The History, Debates, and Proceedings of Both Houses of Parliament of Great Britain from the Year 1743 to the Year 1774; Containing the Most Interesting Motions, Speeches, Resolutions, Reports, Petitions, Evidence, Protests and Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 edition. Excerpt: ...you is not tanti to what you want; it irritates the minds of the people, but does not correcft the deficiencies of that Government. SIR GILBERT ELLIOT arose to answer Mr. C. Fox, which he did in a very maiterly manner, by stating, That there was not the least degree of absurdity in taxing your own subjefits, over whom you, declared you had an absolute right; though that tax ihould, through necefiity, be enafted at a. time when peace and quietness were the reigning syilern of the tirnes; you declare you have that right, where is the absurdity in the exercise of it P SlR RICHARD SUTTON read a copy of a letter relative to the Government of America, from the Governor of America to the Board of Trade, shewing, that at the most quiet times, that the dispofition to oppose the laws of this country were strongly ingrafted in them, and that all their aftions conveyed a spirit and with for independence. If you ask an American who is his master, he will tell you he has none, nor any Governor but esus Christ. I do believe it, and it is my firm opinion, that the oppofition to the measures of the Legifiature of this country, is a determined prepossefiion of the idea of total independence. After which the Bill was committed for Friday next without a divifion.. April 2 5. Mr. DOWDESVVELL said, he did not mean to oppose the Bill now, but he meant to present a petition from the Agent of America, before the third reading; and he would then confine his debate to the injustice of preventing the parties to be heard at the Bar, on the validity of their charter. To this point only he should direft his oppofition, and he meant to do it, and colleft all his force against the two Billsz the one for the regulating the Civil Government, and the other for the imparti-al...