The advocate., 1895-07-17

him to vote for the Constitution and the Federaise
believed that all the anti Federal delegates supposed
ne was with them. But, all the time he was playing
part, intending to take advantage Of his supposed
sympathy with the ti-Federsls and, at the last
moment, suggest q compromise which had been
agreed upon by secret Federal council which he at
tended Yes, sir, Sam Adams was guilty Of this
double.dealing, sir.
"Finally, while the debate was warm, Hancock,
who had been ILL., attended, and on taking the chair
proposed as q compromise that the convention
should recommend the amendments to the states
but not make them condition Of adopting the Con
Stltuton. Sam Adams got up and, acting as If he
had never heard of the proposition before, made
speech to the effect that he looked upon the chairs
suggestions with favor, although he was not pleased
with the Constitution, and moved the appointment
of committee to take the matter into consideration
This motion was adopted, and it was agreed that
the committee should consist of one Federalst and
one anti-F ederaliSt from each county. This looked
fair, but as In one county which had only two del
egstes both were Federalists, the Federalsts had
majority OF one on the committee, They had
planned 1t that way and the fool Antis did not see
1t till 1t was too late. Some weakened anti-Fed
erals were appointed, and, in one way and another
the committee reported fifteen to seven In favor Of
the resolutions which Parsons had written out
Then some damned scoundrels on our side pre-
tended to be satisfied that, with these resolutions
passed, they ought to vote us into slavery sir and
made speeches to that effect. But, only few.
The most Of our delegates saw through the con.
temptible trick and were all the more determined
and as you have read In the newspapers, this new
monarchy of ours was agreed to by vote Of 1877
against l68-a majority of nineteen-after all the
plotting and corruption, JIG was outrageous, sir
Everything was done to influence our men. a pri-
Vate letter from General Washington was pub
lished In Boston newspaper prOphesying utter
ruin If his Constitution was not adopted. Boston
society tried every means to Wheedle our delegates
Fine women made love to some of the back country
boys and, incidentally, suggested anxiety for the
adoption Of the Constitution. The prospect or
places under the new government was used on
others. But hundred and sixty-eight men stood
to the last unmOVed, sir. All depends on
Virginia, now, sir. If she stands firm, we can
still be free, If she succumbs, our liberties are
gone, sir. Gone, and, sir, Virginia is not Massa-
chusetts. In some counties there the people have
burned the jsils court houses and and cerk'sof
In Green Brer county they have stopped the Courts
and have entered into an association to prevent the
collection Of taxes. We shall see what they do, sir
with this internal Constitution. All depends on
them. We are doomed II they do not save us, sir I"
1t was remarked by Sydney and the Hermit that
BreadmOngster spoke with more gravity than was
usual with him-spoke as one who had almost lost
hope. But devoted as he was to the cause of the
people, another subject at the moment was Of
greater interest to Sydney, and now that Bread
mongster had paused, he asked
"Did you see the StilWellsY
"No, sir. They were not there"
"Not thereP"
"No, sir. Tney had gone Miss Lilburne, who
had remained there with her father who wished to
attend the convention told me that Mr.. Reuben
StilWel, Mrs. StilWel and Miss StilWell sailed for
England about two weeks after they left here"
"EnglsndP Sailed for EngsndP' gasped Sydney.
"Miss Lilburne said Reuben was obliged to 60,
and the ladies went with him to spend some months
travelling in Europe. Why, had you not heard Of
their depertureY
"Not suspicion"
Sydney was 80 greatly depressed he could not re-
main in the Office, and went out to seek Job COttle
The cabinet.maker was equally sstonished.
"Gone-gone to Europe, gone for months with
out parting message, without WordP' said sgd
ney, sadly. -
81 tell you, sgd, she never did it, Miss Stilwell
never went away like that without sendin you some
word, somehow; only you didn't get it. No, sgd,
she never did that"
"But she may have met some man of her own
class In Boston,"
"Syd, you mustn't do the young woman such in
Justice Why, if Gertrude Stwe was to turn out
that fickle-knoWin' her as have since she used to
play here In the shsVin's-good Presbyterian as
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