The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-07-07

ways since the beginning of the colonies
Thomas Jefferson was criticized at the tnh0
for lack of originality in the declaration Inc
document gained all the greater force from us
statement of self-evident truths. Never "ao
there a more mastery presentation OF Dill ol
grievances than is contained in the DecIarauon'
which submits the facts to a candid world
Arraigning the British king for acts Of tyr
amy il sets forth that he refused his assent
to laws the most wholesome and necessary LOT
the public good" meaning that George Ill mad
prevented the issue of colonial currency ana
had refused representation to his American sub
jects
Il was desired on the part of the New York
assembly to enter into treaty with the DIX
Nations. but the governor prevented the nego-
tation of the treaty until he could obtain the
consent of the king.
He did not proceed further because he feared
that such an act would lead to Independence.
Hence the EXPRESSION He has forbidden his
governors to pass laws of immediate and press
ing importance
Grievances of the Massachusetts colony,
which was deprived of representation and suf-
fered interference in popular elections because
of its wish to trade with Nova Scotia, suggest
ed the paragraph:
He has refused to pass other laws for the
accommodation of large districts of people un-
less those people should relinquish the right Of
representation in the legislature a right ines
Unable to them and formidable to tyrants
only"
To further humble the Massachusetts colony
and to punish the participants in the tea party
OF 100 the Assembly was calIed III odieA' ana
not IN Boston hence the words OF 'he docu
ment' He mas caiIed Iosether IeslSiauFe ooules
at places unusual uncomfortaole and distant
from the depository OF thelr puohc records
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Massachusetts coohY ana others hau ADOPT
ed resolutions III lheH assemblies lhat tuere
should be no taxation without the consent OF
the governed The Massachusetts, assembly
was asked to rescind It's resolution IN l'6S and
on It's refusal 10 90 SO was dissolved. Inc as
sembheS OF virginia ana NOrth Cafollha met
the same late. Inns state OF aIdlrS IS summed
up IN the DeClaraIoh IN the words he mas DIS
solved representative houses repeatedly Tor OPP
posing with much irmness his invasion on the
rights OF the people
The Declaration protests against the judges
being dependent on the Will OF the king for
their salaries. and, indeed IN some OF the col
onies many OF the judges had been impeached
for declaring that they would receive their sal
aries from the royal treasury.
Graphically the authors of the document tell
how the erection Of a multitude of offices
had impoverished the country, referring to the
collectors appointed to carry out the provisions
OF the stamp act The Guartering of troops in
times OF peace was a substantial grievance com
planned of, for the king insisted on retaining
British regiments here after the French and
Indian war at the expense of the coonists os-
tensibly for defense but in reality to suppress
growing democracy.
The words, He has affected to render the
military independent of and superior to the civil
power" refer to the position taken by General
Gage, who, with several regiments of British
troops, was in Boston BY order Of the king