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Again Dunmore dissolved them; but
they 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
70 meet at that place on the first day
Of August to take action for the COL
pny.
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 were 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. It 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 1774 the leaders
Of Virginia were for the first time
brought into face-to-face conference
with the men of other colonies.
In 1855 Fauquier had dissolved the
Burgesses with such sharp despatch,
upon the passage Of Mr.. Henry's reso-
lutions. that they we're all gone home
before the call for a congress to act
upon the stamp duties could reach
them.
The Patriot Leaders Independent.
But In 1774 they were not to be so
cheated. They had themselves issued
the call for a congress this time, and
dissolution could not drive them
home. Their leader could at least
linger at the Raleigh and concert
means to have their way, house or no
house.
A convention took the place of the
assembly, and seven leading members
of the house were sent to Philadel-
phia, with as full authority to speak
and act for the colony as if the Bur-
gesses themselves had commissioned
them.
Bluff Ben Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison declared in Philadel-
phia that che would have come on
foot rather than not come" and quiet
Richard Bland that che would have
gone if it had been to Jericho"
Colonel Harrison struck his new
colleagues from the north as a bit
rough in his free southern speech and
manner; and Mr.. Bland seemed to
them "a plain, sensible man." such as
would be more given to study than to
agitation.
If such men, artless and steady az
any downright country gentleman Of
old England, held so high a fancy for
the business Of the congress, it was
easy to conclude what the hastier,
younger men would be likely to plan
and do; and the Massachusetts dele.
gates found themselves greatly heart
ened.
John Adams, Thomas Cushing, Sam.
uel Adams and Robert Treat Paine
were the representatives of Massa'
chusetts. It was their people who
had most provoked Parliament to be
high-handed and aggressive.
The struggle with the ministry at
home had taken shape in Boston. 1t
had come to actual riot there All the
continent and all England had seen
how stubborn was the temper, how In.
corrigible the spirit Of resistance, in
that old seat Of the Puritan power, al.
ways hard set and proud in its self.
wil1ed resolution to be Independent;
and all eyes we're turned now upon
Gushing and Paine and this "brace of
Adamses," who had come, 1t was
thought, to hurry the congress into
radical courses. Kindness. applause,
hospitality. Studied and expensive
respect" had attended them at every
stage OF their long ride from Boston
to Philadelphia.
Great Excitement Over Congress.
The country was much stirred by
the prospect Of a general congress OF
committees" at Philadelphia; and the
delegates from Massachusetts were
greeted as they passed even more gen
erously than the rest, because their
people had been the first to suffer In
this bad business; because their
chief port at Boston was closed, and
relocated sentries were on thei,
streets.
It behooved the MASSACHUSETTS men
however, not to suffer themselves to
be misled. Many looked upon them
askance; some disturbed them hearth
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