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


be FIRST asserted by the fathers throughout ths
long revolutionary which eliminated in
sustained in declared opinions and FoHtay embodied
III public acts.
rRINcIrLEs AssERr.s 1ArHKRs rnEcEOISC tn.
RsvoLUTIor.
a. begin with the principles asserted by fathers
Throughout the long that preceded the reVo
II Senators why fathers long
con with tho mother country, and r tn
principle which contend. To secure the
rights o and especially vIndIcate controlling
they fought argument then with Had the
been conceded at that time there woud have been Lea
ued longer under transatlantic rule The first object
these principles aud when last Independence pro-
posed because became apparent that these principles
could be secured way Therefore the trump
independence prime ipes
necessarily entered and b1same snnatng soul OF
the Republic which then and there born The evidence
complete, and If dwell 1t with minuteness it
because OF Its decisive character the occasion.
Inc great controversy opened WIN Tue pleehsoh on ths
part of Parliament 10 tax the colonies This prrtsnson
was hst disclosed To benjamin franklin as early as ei
~ 'ne 'ie ploounu seest, n' tI. pao. pI.ios
opher whose intelligence embraced the natural laws of
senIauon. For the ministry shrank back but
last when the of France had been humbed and the
colonies needed allies in ar, George
Granville bind TO prncPs and only seeing an increase OF
revenue, renewed The Irrational claim The
To be taxed by the Parliament which they had
W ihiio1' ai1 1A oi Psope-i iOf 'uch ">s
the colonial population then-were 10 taxes without
any voice Ia determining them The men OF that day
Ieriai 't,trses the ovsribrar Of 1heII nh~ ,i.I,a
nights on rights British subjects.
their conclusions they confirmed by
nony IN BRUSH hsIofy-a gsrmon sidney ana Jolu Lpcse
whom had solelnly asserted
we're no" IN danger one had borne his testimony
soaliold the other IN exile
sidney IN has discourse. government did he.isate
that God siI nations the ibery setting
such governments as be- pleased themselves. and thea
that all power the leo
siren. The OF human freedom
Locke formal expression to the pnncipe.
,t I a, h m ,,s sA' & II. h'hd'
Il be eTkely LnDut
cha ana h every who enjoys The
should pay hls proportion ior IN.
maintenance it. But s.ilI be
sent the consent of the majority, giving either
themselves their representatives. oho.en BY
any one shall claim power 10 lay and levy taxes
Tie people by his own Authory and without such Consent
Il 'he people ne Thereby hSa1es tse luns@nents law oi
property and ruOHefts Tue end Of eovenment Tor what
property nave m that which another by right
"he" Ae eases 10 h;uissIL (i-ocAss C'ii government
bU~ IA, oh et H.
e.JI, anal t1aIon ,.Itno.( IsIreseaIsts II an nys-i.
81 fundamental night Ii truths
truths, happily facserxed b ITALIAN a. fertile Of great
revolutions aud perhaps pregnant "ith more ierue
UHqueeIonsby. idne, aud Locke exercised inI-
ehce over the popular mind preceding the esoluou an
any other Writers Ihsy We're constantly quoted, aud their
names Mere ed IA Ie'sfeiies bu Their aaInony las not
ceased As 'es spoke 10 thel1 fals. they
The liberty, in iii. great controversy,
ound voice III James Ou. young swyer OF elGueuo.,
learning aud courage, early like the
% s % ~. a., ~Ia ts M I" - SS .'e
had
.siofce Of Parliament spoke only
lawyer, paIot- Ills speech important,
that OCCASION, had made
couteI porary, present,
SAYS " No hAr4ngue OF DeuioShenes or Cicero ever Aad
effect ie globe as tis speech" {juhn Adams
"otk., Voi. ~ II was the a1,ageI o. new era
'he.e ae. OF Parliament or 'e hours lie hed 5e egu
attentive sHd As6on.Aed aduE@Iion DuI IhiS effort
Me s s1. f, mr. NJ M 1' ] i
that, TIN. exclusion Parliament
deI'AAen " 10 impose ta4ssand enormous
taxes, ru'nou- in-ieraoie taxes and
sio~i"s "ith enetoas indignation al tins inlsce, he
without representation Is faHh. From Inc narro"
Were he spoke, the Iundebu passed. siiuug
Locke the fervid orator. with tongue hanle,
