Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-20

mind should vos," the authority which he in
vokes when he Lord Coke declares that n against
freemen taxed by CONSENT Nor do
dwell that admirable of much in little wheTs
the hr. and simple principle !, Eaga,y and me
Power Of Whoie" p. ~ The Equality Of All And tn:
come at TO the plain statement OF fundamental nsht
Here TWO sentences:
of his property A0Ht eorent IN person. or 6y
Taxes TO be laid on the people S.t BY ta consent u
SUCH says, rsI principles Of law and justice
and the great barriers OF free etate, and then he adds
ask, more And these principles he claims for
The ooonis. are by freeb born as in
deed white and black Does 1t follow THAI II Is ng
enslavs he is black? Viii short cuIied
hair like wool, instead OF Christian hair as ii Is called
by those whose heari !. as hard as the neither
help the Argument Can logical inference IN favor OF
slavery be drawn from at long or short lace
lp93 ,,.-. IL u,.,h., whit.
black he then insists that TAXATION whsthsr direct
Indirect representation, only another form of
doubt but that the imposition Of
taxes whether rade land houses, ships, or
real personal fixed floating property IN the colonies
absolutely irreconea Bile with the rights of eoionlsts, as
tuTe take my property from me without my
sare The very of taxing, exercised over those
represented, To TO deprive them OF
unued be di.franeh.emsnt Of
ter man. property Is saiJect to ss taken
pleasure without his consent"-(p- 81
ie of James OIis, ho our John the
Baptist 1t he who before this great conte
He nfs stated tne between the colonies
country, developed principles
issue. But though hr. alone Conspicuous
Rnnn Chri.,Isn Sn.r1a He Was remar1able f,r hs
simplicity purity harmony his style, this
held pen the Legislature Town meeting In
obedience 10 the latter up rep
Boston, afterwards adopted
Fa"euh Hail. where repeating he very arguments o Gus
he If trade taxed, why not our lands
Why produce uf lands iins
or OF - Aud then, advancing the subject he
asks, 'Ita1e. laid upon shape, ri0-i
Adc.Hg taeg lGa
tributary (Iohn Eorss p 2Js)
Ia asking hs question lie leaves room TO douoi Tie
Mean ~le franklin the general Of the colonies,
tue minislry hurried by fatal folly leads
| desructon pers-ve ed their pTetension The stamp
passed. aud tor the first IN our history papers
swell tie revenue oI the
Massachusetts, demonstrated against the tyranny,
declared by The law OF has Tigt TO
mplSe laws than 10 levy t4Ae upon another that ths
pays submit. law, but
the body which he Is represented
T m h.r stf.et mad peen rxerIsed by rhe Permanent
- 10 address The Royal Governor, tae Legs
azure setting inJusce OF
eeeted say: Ne beg your EAceency 10 excuse
u doing anything to assist IN the execution OF 1t
The people town meetings took up the stiaih d4 az
psoy.e 4nasd against But M-ael not
pnc pe tile Engish Constitution thai tie subject snail
men Isssl rhis when Tlry may Iusv MAINTAIN ami 10
authority deprive them ot Considerations
On tss yro-e eg Of p. - Ihe
Legstre Virginia, before Massachusetts, adopted
spIul, which were moved By Patrick
Henry aud heroicaly carried by his eloquent vooe even
gina in one resolutions, exposing
question and ln=suog ha taxation and representation
Reso5ed That Of the people by themselves
By represent them, only know
people bic bear, the easie-t method
them, must themselves he affected by every
people the oaig secsry GEGtfs oar4eas0Hts
ee,ior lie cy'-t .i4ti,n e@.o. -
Inst - " q f4t~fck Ifsurg.
