The sun., 1901-03-31

subject TO oDeoiencv To- any money bill Of
| this kingdom. The Americans
| are the sons. not the bastards, OF England.
| A. subjects they are entitled 20 the common
right of representation and cannot he bound
10 pay taxes withou, their consent Taxation
j. no part 81 the governing power The
taxes are voluntary gift and grant oi 'h"
| Commons alone In an American lax What
| do We do, We your Maiestv'~ Commons
! of Great Britain. give and grant 70 your
| Majesty. what Our own property No
| We give and grant TO your Majesty the prop
! ~rtv of your Majestv'S Commons in America
! IL j. an absurdity m terms There
! = an idea in some ,ha, the colonies are Vir-
tually represented IN this House
/ would fain know by whom an American il
| represented here l. he represented by any
| knight " the shire, Would 20 God that
| respectable representation was augmented
10 a greater number twill Won tell him that
he Is represented bv any representative of
borough \ borough which, perhap-, NJ
American ever saw That j. what /, called
| the rotten part Of the Constitution II cannot
endur. century II II does not drop II
must be amputat-d The idea of virtual
! representation Of America IN his House Il
the most contemplate that ever enter" q
into the head OF man II does no' deserve
serious r.fuiation The Common. ~ America.
represented In their several assemblies have
ever been IN possession OF the exercise ot
this 'hsr constitutional right of giving and
granting their own money They would
have been slaves II they had not rnjoyed "
II this House suffers the Stamp act
to continue in force France will gain more
nv your colonies than she ever could have
done u her arms in The last war had be"n
victorious l. Is well known hat. although
the stamp act was repealed the Ministers
rejected the principle laid down by Pi't, and
passed a declsrstory az, Affirming the right
Of Parliament 20 tax America The assertion
was. Of course. an inumation 20 succeeding
Ministers 10 put the rlght into operation
The Rockingham adisin.straton, when
had repealed the stamp A. ended on July
l., i'ea and was succeeded bv the chatham
Ministry, -o-"ali.d b-,Ius" the Great COM
moner who headed u had nov de"d"d -
lesv- the Housa ~ Commons aud to accept
the 'tle Of Ear! of Chatham IN" ac' Tr".
vosad a strong poW lar ou'"rN aga'n>' ~ha'
was described a. dr-"rtiou o. 'he p@"m!"
The city Of London had prepared - iIlH-
inmate iis public buildings - ign of re-.
Nas klosu that Piu was made Earl - chat
han. Ne orders FOR illlTlua ion> Wrre conn
t-ruand-d H. colleagues were dlsmaNrd
fDr they knew that they had no man lef IN
the commons who was the equal - george
tralyIll- 4 Cbes,prfeld >a!d ,hAtha'u's
eu.r..s rrip. cAd when 'hay learned that
- vas - Join The ho-p'S! for inourahles
l. WaS a susr!clops lge ana the lo.s of popl,
lirl'y Wa inevitable, a. D." people r"uIl
uu Logger boast that Nr Pit wa one ~
them >alye- and nat b." e~ry-d th- nation
without '.te OF rrvard ou ne OTHER hthd.
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and that Cha'hAm's weak health made con-
mo- longer lnss.hle fur hin He had been
an Invalid All h.- J. f.. a Aigh-strlus ncrvon.
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