Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-17

you dare defy the wrath Of Great Britain, and
if you love exile and poverty and death rather
than submission. The town of Portsmouth
held its meeting on that morning, and with
six only protesting, its people adopted the prin-
ciplos of Philadelphia, appointed their commit
Tee Of correspondence, and resolved to make
common cause with the colonists AT ten o.
clock the people Of Boston with at least two
thousand men from the country, assembled in
the Old South. A report was made that Rotch
had been refused clearance from the collector
Them" said they TO him, ''protos, immedi-
ately against the custom house, and apply to
the governor for his pass, SO that your vessel
may this very day proceed on her voyage for
London
The governor had stolen away to his coun-
try house at Milton. Bidding R6tch make all
haste, the meeting adjourned to three in the af-
,crnoon. At thathour Roich had not returned.
Ii was unanimously voted, as other towns had
already done to abstain totally from the use of
tea and every town was advised to appoint its
committee Of inspection, to prevent the dolest-
cd tea from coming within any of them.---
Then, since the governor might refuse his pass,
the momentous question REQUIRED, "wheiher il
be the sense and determination of this body TO
abide by their former resolutions with respect
10 the not suffering the tea TO be landed" On
this question Samuel Adams and Young ad-
dressed the meeting, which was become far the
most numerous ever held in Boston, embracing
seven thousand men. There was among them
patriot of ferid feeling; passionaiely de-
voted to the liberty of his country still young,
his eye bright, his check glowing with hectic
fever. lie knew that his strength was ebbing
The work Of indicating American freedom
must be done soon. or he will be no party to
the great achievement He rises, but il il
to restrain, and being truly brave and truly
resolved, he speaks the language of modcra-
ton:
"Shouts Of hosannas will not terminate The
trials Of this day, nor popular resolves, ha
rangues, and acclamations yanquish our foes--
We must be grossly ignorant Of the value oil
the prize for which we contend, Of the power
combined against US. Of the inyeteraie malice
and Unsuitable revenge which actuate our enc
mics, public and private, abroad and in our DO
som, if we hope that we shall end this con
troversy without the sharpest conflicts. lie
us consider the issue, before we advance /,
those measures, which must bring on the mos
trying and terrible struggle the country eve
saw" Thus spoke the younger Quincy
Snow that the hand is TO the plow," said 9th
ers, "there mus, be no looking back" an
the whole assembly Of seven thousand vote,
unanimously that the tea should not be landed
1T had been dark for more than an hour
The church in which they met were dimly light
ed when at quarter before six Roich ap
peared, and satisfied tho people by relating tina
the governor had refused him pass, becaus
the ship was not properly cleared As soo
as he had finished his report, Samuel Adam
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This meeting can do nOtnns
the country" On tho instant a shout wa
heard at the porch the war whoop resounded
body of men, forty or fifty in number, dis
guiscd as Indians, passed by tho door and en-
couraged by Samuel Adams, Hancock and 9th
ers, repaired to Grihin's wharf, posted guard
TO prevent the intrusion of spies, took posses
sions Of tho three tea ships, and in about ihre
hours, three hundred and forty chests of tea
being the whole quantity that had boen import
cd, were emptied into the bay without tn
least injury to other property. Gan thing
were conducted with great order, decency, an
perfect submission to government" The peo
pie around, as they looked on, were so still
that the noise Of breaking open the tea chest
was plainly heard. A delay of few hour
would have placed the tea under the proteclo
of the admiral at the castle. After the worI
was done, the town became as still and cal1
as if it had been holy time. The men fror
the country that very night carried back tn,
great news to their villages.
The next morning the committee Of CORES
pondence appointed Samuel Adams and fou
others to draw up declaration of what ha
been done. They sent Paul Revere as expires
with the information TO New York and Phila
delphia.
The height Of joy that sparkled in the eye
and animated the countenance and the hearts {
the patriots as they met one another, is unm
aginable. The governor, meantime, was cor
suiting his books and his lawyers To make o,
that the resolves of the meeting were treason
able. Threats were mutiered of arrests, {
executions, Of transportation of the accused {
England, while the committee Of correspond
ence pledged themselves to support and Wind
cate each other, and all persons who had shal
ed in their effort. The country was unite
with the town, and the colonies with one an
o,ner more firmly than ever. The Philade
phans unanimously approved what Bosto
had done. New York, all impatient at tn
winds which had driven its tea ship of tn
coast, was resolved on following the example
[From Chambers Journal