PenH-yi ivania, by hex House OF Assembly ke 4ir 10
f..oired .Ie74 Con- That think duty
thus hpy To assert with modesty ana decenes Their her
as -. *, IN ,laI 1neet & pogi!5 may el @ ,h,i a -
re.en,aves
The controversy still proceeded. Al the invitation of
Massachusetts, a Congress assembled al New YORK Oc
I76 where delegates from Massachusetts, Con
necuout New York, Pennss iVana, Delaware and South
Carolina, which, session Of three weeks adopted
declaration Of colonial rights here, among other things II
That it is inseparaby essential freedom peo-
pie and the undoubred gh Of Engshmen that no tax be
imposed on them ba ta ,Aer '''" eo"SfH s'e" personally
rhat me people of tn. colonies not their
cannot be represented in the House Of
Commons of Great BriIain.''
stamp repealed, bus the pretenson of
taxation was suspended rather than abandoned minis
10 urge 'e 's'n' " me
countries, unaccustomed taxes, VIC
eny prepostsssed against t1em, though price
they give liberty like unamed TO the yoke
they show frat stubborn neck but by degrees be-
I"e u.c anu h . s Ic sd %.esssit, of IT,
American Colonies Demonstrated, London, 1862
As time advanced the old audacy revived un-
der the lead of the eccentric Charles Townhend
imposed BY Parliament glass; lead, paper and pain
ters coiors The old opposition in the colonies was re-
vvsd also, and TAXATION without representation again
denounced COMMITTEES. or ooTe.pondenos Were established
IN fever MassAehusetts as IN tunes past did not
hesitate to proclaim the true principle Al Town-ee'
Which no man body men, consistently with
rights men and citizens or members of society can
for themselves take away from others and here
- The supreme power cannot justly take from
Consent person,
his representatives. <p- 10
all Parliamentary taxation, often it showed
ITSELF TINS the lmPenetrabe buekeI that wn raised
arrived. Al Boston the harbor
The colonies entered into agreement OF non-mPortauon
harhor vindictiveiy closed against The
including even south Carolina, made com
mon cause W Massachusetts. Gadsden exclaimed,
Massachusetts sounded the trumpet but to Carolina it
ared ha by represeHtattres This is
great badge freedom Whether The people of Boston
warranted by justice when they destroyed the
not this know, that the parliament, by
partie. in the present dispute (urs Ls Of Pa.r.ek
~, p. 80 Meanwhile more troops arrived All things
pnrtended strife
~ hsi ,h.re .honii be no ta1aon without representa
The of this PROVINCE, sand John Adams in
l774 desre nothing new, they wish only 10 keep their
allowed themselves. This plan wish may
forever" John Adams Work., vol ", p l3l) And
parties face to face.
the Continental Congress, which put
forth resolutions, where after claiming the enjoyment OF
.,ts liberty and pronefts as na,hrh a. sns -s inea @
original programme of James os First the rights OF men,
according natural aud secondly, the principle that
including OF course TAXATION on the
governed - Ise foaRdetI0a OF English Lib
Of att SAID resolutions,
people legislative council
American 18th series, vol 80 la harmony
addresses The Continental
Congress people Britain, the people
province Of Quebec KING HIMSELF hich
plea The address
10 The people begins appeal for rights
Liberty and then ins that
power has righI take property from
cunsenI.' bia, 9le.) TAe address the
people OF the Province OF Quebec Ia s'i@ spnit says
that Of the people haCing share
0rernasRt by chosen 6g them
Consequence bring ruled by law which they
edicts Of " bom they
have no This buwark surrounding and de-
Tending Ibid, 93i) And s address
kpg IA. the key- when "Duy your maj
es and and
sn,y As primary sOeety,
lima attention. (Iold.) Thus tsnty.
down moment, did fathers forth the
which sought establish essential 10 free
Thus constantly did they testify TO the cause
/ for which plead
Answering back from England all showing
the principles The right
but many who disguised The tyranny by
suming colonies virtually represented
James Marriott Admiralty Judge insisted boldly that.
sncs the colonies, according
h.