The Parliamentary Register: Proceedings and Debates, Volume 2J. Debrett., 1802 - Great Britain |
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... mean to support . Whatever methods we shall think it adviseable to pursue , either in support of the mere authority ... means consonant to that purity which we ought ever to preserve in our judicial , and to that caution which ought to ...
... mean to support . Whatever methods we shall think it adviseable to pursue , either in support of the mere authority ... means consonant to that purity which we ought ever to preserve in our judicial , and to that caution which ought to ...
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... mean as he is - but he has a plan ; a plan of a settlement ; solid , honourable , and lasting . America means only to have safety in property ; and per- sonal liberty . Those , and those only were her object ; inde- pendency was falsely ...
... mean as he is - but he has a plan ; a plan of a settlement ; solid , honourable , and lasting . America means only to have safety in property ; and per- sonal liberty . Those , and those only were her object ; inde- pendency was falsely ...
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... means to your ends ; troops and violence were ill means to answer the ends of peace . I understand government is not altogether satisfied with the commander of your troops ; he has not been quick enough to shed blood ; his moderation is ...
... means to your ends ; troops and violence were ill means to answer the ends of peace . I understand government is not altogether satisfied with the commander of your troops ; he has not been quick enough to shed blood ; his moderation is ...
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... means those sinister designs were pre- vented from taking effect ; that he was happy to find his con- jectures right , and to perceive that those designs were de- feated ; and that an improper influence , originating whence it might ...
... means those sinister designs were pre- vented from taking effect ; that he was happy to find his con- jectures right , and to perceive that those designs were de- feated ; and that an improper influence , originating whence it might ...
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... means of purchasing them almost at any price . He ventured , he said , to speak with the more confidence of what might be justly dreaded on this occasion , because , when only one part of the case exist- ed , a scarcity of grain in the ...
... means of purchasing them almost at any price . He ventured , he said , to speak with the more confidence of what might be justly dreaded on this occasion , because , when only one part of the case exist- ed , a scarcity of grain in the ...
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Page 18 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 96 - His Britannic Majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada ; he will, consequently, give the most precise and most effectual orders that his new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the worship of their religion, according to the rites of the Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great Britain permit.
Page 97 - Councils and the representatives of the people so to be summoned as aforesaid to make, constitute, and ordain laws, statutes, and ordinances for the public peace, welfare, and good government of the said Colonies, and of the people and inhabitants thereof, as near as may be agreeable to the laws of England...
Page 17 - 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 Pickering, Statutes at Large, vol. 27, pp. 19-20. validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.
Page 16 - A Provisional Act, for settling the Troubles in America, and for asserting the Supreme Legislative Authority and Superintending Power of Great Britain over the Colonies.
Page 97 - England, and under such regulations and restrictions as are used in other colonies; and in the mean time, and until such assemblies can be called as aforesaid, all persons inhabiting in, or resorting to, our sakl colonies, may confide in our royal protection for the enjoyment of the benefit of the laws of our realm of England...
Page 323 - Assembly; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that it shall and may be lawful for His Majesty, his heirs and successors, by...
Page 20 - ... realm, to be indicted and tried for the same in any shire or county within the realm. Also the three acts passed in the last session of parliament, for...
Page 141 - an act to restrain " the trade and commerce of the provinces of Massachusetts Bay " and New Hampshire, and colonies of Connecticut and Rhode" Island, and Providence Plantation, in North America, to Great '• Britain, Ireland, and the British islands in the West Indies ; and " to prohibit such provinces and colonies from carrying on any "fishery on the Banks of Newfoundland, and other places therein' " mentioned, under certain conditions and limitations.
Page 190 - Ireland hath been, is, and of right ought to be, subordinate to and dependent upon the Imperial Crown of Great Britain, as being inseparably united to and annexed thereunto; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the Commons...