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NATIVE AMERIc ANIsM oR KNOW -NorHINoIsN

NATIVE -AMERICANIsM OR KNOW -NOrHINGIsM
Rspiewsd Wh the history Of the revolution Tie
oretcaly and practically the system enforced by The Kiny
and ministry Of Enslond upon the colonies and agansi
,shich they protested at ra BY petition, and finally BY s
seord-No. Z.
On the November l765, the stamp act went into OPP
Grafton and the British subjects in North America
felt the double anguish of and OF ngraude more
distressing possible than the most refined despotsm H.
self They remembered that their fathers and, perhaps
many of themselves fugtves from the haun where
their sunny youth passedthe homes where they iondy
hoped al last in peaceful to die They remembered
that the blood Of Brton Roman, Saxon, Dane and Nor
man flowed in their veins and warmed their hearts with
the same glow and ardent love for the grandeur and glory
of power that spurned them from its BOSOM and cast
them upon the world unprotected for although England
was powerful yet her eYed subjects carried not with them
that protection that ones country always throws around
the subject particularly the character of his country de-
serves the respect the great family of nations Their n
tive country travelled not with them but, alone and un
cared for, they began and independent life in
New World they began that sort of life that the victims
of oppression from very necessity must lead because ii
from this freedom aud genuine liberty have always
received and N alroys rcere the largest contributions
and the frmest support They remembered above all the
immense sacrifices recently made in support of power
that now laid its heavy hand upon them and the heart
bled at an exhibition of ngrattude that stands alone
and unexampled in the history OF the world In peace
and in they always true and their loyalty
even beyond reproach Although they felt thenegec of
England STILL like afechonate child, they enid and
loved the mother from whose womb they sprung, but whose
ungraeu breast always denied them the elements of life
The stamp actn had now become the supreme law and
TO it all were required yield obedience by penal statute
designed give it energy and effect The coonss de-
termned resist did they ever give the sanction of
their obedience system unjust and oppressive
and above ALL subversive of every principle Of equal
- Al. - -
selves Accordingly, adopted to produce
combined opposition public meetings were had and let
addressed to the respective colonies advising that
Congress- composed Of delegates should meet to consult
their interest Delegates accordingly elected
from Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and South
Carolina On Tuesday, October 7th 1885, the first Cont
mental Congress met in the city Of New York. and Only
Of the colonies rpresatd there This body drew up
declaration in which they asserted that tho coist
entitled 10 all the lights and priuyes Of nasura5orn s
jects Of Great Britain especially Of exclusive right 10 z
hemsslSes and the prrilege Of trial by jury and that The
late acts Of Parliament had manifest tendency to su6pea
these rights and eres They also prepared petitions to
King and to both houses OF Parliament in which they
their allegiance and begged the boon equal
freedom with their transatlantic brethren The King and
ministry at loss how to proceed In matter invov
ing principle decate-no less than the Liberties of
three millions of people, they that they repeal
tho odous law obge them to submit by force of
The issue made, and there alternative In JAN
uary 1866 the petitions of the Continental Congress were
laid before the House of Commons and after examine
ton and mature debeaton, resolution introduced
declaring that Parliament "had u po,oer to bind tie colo
nies and people Of America in all ,chsoeue" which,
after animated debate, was finally adopted At this
time, change took place in the ministry favorable
to the colonies and, the 10th February Dr. Frank
lin was examined before the House of Commons. He
gave it his opinion that the acts Of Parliament for
taxing America had aienated the affections of the people
from the mother country, and that they would sub
init to the stamp duty unless compelled" resolution
was now produeea TO raea the aa which was dppbsed
by Lord renve and his adherents who were answered
by Pitt and others That great statesman maintained
hat taxation part Of the governing legislative
power which Parliament had right to exert the colo
nies In concluding his mastery speech he proposed hat
the stamp act be repealed totally, absolutely and i'm
mediatey" The repeal ut length passed tho Commpna
and was sent to the House of Lords, where 1t met with
great and decided opposition The ably adyo
Gated however by Lord Camden Taxation and repre-
sentation said he @are insepsrabe il is eternal law
Of nature for whatever is mans s absolutely his
own, and man has right to take 1t from him without
his consent Whoever attempts to do it attempts inu
ry; whoever does it commits robbery -
The pill passed the House OF LORDS tue lath Aarch,
1865, 5ua four days short Of year Jro day of Il.
passage but with it another in which the declaration
was repeated that parliament had right to bind the
colonies in all whatsoever The news of the repeal
received with JOY in the colonies but while ahe right
to tax them in all whatsoever reasserted they
regarded the repose only temporary and dcusive
they disappointed, for in the month Of May I767
Charles Townsend then Chancellor of the Exchequer
brought into Parliament second plan for axng Amer
ca" by imposing duties on all tea glass; paper and paint
ers cOlors" which should be pc9ted into the colonies
This bill passed both houses df Parliament without much
opposition because the right asserted In the bill re-
peaing the stamp act Notwithstanding thia the right Of
taxation without representation dsclsimed by few
and among that few find the noble soma of Ireland Ed
mund Burke and the Duke of Leinster Ireland made
common with the colonies for she felt then and still
feels the weight and injustice Of British oppreasion Tn
fortunate Ireland the prolific mother Of schoars of ora
tors and OF warriors thou hast ever beun doomed to
oppression and misrnle and when any Of thy children
would come where freedom is he hears the foul reponces
qF aa pagfatet tsE spraGg rom Sa,i fatiepsd By lh
blood of heroes and OF patriots, among whom were san
of thine noble sons gss st
Ireland refused TO vote and money to prosecute the
inglorious against the colonies although her people
subjects of the British empire Forty thousand men
were rensAd as lrclands quota, but her Parliament re-
fused to vote single She was not quite fetered
thc ios had boz constitution ard her Pssliament tut
for more than fifty years She has had neither,
To show the interest manifested by the Irish people In
the of freedom and the glorious aruggle for indie
pcndence beg leave present extract from nd
dress of that generous and warnhearted people their
brethren in America This address il part Of the sacred
may sayhsory Of those times and be found in the
American Archives, page Gle, 4th SERIES vol 81