... America like powers, and a right to like assistance, as in England. To refuse the writ is, then, to deny that the parliament of Great Britain is the sovereign legislator of the British empire. Oxenbridge Thacher , who first rose in reply, reasoned mildly, wisely, and with learning, showing that the rule of the English courts was in this case not applicable to America. But James Otis, a native of Barnstabl...