New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-09

apart the doors of Parliament, invade Par
lisuent itself and to rest with stesa fors
finger on the British constitution; as b,
spoke, the listening c0lOnist br0adened on
of the subject into the man and tingle(
with the orators fiery fervors; - he spoke
all hearts felt new courage for their rights
because the very experiment of reinon
STRANGE disclosed to the mselves the fbr,
Of their purpose. They loved theil
British brethren, but it was thu
colonists' constitution, no less thar
theirs, upon which Parliament hai
planted its heel. Otis hurled the greal
popular heart of America over Parliament
into Great Britain. It was . heroic de
mand for charter right; but behind the de-
mand, and to be unaDn0unced while Z
chance Of redress remained, was born that
tremendous thought which has since Ell
bowed . broad Appian Way for this repub.
lie among the nations of the earth: that,
after an iDtlexible denial of those righte,
the colonists must imbed them in a consti
tuition entirely their own. For two years
the provinces maintained grave silence Of
hope that Parliament might relen'; but,
meantime, Otis argument subtly seasoned
them through and through. Dickinson,
Henry, and others as doughty, began to re-
colonies. Mind leaped to mind in swift en-.
brace. The frontiers swung open like gates
from one colony to it's nelghbor. The same
tremendous thought strobe through all the
colonies as over an int grel national area,
quickened a common vigilance and
solicitude,. so that Virginia pricked
her ear at an alarm from Massachu-
sets. In fine, the colonies were with
scarcely an exception, clinched to the others
by every instinct of common DANGER SYM
pathy and defense. An, my friends the
Parliament across the ocean blindly re.
solved them into Union thirteen years be-
fore the declaration of independt nee BY the
Congress at Philadelphia. 1t thumbed the
colonial charters and legislative sanctions
in quest Of authority to tax the colonies for
revenue despite the earlier admonition of
Walpole. He had wisely proposed instead
to restrict no longer the colonial trade with
foreign nations, and thus assure to the
exchequer at least one-half of the gain by
the increased demand for Brisish manu-
features. But the ministry chose to light the
candle at both ends. The colonlsts, having
sacrificed sc, 900 soldiers in the French war,
100000 900 to it's prosecution.
and shouldered heavy debte, we're in NO
mood for new burdens. They knew there
was no constitutional warrant for it. They
were unrepresented in the Parliament that
was to impose the tax, and had no consent
to express save in their several Legislatures.
These had been their fortresses against
the encr0aching Governors; they must now
be manned against Parliament. The latter
maintained its right to tax, the colonies
their right to consent. The wrestle across
IN ocean must soon begin, but the colonists.
meant to leap at the throat Of despotisn, it
at all, from the knees of aggrieved subjects,
not from the feet Of bullying insurgents. Me.
mortal protest and memorial sought the min
istry and throne. New and greater Zengers
lifted their voices along the stretch of colo
nies. Sam Adams. Otis again, Dulaney, Bland
and Lee, and the Union was welded closer
in the white heat of their wrath. The an
swers to their sober appeals were the abom-
Unable stamp and quartering acts. The
colonies must surrender an annual sum Of
100000 for foreign army to enforce the
aut hority Of The crown. They must quarter
and subeist horde Of mastiffs, whose very
their tealty. The patience of the sub
ject relaxed under the triple wrong. 1t
began to express itself in those rude,
terrible batterlng rams of opinion, mObs.
A congress Of the colonies was cOnvOked,
too, ITO consider of q general ard humble
address to his msje sty and Parliament"
but the diplomatic temperance of the lead
ers did not suffice the masses. Strong of
thew, and ennobled by their wrongs, they
felt an exhilsratiOn in their wrath. In col
ony after colony the royal officers fed from
their shattered domiciles, and in effigy
climbed the trees for asylum; the old keen
bearing the device, Unite or die" in
New Hampshire an image Of liberty was
buried, and then the steeples forgot their
moan. and with iocund peals welcomed it's
rescue from the grave for new destiny;
lie whole sir was electric, from Maine to
he southern border of CarOlina-more
rac!s iew hither and thither, like wasps,
o sting sluggards into men-aes0ciati0ns to
import NO British goods multiplied; men
md women torswore Injuries, and to the
ian stepped the sons of liberty to march at
nee, and at their own cost, to the relief Of
nv oppressed by the stamp act. The
nobs by their very sttritions we're taking
hape-the general impulse was assuming
method. Never were the colonies 30 dan
erOus as now. Beware, foolish ministry,
est they clasp lees petitions hereafter than
tits.
In token Of this temper Patrick Henry,
ne Of those men who are rugged catapults
0 hurl the thought Of people down the
ges, man whose candOr was q spleudOr,
eaped to his feet in the House of Burgesses
Virginia, and exclaimed: Caesar had his |
rutus, Charles I. his CrOmw and George |
II. may profit by their exomple." All
bout him he saw Bruti and Cromwells al |
lost ripe for the great jnnctnre near at
and. These bold tones smOte the walls OF |
arliament and rebounded to America in |
le sympathetic pleas Of Pitt, Barre, Coz
ay and Camden. In thOee statesmen the |
,lonies virtually thrust their massive
lOulders into Parliament and made them.
Elves heard there and at the foot of the
lrone. Parliament might be deaf to their
Btirions. but when in the name of oil
ritons, Pitt emote its ears and stood an
npire OF remembrance within himself, all
ngland heard till with one hand gripped
.ound the wrist OF Parliament and the
her around that of his King, he saw them
gu and seal the repeal Of the stamp act!
1t was q noble victory, that illustrated
10 sovereignty of q man who dared tell
ing and Parliament, II rejoice that
merica has resisted
Now, Britain might have saved her colo.
es, but unhappily tor herself, after with
'aw;ng the cartridge from her legislative
IN, she did not reject the gun, but shoul-
,red it il continuous menace. The repeal
az qualified by predatory bill to the effect
at parliament had and of right ought to
we power to bind the colonies in all cases
natsOever. Inc repea! was q mere eXpe- |
emit, not an acknowledgment of the
lOnial claim of right; and while
d London, with her heart full Of rejoicing
: her distant brethren, laughed of the
ght with bonfires and shouted by cannon
the goodness of the king, as did the
lonies upon receiving the news; the joy
as shOrt-lived. The colonies saw that
ogland had only forborne method, yet
serted an absolute right to tax. 1t was
!v new summons to be alert, and forth
the front Of the colonies stepped mea of
ght and forecast to descry the danger
Dun Virginia, Henry, Pendleton, Band,
ytne, Randolph, Lee, Washington and
tfersou: from Massachusetts, Samuel
lams, Otis. Hancock, Gushing. Bowdoln,
iincY and WInthr0n. from South Carnlina |