The mountain Democrat., 1864-12-10
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
A Fsst~4A 81 HEst0ry.

seainst the government of Great Britain,
when it usurped the rights of the Colo.
MES. under the ancient Constitution, and
Attempted to impose taxes through the
passage Of the Stamp Act by Parliament,
anon the Colonies without their consent.
10 reflective people it is interesting, in
structive, and affords profound lesson.
Could this Administration experience an
interval sufficiently lucid to enable it to
couInsNSs-t~ Coz = .SssE@0yh the disastrous
consequences Of nsurpstion ON the part
of the British Government, it might re.
eeiye q warning useful 70 itself and salu'
tary 10 the country.
Mr.. Henry was twenty.IIine years old
~hen he introduced his Resolutions in the
Virginia House OF Burgesses in opposition
to the Stamp Act The resolutions are
perspicuous, bold, firm, and conclusive.
On the back of the paper containing them,
is the following endorsement, in the hand
writing Of Mr.. Henry himself:
"The within resolutions passed the
House Of BurgesseS in May, l765. They
formed the first opposition TO the Stamp
Act, and the scheme Of taxing America
bv the British Parliament All the Colo
MES, either through fear or want Of OPP
portunity to form opposition, or from in
Huence Of some kind or other, had re-
NAMED silent. had been for the first
time elected Burgess, few days before;
was Young, inexperienced, uhacquainted
with the forms of the House and the mem.
beers that composed it. Finding the men
Of weight averse to opposition, ard the
commencement Of the tax at hand, and
that no person was likely TO step forth, !
determined to venture, and alone, unad-
vised, and unaSSisted, on the blank leaf Of
an old law book, wrote the within. Upon
Offering them to the House, aviolent de-
bate ensucd. Many threats were uttered,
and much abuse cast on me by the party
of submission. After long and warm
contest, the resolutions passed by small
majority, perhaps one or two only. The
alarm spread throughout America with
astonishing qoickncsS, and the ministerial
party were ovcrw hrlmcd. The great
point of resistance to British taxation vas
universally established in the Colonies
This brought on the war, which finally
separated the TWO countri. $, and gave in
dependence to ours. Whether this will
J.rcvc blessing Or II curse, will depend
upon the use our people make Of the bless
ings which grateful God hath bestowcd
on US. If they arc wise they will be
great and happy. If they are Of contra
~ character, they will be miserable
righteousness alone can cxalt them as a
nation. Reader, whoever thou art, re.
member this; and in thy sphere, practice
virtue thyscf and encourage II in others.
Thus it was pl-bians the common
ceople Of the countrv-lcad on by Pat
rick Henry, whose name is SYNONYM Of
Justice, galnntry and pow er, i" proud de-
tiance Of money. Of rank, AID l'ga' au
thoritv, Sowcd the certain aud indc>trnc-
tible seeds Of liberty, and attunrd the
public heart to an invincible and unGylng
spirit Of opposition to encroachments on
constitutional rights, II uSurpailon and
arbitrary power.
The storm Of resistance was ten years
gathering its power, bat when It came.
tornado like, it swept all before it. God
grant enay ponder the lessons Of his
tory,and be wise sufficient to escape these
troubles and fatal disasters that overcome
of i,hbcraity, intolerance, aud outragins
the rights and noble instincts Of people
who love a free aud worthy lie far more
than they abh0r death, which brings 10
shame, but casts about the tomb the
sacred fragrance Of h,roism, poetry, true
nobility aud freedom.
Mr.. Lincoln is President. MAY the cit
liens be fratcrnal, charitable and Ia"ahid
ing, and NAV our Chief Executive profit
by the experience Of the four years last
past,and administer the government wise
Is, cautiously, with tender regard for
the RICH: Of every man. unswcrvcd by the
insolent suggestions Of stupid POKER
which surely lead to ruin, and obey the
Constitution and tine laws, though the
Heavens fall.-GraSS Valley National.
BuYIxG NEGRoES.-A satirical kentuck
ian, writing over the signature Of " Le-
gree" in the y. Y. Express, urges the
New England Government to re open the
African slave trade, IS supplementary to
the domestic branch Of that traffic in
which they arc now engaged. Why not?
As we'll send to Africa as TO Germany for
food, for powder and offerings on the
"Altar OF Liberty" A negro, and for
tori an African negro, is lust as good to
stop rebel bullet as awhile man.
"I.eyree" enforces his advice thus;
"As Andrew, buckingham Il Co. have
confessedly entered into the domestic
slave trad, they canaot hesitate to agree
to the re.opcning of the slave trade as 1t
is from here our future supply Of labor
must come. Our present stock Of ne
grOes is too much civilized aud christian.
lied to be longer 'hewers Of wood and
drawers Of water merely, and cannot
compare with Guinea negroes as field
hands; the latter being far more tractable
and easily managed, besides having fewer
wants, q clout and corn.cakc being un'
accustomed luxuries. Nor are arguments
based on Christianity and humanity want
jng with which to reconcile your cores
pondent to this scheme.
By statistical returns there are found to
be 400, 900 members ofevangelicaI church
es among the slaves Of the slave States, or
more than are found among the equal
white population of New England. This
"a tho result Of the teaching OF masters
and ,;StresSes Of the South. y far better
S gnu ~, ~;s than all the missionary ei-
S SaN, ~ ~ ch., 'endom, from the preach
iOr I of Fl the Apostle p slip to the r, GGnueh
of Queen Candace, Queen >" rears
down through the eighteen hundr.
to the present time, The whole OF Air'c"
cannot show as many Christian converts
MS are to be found in this one county OF
Fayette among its negro populatog,~
Why, :he Rev. DR.. RO5ertJ. Breckln-
ridge, the temporary chairman Of the Bal
timora Renuhlican Convention. owns o