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C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Section Fifth: Senatorial career. (search)
ys spoke Massachusetts! The parallel still proceeds. The unconstitutional Stamp Act was welcomed in the Colonies by the Tories of that day precisely as the unconstitutional Slave Act has been welcomed by large and imperious numbers among us. Hutchinson, at that time Lieutenant Governor and Judge in Massachusetts, wrote to Ministers in England: The Stamp Act is received with as much decency as could be expected. It leaves no room for evasion, and will execute itself. Like the judges of our dExcellency to excuse us from doing anything to assist in the execution of it. The Stamp Act was welcomed in the Colonies by the Tories of that day, precisely as the unconstitutional Slave Act has been welcomed by imperious numbers among us. Hutchinson, at that time Lieutenant Governor and Judge in Massachusetts, wrote to Ministers in England: The Stamp Act is received with as much decency as could be expected. It leaves no room for evasion, and will execute itself. Like the Judges of
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xvii. (search)
the hardships of it will shortly appear to them in such a light, as shall induce them in their wisdom to repeal it; in the meantime, we must beg your Excellency will excuse us from doing anything to assist in the execution of it. Thus in those days spoke Massachusetts! The parallel still proceeds. The unconstitutional Stamp Act was welcomed in the Colonies by the Tories of that day precisely as the unconstitutional Slave Act has been welcomed by large and imperious numbers among us. Hutchinson, at that time Lieutenant Governor and Judge in Massachusetts, wrote to Ministers in England: The Stamp Act is received with as much decency as could be expected. It leaves no room for evasion, and will execute itself. Like the judges of our day, in charges to grand juries, he resolutely vindicated the Act, and admonished the jurors and the people to obey. Like Governors of our day, Bernard, in his speech to the Legislature of Massachusetts, demanded unreasoning submission. I shall not,
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874., Xliv. (search)
t that the Parliament has seen fit to pass such an Act as the Stamp Act; we flatter ourselves that the hardships of it will shortly appear to them in such a light as shall induce them, in their wisdom, to repeal it; in the meantime, we must beg your Excellency to excuse us from doing anything to assist in the execution of it. The Stamp Act was welcomed in the Colonies by the Tories of that day, precisely as the unconstitutional Slave Act has been welcomed by imperious numbers among us. Hutchinson, at that time Lieutenant Governor and Judge in Massachusetts, wrote to Ministers in England: The Stamp Act is received with as much decency as could be expected. It leaves no room for evasion, and will execute itself. Like the Judges of our day, in charges to Grand Juries, he resolutely vindicated the Act, and admonished the Jurors and the people to obey. Like Governors in our day, Bernard, in his speech to the Legislature of Massachusetts, demanded unreasoning submission. I shall