| George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1841 - 834 pages
...Stanhope, and others.f rose in the House of Lords with his plan, which he called " a provisional bill for settling the troubles in America, and for asserting...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies." He offered if, he said, as a basis of measures for averting the dangers which threatened... | |
| Henry Sherman - United States - 1843 - 302 pages
...persevered in recommending pacific and conciliatory measures. He subsequently introduced a Bill entitled an "Act for settling the troubles in America, and for...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies," wherein it was proposed — to repeal all the obnox ious acts of Parliament, relative to... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1845 - 536 pages
...Americans, presented to the House of Lords [February 1] the outlines of a bill, which he entitled Jl provisional Act for settling the Troubles in America,...and superintending Power of Great Britain over the Colonies. He proposed, on the one hand, to legalize the convocation of a new American congress, which... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1846 - 472 pages
...Stanhope, and others, rose in the House of Lords with his plan, which he called "a provisional bill for settling the troubles in America, and for asserting...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies." He said that "no regard for popularity, no predilection for his country, not the high esteem... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 448 pages
...and permanent adjustment : and this he presented on the twenty-first of February, under the form of a provisional act for settling the troubles in America,...and for asserting the supreme legislative authority of Great Britain over her colonies : he prefaced it with a short introductory speech, and concluded... | |
| 1846 - 486 pages
...successful of the two. Chatham proceeding under these circumstances, on February 1st, introduced a bill for settling the troubles in America, and for asserting the supreme legislative authority and the superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies. The proposed enactments, it is now evident,... | |
| Robert Sears - United States - 1847 - 470 pages
...February, the Earl of Chatham made another attempt toward reconciliation ; and brought in the outlines of " a provisional act for settling the troubles in America...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies." But, after a keen dis cussion, the bill was rejected, without being allowed to lie upon... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Great Britain - 1848 - 208 pages
...Britain; and on the first of February, 1775, he offered to the House of Peers a bill for that purpose, entitled, " A provisional Act for settling the Troubles...and superintending Power of Great Britain over the Colonies." It declared, that the colonies of America were of right dependent upon the Imperial Crown... | |
| Robert Sears - United States - 1850 - 448 pages
...February, the Earl of Chatham made another attempt toward reconciliation ; and brought in the outlines of " a provisional act for settling the troubles in America...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies." But, after a keen dis cussion, the bill was rejected, without being allowed to lie upon... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1851 - 476 pages
...the House of Lords with his plan, which he called "a provisional bill for settling the troubles tn America, and for asserting the supreme legislative...and superintending power of Great Britain over the colonies." He said that "no regard for popularity, no predilection for his country, not the high esteem... | |
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