The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-30

ways since the beginning OF the colonioe
Thomas Jefferson criticized at tho t III
for lack OF originality in the declaration Inv
document gained all the greater force from I'VE
statement OF selfovdcnt truths. Never wa,
there more mastery presentation OF oiii Oh
grievances than is contained in the Declarnu""'
which submits the facts TO a candid world
Arraignlng the British king for acts oil TYR
aupy. II sets forth that he refused MS asSen'
IN lawg the most wholesome and necessary w
the public good" meaning that george III nav
prevented the issue OF colonial currency anu
had refused representation to his American SuO.
jects. -, vi,
/, WAS desired on the part Of the New fori
oseeubIy 10 enter into treaty with the Six
Nations. but the governor prevented the nego'
tiation of the treaty until he could obtain tue
consent Of the king,
Uo did not proceed further because he feared
that such an act would lead to independence
Hence the expression. "Ho has forbidden MS
governors to pass laws Of immediate and press
ing Importance.
Grievances Of the Massachusetts colony
which was deprived Of representation and SUI
fercd 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 I'M
less those people should renquish the right OF
representation in the Legislature right ines
tmhoie 10 them ana iorh'u"o'o " "'""''
only"
10 Iutlner nuii'olo lnt Mao'"'"u''''' 'o'oay
and TO punish the participants ~ NV teu paiy
OF lI'd 'he asssu,o'E was '"'''" '''"' "I'u
not IN boston Renee inc "u'"h vi 'h' uUcu
ment, he mas ca,ieu Voso'u'' 'es'''"',e Doulee
from tho drpogitorv Of their public records"
Mhssa'huSo''S co'ohy anu ",ne'A nnu au"pt
ed resolutions III ther as"eIhoheS tha' 'h're
should De no taxation without 'ne consent VI
the governed. mo Ma9SachuSet'a hsseiHo'y
was asked 10 rehclhd itS resolution III lIuo anu
on us r'lusal 70 40 so was uisso'veu' lho Us
sembhes OF virginia ana North Carohha met
the same late. Inns state OF h1a'IS II summed
up IN the 'ec'aratloh III inc words ne mas aus
solved representative houSes r'pc"'euF ior OPP
posing win much hrlhheSS MS INVASION on the
rights of the people
the Declaration protests against we judges
being dependent on lh' VIII ol the hih6 lot
theii salaries ana indeed III some OF tue COZ
ONES many ol the JUDGES ua" p''h lihPe"cHeu
Tor declaring 'hat they "oulu receive their sal
aries from the royal treasury
Graphically the authors OF the document tell
how the erection OF multitude of new Offices
had Impoverished the country referring to the
coil''loIb aVuoihted 10 curry Out tue pFo'lhloHS
OF the stamp act The quartering OF troops In
times OF peace was substantial grievance com
planned Of, for tho king insisted on retaining
British regiments here after the French and
Indian war at the expense OF the colonists, os'
tensibly for defense but in reality TO suppress a
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 tho king