 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 736 pages
...Great Britain asserted a right to tai the colonies in all StXATE.] President's Protest. [MAT 7, 1834. cases whatsoever, and it was precisely on this question...out their treasures and their blood like water, in a conless saeatest, in opposition to an assertion, which those cious and not so well schooled in the... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 734 pages
...recital of an act of Parliament, rather than worst part of the case, nor that which ought most to alarm against any suffering under its enactments, that they...against a preamble. They fought seven years against ˙ declaration. They poured out their treasures and their blood like water, in a contest, in opposition... | |
 | 1826 - 454 pages
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 | Charles Wainwright March - 1850 - 322 pages
...Parliament to tax them, he said : "It was against the recital of an act of Parliament, rather than any suffering under its enactments, that they took...declaration. They poured out their treasures and their blood»like water, in a contest in opposition to an assertion which those less sagacious, and not so... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 640 pages
...come, till the government is overthrown, or liberty itself put into extreme jeopardy. We should not be worthy sons of our fathers were we so to regard...out their treasures and their blood like water, in a conVOL. iv. 10 test against an assertion which those less sagacious and not BO well schooled in the... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1851 - 578 pages
...precisely on this question that they made the Revolution turn. The amount of taxation was triffing, but the claim itself was inconsistent with liberty...declaration. They poured out their treasures and their blood k'ke water, in a coniv. 10 test against an assertion which those less sagacious and not so well schooled... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...itself was inconsistent with liberty ; and that was, in their eyes, enough. It was against the reeital of an act of Parliament, rather than against any suffering...against a preamble. They fought seven years against a deelaration. They poured out their treasures and their blood like water, in a contest, in opposition... | |
 | Samuel P. Lyman - 1852 - 588 pages
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 | Daniel Webster - 1853 - 578 pages
...amount of taxation was trifling, but the claim itself was inconsistent with liberty ; and that wasj in their eyes, enough. It was against the recital...out their treasures and their blood like water, in a conVOL. iv. 10 test against an assertion which those less sagacious and not so well schooled in the... | |
 | Samuel P. Lyman - 1853 - 276 pages
...recital of an act of Parliament, rather than against any suffering under its enactment, that our fathers took up arms. They went to war against a preamble. They fought seven years against a declaration." Upon this question of principle, " while suffering was yet afar off, they raised their flag against... | |
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The Parliament of Great Britain asserted a right to tax the colonies in all cases whatsoever ; and it was precisely on this question that they made the Revolution turn. The amount of taxation was trifling, but the claim itself was inconsistent with liberty... 
