The Administration of the British Colonies, Volumen1J. Walter, 1774 |
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Página 131 - 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.
Página 238 - Our Great King praying that he might be their Protector and Defender there for which they desired that their Secretary might then draw an instrument for them to sign and seal that it might be carried to the King as by the Minutes thereof now in the Custody of the Secretary for Indian Affairs at Albany may more fully and at large appear— WE...
Página 268 - In this survey one thing must be taken notice of as peculiar to this country, which is, that, as in the nature of its government, so, in the very improvement of its trade and riches, it ought to be considered not only in its own proper interest, but likewise in its relation to England, to which it is subordinate, and upon whose weal in the main that of this kingdom depends ; and therefore a regard must be had of those points wherein the trade of Ireland comes to interfere with any main branches...
Página 167 - Great Britain might no more be considered as the kingdom of this isle only, with many appendages of provinces, colonies, settlements and other extraneous parts, but as a great marine dominion consisting of our possessions in the Atlantic and in America united into a one Empire in a one centre where the seat of government is.
Página 10 - Great Britain may be no more considered as the Kingdom of this Isle only, with many appendages of provinces, colonies, settlements, and other extraneous parts, but as a grand Marine Dominion consisting of our possessions in the Atlantic and in America united into a one Empire, in a one center, where the seat of government is.
Página 224 - Ynguo, fignifying a man in their language) are the fame race of people from one end of the continent to the other ; and are the...
Página 229 - ... temporary dwelling-places, readily granted this. When they came to perceive the very different effect of settlements of land-workers creating a permanent property, always extending itself, they became very uneasy ; but yet, in the true spirit of justice and honour, abided by the effects of concessions which they had made, but which they would not have made, had they understood beforehand the force of them.
Página 285 - British general commerce, by encouraging the trade of the colonies, in subordination to, and in coincidence therewith, the trade of the colonies would be administered by that true spirit from whence it rose, and by which it acts ; and the true application of the benefits which arise to a mother country from its colonies would be made. Under this spirit of administration, the government, as I said above, could not be too watchful to carry its laws of trade into effectual execution. — But under the...
Página 257 - Colonies for fim and rice ; and by that means to purfue a valuable trade with Spain, Portugal, and Italy, where they chiefly obtained money or bills of exchange in return...
Página 147 - And forasmuch as the said inhabitants have always hitherto been bound by the acts and statutes made and ordained by your said Highness, and your most noble progenitors, by authority of the said court, as far forth as...