The Penn's Grove record., 1913-05-09

absolute law until The people made ty-
rannical King John sign the Magma
Charter Ill I2l5. Tie freedom from
arrest without d just cause, right Of
trial 10y jury, fl eedom from tax unless
enacted 10y representatives OF the people,
freedom vi speech, and right TO publish
The truth anu right 10 petition, a!e
rights which were Wrung from English
kings hundreds OF years ago by our fore
fathers III Treasure and Ill blood. They
are being Won Dy that Way to-day Ill
Mexico, Russia and Turkey. Those who
have never Tead history, never give
thought but What the freedom Amtrl-
Cali citizens lave was always POSSESS
ed.
PURITAN RADICALS
When james l became king III 1903
he made The clergy leach the people that
1t was Il religious duty 10 be obedient to
the Kings Will who ruled by divine
right. The PuritanS believed they had
right to lie, liberty, pursuit OF happl-
hess given 10y Goa That ID king should
respect; thAt they we've dis capable OF
knowing What was best for them as
we'll as "a man III office, IL king. They
believed III being leu 10y reason and That
| lhe greatest men could not lead them
without reason. LII 16lU The Millenary
Petition tor religious and civil rights
was presented 10 James who haraSSed
the people with prosecutions. some of
The Ielig JUS P~urltanS|letG The country i'll
1920 and settled Ill bleak and cold
Massachusetts. Every school boy and
girl is taught TO reVele Tie PuIltanS for
tEelr radlcalism Ill petltioning tile king,
tie IulerS Ill Utfice, Tor their freedom 10
decide al questions tor themselves.
When Charles L became king in 1925
lie was mole ~tyrannOuS thai his father.
Not believing Ill the rights OF the people
To have a say Ill government be Il bollsh
ed parliament. England was owned by
the king, 100 IOldS and $500 country
gentlemen. The thousands of peasants
lived III mud NUS and had MOI d book.
The Landlords did not believe i'll educa-
ton. AS there Was little money IA days
i'll spring had to be given TO planting
for tlielr landlords without pay and II
i'll harvest time he same. Also ~ days
III winter we've spent Ill military duty
without pay.
Our religious Puritan f~orefathers
preferred the dashlng waves and bleak
New England woods without shelter to
such life III old England. Some of the
people had procured Bibles and the
political Puritan fighters had lead
therein what John SAID: 1.-The truth
will make yOn Tree"
They were radical. They presented
a Petition OF Rights to King Charles
who reluctantly granted that lie would
abandon some of his ~despotlc power.
He wrote a letter to his wife, who Was
with her father, the king Of France
and therein said What he had promised
but that lie had intended a. SOU lis
power was vested III his nands to send
the radical Puritan agitatorS % the
block. The letter WAS Secrated i'll the
pommel of d saddle, but the Puritars
captured The messenger and letter.
Cha'leS lied the country, was brought
Il and his head was cut off January
~, l049. Petitions have been respected
sil.ce then i'll England.
PURITANs BENEFIT BARRIERS
After Charles was beheaded Oliver
Cromwell, the Puritan leader, ruled
England. John Milton, tue famous
blind poet who wrote the great poem,
Paradise Lost, was his secretary. The
Puritans were called "Round-heads',
because they wee the first 10 set the
fashion Of having the hair cut short,
All nations lave adopted the headStyle
OF the apprentice classes who We're
given this title i'll deriSion and the
BARRIERS today may thank them for
Introducing the fashion which gives
them SO much work.
Tie PuritauS were the common
people. They were profoundly rell-
glous. Many we've field preachers who
took up arms and put their lives and
property i'll jeopardy for civil and reli-
glous liberty. They fought with u zeal
aid force irresistible, unknown to hired
soldiers.
After Cromwell's death Charles Ii
became king and brought back some of
his fathers severity. lie had John
BuDyan put i'll prison and there he
wrote the famous allegory, Pilgrims
Progress.
LAND TITLES ARE STOLEN PROPERY
In 1864 he decided all the land in
America from 81. CroIX river to the
Delaware river to his brother James,
Duke Of York for ~ beaver skins an
nually if demanded. The ngxtyear he
made war OH Holland without cause
ami sent a fleet TO New Amsterdam to
drive the Dutch and Swedes from rule
and TO make the title deed good.
James sold for 70 MOBILES (20xS1. 61-
$32. 20) to be paid yearly if demanded.
all New jersey TO Lords Berkley and
CarlaIet who had protected Charles
and James i'll the isle OF Jersey FROM
capture by Cromwell. Hence he
named The State New Jersey. Many
deeds for property a be traced back
10 this sale.
There are persons who believe their
6eed gives them absolute right to HE
land and That ii cannot be taken for
public purposes against the owners
Will, neither for roads, streets, school
nor municipal purposes. That is The idea
which The CharieseS held, but they held
II only with shot and Shell, and stole
their right from the Dutch, Swedes
and Indians by the same royal preroga
tive.
The person who Can trace his land
title back TO the grants of Charles Ii
and TO the Duke of York which are
recorded ill the Stale House at TIen-
ton, has a title legally gIeats but it is as
moralIy great as The possession OF stolen
goods which have been sold several
tlmeS.
Land TILES and right to continue
ownership and possession d. ponds OH
tie will OF majority of the clilzens oh
the Puritan Ideas OF the people TO meet
and DECIDE by tie best OF reasons what