The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-05-16
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| should have the liberalizing outlook OF
1 looks. and be made "tit for more USE
full purposes than horse-racer," and
though he was but twenty, could hard
" be induced to see the year out at
college before getting married.
The Boston Tea Party.
II was no doubt very we'll that pub
lie affairs of the first consequence
called Washington's mind imperative
" off from these private anxieties,
which could not but be dwarfed in the
Dresence of transactions which threat
ened to shake the continent
AS the year drew on, the govern
ment in England undertook to force
cargoes of the East India companys
tea into the ports. When all resisted,
and Boston, more forward even than
the rest, threw three hundred and
forty odd chests of tea into the har-
Dor. acts passed parliament giving
dangerous increase of power to the
governor of Massachusetts, and d1-
recting that Boston port be closed to
all commerce on and after the first
day of June; and it became evident
that vigorous action must be taken
in response.
A Day of Prayer and Fasting.
The Burgesses in Virginia MAY,
i1774) resolved that June LIST should
Ibe set apart as a day Of fasting and
Iprayer-prayer that civil war might
lbe averted and the people of America
united in a common cause.
Again Dunmore dissolved them; but
Ithey gathered in the long room of the
Raleigh tavern, and there resolved to
urge congress of all the colonies,
and to call a convention for Virginia
TO meet at that place on the first day
of August to take action for the col
Ony.
Dimes With Lord Dunmore.
They showed no spleen towards the
governor Washington dined with him
the very day of the dissolution, spent
the evening at the palace, even rode
out with him to his farm on the fol-
lowing morning and breakfasted there;
and the Burgesses did not fail to give
the ball they had planned in honor
of Lady Dunmore and her daughters
on the evening the day they had
held their meeting in the "Appolo
room" at the Raleigh.
But there we're fasting and prayer
on the list of June; the convention
met on the first day of August; very
outspoken resolutions were adopted;
and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry
Lee, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland,
Edmund Pendleton, George Washing
ton and Benjamin Harrison were d.
rected to attend the congress of the
colonies appointed to meet in Phil
adelphia on the fifth day of Septem-
Der.
Sets Out for Congress.
When the time came for the jour-
ney, Henry and Pendlton Joined Wash
Ington at Mount Vernon. 1t must
have been with many grave thoughts
that the three companions got to
horse and turned to ride through the
long August day towards the north.
In the congress of 1874 the leaders
of Virginia were for the first time
brought into face-to-face conference
with the men of other colonies.
In 1865 Fauquier had dissolved the
Burgesses with such sharp despatch
upon the passage of Mr.. Henry's>reso
lutions, that they were all gone home
before the call for a congress to &C
upon the stamp duties could reacl
them.
The Patriot Leaders Independent.
But in 1774 they were not to be 81
cheated They had themselves issue'
the call for congress this time. ant
dissolution could not drive then
home. Their leader could at leas
Hnger at the Raleigh and concer
means to have their way, house or nj
house.
A convention took the place of tn
assembly, and seven leading member
of the house were sent to Philadel
mia. with as full authority to speal
and act for the colony as if the Bur
gesses themselves had commissioner
them.
Bluff Ben Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison declared in Philadel
phia that che would have come OF
foot rather than not come" and quie
Richard Bland that 'he would hav'
gone if it had been to Jericho.
Colonel Harrison struck his. new
colleagues from the north as a bi
rough in his free southern speech ant
manner; and Mr.. Bland seemed tt
them "a plain. sensible man." such a
would be more given to study than tt
agitation.
If such men, artless and steady al
Iany downright country gentleman o
old England, held so high a fancy TO
1.-The business of the congress. it wa
jeasy to conclude what the hastier
younger men would be likely to plal
land do; and the Massachusetts dele
gates found themselves greatly heart
lened.
John Adams. Thomas Gushing, San
uel Adams and Robert Treat Pain
were the representative of Masss
chusetts. It was their people VIII
had most provoked Parliament to b