The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-05

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I instrument are resslsi2-irses OF the
Asneriean revolution ;fsesf, giving dig
nSsy 10 is evenis and import TO lis
/, principles, - they have sstree-z 10 Is
arms. And / rEay add that this j. nos
10 he wondered at, when We take into
consideration the esfurafiun and char
aeter 81 the people who 20 searleS~ly.
yet 80 tsafhsniy. proclaimed To the
wori3. IN the burning language OF the
declaration. their convictions OF the
right For over 80 years prior to the
J 18th Of July. i--s, IN the wilderness Of
America. In the ratse cabin OF the Tsiss-
Beer. our furefafher~ had been ponder
ing over, ard firmly fortifysag in their
osn breasts and in the breasts of their
Children. that instrument we have Just
heard read. ~AA men are created
equal, and they are endowed tsy their
Creator with certain is1alienAi,ie rights,
and that among these are lie. liberty
and the pursuit. OF hsppsness; that. 10
secure these rights. governments are
instituted among men, deriving their
just power from the consent OF the
governed
THE KAEIr STRUGGLES.
Many of our colonial ancestors had
been driven from their own homes. 70
seek resting place in the wilderness
OF the new world and mercy and rest
AT the hands Of savage men. which
Christian Europe had denied them be-
cause they ayowei and bravely main
tanned that the liberty OF individual
judgment in religious matters and the
pursuit Ut happiness ought not OF right
10 be in the keeping OF any political
power. The Quaker< in Pennsylvania,
the Catholics in Maryland. the pasi-
sans in New England, the German
froseSsants in the CaFoiinas-to Oh
tain this happiness through a greater
freedom of con~cience--soight these
shores and established colonies which,
in the great struggle in after years,
stood shoulder to shoulder. APP
| piaase. True, at first many OF them
were intoferanf Of each other, but soon
common dangers aud common hard
ships and common interests united
them in one common cause, and the
| Puritan, the Catholic and the Hugue-
not forgot the religions fefids Of the old
world in creating a higher civilization
in the new. Fortunate was II for
America and for Us. that free institu-
tons at the very outset were planted
here. Each colony, a it, first duty,
set up for itself a government OF the
people. for the people and by the peo-
| pie. In 1919 representative govern
Inent was established in Virginia Be
/ fore the Pilgrim fathers had left the
deck OF the Mayilower, they had adopt
| Ell written constitution et govern
| nlent and chosen their governor. The
custom OF self-government had ripened
into rights. the idea that all govern
inents derived their just POWERS only
| from the consent OF the governed had
become fixed fact; TO 80 govern had
become the law. and all these had be-
come palpable property,
Tue ISAIEysBLE ISHERIrAScEe y YRRE-
| MEX.
| For century before an appeal to
arms the people had enjoyed represen-
| tative government institutions, which
one Of the greatest of French states
men considered founded on principles
far in advance OF any then existing in
/ the governments OF Europe. Not un-
Ill ITO or whereabouts did England
attempt to invade these rights which
| the colonies had so long enjoyed No
sooner did the parliament of the
| mother country pass her obnoxious
revenue laws. by which she sought 10
tax the colonies without their eonse.s.
! than the coionists firmly determined 30
resist ans eneroaehment on what had
become 10 them sacred and iaalienable,
and a. early as 1761, James Otis. advo-
| eate-senerai OF the colonies Of MasSa-
chusefts. boldly denied before the gen
eraI court in Boston, the right cor
tended for BY British government zap
| rsauSel and but a short time after
/ Patrick Henry in a speech in the Nir-
ginia assembly uttered these memoir
| able words in speaking Of the fate OF
| tyrants: Cesar had his Brutgs !;
| Charles I. his Cromwell, and George
Ill may prefit.by their example APP
plause The same spirit pervaded
all the American colonies, yet, not
withstanding this firm determination.
and the evidence on all sides that the
| coion;Sts would resist To the bitter end.
a weak. yaeiilating and corrupt minis
try. al the head oil which was
AN fxsEcILE KING
| Persisted in their mad policy. and
| lost 20 England one OF the brightest
and most precious jewels OF her crown.
| Applause. A loss To England it IS
true, and yet paraioxical "a. u NAV
seem. gain 20 England and to all
| mankind. Lock to oar nei-hbors on
| the north OF Us: to-day practically rs
free and happy as in this favored na-
ton. They owe il to the principles
wreStet from Engiand's parliament hy
the courage, hloodShed and sacrifice
OF cur revolutionary patriots, and to
dav all over the world. from Canada
To Australia and the Indies. wherever
NAV I've found an English colony there
! England viii find her most loyal sons.
because since the lesson OF the Revolu-
ton, England has ceased 60 deny TO
her colonies the same rights that En-
giishmen eajey in England itself. To-
rush 10 arms should a weak ministry
or corrupt king seek TO Cypress them
a. they sought 10 oppress our fathers.
| TIE WORLD sApE BErTER-
The world. by the Revelation. has
been made better Our example, and
al.ove all. our high regards for the
rights Of the masses, have softened
the hearts of nicnArehs, kings and
rulers. and much ut the burden of
the auprpx-sasI subject has been lifted