Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-08

;oy was not Of long continuance, IN the
wear / ISL the Britilh parliament, paaed
4 law, granting duties IN the Brllifh CO.
lonies, on glals, paper, painters colours
and Tea.
The fire Of opprefEion which had been
frno,hered by the repeal Of the itamp act,
burned afreih againf the fame principle
Of taxation exhibited in ITS new form, and
the latter ACT produced, reiolves, petitions,
addrenes, remonitrances and ahociations
fimiiar to thofe with which the famp act
was oppoled.
In 1868 two regiments and for1e arm
med veasls were fenr TO Bottom to fupport
ard afif tie officers OF the cuftoms in the
execution oftheir duty.
In February 1869 both hcufes Of par
Lament went one itep further than all
that had preceded, they then concared in
joint addreis to the king, in which they
exprefed their fatisfai5ion in the meafures
his majeGy had purified, gave the fron-
GET al1arances that they would efetiually
lupport him in iuch further meafpres, as
might be found necefary TO maintsip
the civil magifrates in due execution
of the laws in Mafachufetts Bay, and be-
leeched him to direct the governor, to
take the mott efettual methods for pro.
curing the fuilea information touching
all tseafons, or milprilons Of trealons
committed within that government, fnce
the goth day Of December 1867 and
to tranfmie the fame, together with the
names Of the perfons who were mott active
in the commiaion Of zach offences, to one
of the iecre,aries of fate, in order
that his msjeRy might ifue a fpecial
commiillon, for enquiring, Of hearing
and determining the faid offences with
in the realm of Great. Britain, purinant TO
the proyifon of the fatute otthe 3sth Of.
Henry the 9Th.
The latter part Of this addrefs, which
propoied the bringing Of perfons from
Madachufetts to be tried at tribunal in
Great Britain, for crimes committed in
America, excited great alarm and indigna-
ton.
1t was aGerted TO be totally inconGaent
with the fpirit of the contribution, for in
England, man charged witha crime, had
a right to be tried in the country, in which
the offence was fuppofed to have bean COM
mitted.
Juaice is regularly and impartially ad.
in our courts faia the Colonias.
And yet, by direction, Of parliament, Of
tenders are to be taken by force, together
with all iuch perions as may be pointed out
as witneaes, and carried to England, there
70 be tried in diaant land, b. Jury of
ltrangers, and lnbjeta to all the difadvan.
tages which refult, from want of friends,
want of witncaes and want OF money.
In con{equepce Of the American nom
Importation agreement, founded in oppoG-
.ionIo the duties oH7o7 the manufacturers
ii Great Britain, experienced renewal of
he diftrefies, which followed the adoption
ot flmllar reiolutions in the year I76s,
The repeal OF thofe duties was therefore TO-
lcited by the fame influence, which had
procured the repeal Of the famp act, and
n the year 1863, afurances were given,
or repeating all the duties lmpofed in I 767
that of three pence per pound
on tea.
Th.fe aRuranees were received with
tranfports of Joy, the colonilts relaxed in
heir aaociations in every particular, tx.
2ept tea, and immediately recommended
the importation of all other articles of
merchandise, and the repeal actually took
place in the year l77o-many hoped that
the contention between the two nations
vas finally cloled, but reciprocal and fire.
quent inlults, Toured the tempers and mu-
saal injuries, embit,ered the paflons Of the
oppofte parties.
On the 9Th Of March / 77o the folders
when under arms in RoIlnn were rre{Iad