The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-23
THE CONFESSIONS OF j
COUNTER-REVOLUTlON-
lST OF 1776.

ist 1889. Edited by Jonathan
Boucher. Published by Houghtor
Mifflln Company
Concluded from previous issue.)
How the Pro-Governmen Men We're
Treated In 1776.
TNHuS preacher proudly confesses Of
4 having "the honor of being sci
down as a government man" Bon,
cher may have had this honor. But
he certainly had nos pleasure at the
hands OF the first american revolu-
tionists, as is evident from the fol-
lowing;
Il was soon restrained from
preaching, and the press was no
longer open 10 me. The first open
and avOwed violence / met with
was on account Of my expressly de-
Ginning, when applied to by some
noisy patriots heretofore Of no great
+, note, to preach a sermon recon-
mending the suffering people Of
Boston to the charity of my parish.
Their port was shut up by act OF
parliament; and it was alleged that
they suffered thus in the common
cause Contributions were collect
ed for them all over the continent;
the true motive was by these means
to raise a sum sufficient to purchase
arms and ammunition. l also re-
fused to set my hand to various
associations and resolves, all, in my
estimation, very unnecessary, IN
wise and unjust. In consequence,
OF which I soon became a marked
man; and tho / endeavored to con-
duet myself with all possible temper
and even caution, daily met with
insults, indignities and injuries. At
length the informations respecting
my supposed inimicality to America
were regularly sworn to, and laid
before the provincial committee sit
ting in Annapolis A body Of
militia was ordered to take me i'm
mediately into custody, and accord
tngly not less than two hundred
came TO the Governors where / was
ssou q visit to seize and carry me
before the committee"
What a living picture Of the first
American ReVolutionI How our pure
and unhyphenated democrats must
chafe to think that it was thru such
means that their GLORIOUS American
democracy" scored its decisive vic
tory over British -monarchism" and
tyranny! To what depths of eloquence
will our Constitutional, peaceful so
cdalists who speak so volubly Of the
gradualness,- Of the peaeeable, civiliz-
ed methods so inherent in and insep-
arabic from the Anglo-Saxons engag-
ed in settling political disputes
changing class relationships And
above ALL how our bourgeois law
and order angels can rant against the
czarist priests, exploiters, and POI
grom agents being denied the use of
the press and pulpit for the express
purpose of restoring czarism and hoo
Egantsm-
Fortunately, the second American
Revolution, learning from the frst in
no small measure, win act as deter
mdnedly in sweeping away the bour-
geois opposition to social progress, to
fundamental betterinent of the CON
ditions Of our working and farming
massea
But let Boucher put some finishing
touches on this vital historical point
When he preached peaceableness his
audience would rise and leave. He
also let's us in on a further pictur-
esque and instructive secret about
life IN revolution:
And for more than six months I
preached. when | did. with a pair
OF loaded pistols lying on the cush-
ion; having given notice that II any
man, or body Of men, could be- pos
sibly so lost TO all sense of decency
and propriety as to attempt really