Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-25

There had been many outward signs of the demogogue in Adams ca. reer. He had been consciously and deliberately planning and seheming for independence ever since 176S, and had made public avowal of his pur pose no longer ago than last year. It must have taxed even his adroit pow CTS to convince these frank Virginian5 that his purpose was not rebellion, but liberty; that he venerated what they venerated, and wished only what they wished
 Finds Massachusetts Men Genuine.
 But the truth somehow lay open be- fore the evening was gone. There was frank eordiality in the parting: Wash. ington was convinced of their genuine ness and sobriety Though you are led to believe by venal men," he re- piled to Captain Mackenzie, that the people of Massachusetts are rebel lious, setting up for the independency. and what not, give me'leave, my good friend, to tell you that you are abused, grossly abused. This l advance with degree of confidence and boldness which may claim your belief, having better opportunities for knowing the real sentiments of the people you are among, from the leaders of them, in opposition to the present measures of the administrations than you have from those whose business it is not to disclose truth, but to misrepresenu facts in order to justify as much as possible to the world their own con duct"
 The Massachusetts men had come to 2 better understanding of the game began to see how cautiously it must ha played, how slowly and how wisely.
 4 Critical Business. T. was critical business, this of drawing all the colonies into a con- mon congress, as if to create a di- -a-ting body for the continent, with cut constitution or warrant. The es- l Labllshment of committees of core spCudenCe had seemed little short of stdicious, for it was notorious the com ui.tass were formed to concert action aEaiust the government at home; but ttis congress of committees" was an 2 Fen r10rs serious matter. Would the colonies venture a con iirsrtsl organization to defy parlia- ment? Dangerous differences of opin- i0r were blown hot between neighbors by such measures.
 Some of the best men in America were opposed to the course which was now evidently to be taken.
 So long as 1t was merely a matter of protest by the colonies severaIly, they had no criticism to make-except perhaps that MT Otis and MT. Henry had held unnecessarily high language, and had been bold and defiant beyond measure; but when they saw how the opposition gathered head, hsstened from protest to concerted resistance, put popular conventions into the place of lawful legislative assemblies. and advanced at length to a continental organization, they deemed it high time to bestir themselves, vindicate their iSyaity to his maiesty'5 government, and avert a revolution.
 Opposed to Rash Measures,
 
 with. Had they been able to unite upon active measures, had they ad- vanced from defence to aggressive ac- tion, they might have rendered them selves formidable beyond possibility of defeat.
 Everywhere men of substance and of influence were to be found by the score who were opposed to a revolu- tionary agitation, such as this that HOW seemed to be gathering head. Even in Massachusetts men who bore the best and oldest names of the com monwealth were of this number: in New York and Pennsylvania, at the very heart of the continent. they could, it was believed, boast a ma jority, as well as to the far south ward. in the low country of South Carolina and Georgia.
 Without Hurt to the Empire.
 No one, they declared, but designing politicians and men without prop erty, those who had much to gain and nothing to lose by the upsetting of law and ordered government, wished to see this contest with the ministry pushed to extremes.
 They wished no less than others to see the colonies keep their lawful and chartered liberties, but the thing must be accomplished soberly. and without loss of things equally dear-of honor. and the maintenance of an unbroken English empire.
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