The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-04

the power OF the Pope in contempt wer,
founded, and at last some OF the q. ?
man shltes so far shook of their slav'st
fears ~ to declare, hat men MAJ 4 RIB
to worship God as their conscience
might dictate.
! FAt first TIE ihno7ationslof 1nEher
were opposed by the monarch OF Eng
land, King Henry the VIII. he w,oti
a bookin che defense ot Ro.Gan CAthOlli
cism. whieh7so pleased the Pore that be
gave hip the iitle Of Defender Of ths
Faith" But the Reformation had
many secret friends in England an
z few years after the hhg had wFhtep
his book in defenU of the Holy Church
he found it convenient to revolt from
the dnminion of the Pope, because that
Parsonage refused TO sanction divorces
from his first VIE Catherine. HI dis
affection with the Catholic Church led
finally to the establishment OF the
Church of England with the king ssits
spiritual and supreme earthly had ;
with the title conferred upon him by
Parliament of Defender of the Faith. p
4 title still granted to the monarchs of
England. The doctrines and ordin
ances Of the church founded by toe
KING, *sre not Far Removed ft5h, those
OF the Catholic Church.. and this was
not at all satisfactory to those who de-
sired a complete separation from the
corrupt church in real ty as well as in
form.
These extreme reformers were known
as the Puritan seets, znd their struggle
with the English monarchs for religious
liberty developed into a struggle for
0iFh liberty as well. Then began those
fierce contests between these extreme
reformers and the monarchs of Eng
land which finally resulted in the
noted English revolution Of 1855 that
secured to the people OF that realm
such an increase of both civil and re-
ligious liberty. Indeed it was the Bill
of Rights demanded and obtained by
the Feformers at the time of the aces
sion to the throne of the Prince OF
Orange, that has proven to be the
foundation of all advancement towards
that State of nearly perfect liberty that
English people have for some time en-
joyed- But during that struggle for
liberty many dispaired of -ver enjoying
a fullness Of it in England. and there
fore resolved 10 seek it in foreign lands.
This led to the establishments OF pum-
Der CT English colonies in the British. |
American possessions. OF all the colo
mics SO founded perhaps that which had
first made an effort 10 settle in Holland. |
and then finally settled at Plymoth |
Rock. Massachusetts, was themost re-
markable. Not being satisfied with their
location in Holland. they determined TO-
make settlement in the New World,
md for that purpose they secured q
rant of land from the, King, rand a I
:harter by which they were demon. |
mated the Plymouth Colony. When
he Mayaower nesred the shores of the
Sew World. the pilgrims met in .he
abin Of their vessel as free men and as
quals. They acknowledgements the
ource Of all the laws to- be exercised
yer them-andlpromise To- yield. AZ
Iue obedience to the same. Thus was
he priRsipls That allTgoyernmfnts de- 4
i've their just powers from the consent
# the governed first declared in Amer
d, and become the great Underlying
OF our American system.
By the niiadil Of theS sesenteenibD
century, thirteen English colonies had
zen tounde6 in American eaehlpOsses--l
lig chartered rights from athe pArent
that was supposed to pro-
ect them in their lives, in the posses
ion-eEtheif- property aRd-seesFe 10
hem the right to pursue happiness.
hose charters gave them local legislat-
res and the right 70 control their local
fairs. Under these arrangements,
nd in 4 land whose resources were
the population of the COL
mics increased rapidly, and at the time
{ which we write numbered about
eO0 zoe. rrr---lC
In the French and Indian wars.
le colonies had manifested such e
AiliIary enterprise and skill. that Eng
nd began to be jealous of her colonies,
ID thought 10 teach them humility by 9
ppression. The English Parliament 1
serted the right OF Absolute control |
Ter them, AID said that Parliahent a
i'd the right to legislate Tor them in b
! cases whatsoever. The navigation a
It's. the Boston port bill; the tax on q
lgar and tea, the stamp act and acts q
lnulling or altering the kkartsGs of )
me OF the the colonies were only Sc p
any expressions of that absolute con- il
oil of the British government over her Il
lonies. This absolute power IN the b
nperial government the colonies de- n
ed, and claimed the right to govern 81
emselyes. resisting every en-. q