 | Ira K. Morris - History - 1898 - 454 pages
...to vest such power in any other person or persons whatsoever, under the General Assembly aforesaid, has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom." From that hour on Colonel Mersereau was a marked man. Many of his neighbors, although thoroughly sympathizing... | |
 | New York (State). Governor - 1899 - 930 pages
...to vest such power In any person or persons whatsoever, other than the General Assembly aforesaid, has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom." It was while debating the fifth resolution that Henry, with a voice and gesture that threw the members... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1900 - 654 pages
...of this colony; and that every attempt to vest such power in any other person or persons whatsoever than the General Assembly aforesaid, is illegal, unconstitutional,...manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American liberty. Resolved, That . . . the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to yield obedience to any... | |
 | Howard Walter Caldwell - United States - 1900 - 278 pages
...to vest such power in any other person or persona whatsoever than the General Assembly aforesaid.*is illegal, unconstitutional, and unjust, and has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American liberty. Resolved, That . . . the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to yield obedience to any... | |
 | Hezekiah Butterworth - Children's books - 1900 - 330 pages
...to vest such power in any person or persons whatsoever, other than the General Assembly aforesaid, has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom.' " On the back of the paper containing those resolutions is the following indorsement, which is also... | |
 | Edward Field - Rhode Island - 1902 - 720 pages
...power in any person or persons whatever other than the General Assembly aforesaid, is unconstitutional and has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American liberty. "Fifth— That his Majesty's liege people, the inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to... | |
 | Mayo Williamson Hazeltine - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1902 - 466 pages
...attempt to vest the power of taxation in any person or persons whatsoever, other than the said assembly, has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American freedom ; that he proposed by resolution that the Colony of Virginia be immediately put into a state of defence,... | |
 | Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia - Numismatics - 1910 - 846 pages
...Attempt to vest such Power in any Person or Persons whatsoever other than the General Assembly aforesaid has a manifest Tendency to destroy British as well as American Freedom. REVERSE. The within Resolution passed the House of Burgesses in May 1765. They formed the first Opposition... | |
 | David Saville Muzzey - United States - 1911 - 746 pages
...that every attempt to rest such power on any other person or persons ... is illegal, A British Stamp unconstitutional, and unjust, and has a manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American liberty." 138. violent Henry's speech and resolutions stirred up great excitement resistance to . *»..»««... | |
 | Edward Channing - United States - 1912 - 684 pages
...inhabitants of this colony; and that every attempt to vest such power in any other person or persons whatever than the General Assembly aforesaid, is illegal, unconstitutional,...manifest tendency to destroy British as well as American liberty." In other words, the Virginia Assembly denied the power of Parliament to legislate in any... | |
| |
Resolved therefore, That the General Assembly of this Colony have the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes and impositions upon the inhabitants of this Colony, and that every attempt to vest such power in any person or persons whatsoever... 
