The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Volum 4Whittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1856 |
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... Stamp Act • - The Examination of Dr. Benjamin Franklin , in the British House of Commons , relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp Act , in 1766 . • 156 · • 161 Note containing Dr. Franklin's Remarks on the above Examination , with ...
... Stamp Act • - The Examination of Dr. Benjamin Franklin , in the British House of Commons , relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp Act , in 1766 . • 156 · • 161 Note containing Dr. Franklin's Remarks on the above Examination , with ...
Pàgina 156
... STAMP ACT . [ London , ] January 6th , 1766 . SIR , I have attentively perused the paper you sent me , and am of opinion , that the measure it proposes , of an union with the colonies , is a wise one ; but I doubt it will hardly be ...
... STAMP ACT . [ London , ] January 6th , 1766 . SIR , I have attentively perused the paper you sent me , and am of opinion , that the measure it proposes , of an union with the colonies , is a wise one ; but I doubt it will hardly be ...
Pàgina 159
... Stamp Act would be the best measure for this country ; but a suspension of it for three years , the best for that . The repeal would fill them with joy and gratitude , reëstablish their respect and veneration for Parliament , restore at ...
... Stamp Act would be the best measure for this country ; but a suspension of it for three years , the best for that . The repeal would fill them with joy and gratitude , reëstablish their respect and veneration for Parliament , restore at ...
Pàgina 161
... STAMP ACT , IN 1766 . No previous event in the life of Dr. Franklin gave him so much celebrity , as his examination before the House of Commons , while the repeal of the Stamp Act was under discussion in Parlia- ment . The promptness ...
... STAMP ACT , IN 1766 . No previous event in the life of Dr. Franklin gave him so much celebrity , as his examination before the House of Commons , while the repeal of the Stamp Act was under discussion in Parlia- ment . The promptness ...
Pàgina 162
... Stamp Act . " The account of the examination was first published in 1767 , without the name of printer or publisher . It was translated into French , and widely circulated in Europe . It has been frequently reprinted in both the English ...
... Stamp Act . " The account of the examination was first published in 1767 , without the name of printer or publisher . It was translated into French , and widely circulated in Europe . It has been frequently reprinted in both the English ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 48 - Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Pàgina 393 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Pàgina 339 - Company; as also all the lands and territories lying to the westward of the sources of the rivers which fall into the sea from the west and northwest...
Pàgina 378 - And we do further strictly enjoin and require all persons whatever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any lands within the countries above described, or upon any other lands, which not having been ceded to, or purchased by us, are still reserved to the said Indians as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such settlements.
Pàgina 475 - The house have humbly represented to the ministry their own sentiments ; that his majesty's high court of parliament is the supreme legislative, power over the whole empire : that in all free states the constitution is fixed : and, as the supreme legislative derives its power and authority from the constitution, it cannot overleap the bounds of it, without destroying its...
Pàgina 377 - ... we do therefore, with the advice of our privy council, declare it to be our royal will and pleasure, that no governor, or commander in chief, in any of our colonies of Quebec, east Florida, or west Florida, do presume, upon any pretence whatever, to grant warrants of survey, or pass any patents for lands beyond the bounds of their respective governments, as described in their commissions...
Pàgina 266 - In this assurance my mind most perfectly acquiesces, and I confess I feel not the least alarm from the discontents which are to arise from putting people at their ease ; nor do I apprehend the destruction of this empire from giving, by an act of free grace and indulgence, to two millions of my fellowcitizens, some share of those rights upon which I have always been taught to value myself.
Pàgina 376 - England; for which purpose we have given power under our great seal to the governors of our said colonies respectively, to erect and constitute, with the advice of our said councils respectively, courts of judicature and public justice within our said colonies, for the hearing and determining all causes, as well criminal as civil, according to law and equity, and, as near as may be, agreeable to the laws of England...
Pàgina 169 - The best in the world. They submitted willingly to the government of the Crown, and paid, in all their courts, obedience to acts of parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink and paper.
Pàgina 162 - Fuller; their seventh and last resolution setting forth, that it was their opinion that the House be moved, that leave be given to bring in a bill to repeal the Stamp Act.