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report was then signed by the members Of

six were lawyers. The Indignation displayed by
tion Of the citizens Of Hartford at tho
Of which, in the language Of one Of the Journalist
the day, were "to scatter the seeds Of sedition
treason; TO give additional impetus 10 the acrimor
party spirit TO clog the wheels Of the national COVE
ment, and to attempt to overthrow the const
tion'-was manifested in various ways. "On the da
the meeting, says the old Hartford Mercury, s'the
xens display ed the American flag during he day witt
English flag beneath It at half mast. Three Of the
ing house bells to[ed . solemn knell, and the y
States band Of music played appropriate funeral M
through the streets. Upon the whole we fully
vention.n
The sessions Of the Convention were secret, and all
Journals OF the country except few Of federal proc
itee spoke in terms Of utter condemnation Of Its obe
Public meetings were held denouncing the trait
s1 50 sssns :. "
The following article In the Mercury Of November
1914 contains some facts that not 20 well known
they might be. It ID entitled
MASSACHUSETTS COMPARED TO GEORGIA.
Never did faction more completely degrade and eat
people Than she has done in Massachusetts That OF
high minded State has been attacked BY the British
small force. They have been allowed without en-
10 dismember It, They have established . regular
verDment In their conquests. AS no effort was made
this state-whose population amounts TO above 100,
free peope-to prevent the conquest, mono s made
sxpel the enemy The State ensaved by faction, whp
and scods and murmurs, and winces, and curses the
minstraton for not defending H. although every poes
exertion was made to enfeeble the administration
render II incapable Of defence.
To sum up the whole, Massachusetts, 10 energetic DO
mept She viii NOT abste an inch She asrss h ~
fic She takes 1t by the throat determined 10 stran
y. She il uptameable a. lion or tiger But she
long suffering and patient and harmless ~ lamb VIII
she comes in contact with the enemy.
But mark the contrast what contrast. Georg
with large territory Of % 600 square miles; avn
Of los 1s TO guard against ia assaed by the most 70
erful combinations Of Indians and those Of the brave
character that ever existed since the first settlement
nr1utr EhA uaftk III
curses the government, nor threatens q separation
rises in her strength, che grds her armor. She Gu
her sons from their counters and their ploughs f,
the bench and the from the Senate House and Couu
Chamber; and with . very small degree Of assistan
from one Of the youngest States in the
State yet in the erstle, she pushed the hardy
riors, whom false reliance on British aid had tempt
TO their ruin Every successive effort the part Of
deluded assaIaDts 10 equally pregnant with destruco
And, completely vanquished, they bend their nechs
The genius Of the nation hides her face with shan
when she regards the ancient State Of Massachuseti
deeensssssd FROM and disgrace TO- her hardy sncesor
youthful, high spirited and patriesic Georgia and n
moro dsgrscefuI on the one side, more honorable
the other.
Another article from Mia Register abou. the
TINE mr,her illustrates me Indignation with rhict.
IN dngraced US oil infinitely more than AN the ots
disasters OF the war including the capture o. Wash
Uullt O1 een8elen9 Htoue8, pFo3tTste
~ barbarian hands, may easily resume its former
nbcence, and IN the glorious events OF the war ard
speedy and just death Of the Goth who destroyed
have obliterated the reproach; but the derelic.
duty OF honor and OF patriotism In no large po
our people, at q time when were closely hes
FOR eigners avowiDg Q determination TO put do,
constitution, 10 blot 90 foul that fifty years OF
patriotism will not oblterate IT, The origis
avcwed deeiRu Of the Infamous men who rot N, soa
Convention was withhold their resources and make
separate peace but their coward hearts yefased wbr
their reasonable heads would DO and thew ehrasl pt
nothing before the snewy arm othe yeoman who stoo
ready punsh the overt act They sneaked ont az m
affair impud.ntiy and meanly as they entered upo
t. they might safely be left 10 the mserv or ,he,
own thoughts Ike dcepcradoes thew did rsa as,err
10 screen past cIimee by present dcceptions j,
Several Of the Legislatures TO whom the above v.sob
tons were submitted subsequently made their yspayt
rcon, and resolved many OF them In strong
hat was ipexpedient 10 concur in the smerdm.n,
v bch bad been proposed.
Peace having been declared In the meantime NO sesop
nces'ng o. ,ne hartford Convention was held and tn
ony result wnlch grew ont OF IL was to consien 20 ri
infamous onnvion every individual who was an activ
participant IN ts proceedings. Thus waa raised for In
nt time 10 The history of the country the question
Secession and for The first time presented IN reals dan
esIous orm the emergency OF collision between mar
u the states and the general government
THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE
Another era OF excitement was that embraced betxs
he years 1918 and 1871 which resulted in what il fan
'arly known az the Missouri Compromise IL has be.
frequently adverted to within the last few year, that
risf statement Of the facts is all that u required
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