The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-16

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assembly that protested, but had ad-
vised the king to press prosecutions
for treason in the colonies. and.
should there be deemed sufficient
ground, transport the accused to Eng
land to be tried by special commits
sion.
Hot Outburst from Virginia.
1t was this last measure that had
provoked the Burgesses to their hot
test outburst AT a time when our
lordly masters in Great Britain will |
be satisfied with nothing less than |
! the deprivation of American freedom"
/ wrote Washington to Mason. with a |
1 sudden burst of passion, sit seems |
/ highly necessary that something |
/ should be done to avert the stroke, |
and maintain the liberty which we
| have derived from our ancestors Il.
| That no man should scruple, or hest
| fence of so valuable a blessing, on
/ which all the good and evil of life
depends. is clearly my opinion. Yet
arms, would beg leave to add. should
be the last resource"
Addresses to the throne and remon-
strances to Parliament had failed; it
remained to try starving their trades
and manufactures" to see if that at
last would arrest their attention. No
doubt even that would prove of nttle
avail; but it was at least peaceable
and worth the trial
Washington on His Feet.
The next month, accordingly he got
unhesitatingly to his feet in the pri-
vate meeting of the Burgesses at Mr.
Hays and moved George Mason's
resolutions; nor did he forget to sub
scribe his quota to the fund which
was to defray the expenses Of the las
ISOLATION" there formed
The pext evening he attended the
Queens Birth-Night" at the palace
/ with the same naturalness of demean-
) or and frankness of dealing towards
I the governor as before. Botetourt
! was not all show and gallantry, but
: was genuine man at bottom. He
' had come to Virginia thinking the
j colonists a pleasure-loying people who
: could be taken by display and cajoled
5 by hospitality; he had been told they
were such in London.
> A Manly Governor.
i But he knew his mistake almost as
4 soon as he had made it; and was
prompt, even while he upheld preroga.
{ tive. to do what he could to deal with
) them i'll liberal and manly spirit. He
d had aceuiesced very heartily at the
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v cision of the council that writs of as
i sistance could not legally be issued in
d Virginia-for the process had beer
n tried there too. He made such repre-
sensations with regard to the state o
the colony to the ministers at hone
d as we're both just and wise; was as
$ sured in reply that the ministers wer
J. willing to make every necessary con
d cession; pledged his word in Virgins
e that there should be a substantial
e change of policy; and died the soor
IF er October 10, 1770) because the GOV
eminent would not. after all. redeem
n his promises
v A Doubtful Compliment.
W Your, governor is becoming yer
N popular, as we are told here" wrot
Arthur Lee to his brother, from LoI
IS don. ''and ! have the worst proof {
Sc it in the increased orders for finerie
RS from the ladies'" Virginians did nc
find it easy to break an immemoris
ct habit in order to starve the Englis
d. trades and manufactures; and it wa
more than once necessary to urge an
renew the non-importation agreement
IS alike among the Burgesses and me
O. chants at Williamsburg and by mean
re of local associations throughout tn
It. colony.
rs But Washington was punetilious
Mt observe to the letter the agreement
IN he had himself proposed. Again an
ir- again he babe his mercantile agent
a in London assist him to guard again'
To- any inadvertent breach of them; M
st to send him the articles Parliamel
had picked out for taxation in II
te- colonies.
no Life still continued to go, it is tru
ial with something of the old SUMPTION
cd ness at Mount Vernon.
Iif- 1t was in June, 1868, that Colon
zee Washington ordered new charic
VI maze III the ncMGSl
six genteel, and light to be made of Il
nd best seasoned wood. and by a eel
ng brated workman" which was to co
al him, fittings and all, e1SS.
ice For all he grew uneasy lest the c.
rs, onies' disagreement with Englal
de. should come at last to conflict
les arms, he pushed his private interes
nd with NO abatement Of thoroughness
.ur seif-possession, as if there were
les fear but that things would long enouj
stand as they were.
Washington Acquires Lands.
I've He had not run surveyors lines
cir Lord Fairfax, or assisted to drive t
at French from the Ohio, without seei
ay what fair lands lay upon the weste
ins, rivers awaiting the owner; al
lac though there was still doubt how It'll
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