The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-27
TODAY IN HISTORY
Birthday of the Father of the Revo-
lutlOnO
SEPTEMBER a7, 1910.


Today is the birthday Of Samuel
| Adams. September q. l722. who, on ac-
| count OF the early and active part nc
| took in the cause OF independence, be-
| lean Revolution. OF Adams. Thomas
JEFFERSON said. Il always considered him
| MOI than any other member of the con-
| tincntal congress: the fountain Of our
more important measures. Ii there was
amy Palmurus 10 the revolution, Samuel
ADAMS was the man..
Before he became Of age he took an
active part in politics. In this work ne
| was prominent throughout his life. but il
was not until 1865 that he began his val
| liable service TO the colonists that was
| TO make his name live among those OF
our greatest Americans. He was the lead
| Ing spirit OF most OF the pro-revolu ton
airy meetings in Boston. He was a bril-
liant writer; and was contributing almost
constantly 10 the press of Boston. These
articles were OF very great ability, and
went TO the very, roots of all questions at
issue between the colony and the Eng
| lisa parliament. Bernard. the governor.
used 10 damn that Adams Every dip
of his pen stings like horned snake
To Governor Gage. the British COM
mander in Boston. who attempted to
brlbe him with an office, he said; 'sr.
trust have long since made my peace
consideration shall induce me to aban-
don the cause OF my country. Tell Gov
ernor Gage 1t is the advice OF Sam
Adams TO him, no longer TO insult the
feelings OF an exasperated people"
When the town meeting was called at
Boston. following the so-called Boston
Massacre" Adams was appointed, with
fourteen others. to call on Governor
Hutchinson and demand that the English
troops be Withdrawn from the city. Adams
was the spokesman. and when the COVER
nor consented TO withdraw one OF the
regiments, Adams replied. Both regi-
ments or none" which became rallying
cry OF the people. The result OF Adams's
efforts was the departure of both regi-
ments from Boston as soon as they could
be gotten ready TO move,
1t was Adams who wrote the stirring
with the words: Let every town assem-
blel Let associations and combinations
be everywhere set UP to consult and re-
cover our just rights,"
His next practical step, II has been de-
clared, organized the American revolu-
tion In a town meeting duly convened
he moved. and the meeting voted, that
committee be appointed. to consist OF
twenty-one persons 10 state the rights
OF the coontsts, as men and Christians.
and as subjects. "and TO communicate
towns: and 10 the world as the sense
OF this town. with the !nfringements and
violations thereof that have been. or from
time 10 time may be made
Here was the origin of "the commit
tees OF correspondence" thereafter ia
nous and serviceab BILE in the cause of
freedom from English dominion. Adams
wrote up the first document called for
by the above vote, Joseph Warren the
second. and Benjamin Cnurch the third,
The towns OF Massachusetts. almost
without exception, when tGc papers sent
to them had been received. appointed
similar committees. and their responses
echoed the sentiments OF Adams. The
sonereS sonemS OF OF these eommi,tees, though
Tories. was soon seen by them In the
light OF its tremendous consequence. and
Daniel Leonard. one OF their number.
wrote: This is the foulest. subticst and
most venomous serpent ever Issued from
the egg OF sedition.'
sam Adams was sent as delegate
10 the first Continental congress and
so vigorous were his speeches that Cen
eral Gage received peremptory orders
from the ministry to arrest Samuel
ADAMS and his willing and ready tool
John Hancock. and send them over TO
London to be tried for high treason II
was intended to seize them at Leying-
ton, but Paul Revere warned them For
the next eight years Mr.. Adams took an
active and important part In the work
OF the congress. and probably no other
man did so much to bring about the
war he was valuable assistant In the
framing and carrying out OF the con-
sttution. and died at the advanced age
Of 81. In Boston, on October ., 1903
On September 81. 1879. John Adams
was appointed commissioner TO neeotis te
treaty 81 peace with Great Britain in
ant Episcopal church met. and In 1870
the Cboc;aw Indians coded their lands
10 the United States. Today is the birth
day of Louis XIII OF France d6oIJ
George Cru,kshank. the noted English
artist and caricaturist G7o2): ReareAd-
miral Samuel Francis Du Pont QSO3l
Epes Sargent. the Journalist and author
GSl3l: William b. Hazen. who Improved
the u. S. signal service C1S30); Alfred
IT. MahaD. naval officer and author
GSi0); and Thomas Mast. carlcaturist
ds4oj. Today is the date OF the death
OF st. Vincent de Paul. the eminent Phil
anthroptst In 1860.
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