The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-05-24


much ADLER heads than my own hath
fully convinced mo that 1t is not only
repugnant to natural right, but sub
versive of the: laws and constitution
Of Great Britain itself, In the estab
lishment of which some Of the best
blood Of the kingdom hath been split
:. H.. / could wish. own" he had
added that this dispute, had been
left to posterity to determine. =:
Gould Be No Compromises,
But he knew more clearly than ever
Aafnra aa hA nnda annAward from
he congress through the autumn
woods, that 1t had not been; that Leo
md Henry and Mason were rightly Of
he same mind and purpose with the
men from: Massachusetts TINT confer
ence had only united and heartened
hose who stood for liberty In every
:olony; that there could be no com
promise perhaps no yielding either
and that every man must now take
lis soberest resolution for the times
20 come: " 80 :,
Washington: turned steadily to his
private business for the winter, never
theless. as was his wont-pushed for.
ward the preparation and settlement
Of his western lands. and stood guard;
as before, over the 'soldief1' grants
upon. the Ohio, against omcial bad
faith and negligence. 3. - :;
This Busiest Man In vIrainia.>
For T. year or two past there has
been, scarce q moment that / could
properly call my own" he declared to
friend who solicited his, promtse to
act as guardian to his son. What
with my own business, my present
wards, my mothers, which Is wholly
In my hands, Colonel FAirfax's, Colonel
Mercer's, and the little assistance Il
have undertaken to give in tho man.
agement Of my brother Augustine's
concerns, together with the share
take In public affairs, I have been: con:
stantly engaged in writing letters, set
Ting accounts, and negotiating ono
piece of business or another; by
which means l have really been. de.
prived of every kind Of enjoyment, and
had almost fully resolved to engage
in no fresh matter till I had entirely
wound up the DID,
Does Not shlrk Responsibility.
He promised to undertake the new
charge, nevertheless. It was stun OF
his nature to spend himself thus, and
keep his powers stretched always to .
great compass.
. With the new year (1775) public at
fairs loomed big again, and ominouk
The petitions Of the congress ut PhiI
edelphia had been received in Eng
land almost with contempt, Chatham
indeed, with that broad and noble O.
gacity which made him DO great 8
statesman, had proposed that Ameri
cas- demands should be met, to the ut
most length Of repeal and withdrawel
Of menace, and that she should b. 40
corded to the full the selfgovernment
she demanded in respect to taxation
and every domestic concern. :: -
=. ) ch&tha.n's 'Fsrvld warning. =
! 1T ls.net cancelling i piece Of parch
ment, he cried, that can win bacl
Americas" the old fire burning hot
within him; you must respect hen
fears and her resentments." ;. :.
! The merchants, too, in fear tor thaii
trade, urged very Anxiously that thera
should be instant and ample oonoes
sion. But the kings stubborn anger
the parAament's indifference, the min
istry's incapacity, made it impossible
anything wise or generous should bt
done. =:
Adding Insult 70 Injury.
Instead Of real concessions there wa
fresh menace. The ministry did. indeed
offer to exempt from taxation every
colony that would promise that by its
own vote it would make proper contri
button to the expenses Of public Do
fence and imperial Administrations
in the hope thereby to disengage thu
luke-warm middle colonies from thu
plot now thickening against the gov
eminent.
But Massachusetts was at once pro
claimed in rebellion, every port IN
New England declared closed against
trade, New England fishermen were de
MED access to the Newfoundland dsh
cries, and ten thousand fresh troops
were ordered to-Boston.
Look for No Concession.
Neither the pleas Of their friends nol
the threats Of their enmtss reacled
the cars OF the colonists promptly
from over sea that spring; but theJ
were not slow to perceive that they
must look for NO concessions; and
did not wait upon peIliauaent IN thoil