...betray them. i APPENDIX. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, OCTOBER U, 1TH. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...imposed rates and duties payable in these Colonies, established a Board of Commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of...

...general state of American rights was postponed until a subsequent day. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British parliament...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a board of commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of...

...betray them. APPENDIX. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, OCTOBER 14, 1774. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...raising a revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable m these Colonies, established a Board of Commissioners, with unconstitutional powers, and extended...

...has, by some statutes, expressly taxed the people of the said Colonies, and by divers other statutes under various pretences, but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, has imposed " rates and duties," payable in the said Colonies, established a Board of Commissioners,...

...betray them APPENDIX. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, OCTOBER 14, 1774. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...some Acts expressly imposed taxes on them, and in oth ers, under various pretences, but in fact for the purpose of raising a revenue, hath imposed rates...

...Declaration of Rights foreshadowed the Declaration of Independence. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. WHEREAS, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...of right to bind the people of America by statutes iu all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under...

...or the declaration of separation and independence was just at hand. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...a power of right to bind the people of America, by statute, in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some Acts, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others,...

...basis upon which the latter rests. This highly important document is here given at length. "Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretenses, but in fact for the purpose of raising revenue, hath imposed rates and duties payable in...

...adjournment, ami resinning the subject under debate —made the following declaration and resolres : Whereas, since the close of the last war. the British parliament,...by statutes in all cases whatsoever, hath, in some acls, expressly imposed taxes on them, and in others, under various pretences, but in fact for the...

...doings of the Congress ; but elsewhere it met with a hearty response." — Ib., p. 290. t " Whereas, since the close of the last war, the British Parliament,...imposed rates and duties payable in these colonies, established a Doaid of Commissioners with unconstitutional powers, and extended the jurisdiction of...