The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-29

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The Ferment.
On his voyage to New York, Jack
wrote long letters to Margaret and to
Doctor Franklin. which were deposited
In the post Office on his arrival the
tenth Of March. He observed a great
change In The spirit of the people.
They were no longer content with
words. The ferment was showing Itself
In acts Of open and violent disorder.
The statue OF George Ill, near the
battery, was treated to volley of de-
cayed eggs, In the evening of his ar
rival. This hot blood WIS due to the
effort to prevent free speech In the
colonies and the proposal to send
political prisoners to England for trial.
Jack took the first boat to Albany
and found Solomon working on the
Irons farm In his diary he tells Of
the delightful days Of rest he enjoyed
with his family. Solomon had told
them of the great adventure but Jack
would have little to say of 1t, having
no pride In that achievement.
Soon the scout left on a mission for
the committee of safety to distant set
Elements In the great north BUSH
I'll be spendin' the hull moon in the
wilderness" he said to Jack. Coin
to Virginny when l get back. an III
look fer We on the way down."
Jack set out for Philadelphia the
day after Solomon left. He stopped at
Undertook on his way down the river
and addressed its people on conditions
In England. A young Tory interrupted |
his remarks. At the barbecue, which |
followed. this young man was seized
and punished by a number Of stalwart |
girls who removed his collar and jack |
ct by force and covered his head and !
neck with molasses and the fuzz of
cat tails. Jack interceded for the
Tory and stopped the proceeding.
My friends. we must control our
anger" he said. Let US not try to
subdue tyranny by using 1t ourselves
Everywhere he found the people in
such temper that Tories had to hold
their peace or suffer punishment. At
the office he learned that his most
important letters had failed to pass the
hidden censorship Of mail in England.
He began, at once, to write a series
of articles which fastened the crisis.
The first OF them was a talk with
Franklin, which told how his mail had
been tempered with; that no letter had
come to his hand through the post
office which had not been opened with
apparent Indifference as to the evil ,
1ence of its violation. The Doctors ,
words regarding free speech in Amer ,
ca and the proposal to try the holder ,
,ritics for treason were read and dis 8
,ussed In every household from the sea :
o the mountains and from Maine to T
Florida
The young mans work had set the 9
'ells ringing and they were the bells h
# revolt. The arrival of General Gage I
t Boston In May, to be civil governor v
nd commander-in-chief for the conti- V
ent. and the blockade of the port
wenty days later, compelling its pop I
lation who had been fed by the sea
o starve or subsist on the bounty of
thers, drove the most conservative
itizens into the open. Parties went o.
ut Tory hunting. Every suspected .,
ian was compelled TO declare himself II
nd If incorrigible, was sent away. +,
own meetings were held even under n,
he eyes of the kings soldiers and no r.
'ibunal was allowed to sit in any .,
ourt house. AT Salem, meeting was n,
exc oehlno locked doors with the gov II
rnor and his secretary shouting a n,
through its keyhole, de- n
airing 1t to be dissolved. The meet h.
& proceeded to Its end, and when the
tizens filed out, they had Invited the n
irteen colonies to general congress
Philadelphia
1t was solomon Binkus who con-
yed the invitation to Pennsylvania 30
Id Virginia. He had gone on Sec ~
ID mission TO Springfield and Boston ",
ID had been In the meeting at Salem o.
tn General Ward Another man car ~,
I'd that historic call to the colonies N,
rther south. In five weeks, delegates m,
IRE chosen. and early in August, they 90
re travelling on many different roads 90
ward the Quaker city. Crowds gath bu
I'd in every town and village they a
ssed. Solomon, who rode with the
rginia delegation, told Jack that he
dn't heard so much noise since the
I'm war.
They was poundin' the bells, an Ing
'otin' cannons everywhere" he de ing
red. Men, women and children Of
wdee round us an split their lungs tur
lin. They's a streak o. sore throats str
the way from Alexandry to here" bal
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