 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1819 - 476 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ?' Such was the language of these instructions, which are said to have been written by Samuel Adams... | |
 | 1863 - 538 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves? . . . We claim British rights, not by charter only; we are born to them. Use your endeavors that the... | |
 | Thomas Hutchinson - 1828 - 610 pagina’s
...house of commons, and that new duties were imposed, in this bill, on articles not charged i'. "• with with duties by the former act. Upon this occasion,...subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves 1" The representatives are then required to endeavour to obtain instructions to the agent, that, "... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 650 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves?" After earnestly recommending it to them to obtain, in the general assembly, all necessary instructions... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1834 - 386 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects, to the miserable state of tributary slaves ?" They proceeded to recommend communications with the other provinces, that " by the united application... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1849 - 466 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in every shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ? " This whole work was published more than a year before Mr. Henry's resolutions were moved. Excuse... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - 1850 - 408 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in every shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ?" This whole work was published more than a year before Mr. Henry's resolutions were moved. Excuse... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1852 - 484 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ? This annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves. We claim British rights, not by charter... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 472 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ? This annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves. We claim British rights, not by charter... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1857 - 482 pagina’s
...taxes are laid upon us in any shape, without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves ? This annihilates our charter right to govern and tax ourselves. We claim British rights, not by charter... | |
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If taxes are laid upon us in any shape without our having a legal representation where they are laid, are we not reduced from the character of free subjects to the miserable state of tributary slaves... 
