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out the greatest number of sheep. The men who are now to occupy that most desirable territory, will never turn back, but, as we shall see, will carry American independence to the Wabash, the Detroit, and the Mississippi. At Charleston, South Carolina, the association was punctually enforced. A ship load of near three hundred slaves was sent out of the colony by the consignee; even household furniture and horses, though they had been in use in England, could not be landed; and on the twenty-fifth, the whole cargo of the Charming Sally was thrown into Hog Island Creek. The winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the colonies and warmth of affection can be attributed to nothing less than the agency of
March, 1775 AD (search for this): chapter 24
Chapter 23: The anniversary of the Boston massacre. February—March, 1775. The French minister judged rightly; the English Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. government had less discernment and was deceived by men who had undertaken to secure New York to the crown, if their intrigues could be supported by a small military force. But the friends of the British system in that colony were not numerous, and were found only on the surface. The Dutch Americans formed the basis of the population, and were in a special manner animated by the glorious example of their fathers, who had proved to the world that a small people under great discouragements can found a republic. The story of their strife with Spain, their successful daring, their heroism during their long war for freedom, was repeated on the banks of the Hudson and the Mohawk. It was remembered, too, that England herself owed her great revolution, the renovation of her own political system, to Holland. How hard, then, that
March (search for this): chapter 24
d towards Danvers; but at the river, he found the bridge drawn up, and was kept waiting for an hour and a half, whilst the stores, insignificant in amount, were removed to a place of safety. Then having pledged his honor not to advance more than thirty yardson the other side, he was allowed to march his troops across the bridge. The alarm spread through the neighborhood; but Leslie hastily retraced his steps, and re-embarked at Marblehead. At this time the British ministry received news Mar. of the vote in the New York assembly, refusing to consider the resolutions of congress. The confidence of the king reached its climax; and he spared no pains to win the colony. In an ostensible letter from the secretary of state, New York was praised for its attempts towards a reconciliation with the mother country; in a private letter, Dartmouth enjoined upon Colden to exert his address to facilitate the acceptance of Lord North's conciliatory resolution. The same directions were sent to
February (search for this): chapter 24
Chapter 23: The anniversary of the Boston massacre. February—March, 1775. The French minister judged rightly; the English Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. government had less discernment and wasFeb. government had less discernment and was deceived by men who had undertaken to secure New York to the crown, if their intrigues could be supported by a small military force. But the friends of the British system in that colony were not nch had been the fruit of that restoration, should be employed to impair the Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. privileges of colonists of Dutch descent! By temperament moderate but inflexible, little noticede westward, and there form a settlement which in a short time would command Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. attention and respect. The valleys of Kentucky laughed as they heard the distant tread of cluso nothing less than the agency of the Supreme Being. If we believe that he Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. superintends and directs the affairs of empires, we have reason to expect the restoration and est
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arly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the colonies and warmth of affection can be attributed to nothing less than the agency of the Supreme Being. If we believe that he Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. superintends and directs the affairs of empires, we have reason to expect the restoration and establishment of the public liberties. On Sunday, the twenty-sixth of February, two or three hundred soldiers, under the command of Leslie, sailed from Castle William, landed clandestinely at Marblehead, and hurried to Salem in quest of military stores. Not finding them there, the officer marched towards Danvers; but at the river, he found the bridge drawn up, and was kept waiting for an hour and a half, whilst the stores, insignificant in amount, were removed to a place of safety. Then having pledged his honor not to advance more than thirty yardson the oth
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e facility to the measure. How complete was the general confidence, that Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. the great majorities in parliament would overawe the colonies, appeared on Monday, the sixth ofsixth of March, when the bill depriving New England of her fisheries was to be engrossed. Even Lord Howe advocated it as the means of bringing the disobedient provinces to a sense of their duty, without invo that their unexampled patience had no alloy of cowardice. The commemora- Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. tion was a public affront to Gage both as general of the army, and as governor of the province;e indissoluble bonds of friendship and affection on which the preservation Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. of our rights so evidently depends. The mutilation of our charter has made every other colony is trodden under foot. The officers of the army and navy who heard the Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. oration gave no offence during its delivery; but at the motion for appointing an orator for the
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