New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05

and that the origin Of the English law il asundiscov'
cradle that of the Nile" They went back themselves
fy the U in Of their liberties to the most ancient mun-
monts OF English freedom Jefferson had affirmed in
17-i that Il primitive charter OF American ndcpcnd-
cnca lay in The fact that the s1Xons had left their ma
tive wila' in the North Of Europe and had occupied
Rnt,n-he country which they left asserting over them
no further coro any dependence Of them upon 1t
SO the Engslincu coming lithcr had formed by that
a.t another state over which Parliament had no rights
in which it5 laws void TIL accepted
y.
ENGLISH IDEAS PRESERVED.
But while seeking for their liberties archaic basis
neither he nor his coea IS were the least careless Of
what subsequent times bad done 10 complete them.
There was not clcmen; Of popular night which had
been wrestod from the crown and mobiles in any age
which they did not keep; not equitable rule for the
transfer the division of property FOR the protection OIL
personal rights or the detection and punishment OF
crime. which was not ireCiOus in their eyeS. L'eh
chancery jurisdiction they retained with the distinct
tribunals derived from me ecclesiastical courts for pro-
bate Of Wills ANA the English 3chnicdllic were man
tanned in the courts almost as II they were sacred things
Especially that OF equality VI civil rights among al com
moucrs which Hallam declares thc most prominent
char lcieristic Of tie English COusuOn-thc source OF
it, pcrmaucncc It's Improvement and its vgor-they per
fecry retained; cy ony more sharply ahmgtiyely de-
clarei And even in renCuncng their allegiance to the
kim and putting IN, United Colonies N his place, they
f.lt themselves acting in intimate harmony with hcshi
and drift OF the ancient Constitution The Executive
here was TO 10 elective, not hereditary, 10 be limited ana
not permanent in the term OF his functions; ana no
established pcerage should exist. But each state re-
tanned its Governor l. 5aturr it, ancient satute ana
common lav and II they had been CHALLENGED for En-
rl authority for IA sr attitude toward the Crown they
igh have replied IN the words OF Bdcton' the LHid
CcfJustcc 500 years before under the reign Of Henry
H. that the law makes the King: There Is 10 hing
where viii and not law bears rule" II the King were
vitrou, birdie that il the Law. they ought TO put
bride upon him. They rn- have replied in the words
Of Fox speaking in Pt..t5 in drins defiance OF the
temper Of the House. tu' 18th many supporting him.
when nc 50 tina; in declaring lEdcS"ndcnce they tine
Americana had done more than the English had
done against James ~"
Tncv had conc no more T. push they had not elected
another King III place Of lin whom they rcnounced
They had "a cn no step far in advance Of the then
existing English Constitution thcso which the Parla
cu OF IL 10 took In advance OF The previous PJramentS
which Charles had dissolved II there was night more
rou.n! than an her in that Constitution Il was the TSht
OF Ga, people ch taxed to have its vote III the
taxing Lcgi,la. are If there was anything more
lcc0rdint than another with It's historic temper ana
tenor II WAS that the authority OF On, Kun deter
mined when his rule became yranuOus Jefferson had
but perfectly expressed the doctrine o. the lovers OF
freedom In England for many generations when he aad
IN his summary N"# OF the Right, OF America IN
l77l' that "the monarch IL u" more TN" TUG '''' ''
OF the people a'Ho'u'" NY INC avs ''u ~.
with definite ro"''e' !" as's' !" N''A'NS Wv N''''
machine ci government erected l'r lh'' use '' 'n
s'quentY' snbrc' 70 iheir. SlP'''"''N"'''.'' VA
"kins' are the ae''ih'S not "i' PIoPrc'oH' % ",
people and that nation claims lis rights ~ dtgvei
from the laws nature, not the git OF their chie
magistrate
That had been III aPr!', II not ~ yet inc lotmu'''u
doctrine Of Raleigh. iianplcn Rn''' sdAy-'i al 'h'
greet leaders 81 hh"lH III fh''an'' N''yn .''
It prosc rGje- c 1s any passage OF Tue r"iauie
Lost The Conmon".'i'h h"i b'eh p"' on 10 WI" ,'o
Whole Revolution oi 1858 Ana Ihcy WHO VOW li'p'" u
into thcir permouc'i or'mr law ana Wa'' y supreme
i'm the country thcy shaping, IN harmony WIN
the uollcs inspiration ~ the past. Ihcy were not IN
noyatns With rJsn rcr tie,snc.5. They were simply
accepting ana rronrfir- what thoy he'd leaned from
luminous events an i-'ro1' men % theli "ot" hAu
adi-nity, strength a'' p'r'n'''e "'' ,', "el ~
belong 20 mere FRESH 'n" nation' II m'rI'''"'o WIN
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