Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-07-18
GRAND RAPIDS WIS., THURSDAY JULY IS 1872.


vain. And here permit us to assure
you, that it WAS with the utmost re.
luctance we could prevail upon our
selves 10 cease our commercial con
nection with your Island. Your
Parliament had done us no wrong,
You had ever been friendly to the
rights of mankind and We acknowl,
edge, with pleasure and gratitude
that your nation has produced patrl
OTIS, who have uobly distinguished
themselves in the cause Of humanity
aud America. On the other hand,
we were not ignorant that the labor
and manufactures of Ireland, like
those Of the silkworm, were of little
moment to herself; but served only
to give luxury to those who neither
toll nor spin. We perceived that il
we continued our commerce with you,
our agreement not to import from
Brltian, would be trnitless, and were,
therefore compelled to adopt meas.
ure 10 which nothing but absolute ne.
cessity would have feconclled us. /;
gave US however, some consolation to
reflect that should it occasion much
distress, the fertile regions OF Ameri.
ca would afford you q safe asylum
t. ON poverty, and IN time, from op.
preston also an asylum, IN which
many thousands of Your country men
have found hospitality, peace, and
atfluence, and become united to US by
All tho ties Of conSanguinitv, mutual
interests and affection. Nor dld
Congress stop hore. Flattered by 4
pleasing expectation, that the justice
and humanity which had SO long
characterized the English nation,
would, on proper application, afford
us releit, they represented their
grievances in an aifectiona,e adlreS
TO their brcthercn in Britain, and en-.
treated their aid and interposition in
behalf Of those colonies. The more
fully to cviDce their respect for their
sovereign, the unhappy people Of
Boston were requested by the Con
gress 10 submit with patience to their
fate; aud all America united IN a
resolution to abstain from every spe.
clcs OF violence. During this period
that devoted town suffered unspcaKa'
biy. Its inhabitants were insuItrd
and their property violated, Still re'
lying on the clemenCy OF his majesty
aud the nation, they permitted a few
regiments TO take possession OF their
iown, to surround it with tortlIiea,
t!ons, and To cut off all intercourse
w,,h their friends in the country,
With anxious expectation did all
America wait the event ot their peti.
ton. Al America lamentS It's fate.
L leir prince was deaf to their com.
pIaiuts; and vain were all attempts
to impress him with sense OF the
sutfrriugs Of his American uhjrcts OF
the cruelty of their task masters, and
of the many plagNes which 'mpended
over his domlnious. Instead Of dlrec.
tons for candid inquiry into our
grievances, insults were added 10
oppression, aud our long forbearance
rewarded with The Imputatlon of
cowardcr. Oar trade with foreign
states was prohibited, and an act OF
Parliament passed To prevent our
cyen fishing on our own coasts. Onr
peacebIc assemblies, for the purpose
Of consulting the common safety, were
declared scdi;ions; and cur asserting
the very rights that placed the crown
Of Great Britain on the heads Of the
three successive princes Of the house
Of Hanover, styled rebellion. Orders
were given to reinforce the troops IN
America. The wild and barUarons
sayages Of the wilderness have been
solicited, by gifts, to take up the
hatchet against us, and lnstiSated /"
deluge our settlements with the blood
Of innocent and defencelcss wom"h
aud children. The whole country
was, moreover, alarmed wl,h the hor.
rors Of domestic Insn1ectons. Re
tincments in parental cruelty at
which the genus Of Great Britain
must blush ! Refinements which ad-
init not OF being recited without hor.
ror, or practiced without lntamy We
should be happy were these DARK
Vaccinations the mere suggestions OF
suspicion. Weare sorry 10 deeiare
that weare possessed Of the most an.
thentic and indnbitabIe evidence OF
their reality, The ministry, bent on
pulling down the pillars of the constl'
tuition, endeavored 10 erect the stand.
ard of despotiSm in America, aud II
successful Britain and ireland may
shuIdrr at the consequences
Three ot their most experienced
generals are sent % wage war with
thei, fellow.snbjccts and America IL
amazed 10 lind the name OF Howe m
the catalogue OF her enemies. She
loved his brother.
Disparing Of driving the colUnlsts
TO resistance by another means than
actual hostility, detachment of the
army at Boston marched into tie
country in all the ray Of war and
unproyoked, fired upon and killed
several Of the inhabitants. The
neigborins farmers suddenly Assem-
bed and repelled the attack. From
this all communications between the
town and Country were Intercepted
1he citizens petitiore'I the general lor