New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-19

can Historians have generally omitted to notice
,,r-cstinu fact. and We are indebted 70 +" L.
i;.r, p Reed. ESD. Of Philadelphia, for discover
mo- and correctly stating it N his hstoncal De
,.a7,-se nj 1899. NJ. jefferson claims the credit
for Virginia. but the Nef-Yo-k ReTleIF POM
,,,t nc, less than seren mistakes II NJ is sd u
roent Of the circumstances. although p'csehteuD y
him 40 the evidence OF one who was contempt
rary with the event ,,,...;,o o= conn.
,;,.d from Clark & Forces american -aTcS'peS
heinz summary OF the earliest dates al "iilcf' IA
each coIonr, the srbect OF a general Congress was
acted uuon Dy am public asseTnoagc
By > town meeting at Providence, R. l., May
Il, ia n,,..,.,.
pElia, May2l.
By the committee OF a town meeting, New
York, May %.
By members Of the dissolved House Of Burgesses
Of Virginia and others, at Williamsburg, May u.
Bra county meeting, Baltimore, May 81
By town meeting, Norwich, Connecticut
June &.
By county meeting, Newark, New-Jsrsey'
June ].
By the Massachusetts House OF Representatives
june l., and By Fanueil Hall town meeting,
Boston, on the same day.
BIZ COUNTY Meeting at Newcastle, Delaware
June 20.
BY the Committee of Correspondence Of New
Hampshire. Portsmouth July 6.
Bv a General Province meeting at Charleston
South Carolina July g. ! ands.
By a District Meeting at Wilmington, Norm
Carolina, July 81
A comparison Of these dates viii al once show
hos, stronr was the instinct ofumon when at 'fi's
period pcryadcd the country, and how prompt 'iie
colonies werc in adopting the principle OF comos
lion which served the erect antagonist 10 'i'e
policy of the British ministry. designed as II WAS
bv combining lis obnoxious Incasues TO one co!oHy
70 diminish the probability OF nafted RESISTANCE.
n loolinp Al these dates it should also be remcm-
bcred that The coonla! acton IN some instances
was independent OF that OF an carrier date III
others In Virginia the recommendation Of the
Congress was adopted two days before tile lh'e',
lirence was received Of similar measure several
DAYS earlier, both in Philadelphia and Ne" crR'
The rcc. )nmcndation IN Virginia dllered from inc
rest in this important particular, that 1T alone con
tcnplatcd Congress as permanent Body, 20 meet
Annually. Massachusetts was not as much IN the
van in this movement as on othef OCCASIONS io'
the manifest reason that the parliamentary mea-
sure winch was the lniHe"iatt cauSe y, ' ~
or the Congress. affected that colony alone, and
!, was not therefore for her TO say no." lar II was
incumbent on the other colonies TO make common
cause with Der. There was proprcty IN her
i,rbcarance in urging this measure until the other
colonies proclaimed their readiness Tor combined
resistance.
Tue delegates TO the Congress were elected,
Some by the popular branch Of the Colonial lie
.,,,o, ,,J cthnrs b,,( Conventions chosen by
the people of the Colonies. They met at the
Carpenters Hail. Philadelphia, on the 9Th Of Sep
,cmbcr, l17l. All the colonies we're represented
except Georgia. Pcyton Randolph, Of Virginia
was elected President, and Charles Thompson
citizen Of Philadelphia was chosen Secretary.
The following are the names of the Delegates
"a 1liS Cnnnress nf -.