 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 608 strani
...whatever, other than the general assembly aforesaid, is illegal, unconstitutional, and unjust; and has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom. The debate on these resolutions was animated, and even violent. Nothing like them had ever transpired... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 strani
...which the ancient constitution cannot subsist. " Resolved, That his majesty's liege people of this most ancient colony, have uninterruptedly enjoyed...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom." Two other resolutions were offered by Mr. Henry, and rejected as of too audacious a character, in the... | |
 | 1834 - 426 strani
...the same hath never been forfeited, or any other way given up, but hath been constantly recognised by the king and people of Great Britain. " Resolved,...within resolutions passed the house of burgesses, May, 1765. They formed the first opposition to the stamp act, and the scheme of taxing America by the... | |
 | William Wirt - 1834 - 482 strani
...impositions upon the inhabitants of this colony ; and that every attempt to vest such power in aliy person or persons whatsoever, other than the general...American freedom." On the back of the paper containing those resolutions, is the following endorsement, which is also in the handwriting of Mr. Henry himself.... | |
 | William Huffington - 1839 - 500 strani
...inhabitants of this colony: and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whosoever, other than the general assembly aforesaid, has a manifest...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom!" The justice of these resolutions, based as they were upon the well known principles of the English... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 376 strani
...inhabitants of this colony: and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whosoever, other than the general assembly aforesaid, has a manifest...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom!" The justice of these resolutions, based as they were upon the well known principles of the English... | |
 | Carlo Botta - 1840 - 520 strani
...whatsoever other than the general assembly aforesaid, is illegal, unconstitutional, and unjust, and has a manifest tendency to destroy British, as well as American freedom. That his majesty's liege people, the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to yield obedience to... | |
 | Henry Sherman - 1843 - 302 strani
...lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this colony, and that every attempt to vest such a power in any person or persons whatsoever, other than...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom. Soon after the passage of these resolutions the Assembly adjourned, and writs were issued directing... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1843 - 452 strani
...taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this colony; and that every attempt to vest such pewer in any person or persons whatsoever, other than the...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom." Two other resolutions were offered by Mr. Henry, and rejected as of too audacious a character, in the... | |
 | Henry Brown - 1844 - 526 strani
...inhabitants of this colony ; and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whatever, other than the General Assembly aforesaid, has a manifest...tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom." In discussing this and the other resolutions, lie had not only to contend hand to hand, with a powerful... | |
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Resolved, therefore, That the general assembly of this colony have the sole right and power to lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this colony ; and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whatsoever, other than the... 
