On this day 250 years ago, “Junius Brutus” (which may have been a pseudonym used by the publisher), wrote in Peter Timothy’s South Carolina Gazette that “a Tax of the value of one penny levied upon us without our consent, as effectually takes away our liberty, as if the sum were a million.” The Patriots made it clear over and over again that they were not rebelling against taxes, but action by Parliament without their consent.

Source: https://www.mylolowcountry.com/the-island-eye-news/entertainment/10-facts-about-charleston’s-1773-tea-protests/