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A Review Of The Life And Writings Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke.
the Stamp-Act , that it was unconstitutional to levy money from a British subject , unless by his own consent , or that of his representative . When Lord North moved the taking off all the duties , except that on tea , Burke predicted that the Americans would not be satisfied , as , though an alleviation in the exercise of taxation , it was a reservation of a principle they- reprobated as unconstitutional and unjust .
When the proceedings of a mob at Boston produced the famous Boston Port-bill , or act , for blocking up the harbour of that town , of which some of the inhabitants had been rioters , he exerted his powers to prevent its passing into law , maintaining that , there being no evidence that all the Bostonians were concerned in the guilt , the punishment of all was unjust ; and that as it would affect our own
trade , and increase the dissatisfaction of the colonies , it was inexpedient * A motion made in the House for the repeal of the tea-duty , a few weeks after the Boston port-bill , drew forth the powers of Burke , in a speech more celebrated than any which he had yet spoken , and known by the title of Burke ' s Speech an American Taxation . He deduced the history of the American colonies , and the policy of this
country respecting them , from their first settlement to the commencement of the present reign , and discussed the general principles of colonization . He shewed that there was in this reign a change of policy , which he contended to be injurious to both parties . He particularly distinguished himself in drawing the characters of the several Ministers who attended to American affairs , to shew the influence of
these characters in producing the various measures . Taken in themselves , his portraits , perhaps , combine as much of particular truths and general philosophy , as any exhibition of characters in ancient or modern times . None can more fully mailc their subjects , or more completely manifest the operation of certain intellectual and moral qualities and habits in the conduct of affairs . During the whole of the American contestBurke adhered to the
, principle which he had adopted at his political outset . He was now joined by Fox , whose great capacity received vast accessions of knowledge from the fulness of Burke . No Parliament had ever shewn greater talents than that which met after the commencement of the American war . The powers of Burke were stimulated by opponents of very great talents , and supporters equal to his opponents , and one of
them superior to most men who ever appeared in the British or any other senate . He made several motions for reconciliation with America , all grounded on the same broad principle of the incompatibility of taxation , without representation , with the Constitution of Britain ; his argumentsfrom expediency , naturally vary according to the diversity
, of effects found to result from the contest . From the beginning of of it , we find him becoming a more thorough party-man than before , and often censuring Ministers where there appeared no reason , nor any other cause than that they were Ministers , and his party in opposition . Besides the general tendency of mankind to adopt the views of those with whom they much associate , the particular charac-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Review Of The Life And Writings Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke.
the Stamp-Act , that it was unconstitutional to levy money from a British subject , unless by his own consent , or that of his representative . When Lord North moved the taking off all the duties , except that on tea , Burke predicted that the Americans would not be satisfied , as , though an alleviation in the exercise of taxation , it was a reservation of a principle they- reprobated as unconstitutional and unjust .
When the proceedings of a mob at Boston produced the famous Boston Port-bill , or act , for blocking up the harbour of that town , of which some of the inhabitants had been rioters , he exerted his powers to prevent its passing into law , maintaining that , there being no evidence that all the Bostonians were concerned in the guilt , the punishment of all was unjust ; and that as it would affect our own
trade , and increase the dissatisfaction of the colonies , it was inexpedient * A motion made in the House for the repeal of the tea-duty , a few weeks after the Boston port-bill , drew forth the powers of Burke , in a speech more celebrated than any which he had yet spoken , and known by the title of Burke ' s Speech an American Taxation . He deduced the history of the American colonies , and the policy of this
country respecting them , from their first settlement to the commencement of the present reign , and discussed the general principles of colonization . He shewed that there was in this reign a change of policy , which he contended to be injurious to both parties . He particularly distinguished himself in drawing the characters of the several Ministers who attended to American affairs , to shew the influence of
these characters in producing the various measures . Taken in themselves , his portraits , perhaps , combine as much of particular truths and general philosophy , as any exhibition of characters in ancient or modern times . None can more fully mailc their subjects , or more completely manifest the operation of certain intellectual and moral qualities and habits in the conduct of affairs . During the whole of the American contestBurke adhered to the
, principle which he had adopted at his political outset . He was now joined by Fox , whose great capacity received vast accessions of knowledge from the fulness of Burke . No Parliament had ever shewn greater talents than that which met after the commencement of the American war . The powers of Burke were stimulated by opponents of very great talents , and supporters equal to his opponents , and one of
them superior to most men who ever appeared in the British or any other senate . He made several motions for reconciliation with America , all grounded on the same broad principle of the incompatibility of taxation , without representation , with the Constitution of Britain ; his argumentsfrom expediency , naturally vary according to the diversity
, of effects found to result from the contest . From the beginning of of it , we find him becoming a more thorough party-man than before , and often censuring Ministers where there appeared no reason , nor any other cause than that they were Ministers , and his party in opposition . Besides the general tendency of mankind to adopt the views of those with whom they much associate , the particular charac-