CHAPTER III.

VOICES FROM THE SOUTH. May, 1774, continued.

Baltimore, 49-Its conduct a model, 50-New Hampshire, 50-New Jer-

sey, 50-South Carolina, 50-Its sympathy for Boston, 51-Virginia, 52—

Its burgesses appoint a fast, 53-House dissolved, 54-Meeting of its mem-

bers, 54-Convention called, 54-North Carolina, 55-Union of the coun-

try, 55.

CHAPTER IV.

MASSACHUSETTS APPOINTS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR A GENERAL CONGRESS.

June, 1774.

Blockade of Boston, 56-Effects elsewhere, 57-The king makes a list

of mandamus councillors, 58-The governor of Massachusetts may order

troops to fire on the people, 58--Contrast between the king and Samuel

Adams, 59-The new league and covenant, 60-Non-intercourse with

Britain, 60-The legislature at Salem, 61-The council affronts the gover-

nor, 61-Proceedings of the house, 62-Arrival of more troops at Boston,

62-Firmness of the people, 63-The Massachusetts legislature appoints the

time and place for the National congress, 63-Gage dissolves the assembly,

64-Boston town meeting, 64-John Adams enters public life, 65-Prompt-

ness of Rhode Island, 65—And of Maryland, 66.

CHAPTER V.

BOSTON MINISTERED TO BY THE CONTINENT. June-July, 1774.

Generous conduct of Marblehead and Salem, 67-Intrigues of Gage, 67-

Boston town meeting, 68-The town approve their committee of corre-

spondence, 69-Addresses to Hutchinson, 69-Gage's proclamation, 69—

Threats of arrest, 70—Threats not executed, 71—Hutchinson reaches Eng-

land, 71-His interview with the king, 71-Confidence of the king, 72—Bos-

ton ministered to by the Carolinas, 73-By Connecticut, 73-By Quebec, 74

-By Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, 74.

CHAPTER VI.

AMERICA RESOLVES TO MEET IN GENERAL CONGRESS. July, 1774.

Public spirit in New York, 76-State of parties, 77-Character of John

Jay, 78-Nomination of New York delegates to congress, 78-Opposition to

the nomination, 79-First public appearance of Alexander Hamilton, 79—

Differences of opinion in the New York committee, 80-Formation of two

parties, 81-South Carolina elects its deputies, 81-Timidity of Dickinson, 82

-Pennsylvania chooses its deputies, 82-New Jersey, 82-New Hampshire,

83-Compromise between the parties in New York, 83-Virginia meets in

convention, 83-Opinions of Jefferson, 83-Virginia forbids the slave trade,

84-Opinions of Washington, 84-Decision of Virginia, 85.

CHAPTER VII.

THE CABINET OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH. July-August, 1774.

Character of Louis the Sixteenth, 86-Choice of Maurepas as chief minis-

ter, 87-Character of Maurepas, 87-Vergennes minister of foreign affairs,

89-His character, 89-Turgot minister of finance, 90-Abuses in the French

finances, 91-Turgot plans reform, 92-Sartines becomes minister of the

marine, 93-France leans to the colonies, 93.

CHAPTER VIII.

HOW THE MANDAMUS COUNCILLORS WERE DEALT WITH. August, 1774.

Gage receives the regulating act, 94-Character of the act, 94-Two

other acts against Massachusetts, 97-The question between America and

Britain changed, 97-Boston consults the country towns, 98-Answer from

Pepperell, 99-General spirit of resistance, 100-Thomas Gardner, 100—

Number of the militia, 101-Putnam visits Boston, 101-Charles Lee, 101-

Opinions of Hawley, 102-Courts of Hampshire broken up, 103-Mandamus

councillors terrified, 103-Ruggles of Hardwick, 104--Timothy Paine, 104

-Murray of Rutland, 104-Willard resigns, 105—And Watson, 105.

CHAPTER IX.

MASSACHUSETTS DEFEATS THE REGULATING ACT. August, 1774.

The Massachusetts delegates pass through Connecticut, 106-They reach

the Hudson, 107-New York disinclined to war, 107-Suffolk county con

vention, 108-Convention of three counties in Boston, 109-Court at Spring-

field interrupted, 110-Supreme court in Boston, 111-Middlesex convention

at Concord, 112.

CHAPTER X.

THE SUFFOLK COUNTY CONVENTION. September, 1774.

Gage seizes the powder of the province, 114-The people rise, 114-More
councillors resign, 115-Good conduct of the people, 116-Opinions of

Charles Fox, 116-Gage requires more troops, 117-Gage wishes to raise

Canadians and Indians, 117-England seeks Indian alliances, 118-And to

subdue by terror, 119-Rising of the people, 120-Courage of Putnam, 121—

Consequences of the rising, 121-Gage fortifies Boston, 122-The court at

Worcester interrupted, 122-The Suffolk convention, 122-Its resolutions,

123-Fearlessness of Warren, 124-Massachusetts wishes to revive its old

charter, 124.

CHAPTER XI.

THE CONTINENT SUPPORTS MASSACHUSETTS. September, 1774.

Spirit of the deputies to congress, 126-The congress organized, 127–

The method of voting, 127-Great debate, 128-Congress votes by colonies

130-Congress opened with prayer, 131-The psalm for the day, 132-De-

bate on the foundation of colonial rights, 132-Extent of those rights, 133—

Influence of Samuel Adams, 134 Congress approve the resolutions of the

county of Suffolk, 134-The king dissolves parliament, 135.

CHAPTER XII.

THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS SEEKS TO AVERT INDEPENDENCE.

September-October, 1774.

