 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 1238 pages
...colonies to the oppressions of the mother country. "Then and there," said John Adams, "then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition...immediately following the argument about writs of assistance in Boston, were fresh in the memories of those who achieved our independence and established our form... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - American literature - 1886 - 568 pages
...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." This five-hour speech against taxation without representation was a potent effort, but it cannot fairly... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Perry - Statesmen - 1887 - 644 pages
...appeared to me go away as I did, ready to take up arms against ' Writs of Assistance.' Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition...Then and there the child 'Independence' was born. In fifteen years, in 1776, he grew up to manhood and declared himself/rfe." The court decided that... | |
 | Justin Winsor - America - 1887 - 800 pages
...a student of law, took notes of Otis's argument, and fifty-six years later wrote : " Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."3 This was no mere rhetorical phrase.4 The influence of this controversy in producing the Revolution... | |
 | Justin Winsor - America - 1887 - 800 pages
...a student of law, took notes of Otis's argument, and fifty-six years later wrote : " Then And there was the first scene of the first act of opposition...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born."3 This was no mere rhetorical phrase.4 The influence of this controversy in producing the Revolution... | |
 | Charles Francis Richardson - American literature - 1889 - 572 pages
...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." This five-hour speech against taxation without representation was a potent effort, but it cannot fairly... | |
 | Washington Irving - United States - 1887 - 666 pages
...against writs of assistance. " Then and there," says John Adams, who was present, " was the first scene of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there American Independence was born." Another ministerial measure was to instruct the provincial governors... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 838 pages
...appeared to me to go away, as 1 did, ready to take arms against writs of assistance. Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1891 - 840 pages
...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...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born." When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 810 pages
...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...Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born/' When the stamp act was passed, in 1765, Adams took a prominent part in a town-meeting at Braintree,... | |
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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... 
