 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1829 - 494 pages
...had resulted from the acts of the British parliament, relating to trade, Mr. Adams observes :— " If our trade may be taxed, why not our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands, and every thing we possess, or use ? This we conceive annihilates our charter rights to govern and tax ourselves. It strikes... | |
 | William Willis - 1833 - 368 pages
...exertions to procure the repeal of the act ; in them it was observed, " if our trade may be taxed, why rfot our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands and every thing we possess and make use of ? This we apprehend annihilates our charter to gortrn and tax ourselves." The... | |
 | Alden Bradford - 1835 - 496 pages
...the province. The citizens of Boston said, in May, 1764, "if our trade may be taxed by parliament, why not our lands ? why not the produce of our lands and every thing we possess ? This, we conceive, annihilates our charter rights to govern and tax ourselves. It strikes... | |
 | Alden Bradford - 1835 - 496 pages
...the province. The citizens of Boston said, in May, 1764, "if our trade may be taxed by parliament, why not our lands ? why not the produce of our lands and every thing we possess? This, we conceive, annihilates our charter rights to govern and tax ourselves. It strikes... | |
 | Grenville Mellen - 1839 - 934 pages
...observe : ' But our greatest apprehension is, that these proceedings may be preparatory to new taxes ; for if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands ? why not the products of our lands, and every thing we possess or use? This, we conceive, annihilates our chartei... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1846 - 200 pages
...repealed. — But our greatest apprehension is, that these proceedings may be preparatory to new taxes. For if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands ?...why not the produce of our lands, and every thing we possess or use ? This, we conceive, annihilates our charter rights to govern and tax ourselves. It... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1849 - 466 pages
...the present purpose is the following : " But what still heightens our apprehensions is, that these unexpected proceedings may be preparatory to new taxations...Why not the produce of our lands, and every thing we possess and make use of? This, we apprehend, annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves.... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1850 - 408 pages
...the present purpose is the following : " But what still heightens our apprehensions is, that these unexpected proceedings may be preparatory to new taxations...our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands, and everything we possess and make use of? This, we apprehend, annihilates our charter right to govern... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1850 - 216 pages
...repealed. — But our greatest apprehension is, that these proceedings may be preparatory to new taxes. For if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands? — why not the produce of our lands, and every ihing we possess or use ? This, we conceive, annihilates our charter rights to govern and tax ourselves.... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1851 - 406 pages
...the present purpose is the following : " But what 'still heightens our apprehensions is, that these unexpected proceedings may be preparatory to new taxations...our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands, and everything we possess and make use of? This, we apprehend, annihilates our charter right to govern... | |
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... if our trade may be taxed, why not our lands ? Why not the produce of our lands and everything we possess or make use of ? This we apprehend annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves. It strikes at our British privileges, which, as... 
