Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-24
Samuel Adams, Patriot, was Born 1874
Years Auo

September 81. 1872, was the birth
day of Samuel Adams, who on ac-
count of the carly and active part
he took in the cause of independence
became known as the Father of the
American Revolution" OF Adams
Thomas Jefferson said: Il always con-
sidered him, more than any other
member of the Continental Congress.
the fountain of our more important
measures. If there was any Palinurus
to the Revolution Samuel Adams was
the man."
Before he became of age he took an
active part in politics. In this work he
was prominent throughout his life, but
it was not until 1865 that he began his
valuable service to the colonies that
was to make his name live among
those of our greatest Americans. He
was the leading spirit of most of the
personal---very. meetings in Boston.
He was a brilliant writer, and was
contributing almost constantly to the
press of Boston. These articles were
Of very great ability, and went to the
! very roots of all questions at issue be-
tween the colony and the English par
! lament. Bernard, the governor used
to damn that Adams. Every dip of
his pen stings like horned snake"
Rejects Bride Of Office
To Gov. Gage, the British commander
, in Boston, who attempted to bribe him
with an Office. he said: Sir, I trust l
have long since made my peace with
n
| sidcration shall induce me to abandon
| the cause Of my country. Tell Gov.
Gage it is the advice of Sam Adams to
him, no longer to insult the feelings Of
an exasperated people,
When the town meeting was called
at Boston following the so-called "Bos-
| ton massacre Adams was appointed,
| with fourteen others. to call on Gov.
Hutchinson and demand that the Eng
fish troops be Withdrawn from the city.
Adams was the spokesman, and when
the governor consented to withdraw
one OF the regiments Adams replied.
Both regiments or none," which be-
came rallying cry of the people The
result OF Adams efforts was the de-
parture of both regiments from Boston
as soon as they could be gotten ready
TO move.
His next practical step, it has been
declared. organized the American Rev
| clution. In town meeting duly con-
| vened he moved and the meeting voted
that a committee be appointed to con-
sist of q persons, to state the rights of
the colonists as men and Christians
and as subjects, " and to communicate
and publish tine same to the several
| towns and to the world as the sense of
this town, with the infring ements and
violations thereof that have been or
from time to time may be made
! Here was the origin of 1.-The commit
| tee Of correspondence" thereafter ia
nous and serviceable in the cause of
freedom from English dominion. Ad-
ans wrote up the first document called
for by the above vote, Joseph Warren
the second and benjamin Church the
third.
| England Orders His Arrest
Sam Adams was sent as delegate to
the first continental Congress, and so
vigorous were his Speeches that Gen.
Gage received peremptory orders from
the ministry to arrest Samuel Adams
and his willing and ready tool" John
Hancock, and send them over to Lon
don to be tried for high treason. It was
intended to seize him at Lexington, but
Paul Revere warned them For the
next eight years Mr.. Adams took an
active part in the work of Congress,
and probably no other man did so
much to bring about the Declaration of
Independence. After the war he was
valuable assistant in the framing of the
Constitution. and died at the ad-
vanced age Of 81 in Boston on October
2, Observation-Disclosures Post.