 | John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles, Henry Barton Dawson - 1864 - 478 strani
...the Colonies. James Otis's great speech in the famous Cause of the Writs of Assistance in 1761 — the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain — declared the rights of man inherent and inalienable. In that speech the poor negroes were not forgotten.... | |
 | Jeremiah Lewis Diman - 1866 - 726 strani
...thankful that its shell, if nothing more, is spared, — was " the first scene," as John Adams declared, " of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain," when James Otis, " a flame of fire," blazed out in burning argument against Writs of Assistance, and... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1867 - 756 strani
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...the child Independence was born. In fifteen years, namely, in 1776, he grew up to manhood, and declared himself free." What a picture is. this to have... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1867 - 624 strani
...crowded audience appeared to mo to go away as I did, ready to take Arms against Writs of Assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." Tudor's Life of James Otis, pp. 60, 61 . Otis was struck dead by lightning, while leaning on his walking-cane... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1867 - 672 strani
...crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take Arms against Writs of Assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to tie arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was bora." Tudor's Life... | |
 | Boston (Mass.). City Council - 1869 - 1182 strani
...thankful that its shell, if nothing more, is spared, — was " the first scene," as John Adams declared, " of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain," when James Otis, " a flame of fire," blazed out in burning argument against Writs of Assistance, and... | |
 | Charles E. Grinnell - 1871 - 404 strani
...was best of what they had left behind would follow them to these shores." tion to the arbitrary claim of Great Britain: then and there the child Independence was born. In fifteen years, namely in 1776, he grew up to Manhood and declared himself free." — ADAMS'S Works, vol. x., pp. 247-8.... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1874 - 580 strani
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against Writs of Assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."2 But this great birth is inseparably associated with the principle, then and there declared,... | |
 | John Dudley Philbrick - 1875 - 584 strani
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." C. Sumner. CCLXXXII. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LOUISIANA. restoration of Louisiana to the Union of States,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1876 - 578 strani
...audience appeared to me to go away, as I did, ready to take arms against Writs of Assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."2 But this great birth is inseparably associated with the principle, then and there declared,... | |
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Every man of an immense crowded audience appeared to me to go away as I did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the... 
