Colonial Administration of Great BritainLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859 - 470 Seiten |
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acquired ADMINISTRATION OF BRITISH appointed assertion authority body boers Britain BRITISH COLONIES British subjects Canada Cape Cape colony cession civil list colonial government Colonial Policy colonists concession conquered conquest consent constitution differential duties doubt elected emancipation empire England enjoyed established executive council exercise existence foreign give governor grievances Griquas Guiana home government house of assembly House of Commons House of Peers imperial parliament independent individual inhabitants interest island Jamaica Kafirs king legislative council legislative power legislature levied liberties Lord Grey Lord John Russell Lower Canada Majesty's ment merchants minister Minorca mode monarch Moshesh mother country nation natural Newfoundland North American colonies opinion Orange River Orange River Sovereignty peers population possession principle protection rebellion refuse representatives revenue rule says settlement settlers sovereign and supreme sovereignty statute supreme legislative power taxes territory tion United Kingdom wealth West Indian Woodcuts
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Seite 59 - America is obstinate ; America is almost in open rebellion. I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.
Seite 248 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and 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.
Seite 55 - ... the king and parliament of Great Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment whatever, payable in any of His Majesty's colonies, provinces and plantations in North America or the West Indies ; except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce...
Seite 60 - At the same time let the sovereign authority of this country over the colonies be asserted in as strong terms as can be devised, and be made to extend to every point of legislation whatsoever. That we may bind their trade, confine their manufactures, and exercise every power whatsoever, except that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent.
Seite 94 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.