Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-28
EAsr RooK AND WEST RoCk.

Historic West ROck-The Old Motto, Row Extinct, on the Reg1cides' Cave, ssRebeIliOn to TYrants is Obedience to G0d',-Intereatlng Remarks by General Schuyler Hamilton.
 Major General Schuyler Hamilton of New York, 6 cousin of General Colin N. Ingersoll and ex-Governor Ingersoll, has been spend ing number of days in New Haven revisit. ing his old home and friends here. General Hamilton did brave service both in the Mex ican war and the war of the rebellion, in ths latter of which he was several times severely wounded. General Hamilton spent many pleasant days in his boyhood In New Hayer and in later years he owned and resided fol years in the pretty homestead on GherrJ Hill, Branford, now the home of MT. Johr W. Nichols. During many pleasant drives last week General Hamilton viewed with great pleasure and interest the many changes in and about New Haven in recent years The general has gone to Greenfield, Mass, with his family to spend the summer. Dur ing his stay here in few leisure moments he sketched the following: East Rock has had much done for it, none too much since it commemorates by it's soI- dier's monument the great issue between slavery and freedom and free speech. But West Rock is identified with the early history of our Revolutionary war and of New Haven. Thomas Hollis, the grand-nephew of Thomas Hollis, whose interesting memoirs were published in 1780, who was great ben efactor of Harvard university and who died in 1731 (see American Encyclopedia, was in New England during our revolution. He was an antiquarian and also benefactor of Har- yard university in the sum of e2,000. He %4 hxy1 11or%ioa hiryb fY,o o&4Soo in England requesting him to ascertain and re- port what the sentiments of the common folk of the New England colonies was as to the Revolutionary war or war for 1nde- pendence. He wrote in answer: On the window panes of most of the inns in New England are scratched the words: Rebellion to Tyrapts is Obedience to God. J He then gives the origin of the phrase. It was, he stated, from the epitaph of John Bradshaw, lord president of the commission which tried Charles Stuart, Charles 1st of England for violation of the constitution of England.
 THE EPTTAPH FOLLOWS. Ere thou pass this spot contemplate this canon
 That near it's base lies deposited
 the Dust of
 John Bradshaw,
 Who nobly superiorS all selfish regards, Dispensing alike the pageantry of courtly splen-
 dour,
 1ne DIaSU or caluhy anu tne terroFS or rOyal ven
 presided in the i1innstrious band
 of Heroes and Patriots
 Who fairly and openly adjudged
 Charles Stuart,
 Tyrant of England,
 To public aud exemplary death;
 Thereby presenting to the amazed world, Ana Tbe ost oGWa ages Of unshaken virtue love of freedom and impartial Ever exhibited iu the blood stained theatre of
 human action.
 Oh Reader!
 Pass not on, till thou hast blest his memory,
 And never, never forget, That Rebellion to Tyrants Is Obedience to God. Thomas Hollis concluded. Nothing more need be said on this subject.
 When first visited New Haven these last two words were painted over the Regicides' cave, West Rock. They have faded away. They should not be forgotten. The Penny Cyclopadia, edited by John Knight, title John Bradshaw, says: Lord President of the high court, erected for the trial of Charles Stuart, Charles I. of England, died Novem- Der 22, 1859. He was buried with great pomp in Westminster Abbey, whence his re- mains were exhumed, and with those of Cromwell and Ireton suspended on the gibbet.
 It is more than probable Charles H., al ways in straits for money, and withal kind hearted, allowed the remains to be taken down and transported away to Martha Bray,
 
 thought this epitaph one of the spirit stir ring effusions from Dr. Franklin's pen, but the Hollis paper disproves this assumption. Jefferson had ring with the motto: "Re- bellion to tyrants is obedience to God" Extract from journals of Congress 1776, page PAS:
 July 4-Dr. Franklin, Mr. J. Adams and MT. Jefferson be 8 committee to prepare a device for Great Seal for the United States of America.
 "On the other side of the said Great Seal be the following device:
 "Phsrsoh. sitting in an open chariot, 8 crown on his head and a sword in his hand, passing thro the divided waters of the Red Sea in pursuit of the Israelites. Rays, from g pillar of fire in @ cloud, expressive of the Divine presence and the shore, and extending his hand over the Sea causes it to overthrow Pharaoh. Motto: Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God.
 SCHUYLER HAMILTON. Greenfield, Mass,
 June 26, 1889.
 
 For Non.Supp0rt. Henry Fellung of 27 Daggett street, @ hack driver for Barker & Ransom, was arrested lagt night for non support of his Wife.
 A Fatal Injury.
 Michael Dimeo of Locust street, who had his foot crushed by an elevator at Sargent's last week, died last night at the hospital of lockjsw. Dimeo was seventeen years old.
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