Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-27

assss| hit -bs5 sti6ed. by review Q! ,ne
parts med Those who have n,a ~ n ,a~s,
for D. tfaftaf the first settlement OF Boston
of y II1Sntenlion for their chartered
ripht Drills and difficulties win tne
native ga costly and heroic exer au ms. :"
favor of the btder country in the common cause.
But pass er 1tem all. repiete as .ney a'e
with intereS-wish wonder and win moral
Events posteror to those growing out OF '',e" III
deed, and taking from them their comP.eN.o"'
are considered by rejecting men. as naV'.'s PRIV
duced more radical changes IN the e'a'ao'e'' re,
lations. prospects; and $50 far as u oec"'ee uS
to prophecy in the destiniesn the au'''a, 'a'l3'
than all other events and revolutions that nave
transnired since the Christian Era do not say
that the principles which led TO these events
originated here. But venture to assert !hat
here, within these walls. they were hrs' PraetGai-
" applied to welI-regulated machinery OF ha-
man passions. conscious rights, anu steaay meye-
ments, which forcing these United states 10 tne
summit fprosrerity. hasbeen adopted as 'no "a,
Ell by which other nations have been. ana Wui
vet be propelled on the rail read which leads 10
universal Freedom. The power OF these en-
gnes is sef-moving, and the motion IS perpetual.
Saees aud philosophers had discovered mat
the world was made for the people WHO inhaoii ~
and the Kings were less entitled in their own
risht to its government. than Lions. whose
claims to be lords of the forest are supported py
nhysical proves But the books and treat,ses
which mafhtained these doctrines were reah ny
the admirers of the Lockes and Sidnevs ana
Milton, and Sharringtons. ap1eIs*ssse on tneir
shelves ss,hEiuiant 'iheaeeG Or IT they lmPel-
/ led to VSo I0ha action. i: ended IN bringing
new ty1nts 70 the nfope and sincere patriots TO to.
! the SC odd. Bq. your progenltors VINO occuPl-
ed thee irst taught whole people system
aticall8 Ne,Shine the united force of their NOR,
al and uhs2Stal energics-to learn the rights Of
insurrsss ~ lSct as written in tfe7spsuage of The
PASSIONS Nut No tss.aga digesA is justia-
BILE cases-to enl5fce them we .ssr stra'nts
of dis,ipliae-to define ail5. ects--to
| be cohsaAyth success add ITS adj
vantassss~ All this they did. sakaxylllK the pro-
piiouFionr had arrived they called on their
countsSnen as the angel called upon the Apos.
Ties, ..Comc rise up quickly and the chains fell
from their hands" The inspiring voice echoed
thrcughshe- welkin in Europe and America and
awakenetl.nations He who would learn the et-
fects of it must read the history Of the world for
the last half century He who would anticipate
the consequences must ponderwe the probabIlI-
ties with which time is pregnant, tor the next"
The memory of these men is entitled to full
share of ALI the>honor arising fromsthe advan:
tapes derivedcto mankind from this chanse.ot
condition, batyetis no more chSrSeah'e WIN
the crimes and 'misfortunes, than the memory OF
Fulton with the occasional bursting OF boiler
Shall glance atsome of the scenes and the
! aqtorstwho fs0rel ~ len, within these walsf
nS7nIl Garry you 80 the controversies oe-
= Governor Bernard and the House of Repre-
ssatlisxes. commencing nearly seventy years ago,
respecting the claims of the mother country to tax
the Colonies without their consent? 10 the
stand made against writs of assistance IN the
chamber now intended for your Mayor and Alder
men. where aud when. according to JOAN Adams,
{. Independence was born?" and whose star was
then seen IN the East, b., wise men to the memo
rabe vindication of the House of Representatives
by one of its members? To the right OF the Colo
Mes adopted b. the legislature as text book.
and transmitted by their order to the British MIN
istrv? To the series Of patriotic resolutions, pro-
tests and State papers teemng with indignant eio-
quenoe and irresistible argument in opposition TO
the stamp and other tax acts?-Io the landing
and quartering Of troops in the town. 10 the
resembling of resolutions in obedience to royal
mandatese To the removal of the seat of Govern
meut and the untirng struggle in which the LIE
pislature was engaged for fourteen fifteen years,
Supported bv the,A,lams'. the Thatchers. the Haw-
levs. the Hancocks. the Bowdoins. the Quinceys
and their llustrious colleagues In fact the most
important measuse, which led to the emancipation
of the Colonies. according to Hutchinson, COM
petent Judge, originated in this house. in this a,
partment-with those men. who putting lie ana
fortune on the issue adopted for their motto
"I.et such such only ,real this sacred h'"r .
Who dare to love their country, and be pour
Events of different complexion are also asso-
ciatcd with the Boston Town house. At one
time it was desecratcd by the kings troops quar-
tered in the Representative chamber and on
the lower floor. At another time cannon were
stationed and pointed towards IL DOORS
Below the balcony in King street. ~ 'h- dole
full night of the 5th of March, the blood oil
the FIRST victims to the military executions was
she'd. On the appearance of the Governor IN the
street. he was surrounded by an immense throng,
who to prevent mischief to his person, though he
had lost their confidence forced him INTO tins bull
ding. with the cry. 40 the tawn-honse: to the
town-house He then went forth into the oa'Go'
ny and promising to use his endeasors to bring tne
offenders to Justice and advising the people to re-