The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . Rise of court-hoube, virginia,;k henry spoke against theparsons cause. l62 HISTORY OF THE STATES. General oppo-sition to theStamp Act. was in his speech on the Stamp Act that he uttered thefamous words, Cassar had his Brutus, Charles the Firsthis Cromwell, and George the Third— As Henryreached this point his opponents cried Treason ! trea-son ! But the orator finished by saying, may profitby their example, and added, if that be treason,make the most of it! When pleading for the organi-zation of
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . Rise of court-hoube, virginia,;k henry spoke against theparsons cause. l62 HISTORY OF THE STATES. General oppo-sition to theStamp Act. was in his speech on the Stamp Act that he uttered thefamous words, Cassar had his Brutus, Charles the Firsthis Cromwell, and George the Third— As Henryreached this point his opponents cried Treason ! trea-son ! But the orator finished by saying, may profitby their example, and added, if that be treason,make the most of it! When pleading for the organi-zation of the Virginia militia, before the RevolutionaryWar had begun, he closed with these memorable words : Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchasedat the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it. Al-mighty God! I know not what course others maytake, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!Henry was several times Governor of Virginia. Hedied in 1799. Under the lead of Otis and Henry and other speak-ers and writers of great influence, the new movementagainst the Stamp Act became a
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