had Ihe INTENSITY Of hIs genus. lie
winged messenger, blsI.ug IN tie SKY
Jchu Adams. wAo,as young just admitted o the
bar was present al scene dwe On 1t often with sym
pathetic There, IN the cid Town House OF Boston,
Chiei Justice, scarlet, bands
judicial ana 'hsre too IN gowns, bands and ue-wiss
were the OlrrisIers tonPleuou' on the wall were iuii
9Th portrait. British uioHsrchs, Charles IL
chuet- coNern"rs th' presence tne great oraton vas
delivered The patriot lawyer had refused compensation
for country and mankind Firmly he planted
sell on the rph. Of man winch h. Ius.,ted wer. b, me
everlasting nature inherent and inalienabis
these nights he molly prosaimsd common 10 ALL with
SUPPOSE them IDIOTS m.dmsn, WHOSE acts binding
color virtually represented and
ond, difference between direct and
indirect taxation, that "hIe The ioer might be question:
able, To these apologies he replied
Tst
known IN e6nsIi,utIon-th.t altogether
illusion, wholly unfounded and absuTd-and that
SSrrS md men IN me sscnnd nI,.. he aid S,i1h ne
crushing force, thai in the absence OF
all ta1aon whether direct indirect whether
external, trade, equally obHo,-
undertaking condemnation The effect of
this effort slectnc. Tho judges stunned
lence, and postponed their judgment The people
oused to frenzy of Patnot.n American independence,
John Adams, the record OF his "
there of patriots
then and defend the Every
ready 10 take arms against asslsiaucs Then and
there the hrst OF hs hr.t act f opposition The
child Independence was bora q Adams Works, vol
247 also PIP 29S375 Tudor's L.fs 9f PIP. IL
~ great paraby
principle then aud there declared, that Taxation without
represt niation is Tyranny
From forward Otis dedicated himself sIngly
The cause he h'd 50 bavey upheld and the poPsa, heart
Glove 10 hun lie became the iaEous OF hs fellow ooun
tIs men HIS arguments were repeated his words
resena,Ion ranny became a maxim Of PATRIOTISM In
May l76l, Only after THIS utterancs, he
cd by rh most significant election ana or. Of them .peas
with prophetic iameutaon said that would shake
the 90 lts uuadston, which John adams
marke ed many years soms results
ready visible, election has shaken
ana VIII shaA he iout sO.a p a4e, y, course t. va.
of by which ali the people lifted political
power Al Of duly, Gus became tbs acNnosi
edged leader constant ersd, eloquent and according 10
IN. language daring tu speak plan Englisn Winnie
even pedsg the last penny the last drop of blood
rstnr fs, nv anv b,e var1nes. IN, Msiex,,
should be embarrassed made haste 10 announce
words, where hutnsr blends God
all naturally al that the Idsas OF earthly
sIionsI and has
right make hobby horses, and slaves of sub
ject snicIent former ioT all
tu purposes the harmless peasant
the held To Shs refined poican IN the met but none
last winch InsiibH they
But the would have been npeecty stated the pat
atatve had tax
without representation aud warned against the caa
winch follow from this unQusstiouabIe tyranny
lhs early debate preserved in pamphlet, printed IN
1862, entitled yIndIcaiion Repre-
oi Massachusetts Bay James ots Esq " which
W are aIt
stance all be found Declaration Rights
Nrongs, issued by Congress MA the Declaration OF
Independence l496, ami beQuen OF those
pocai philosopher. upheld national T.
Adams Vorks vol K pp 3ss-3l2)- Pardon ii awe
minutey this history do only illustrate the
pTucIpe actually made With the
mother country.
The sll continued when l76i, the
who had already and maintained Of
country, forth another pubucaIiou, enuted The
Rights Coonss asserted and proved" Marx
please the vigor of title The rights OF the eoohss
only asserted ''pr ved. Re printed in Lon
don, pamphlets read by Lord Mansfield, Chief JUS
England, and by scame Jsnyns,
writer OF the Crown. The copy hold IA
hand has the imprint Of London and marked third edi
PeThsps all considered. the
able wrttsn Recent events, verifying the truths 50
announced ITS place history Here viii be
found the vital princpes enforced with learning and