Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-06

mgr nest llteileClual attainment ana OF Ire,
thought has been unbroken. They seem t
possess the quality of the mythical giant
whenever their foot touched the earth they
redoubled their strength. They main
tanned fer hundreds of wears a republic il
Rome long after, one in Switzerland. The
first was destroyed by her own wealth, hel
luxury, RIGHTEOUSNESS and the heteroge
nousness of her people. The last i'll the
fastness of her mountains survives
LEADING TO THE REVOLUTION.
The democratic principle III process OF
time became largely accepted in England
There the power of the people over the
monarch was asserted in the procurement
of the great charter; later on one monarch
was put to death by the authority of the
nation, ard another expelled for the same
crimes-oppression to the commons. Yet
the court influenced, and in many respects
controlled the Government; the right OF
representation was largely conditioned upon
property the Church interposed its dog
mas between the aspirant and official life
The protestant against the Established
Church, and those who abhorred the vile
lives Of the Two first Georges were treated
as schisnatics, as revilers of those i'll au-
thority, as bad subjects, and as distUrbers
of the public peace.
There was for these but one course-that
was 10 leave the dominion of the Church
that oppressed them, country that they
were not permitted to aid, and Govern
ment they could not reform, and carry
their fortunes into new field. They hoped
to find peace and that unrestrained liberty
so necessary for human advancement
They hoped to create equal laws formed by
the common consent. In short, it may well
be believed that among the ruling minds
they intended TO reform society, and in
laws and Government, 10 create q New
World
The settlers of the more Southern States
were of somewhat different character. They
were largely the younger sons of the fami-
lies of gentlemen, and even of those OF
knightly or noble degree. These latter
were under somewhat different motives.
Neglected and forgotten by their families at
hOme-they gradually adopted The idea OF
distinct from those from which they
sprung.
ATTACHMENT TO MOTHER COUNTRY.
From various causes. therefore the bonds
OF Union with Great Britain were loosened
and the people everywhere We're beginning
to speculate upon the results of dissolu-
ton Of their relations. And yet it is Won
derful how powerful was the home feeling.
The Colonists actually struggled, not onl;-
with the home Government, but with them
selves, to retain their subject station. They
remonstratcd-they petitioned i they APP
pointed Commissioners to solicit peace,
even alter hostlilles commenced, but all to
no purpose.
ne answer they received nom the Crown
was to the same pqrport as that of Charles
'ne Doid 70 MS SUBJECT, VINO IN the name
Oh me NoIafionaty;-tnee estate ne repre-
seiteu-iiau refused ald 10 his Prlnce IN
WaSlhS an unjust war, that steers were IN
Ilo1'ucGd mo temples ohty 10 De sacrlhcod,
a Il Piepelails INTO thc presence OF Their
iIlice o1lI 10 supply MS wants rom lhell
sW ,;i ioatu9.
Inc co!ollies mad, IN the great French
war ASSISTED al The reduction of Louisberg
had submitted TO great loss IN men and
money through the utter inef1iciency of
British officers IN the attack upon Du
Queshe and Ilcohderoga, and had fur
nished aid 10 the Crown during the whole
OF that war 1ully up to their means. The
crown, however, insisted upon further tax
auon, 10 IN part provide Tor the debt of
that war, and as the flrst step, passed what
Is known as
THE STAMP ACT.
To this the colonies strongly objected.
DR.. Franklin assured the English Ministry
that the enforcement of that Act would ey-
haust the money of the colonists within q
year. One provision OF that Act may not
be unintereSting. 1t was provided that the
Americans should have no commerce.
make no exchange OF property with each
olheI, Agithe' P',fcla9e: nor grant nor re-
coYefy debtS they should neither marry
hor make their wills unless they should
pay such ana such sums III specie TOR the
stamps; winch were TO give validity to the
proceedings.
no matter now eXlgcnt the necessity
might De lor inc immediate sale or en-
chahSe 0. property, nothing could be eftec-
tua'eg without a stamp. Stricken by sud
deh dlsease or accident. no one could dis
pose Oh ms property by Will without a
stamp. 40 matter, Whatever, now de-
SlrouS tie paftles may have been, or how
convenient IL may nave been, to have
arranged 9oineStic relations, no one could
DE married "lInout Il stamp. Inc paper,
WIN stamp OF liked amount, would val
10 lua'e eq','iiIy me acquisition oi wife ana
the purchase OF horse,
90 6rotesqle was TINS law when 1t came
20 De applied: so dlfhcult OF enforcement,
so utterly unjust, that 1t was soon repealed.
IL was followed by two still more unjust
laws, accompanied by declaration which
rendered acqWescence no longer possible.
The statutes asserted the absolute suprem,,
acy OF Parliament over the colonies. and
taxed paper, glass and tea imported into
them
TYRANNY OF TIE KING.
In the personal conferences with the Brit
ish Ministry the agent of America was in
formed by Lord Granville of the routine
by which the so-calleti orders IN Council
were declared He then said THAT Won
Americans have wrong IDEAS of the nature
of your Constitution ard when sr1ch orders
are signed bv thc kim tbev are then So
far rs they relate to Won the law of the
land-for The King k the I.cgisJature Of
the colonies
In resnect 10 the no,rcr of the KING as
thus declared il separated The american
colonies from all other Rritieh spb;ects and
while the supremacy of the Parliament
was still retained in form, they were in fact
declared, with all their civil and political
rights, subject to the dominion of one man.
Additional puneencv was given to this out