The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-19
PAUL REVERE.
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Following is an essay by Cleon
titzhugh, Of Bridgeport, which car
ried off money prize in a cotest
gotten up by W. H. Webb's offer:
When. by the treaty of Paris,
England obtained possession Of the
land east Of the Mississippi, she
thought she could do as she pleased
with America, and the Americans.
She had no regard for the feelings
OF the people. She never thought
how it would feel if she were in our
position.
The Navigation Acts Of 166O-6S
we're the first of number that were
~ be enacted within the next cen
tary for the purpose Of crushing
any desire among the people Of this
country to do any thing for them
selves. Any foreign production that
Wa needed had to be shipped to
England, so that the ship owner
could derive a profit from the sale.
TI people complained of this treat
mnat. They even wrote to Parlia-
mont and asked that the laws be re-
peeled. But it did no good. Par
.liarant only made the laws more
Stringent.
The New England colonies were
the 'irst to show a spirit of oppose
ton. They organized non-importa-
ton societies, and pledged them
selyes e buy nothing at all of Eng
land. So the people now began to
wear homespun garments. The
housewives busted themselves spin
ming and weaving their flax and
wool. On account OF these nom
importation societies the East India
Tea Company found itself overstock-
ed witt tea. And supposing that it
was the duty that prevented the
eoloniSts from buying the tea, she Of
fered to pay the duty on what tea
she could sell in America, but the
king would not consent. They then
offered to pay three-fOurths of the
duty in England, and let the colon
lists pay the other fourth in America.
The Americans sent them word that
they would not buy the tea at any
price. But the king and the tea
company came to an agreement, and
three vessels loaded with tea were
sent to america. \ committee Of
citizens Wanted on the consignees
| but could get no satisfaction from
them for they would DO nothing.
The ship owners agreed to leave but
the governor would not give him a
permit The law required that the
tea should be landed within twenty
four days after arrival. or be seized
for non-pavment Of duties. The
day before the law expired the peo-
pie held another meeting, and in
! this meeting Samuel Mans made
This motion which ended, I'VE can dc
nothing more for the country" a
shout came from the room at that
moment. and forty or City men
dressed as Indians rushed from the
room and ran to the wharf. They
placed guard 20 they would not he
lhindercd They went on board thu
ships. broke open the chests Of tes
and dumped them in the harbor
This act was called .'The Boston Tea
Party" One of the men that wa
at this Party" was Paul Revere
the watch-cleaner. who was after
ward made famous. This PARTY
was held On the night Of December
I16. 1913.
This Party" and the Bostor
Massacre. which occurred three year
earlier, served 10 arouse the people
They began to organic themselve
and prepare for war. Things begaI
to look SO alarming that the official
1t Boston became afraid. So the
sent to England for soldiers An,
in September. 176S, General Gag
arrived with regiment Of regulars
The people would not provide quai
tiers for the soldiers. General Gag
! had to rent houses for them.
It is now the eighteenth DAY Q
April, 1875. General Gage is tire
Of doing nothing, and. hearing tia
the patriots had some stores at Cor
cord, be resolved 70 destroy then