Proceedings of National Conference, American Society for Judicial Settlement of Inter National Disputes Volume 6

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1917 Excerpt: ... 3 Samuel Adams' Writings, 68, Resolutions Town of Boston, November 5, 1773. 3 Samuel Adams' Writings, 90, Letter Committee of Correspondence of Mass. to Benjamin Franklin, March' 31, 1714. 1 Samuel Adams' Writings (Cushing's ed.), Letter of November 11, 1765 (p. 28): So that this charter (of Massachusetts) is to be looked upon, to be as sacred to them as Magna Charta is to the people of Britain; as it contains a declaration of all their rights founded in natural justice. By this charter we have an exclusive right to make laws for our own internal government and taxation. And further (p. 27): In this charter, there was a greater sacredness, than in those of the corporations in England: because those were only acts of grace, whereas this was a contract, between the King and the first patentees; They promised the King to enlarge his dominion, on their own charge, provided that they and their posterity might enjoy such and such privileges. Thus we see that whatever government in general may be founded in, ours was manifestly founded in compact. And further (p. 30): The Stamp Act is looked upon as an infringement of the rights of Magna Charta, to which the colonists as free subjects have an undoubted claim. 1 Samuel Adams' Writings (Cushing's ed.), Letter to John Smith, December 20, 1765 (p. SS): No man in the State of nature can justly take another's property without his consent. It is an essential part of the British Constitution that the Supreme power cannot take from any man any part of his property without his consent in person or by his representative. 1 Samuel Adams' Writings (Cushing's ed.), Letter to Dennys DeBerdt, December 20, 1765 (p. 64): They hold themselves entitled to all the inherent, unalienable rights of nature, as men--an...