The Genuine Thoughts of a Merchant: Shewing, That in All the Libels, Remonstrances, and Pretended Letters Against a New Method of Levying the Duties ... as One Word Worth Answering (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Genuine Thoughts of a Merchant: Shewing, That in All the Libels, Remonstrances, and Pretended Letters Against a New Method of Levying the Duties on Tobacco and Wine, There Is Not So Much as One Word Worth AnsweringWe {hall not enquire, what Reafons the Portugal or Virginia Merchant has to oppofe what they knew nothing more of, than a Name they themfelves have given it, but if it is the Intention of the Legiflature, when a Duty is laid to have it levied in the belt Manner to anfwer the End for which it was given, then certainly that Method of Levying it which heft anfwers that End, and is no way prejudicial to the Subjeet, either in his Property or Liberty, according to the Confiruelion of the Law is the belt, and he has no Reafon to com plain, that his Liberty or Property are af feeted, when it is only in the due and de cent Exemption oi it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.