Earnings in his own Hands until he shall, in
Person, or by his Representative, think fit to
part with the Whole or any Portion of it.
This Infringement is the more extraordinary,
when we consider the laudable Care which the
British House of Commons have taken, to re-
serve intirely and absolutely to themselves
the
Powers of giving and granting Money. They
not only insist on originating every Money Bill
in their own House, but will not even allow
the House of Lords to make an Amendment in
these Bills. So tenacious ar they of this Privi-
lege so jealous of any Infringement of the
sole and absolute Right the People have to
dispose of their own Money. And what ren-
ders this Infringement the more grievous is,
that what of our Earnings still remains in our
Hands is in a great measure deprived of it's
Value, so long as the British Parliament con-
tinue to claim and exercise this Power of taxing
us; for we cannot justly call that our Property,
which others may, when they please take away
from us against our Will.
In this respect we are treated with less De-
cency an Regard than the Romans shewed
even to the Provinces which they had con-
quered. They only determined upon the Sum
which each should furnish, and left every Pro-
vince to raise it in the Manner most easy and
convenient to themselves.