Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
BROTHER JONATHAN
Origin of The Name as CoIIcquiaI v
applied TO The United States.

III IIAC 1ClS51 VI lHSI6 AWG1l
in Scotland a doughty young peasant
whose fortune it was to be on hand
when King Robert the Bruce, hunting
in Sterling park, was attacked by a
furious bull. The gallant young peas
ant aforesaid thrsw himself en- the
creature, grasped him by the hcrns,
and, with an admirable combination of
courage, strength and dexter:ty, flung
him on one side and saved the king
life. The Bruce was appropriately
grateful; he granted his preserver a
comfortable estate, Badyruel near
PEBBLES, endowed him with the name
"Turnbull,'' in memory OF his valor,
and coat Of arms bearing three bulls
heads, with the motto Fortuna favet
audaci" Such, at all events, is the ac-
count given by Nisbet, a Scottish her
aid, of the foundation of the Turnbull
family.
As years rolled on the prowess of
Turnbull, of Badyruel, was forgotten.
and his descendants, though they chung
to the motto and the device, corrupted
the name into Trumbull. Some OF
them settled in Cumberland and one of
these, in the days of the Puritan per-
secution, emigrated to Massachusetts
and founded a line of distin guished
American patriots whose names are
writ large in the annals Of their coun-
try. Jonathan Trumbuil (the elder
governor of Connecticut, was the great
grandson CT this Puritan emigrant,
and he. in 1875, married Faith Robin
son, great granddaughter of the IA
nous John Robinson, pastor of the
Puritan congreg cation at Leyden-the
Pilgrim Fathers who sought in New
England a land where they might wor-
ship in peace and purity. A man 50
descended and thus allied was one from
whom sturdy deeds might be. expected
in time OF trouble, and Jonathan
TIumbull had ample opportunity to
test the metal Of which he was made
All the Trumbulls se:m to have been
essentially public men; they entered
into the affairs Of the state, they filled
public offices, they gained public Ia
vor Thus Jonathan Trumbull became
a representative at the general assem-
bly, in his twenty-third year, eight
years later a member Of the council,
then deputy governor, finally, and for
eighteen years, governor. 1t was as
councillor that he first proved himself
a leader of men The i'll starred stamp
act had been promulgated; it required
the governor of each American colony
to take an oath-to be administered
by his oouncil-binding him to see that
every clause in the act was carried out
to its full intent, Cr-remOval from CT
fee, disqualification to hold it in fu-
ture, and a fine of 6 900. Thomas
Fitch. the then governor Of Connect
cut, summoned his councillors that
they might fulfill their obligations.
There came Ebenezer Silliman, HeZe-
kiah Huntington, John Chester, BenJa-
min Hall, Jabez Hamlin, Matthew
GrisWold, Jubal Conant, Elisha Shell
don, Eliphalet Dyer. Jabez Huntington
and Jonathan Trumbull-eleven in all,
men of note and honor in their state.
Governor Fitch explained the require
ments of the act Trumbull protested
that it cut at the root of all their liber-
ties. No law could be made to tax
them but by their Cwn consent, freely
given; that was the essence of their
freedom. Fitch pleaded for submits
SIGN. The governor of every province,
save Rhode Island, had already taken
the cath. High souled" Richard
Henry Lee had net only proclaimed
his readiness to take it, but had solic-
TIED the office Of stamp distributor
The greatest patriots, even Franklin
and Otis. advised submission.
-Four of these councillors yielded to
these arguments and ranged them
selves on the side of the governor.
Ihese were sufficient quorum to en-
able the governor to safeguard himself.
Then rose Trumbull, his massive fore
head puckered with indignation. his
great black eyes flashing, and, in thrill
ing tones, vowed he would not stay to
witness the degradation of liberty and
7f the colony. He left the building,
followed by the six who agreed with
him. Not long after a general cleo
ton swept Fitch and his followers
from public life, and Trumbull found
installed as deputy governor.
1t would be rather tedious and nrofit-
ess to follow TTumbull's career dur
ng the ten years of quarraling with
years in which, though never
ibandcning in any degree the position
re had taken up, he made strenuous
effCrts toward a peaceful solution, and
,hese efforts sometimes exposed him
20 the charge that he was Squirting
)Vermuch toward reconciliation In
L475 came the news CT the affair at
lexington; Trumbull at once took his !
part. The time fer temporizing had |
Tow gone by, and his house at Leb- !
mon, with a large store adjoining, be-
anne, for the time, the headquarters |
# the rebel movement The store |
anne to be called Familiarity 1.-The War |
Office a depot fer victualing the |
.roops. The dwelling house sheltered |
rom time to time many Of the men |
Who were distinguishing themselves in |
he struggle, such as Washington, |
franklin, Adams, JeffeI son, Lafayette. |
throughout the whole Of it Trumbull |
vas held in the highest esteem. 1t is /
aid that in all matters of difficulty |
md danger. in all considerations where |
;agacity, rapidly Of conception, and !
laring were required, Washington's in
Tariable formula was, I'VE must cen
suit Brother Jonathan" The fire.
luency OF its use attracted attention,