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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1873. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ii. speech on conciliation with america, 1775. , This speech was delivered one year before the Declaration of Independence in America, and when the war had already been a year in progress. The political events out of which it arose may be traced from the time of the conquest of Canada, in which a considerable part as regards both military exertion and expenditure had been borne by the American colonies. From Massachusetts and Connecticut alone 19,000 men had marched with Wolfe; and the Royal Americans scaled the heights of Abraham beside the 43rd and 47th regiments of our line. Moreover, so far were the Americans from shrinking from their share of the expenses of the war, that, when peace was made in 1763, it was found that they had advanced 700,000 dollars above the quota which they had promised to pay: and this sum was actually remitted to them from England by way of reimbursement. Similar cases had occurred in 1748, when not less than £200,000 was remitted; also in 1756 and the five following years. It was, therefore, with a feeling of the bitterest surprise that the colonists received in 1765 the announcement that instead of applying to their state-assemblies to vote supplies as occasion arose, the Ministry of Grenville intended to tax them directly by Act of Parliament, and had passed a Stamp Act for this purpose, giving as a reason the necessity of providing a permanent revenue for the defence of America. The effect of the Act, as Bancroft states it, was that American ships whose papers were unstamped might become the prey of the first captor; that, without stamps, marriages would be null, notes of hand valueless, suits at law impossible, transfers of real estate invalid, inheritances irreclaimable. And, as if to put the whole subject in the light tha...
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