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been forced to hire, because the
Englishmen had refused to do his
dirty work.
"'The Kings proclamation of the
state of war, when it was read from
the steps of the Royal Exchange in
London, was received with Kisses
from the citizens of London. Their
representatives made protest to the
King, until he was forced to leave
London to escape them. The four
members of Parliament who repre-
sented London voted against the
war. The Recorder of the city wore
morning publicly for the brothers
he had lost, fighting against the new
tyranny at Lexington.
"Lord North, the time-serving
prime minister. confessed in 1779
that he always knew, at heart, that
the war v ould be ruinous. Barring
ton, the Secretary of State for War,
called the policy of the King "mad-
ness" Shelbourne, after many vain
protests, resigned from the Cabinet.
The Duke of Grafton wrote to North
protesting. His letter was ignored
and he then obtained a personal au-
dience with the King, with whom he
pleaded in vain against the war. On
the next day he made public pro-
test in the House of Lords. He was
summoned to the palace and instant
" dismissed from his Office of Lord
Privy Seal by the arbitrary COM
mand of the King, who was trying
to revive the divine right of mon
archs in England in precisely the
same way as the Kaiser is attempt
ing it today in Europe. The Duke
of Richmond protested, also vainly,
against what he called a "criminal
policy" Grenville Sharpe, the great
anti-slavery advocate, resigned a
post, upon which he was
entirely dependent and was thrown
without resources on the world.
"Soldiers and sailors resigned
their commissions rather than serve.
Chatham removed his son, Lord Pitt,
from the army, so that he might not
fight against the Americans. The
Earl of Efingham resigned his COM
mission and received vote of
thanks from the corporations of
Dublin and London for doing so.
Sir William Howe, when appointed
to the command of the British fore
es, accepted it only under protest
and because he felt himself bound
by his military oath. Colonel Bur-
goyne also accepted only under pro-
test. General Conway not only re-
signed his commission, but moved
an address in Parliament to stop
the war Immediately. Admiral KEEP
pei refused to fight. And the list of
protests could be, extended almost
indefinitely. Does it not explain why
the military maps on the so-called
British side, the maps of the battle
of Princeton, were all drawn up in
German? You can find them in the
Princeton library, if you wish to
confirm it.
"And look at the names that sign
ed the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution of the United
States. Will you find any Bernstorffs
or Hindenburgs amongst them?
Why, every name appended to your
Constitution was made in Britain
their very syllables were formed in
Britain-Washington, Langdon, Cor
ham, Johnson, Livingston, Paterson,
Morris. All came from
Great Britain, and there is only one
that did not come from that smaller
part of Great Britain which is called
England.
"These are not fancies, these are
plain historical facts; and when a
German plaintively asks why, when
he. becomes naturalized in America,
he must prove his loyalty by learn
ing "English," the answer is that he
must do so not because it is eng
lish", but because it is American,