Uncertainty of Gage, 136-Determined resistance of New England, 137—

Gage dares not meet the Massachusetts assembly, 137-The general con-

gress avoid theories, 138-Their retrospect for grievances, 139-John Adams

consents to the acts of navigation, 139-Congress makes the concession, 140

-Insidious plan of Galloway, 140—His defeat, 141-Pennsylvania elects

Dickinson to congress, 141-Sympathy of congress for Boston, 142-Spirit

of Maryland, 143.

CHAPTER XIII.

CONGRESS WILL MAKE THE LAST APPEAL IF NECESSARY. October, 1774.

Firmness of Washington, 144-Congress approves the resistance of Mas-

sachusetts to the acts of parliament, 145-The declaration of rights, 146—

Congress threatens to stop British imports and exports, 147-The slave

trade wholly discontinued, 148-Address to the British people, 148-Con-

gress petitions the king, 149-Independence not yet desired, 150-Spirit of

the members of congress, 151-Patrick Henry predicts war, 152.

CHAPTER XIV.

HOW CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION BEGAN. October, 1774.

Patrick Henry's opinion of Washington, 153-The Massachusetts assem-

bly forms itself into a provincial congress, 153-The trepidation of Gage,

154-Measures adopted by the provincial congress, 154-Acts of Connecti-

cut, 155—Massachusetts conforms to her second charter, 155-Beginning of

the emancipation of Catholics, 156-Canadian Catholics in part enfranchised,

156-Restoration of the French system of law, 157-Canadian nobility con-

ciliated, 157-Establishment of the Catholic worship, 157-Satisfaction of the

clergy, 158-The American congress gets the better of its bigotry against

Catholics, 159-Their address to the Canadians, 159.

CHAPTER XV.

THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA NULLIFIES THE QUEBEC ACT. October-

November, 1774.

Virginia opposes the Quebec act, 161-Dunmore's rapacity, 161-He

takes possession of Pittsburg and its dependencies, 162-Disputed jurisdiction

in the North-west, 163-The backwoodsmen, 163-Murders by the Indians,

164-The backwoodsmen take revenge, 165-Murders near Yellow Creek,

165-Beginning of the Indian war, 166-Logan's revenge, 166—Dunmore

calls out the militia, 167-The rally of the South-west at Louisburg, 167—

They march on the mountains, 167-They encamp on Point Pleasant, 168-

Great Indian battle, 168-Victory of the Virginians, 169-The Virginians

cross the Ohio river, 170-Logan's message, 170-Dunmore concludes a

peace with the Shawanese, 170-Spirit of the Western Virginians, 171.

CHAPTER XVI.

THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. October-December, 1774.

Opinions of Warren, 173-Franklin and George the Third, 174—The elec-

tions to parliament, 174-The French minister bargains for a borough, 174–

The general venality, 175-Westminster elects tories, 175-Despondency of

Burke, 176—His election at Bristol, 176-Sir William Howe returned for

Nottingham, 176—The king declares the New England governments in a

state of rebellion, 177-Debate in the house of lords, 178-In the house of

commons, 179-Lord North wishes to negotiate, 179-The frankness of

Franklin, 180-Confidence of the ministry, 181-Firmness of the congress

of Massachusetts, 182-Seizure of cannon near Newport, 183-Of arms and

powder at Portsmouth, 184--Condition of Massachusetts, 184-Its clergy,

184-Magnanimity of Boston, 185.

CHAPTER XVII.

THE KING REJECTS THE OFFERS OF CONGRESS. December, 1774 January, 1775.

Franklin presents the petition of congress, 186-The minister at war

disheartened, 187-Lord Howe negotiates with Franklin, 188-Franklin's

proposal rejected, 189—Jamaica offers its mediation, 189-Views of the French

ministry, 190-Chatham's position, 190-His interview with Franklin, 191—

Camden's opinion, 191-Chatham and Rockingham differ, 192—A cabinet

council rejects the proposals of congress, 193.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CHATHAM LAYS THE FOUNDATION OF PEACE. January 20th, 1775.

American papers laid before Parliament, 194-Virginia Presbyterians in

council, 194-Their decision, 195-Chatham proposes to remove the army

from Boston, 196-His speech, 196-His eulogy of the American people, 197

-Their union, 197-Their independence, 198-Their spirit of liberty, 199-

Wisdom of congress, 200-The king's anger at Chatham, 201―The debate in

the house of lords, 202-Good effects of Chatham's speech, 203.

CHAPTER XIX.

THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK TRUE TO UNION. January-February, 1775.

Firm union of the continent, 205-Accession of a part of Georgia, 206—

Movements in Virginia, 206-Maryland and Delaware, 207-Intrigues in New

York, 208-The hopes of royalists increase, 209-The New York assembly

false to the congress, 210-The conflict in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,

211-The New York assembly refuse to send delegates to the next con-

gress, 212-The press of New York, 212-Pamphlets of Hamilton, 213.

CHAPTER XX.

PARLIAMENT DECLARES MASSACHUSETTS IN REBELLION. Jan. 23-Feb. 9, 1775.

Plans of the ministry, 217-Parliament unrelenting, 218-Instructions to

Gage to act offensively, 218-Chatham interposes, 219-Debate in the house

of lords, 220-Chatham's tribute to Franklin, 220-His invective against the

ministers, 221-His bill for conciliation rejected, 222-The house of com-

mons in committee declare Massachusetts in rebellion, 223-Renewed nego-

tiation with Franklin, 224-Renewed debate in the house of commons, 224

-Angry debate in the house of lords, 225-Joint address of parliament, 227.