what is our own. But in an American tax, what do we do ? "We, your Majesty's Commons... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1880 - 552 pages
...ocean ; and this house represents those commons, the proprietors of the lands; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...and grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in ait American tax, what do we do T We your majesty's commons for Great Britain give and grant to your... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1883 - 526 pages
...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... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - 1884 - 668 pages
...ocean; and this House represents those Commons, the proprietors of the lands, and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When,...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... | |
 | Charles Kendall Adams, John Alden - 1884 - 360 pages
...the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therfore, in this House, we give and grant, we give and grant...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... | |
 | Charles Kendall Adams - 1884 - 346 pages
...the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therfore, in this House, we give and grant, we give and grant...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... | |
 | Charles Kendall Adams - 1884 - 340 pages
...the lands ; and those proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therfore, in this House, we give and grant, we give and grant...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... | |
 | Charles Kendall Adams - 1884 - 354 pages
...proprietors virtually represent the rest of the inhabitants. When, therfore, in this House, we give arid grant, we give and grant what is our own. But in an...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... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1893 - 592 pages
...governing or legislative power. The taxes are a voluntary gift and grunt 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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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. 
