...entitled to a free and exclusive power in their several provincial legislatures, where their •ight of representation can alone be preserved in all cases of taxation and internal polity." Having thus defined the principle for which they were contending, the Congress proceeded to adopt the...

...internal polity of the colonies, they declared "That they are entitled to a free and exclusive power in their several provincial Legislatures, where their right of representation can alone bo preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity." Having thus defined the principle for...

...represented, and from their local and other circumstances, can not properly be represented in the British Parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive...manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed. But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully...

...represented, and from their local and other circumstances cannot properly be represented in the British Parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive...be preserved in all cases of taxation and internal policy, subject only to the negative of their sovereigns, in such a manner as has been heretofore used...

...represented, and from their local and other circumstances cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive...manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed : But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interests of both countries, we cheerfully...

...represented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive...be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal policy, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used...

...represented in the British Earliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of tgislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their...be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal policy, subject only to the negative of their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used...

...circumstances, cannot properly bo represented in the British parliament, they are entitled (oa free nnd exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial...right of representation can alone be preserved, in nil cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only i0 the negative of their sovereign, in such...

...members of the General Assembly thereof." 1 1 The Continental Congress joined the two propositions: and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial Legislatures, where their right to representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only...

...represented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive...manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed: But, from the necessity of the case, and a regard to the mutual interest of both countries, we cheerfully...