The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-12-07

WILLIAM OF ORANGE AND HIS COUNCILLORS
It was then, too, that the various rellglot,
sects of England, which had been in form
alive condition since the time OF Ellzabeth
and had suffered what might be called q
social fever during the commonwealth anu
been cruelty prosecuted during the admlnls-
tratiou OF Charles and James-it was then,
in the revolution of 1858, that they took final
form and obtained for the first time tar
measure Of liberty.
There were four Stuart kings Of England,
each pre-eminent in some special vice or 1oHy:
The first. James vi Of Scotland, ana l OF
England, was in almost every element OF MS
character an object OF pity ana contemp'
he was, perhaps, the most desplcaoie man Oh
his age. His son, Charles l, by natural
raaction. was a gloomy fanatic, who, as near
as we can determine, actually believed that
= was Gods will that he should deceive his
subjects and rule them despotically. After
+ho commonwealth and rule of Cromwell the
RESTORATION brought in his son, Charles II, o
saunterer and voluptuary, wasteful, in.
doIeut and good natured, who did
not feel tho contempt of mankind De-
conse he was below it. Similarly another
,,oaction was exhibited in the character OF his
brother and successor, James IL, a gloomy'
obstinate fanatic-a man SO bigoted tnat ne
,ofnsed to be restrained even by tho pope,
and 81 determinedly despotic that even ms
ovr ministers of despotism were alarmed at
~. measures. This, the last Catholic kln9
of England, succeeded his brother III reofu-
arv 1885. and at once began series OF acts
Violating the most cherished preJudlces as
we'll as the dearest rights OF Engnsnmeh.
n', h;s own act he assumed to dispense
~, statutes. to compel the universities
~ raceivo members contrary to thelr
I-tar ond the courts to find verdlcts favor
~ - the crown. Rebellion followed, but
~ to++ar class of Englishmen were not ready
-, the obortive rising of Argyle N Scoo,
,snl ond Monmouth in the west OF England
.-aro sunnressed with the utmost crueity'
~ that Of Monmouth was followed by inc
colehrated Bloody Assize, tho cetails "
<r,,;ch even now, cannot be read "'tnou1
,.o,.ror In few weeks the notorious 0uoso
Ieffries caused to be hanged over Svo pelson,
besides Furnishing and running ny ne1''
fincs much larger number: ,-;,a
Not satisfied with his first experience N'hS
1o,,es lad tho teraerity to dlrectiy alsasn
+ha chu, ch Of England, and wne'' s'A o.su -
ond tho archbishop Of Canterbury un'tea -
= nrote:t they were imprisoned unu - ~, :,
o,..,+ed ,u the plea that the pro'es' "ss !"
49,, The trial was one Of the most e1e.sns e
w. ~. +,;ols in British history, and the Ju'y'
.fter @ icing locked up all night resn9nfS esen then
King James acts misbt have Saa 0een not o1 sur.
BY his subjects ii ,on'S SS "le Le believed
p ppass;hle in folly by attempting 70 .o.a
p,etalv reverse the existing SYSTEM o. gy.;t;sh
p p,ent in Ireland, overthrow'ns n.'sS ~
a,an sup.em and a standing army in England
lrlshmeh ,aauant anu Of law. The disaffection
w'tnooe eoe. "h the form of open rebellion the
now now .To1 20 Devonshire, the Bishop Of London on
Eort Eora Edward Henry an. Sidney MapeSs 'es o
Earl Of Dandy, George savale, as,,ed @' popular
rsngs various parts tn Tiam, Vt ian prince Of
cent an 'ns'"ssd s"a ssdtseas' 20 the Dutch