The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-10-24
The Peggy Stewart Centennial.

Of oppression by the British government,
alienated the affections Of the people from the
mother country, and cemented them together
in a common brotherhood to resist q common
danger, which threatened the subversion Of
their liberties The colonies were not repre-
scented in the British Parliament, but that
body determined to tax them for the benefit
Of the home government Taxation Without
representation was principle which the col
onists would not submit to, and as often as
the British Ministry resorted TO the obnoxious
measure of imposing a tax upon them, they
had recourse TO nonimportalion. Every ar
tcle on which tax was laid, by act of Par
lament, was voluntarily forbidden to be used
by the people, who met together everywhere
and entered into associations binding them.
selves to nonintercourse with the mother
country. Indeed, long before the imposition
Of any tax, the people Of Maryland refused,
in the Assembly, To tax themselve. for the
the necessity of eonquering Canada in order
to secure peace to the colonies, at each SEES.
sion it was attempted to pass bills to aid the
royal arms, but in every instance these bills
failed TO become laws. Nine times in success
sion, says the historian, did they refuse to
comply either with the request OF the proprie-
tary government or the royal requisition, until
the other colonies began to murmur and the
English government became indignant at the
refusal OF Maryland to aid the royal arms.
AT length the British government determined
to have recourse TO indirect taxation. The
French and indian war closed IN 1903 by the
cession oil the french colonies oil Canada to
England. Under pretenee that the British
government had assumed large burdens IN the
defence oil the colonies, Lord Grenville in
lIoS not'hed the agents oil the colonies IN
London, that he intended TO propose to Par
lament u duty on stamps Tor tho purpose OF
raising revenue from the provinces. The
obnoxious stamp Act was finally imposed
March I'D, lI6o' The colonies resisted it,
Virginia ana massachusetts taxing the lead,
but Maryland with more hrmness and success
than either IL Is the proud boast OF Mary
land that her soil was never polluted by the
obnoxious stamps Tor her citizens would not
permit them 10 DC landed Iachariah Hood,
merchant oil Annapolis, was appointed IN
100 stamp distributor Tor the province. lie
brought with MN from England cargo OF
goods together WITH the OBNOXIOUS stamps.
when he arrived al Annapolis the people
greatly excited gathered in crowds at the
dock, determined TO prevent ms landing, and
Hood was compelled TO draw OIL from the
shore ana eheet mhuihg, ciahdeshneiy, at
another time ana place Hood eihgy was
mounted on a cart ana paraded through the
streets amidst the execralions oil the people,
while Tue beHs tolied continually solemn
kheii. Inc procession marched TO the NIL,
ued tne emgy 10 the whipping'post ana be
No"eu upon II hiae'ahu.1hltY ia'hes, Wh'eh
the crowd humorousiy called giving the Mosaic
Ia" 10 'ne stamp distributor II was tnen
hung upon g'obei' lar barrel placed under
" anu set on hre' similar exhibitions oil
popular 'eehns TOOK place At Dal'imore' FRED
erlek' ana o'ner towns hoodS punishment
wa no' emu WIN ms u'g'ada.o"' ne o"esed
ue 'a,se s'oeA "' soous "h'eh ne nad I'M.
poi'e'' NJ reuueea p''oeS 70 p"y 'ne ,a'o' Oh
ue Peop'e Out 'ney "o' o"y ie'uSeu 70 pur'
CHASE ehein, pu' carried 'he'r resentment 10
such p'sch Us 70 'ear uo"h mouse ne was
erec.ns ior tue reception OF ms merehahdise'
ies' NO shou'u make II 'he place Oh uepos'tior
ms stamps Tue stamp nc. was many ue'
eiareu nheohsutuuohai IN frsuefick county
"oui'i November -Su' i'oo' anu Tue people
eeieora'eu 'he event ON inc ooth' marching
through 'ne streets, bearing conn inscribed;
lhE STAMP AcT' expired o. mortal stab
teee"su rom ue uemus OF Lioeriy, Ia fred'
er'eA county .onrt' inc act was never en-
ioreei IN maryland ana was nnally repealed
Dy rarhament on the isth OF March, 100
nu'' 'ne BRUSH government sun chung 10 the
IDEA OF raising revenue from the colonies.
on the "a Of July, 1857, an act was passed by
Parliament laying duty on tea, paints, glass
anu paper The old spirit oil resistance again
broke out ana the people again resolved to
resort 10 nonimportauon. In the beginning
oil l''o the British bark Good Intent arrived
Annapolis with a cargo OF the obnoxious
arueies' a meeting was immediately called,
anu was resolved that the goods should not
De landed. The vessel was compelled to re-
turn to London with her cargo. Thus, long
before the destruction of tea in Boston harbor,
oy men disguised as Indians, the patriotic
ei'1ens OF Maryland openly and boldly set at
defiance this obnoxious act, and prevented its
execution. The readers of Goodrich peter
rariey) would conclude that the Boston de-
mons'ra'ion was the hrst OF the kind in the
country, but Maryland history dissipates this
error. This determined opposition brought
The English merchants to their senses, and
,hey resovedto send no more prohibited goods
70 Maryland. The English ministry alarmed
at the opposition, promised, in an address to
'ne colonies, repeal of the duty on all arti-
cues except tea, which repeal took place April
ihn, ITO, and the merchants of New York,
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