The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

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usage Three years after its first enactment this act was
renewed The salaries Of the ccrgynen Of the Church OF
England paid III tobacco and if this law should be
forced they would be great losers thereby There about
sxyfivc Of these clerical gentleman and naturally enough
they thrown into great state of agitation the
proposed enforcement of this law. They made
speeches and circulated numerous pamphlets and finally
appeal to England, and with the aid Of Sherlock Bishop
Of London they succeeded in procuring order from the
Council that the act be declared void Immediately suits
brought the part Of the cergvler the
difference between wopecc per pound the cur
rency and the yalue Of the tobacco to which, law they
entitled It in the defense Of Of these suits
against the cegymen that Patrick Henry displayed
Tor the first time his marvellous eoquence and although the
law was plainly against him, he really Won the suit the
clergy awarded only penny damages. This is
part OF the story Of struggle for religious liberty and it
took its first concrete expression in forcing the clergy
Of the Established Church OF Virginia deprecated currency
instead Of tobacco which they plainly enough
titled So speak, therefore, tobacco the entering
wedge OF the final and complete separation Of church and
state take place, only i'll Virginia, but through
Cut the United States
VI. OF political significance also the question 81 the
tobacco trade. One but recall that when Charles L
to the throne Of England he hoped perpetuac the
policy OF his father King James l. and to rule England his
way and if necessary, without parliamentary SANCTION
Unfortunately for him, coming the throne he found
embodied in the English mind the principle Of no taxation
without representation and in order money had
to tolerate Parliament. When James J. died, the colonists
sent at commission headed by Governor Yeadley
10 the King Of their allegiance and loyalty
Express to him hevery desire that the policies which
they had been allowed to pursue the latter part the
reign OF his iustrious father he would gracousy allow
them to continue. Parliament in Virginia was quite
Inherent thing from Parliament iii England, and if he
might secure from the Virginia Parliament what could
have only by assembling the English Parliament begging
IT its hands, lie would have fallen upon most satisfying
&pedien It occurred to him that ftfc tobacco trade might
be put entirely into the hands OF the he might able
TO secure such tributes and would make him v
luay independent OF the English Parliament SO he was
disposed to look graciousy upon the overtues from Virginia
made by its conniss toner's And fell that he made
Al exceedingly gracious and favorable response
lures the Virginia coonsts and recognized the Assembly,
addressing it Our trusy and Welbeloved Burgesscs Of
The Grand Assembly Of Virginia s Thus he recognized Of
icially the existence and authority Of tile Parliament in
Iinia James ! had effected arrangement with the Lon
don Company BY which there was be imported into Eng
land from Virginia than sixty thousand pounds Of
tobacco annually and from the Spanish colonies not more
than forty thousand pounds IN his desire to win the favor
u the Virginia colonists Charles prohibited all inpora
tons to England from SPAIN that Virginia and the Ber-
n1da Islands had monopoly Of the English tobacco trade.
Curiousy enough Charles failed realize his expectations
III this point In way another he failed get the
tobacco trade under the control Nevertheless
remains true that the tobacco the factor that
fuenced ng Charles to recognize the existence of the
General Assembly OF the Colony Of Virginia. Furthermore
in the agiations that wagcd about tobacco be dis