The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25


American States and the transaction is
invested with fresh charm from the
graphic manner in which the accomplish
ed historian relates it.
Tho first chapter details tie proceed
ings abroad; the dispatch by the East
India Company of cargocs the political
feeling of the colonies; and then Pro-
cceds as follows as to the Boston cou-
signees:
" The issue was to be tried Mt Boston
It's tea ships were on the water the
Governor himself, under the name of his
sons, was elected as one of the CON
signoes the moment for the decision
was fastening on. In the night, between
the first and second of Novcmbcr,a knock
was heard at the door of each one Of the
persons commissioned by the East India
Company and a summons left for them
to appear without fail at Liberty Tree
on the following Wednesday, at noon, to
resign their commissions printed notices
were also posted up, desiring the free.
men of Boston and the ncighboring towns
to meet at that same time and place as
witnesses.
"On the appointed day a largo flag
was hung out OIL the pole at Lberty
Tree; the bells in tho meeting houses
were rung from eleven till noon. Adams,
Hancock, and Phillips, three of the four
representatives Of the town of Boston.
the seloctmen. and William Cooper. the
town clerk, with about five hundred more,
gathered around the spot. AS the con
signees did not make their appearance,
the assembly appointed Molineux. War.
rem and others committee and marched
into State street to the warehouse of
Richard Clarke, where all tic consignees
woro assembled. Molineux presented
himself for parIey.
g. From whom are YOU a oommittee2n
asked Clarke. From the whole people,
WHO arc the committee2' Nothing is
now to 90 kept secret, replied Molineux;
: | am one and ho named the rest.
And what is your request p Moli.
heux read paper, requiring the con-
signecs to promise not to sell the teas,
but to return them to London in the
same bottoms in which they were ship.
pod. 'Will you comply p Il shall
have nothing TO do with you answered
Clarke, roughly and percmptorily. The
same question was put to the other con
h'gnees, one by one who each and all
answered, | cannot comply with your
demand Molineux then read another
paper, containing a resolve passed at
Liberty Tree, that the consgnecs who
should refuse to comply with tho request
OF the people were enemies to their coun.
try. Descending into the street. he
made his report to the people. sOut
with them, out with them was the cry;
but he dissuaded from violence"
After further details aA TO the con.
signees aud Of the committees of CORES.
pondencc and tho council, the narrative
proceeds
The true e-heartod people were as
vlgllant as thoy were determined The
meu of Cambridge assembled on the Goth.
and, after adopting the Philadelpbia re.
solves, very unanimously voted that.
as Boston was struggling for tue liberties
"f their country, they could no longer
stand idle spectators, but were ready on
the shortest notice to join with it and
other towns in every measure that might
be thou sht proper to deliver themselves
and posterity from slavery The next
day the town of Gharlestown assem- blcd
and showed SUCH spirit that ever after