Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-03-24
Revolutionary 1nlioeltts.
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THE BOSTON TEA-PARTY. +,


Revolutionary spirit has been the origin
ator Of greatmany new and strange things
--.most ofwhich have been stupendous works,
dethroning of kings and overthrowng of
governments; yet,like the whirlwind, which
Dersonifes it, while the main body is MAXI
ing the earth tremble with its fury, the linn
its ofthe revolving mass, less strong and
irnpetuous, oyerturn and confnseeisdch mi
nor objects as come within its scope or
prove beneath its power. ! do not place the
subject Of this paper among the unimpor-
tant events in our great struggle tor nation
oil independence and individual rights, but
it was one Of that nature which, although
displaying somewhat of heroic action, and
a firm resistance of the bands and ligatures
which were being placed upon the expand
ing limbs of our young republic, excltes
mirthful feeling. 1T was singular trans
formation of Boston harbor into vast tea
pot, not catered to the refined tastes of
half dozen old maids Of the nineteenth cen
tury--a decoction of us many spoonfulls,
but of sufficient quantity to satisfy q mil l.
ION, and steepedi in a vessel which required
thelday.luniinafyof heaven to act upon.
Several of the sixty or eighty who par
ticipatcd insthe sports ofsthe evening have
\ siver,to the world theirnamgs; one by one
ihey have announced their conhection with
the oserthrowiig 0fthe British tsns nt their
demise, until not niafiy years SINGER il was
published that the death ofths "Last Of the
Tea.party" had occurred. Two or three
names may be mentioned, persons who
were prominent in this affair. Anthony
Morse and Joseph Rdby; and one "E. NJ
of Chorlestown, Mass, are the only ones
| can give. But suffice it. Whoever they
were, posterity will look upon them as be
ing almost the first who in intrepid actiol
displayed the kindling fire of patriotism
and in the bosoms of no successive riyal'
in the cause CT liberty did the flame GLOW
ruddier, shine brighter, Or dispense NOR
ardent warmth to the cause. 'o y.
1t was in the year l773, in the month
December, that three (most generally bt
lieved, } of His Majesty's vessels arrived
Griffin's wharf, at Boston, laden with to
for the use of the colonies iii America. Tf
East India Company, finding the ndark'
in England clogged by q surplus OF ten
suggested the idea of carrying them aero
the Atlantic and exposing them to sale
the ejcolonies. Articles thus tra nsported,
alleged, for the benefit Of British subjec
here, were subject to duty paid to Engli'
=. government collectors. Consignees wei
accordingly stationed at Boston, New Yor
Philadelphia, and other principal ports
long the coast At this time the teelil
toward the impositions ofthe mother 60
ernment upon its foster settlement h
grown strong, and no longer were her ch
dren disposed to bear them with murmr
ingmerely. They considered this as a ne
aggressionyupon their known wants; it W
the forcing into their mar kets artlcl
which the generality Of the populati
could not indulge in the use of, upon whi
areouired sum was exacted at their ent
into port. 1t was with spontanet
burst of indignation that the subject was
ceiyed everywhere. Numerous mantle
ations of the popular feeling were made
Boston upon the appearance OF the Z
ships in the harbor-disapproving spec
es were delivered to the excited populace
inAammatory handbills were posted in
public places,--ahd threats uttered by
moro. reckless citizens. gfr ~ T'1.5 =.
IA meeting was called at gFanueh II
onsthel 9th Of Dec, l773, and the Q
course that responded, to the call was
mense.i The old building oyerAowed v
people, and the meeting was adjourne'
tho old South+ Church, before organizi
Jonathan Williams was placed inthe ch
Arrssolu,ion was unanimously adopted
the effect .sthat the Tea should not belo
Cd, shatno duty should be paid upon
andshat ii should be sent back in thesa
yessel.n LA committee was then sen
-n'sfhis house was desecrated by the sold
iindefss sBurgoyne at the occupation OF Bo
by theeBritish 10 I77e. The pews were
moved and sand carted upon the floor, so
itcouid be used as place for,atyiding>sc
by the cavalry, The pulpit and Pews. y
used for suel. The south door was clo
and bariyas fixed oyer which the ho
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