The ordinance declares that Congress has exceeded its just power by laying dutieson imports, intended for the protection of manufactures.
They are one in making war, and one in making peace; they are one in regulating commerce, and one in laying duties of imposts.
The ordinance declares that Congress has exceeded its just power, by laying duties on imports, intended for the protection of manufactures.
Resolved, That one of the powers expressly granted by the constitution to the general government, and prohibited to the States, is that of laying duties on imports.
I agree entirely with the principle of laying duties according to their relative value, and hope the committee will keep up the line of proportion as near as possible.
I never heard any objection to the right of laying duties to regulate commerce, but a right to lay internal taxes was never supposed to be in Parliament, as we are not represented there.
You say they do not object to the right of Parliament in laying duties on goods to be paid on their importation: now, is there any kind of difference between a duty on the importation of goods and an excise on their consumption?
I never heard any objection to the right of laying duties to regulate commerce, but a right to lay internal taxes was never supposed to be in parliament, as we are not represented there.
You say, they do not object to the right of parliament, in laying duties on goods to be paid on their importation: now, is there any kind of difference between a duty on the importation of goods, and an excise on their consumption?
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