This State and the other States understood this maxim precisely as now explained, in their opposition to Great-Britain.--We complained that the colonies should not be taxed because they were not represented in parliament.
Daggett draws a parallel between colonial grievances and contemporary issues of representation.
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Such is the constant termination of such revolutions, and shall we claim to be an exception?
The freemen of Connecticut are mighty when they arise in their strength.
We see industry and integrity rewarded with competence or wealth--we see intemperance and sloth followed with disease, loss of reputation and poverty.
On similar principles a wise people regard the conduct of other nations, and are solemnly admonished by their example.
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