Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-11
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
DESTRUCTION OF THE TEA.

terms of the highest and we doubt not just praise
and gives as a sample Of it the extract which will
be found below The great initial incident of the
Revolution, here related inspires in every bosom an
interest which can never fade SO long as q Liberty
and Union" continue to be the birthright and
blessing of these North American States; and the
transaction is invested with fresh charm from the
graphic manner in which the accomplished historian
relates it.
The first chapter details the proceedings abroad the
dispatch by the East India Company of cargoes the po
ltca feeling Of the colonies and then proceeds as fol-
lows to the Boston consgnees:
The issue was to be tried at Boston It's tea ships
the water the Governor himself under the
of his sons selected of the consignees; the
moment for the decision was fastening In tie night
between the first and second of November, knock
heard the door Of each Of the persons commission
ed by the East India Company, and left for
them appear without fail at Liberty Tree the follow
ing Wednesday, at noon, to resign their commission
printed notices also posted up, desiring the feemen
of Boston and the towns to meet at the
time and place as witnesses.
ssOn the appointed day large flag was hung out on
the pole at Liberty Tree the bells in the meeting houses
rung from eleven till Adams Hancock, and
Phillips three of the four representatives of the town of
Boston, the selectmen and William Cooper, the town
clerk with about five hundred more gathered round the
spot As the consgnees did make their appearance
the assembly, appointing Moineux, Warren, and others
o committee, marched into State street the warehouse
of Richard Clarke where all the consgnees were assem-
bled. Molineux presented himself for parey.
From whom are you committee = asked Clarke.
From the whole people, Who are the committee 2
Nothing is to be kept secret, replied Molineux;
one and he named all the rest. And what is your
requesP Moineux reada paper requiring the consignee
to promise not to sell the teas but to return them to
London in the same bottoms in which they shipped
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you,' answered Clarke, roughly and peremptorly The
same question put to the other consignees one by
one, who each and all answered, comply with
your demand. Molineux then read another paper con-
tanning resolve passed at Liberty Tree that the
sgnees who comply with the request of the
people enemies their country. Descending into
the street. he made his report to the people Out with
them, out with them, was the cry but he dissuaded
from violence"
After further details to the consignees and of the
committees Of correspondence and the council the
rative proceeds:
.. The true-hearted people as vgilant as they
were determined The men OF Cambridge assembled
the 26h and after adopting the Philadelphia resolves
very unanimously voted that Boston struggling
for the liberties of their country they could longer
stand idle spectators but were ready the shortest
notice to join with it and other towns In any measure
that might be thought proper to deliver themselves and
poserity from slavery The next day the of Charles
assembled and showed such spirit that ever after
its committee added those who assumed the exc
cutivc direction.
:. The combination was hardly finished when on Sun
day. the 18th day of November the ship Dartmouth ap
peared in Boston haroor with hundred and fourteen
chests Of the East India Company's To keep the
Sabbath strictly was the New England usage But hours
precious let the tea be entered and it would be
beyond the power of the consgnee send it back The
selecmen held meeting by day and another in the
evening, but they sought in vain for the consgnees who
had taken sanctuary IN the castle.
The committee correspoudence more cient
They met also Sunday and obtained from the Quaker
Rotch, who owned the Dartmouth promise not to enter
his ship till Tuesday, and authorized Samuel Adams to
invite the committees of the five surrounding towns
Dorchester Roxbury, Brookline Cambridge and Charles
town. with their townsmen and those of Boston, to
hold mass meeting the next morning. Faneuil Hall
could not contain the people that poured in Monday
The concourse was the largest known Adourning
to the Old South meeting house, Jonathan Williams did
not fear to act moderator nor Samuel Adams Han
cock Young Moneux, and Warren to conduct the bus-
of the meeting. On the motion of Samuel Adams
who entered fully into the question: the assembly
posed of upwards of five thousand resolved
nimousy that the tea should be sent back the place
from whence it came at all events and that no duty
should be paid on it. The only way to get rid Of it,
said Young is to throw it overheard The consipnees
asked for time to prepare their answer and great
tenderness the body postponed receiving it the next
morning. Meantime the owner and master of the ship
convened and forced to promise land the tea
watch was also proposed l., said Hancock, will be
Of it, rather than that there should be none and
party Of twenty-five persons under the orders of Edward
Proctor as its captain appointed to guard the
ship during the night"
After detailing further proceedings and the arrival
more tea ships the narrative concludes:
Son Saturday, the eleventh, Rotch the owner of the
Dartmouth, s summoned before the Boston committee
with Samuel Adams in the chair and asked why he has
kept his engagement take his vessel and tea back
to London within twenty days of its arrival. He plead
ed that it was out Of his power The ship must 60,
was the answer; the people of Boston and the neigh
boring swns absolutely require and expect it and they
bade him ask for clearance and pass with proper wit
nesses Of his demand. 'Were it mine,' said leading
merchant would certainly send it back Hutchinson
acquainted Admiral Montagu with what was passing on
which the Active and Kngfsher though they had been
laid for the winter to guard the passages
out Of the harbor At the time orders were given
by the Governor to load guns at the CASTLE that
vessel except coasters might 60 to without per-
init. lie had no thought of what to happen the
wealth Of Hancock, Phillips, Rowe Dennie and so many
other men Of property seemed him security against
violence, and he hatered himself that he had
the perplexites Of the committee
" Ihe decisive day draws nearer and nearer On the
ornng OF Monday the thrteb, the committees of the
five towns are at Faneul Hail. with that of Boston Now
that danger was really hand the men of the little town
OF Maiden offered their blood and their treasure for
that which they esteemed the mother country had
lost tenderness OF parent and become their great
oPpressor We trust in God, wrote the men Of Lexng-
ton that should the state of our affairs reouire II we
shall be ready sacrifice our estates and every thing
dear in life, yea, and life ITSELF support Of the com
mon cause Whole towns in Worcester county were on
tptoe to come down Go rs you have begun wrote
the committee Of Leicester the fourteenth and do
not suffer any Of the already or coming To be
landed pay rthing Of duty. You may depend or
our aid and assistance when needed
The line of policy adopted was, IL possible TO ce
the tea carried back to London uninured in the