Letters on the American War (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. 1779 Excerpt: ... manual. If the Americans, in the year 1773, instead f throwing the tea overboard, had submitted to pay the duty, would the produce have been under the controul and disposition of parliament? This is the test, and the plain answer is, No; for the same act which granted a duty of three-pence a pound upon tea imported into America, gave to the crown a right, as his Maje/iy or his successor sjhall think pro per and necessary, of appropriating the produce to an American civil list, by warrant under the sign manual, without any controul or accountableness to parliament; and yet parliament have been induced to spend thirty or forty millions of the public money, in the pursuit of an imaginary revenue which would not have been their's, even if it could have been got from America. There is indeed a clause in the act, appropriating the residue to the disposition of parliament, after all such ministerial warrants under the sign manual, as are thought proper and necejsary, shall be satissied. So this mockery ot an American revenue proves at last to be the crumbs that fall from the minister's table; the rejidue, indeed, of a royal warrant, counter-signed by the sirst Lord of the Treasury What would my constituents say to me, if I were to give my vote for inserting a similar clause into the land-tax, excise, and customs in this country; to give sull scope to every warrant upon the revenue, counter-signed by the sirst Lord ol the Treasury, for the purpose of giving pensions to the judges during pleasure, and for the support of an universal civil list, with appointments to any amount unlimited and unaccountable? Would they be satissied with my answer, if I were to tell them, that his Majesty's ministers had always prosessed the most zealous attachment to the public intere...

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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. 1779 Excerpt: ... manual. If the Americans, in the year 1773, instead f throwing the tea overboard, had submitted to pay the duty, would the produce have been under the controul and disposition of parliament? This is the test, and the plain answer is, No; for the same act which granted a duty of three-pence a pound upon tea imported into America, gave to the crown a right, as his Maje/iy or his successor sjhall think pro per and necessary, of appropriating the produce to an American civil list, by warrant under the sign manual, without any controul or accountableness to parliament; and yet parliament have been induced to spend thirty or forty millions of the public money, in the pursuit of an imaginary revenue which would not have been their's, even if it could have been got from America. There is indeed a clause in the act, appropriating the residue to the disposition of parliament, after all such ministerial warrants under the sign manual, as are thought proper and necejsary, shall be satissied. So this mockery ot an American revenue proves at last to be the crumbs that fall from the minister's table; the rejidue, indeed, of a royal warrant, counter-signed by the sirst Lord of the Treasury What would my constituents say to me, if I were to give my vote for inserting a similar clause into the land-tax, excise, and customs in this country; to give sull scope to every warrant upon the revenue, counter-signed by the sirst Lord ol the Treasury, for the purpose of giving pensions to the judges during pleasure, and for the support of an universal civil list, with appointments to any amount unlimited and unaccountable? Would they be satissied with my answer, if I were to tell them, that his Majesty's ministers had always prosessed the most zealous attachment to the public intere...

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Rarebooksclub.com

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United States

Release date

May 2012

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May 2012

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246 x 189 x 3mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

50

ISBN-13

978-1-231-30635-2

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9781231306352

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1-231-30635-1



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