, 1876-01-10
TIE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS,

Lecture Delivered in the sunday At.
tcrt0Dn COnFAo by james I'Areon-
Sketches ana = Anecdotes OF eilp n Gill;
bcr* DT the l1nty.
Mr. Jnu,oa Parton, tho Well-known litterateur,
lecturcd on 1.-The Continental Congresa II In the
Sunday Afternoon Course, hs Mccormick Hull,
yesterday. lliA diacourBa VIVA chiefly Auecdota!
asM wa1 marked by that quiet huulor which
Eleaus through all that ho writes or utters.
lilo skctchod the rise Of tho Congress- Ia tho yoar
l7ii, Whcn Dostoo was closed out from commerce
by tho british Government tu rntalsatlon for tho
throwing of tho famous tea overheard III tho
naIbor. Tho two Adams, John and Samuel,
with two othcrs represented Massachusetts, and
proceeded to ph,ladeIph!a, uhero they met tho
representatives OF tho othor Colonies and con.
certod taeasuEcB for t4o relief Of New Euglaot'a
Capital. At that timo no blood, OF any amount,
had been SHED by either tue Americana or tho
Ene!'ntl IN tho great quarrel Of tho Revolution.
l'ut still tic Congrces, composed OF fifty mem-
bcEB.
REsoLvEp TO MARE COMMON cAusE
With Ioston, 10 refuso all commercial dealings
With Great Dr'saf,i, ana 10 petition the King tela-
tive to tbs great lnjust,co done 10 h,s American
subjects. Thpso. for sthe first timo, the New
l:nslen! delegates met fhco 10 face that gallant
Col. Washington who, faw wcakA beiOte Ia the
Legislature Of Virginia, had said, " "Geutle,nuu,
Will ntn1 aud equip, ut my own exponso. l,01l
tnen, aud Will ulatch At thor heud tnrBclf
for the ruef OF lostun." [Applsuye.l
There also they met the celebrated i'atTck
Henry. thu pf0lound and erudle JollcIson, thu
graceful and gallant Rlcbard Horny Lee. aud
those other brave t,rglntauB who wese d-stneI
to make thoir maik in tue history Of the :oun-
Try. That Congross remained seven weeks III
hesuloti, when tho members returned 70 thutr
homes. ~ that per,od England, ueyer : modest
country. WAS tue bully OF tie world. Sho was
pvt content to be first upon the soas, but abe re-
Bolstd to oe a!one unou them. 5,nce tho Beyen
casslselv she had annlhllate4 tho t!eets Of Ue,I-
mark. Of Holland, and of france. Swollen With
victory Aud lutolerans Of opposition, ehe
WOULD NOT L!BTiN TO AMERICAN uyENtunEa.
LORD Ao1th rad: II will neyos rest until |
bring lilo Colonies to their knees." Harsh
Words, which meaAt 1elentcss warfare. Mr.
tarien gave sonse amusing sketches Of taa
manners 81 Mo t!E'os especially tue diuncra aud
GcEry'maElnga. Ile FaiGess Of tha ltcvotutlou
diank Wine. md lived vol while thoy could.
When pr'Vat!on came. they had tie Btutr in then,
which made them endure II witt heroic fortI-
tude. -"'es
Congress- had selected for the scsne of It's
labora Carpenters na!l. on Chestnut street
Ihiladelpuis. and thus, at Tho very Outset. tho
Amerlcan colonlSs bent their kueo to lilo work.
lnEman. [Applause.l Gu the iyth Of Anrii,
ton. John AdatnH rode over tue tcenn OF act1un
lev days lator, aud, from what he uaw sni
lc8fd, b. came couFlaced tlat reconciliation was
Impossible, and that nothing remalueu for i'm
Colontes but to light out tho baktla Nitn
England to the boat OF tAsir ab'!ity. Cougress
ttnmedataly reansen.bled. Nearly all the uvFu.
pe5s seIo chosen 1aS their personal worth, fos