Evening star., 1927-04-03

tained in every bill of rights of Mary
land to this day.
He proposed an institution for col
ored people--a scheme for their in
struction and complete emancipation.
He led the opposition to the stamp
act in Maryland and was delegate
to the Stamp Act Congress.
The resolutions and addresses of the
General Assembly during this long and
heated struggle would have done
credit to the ablest statesman OF Par
| lament, and most of them emanated
from the heart, brain and pen Of
Thomas Johnson.
LIE was a member of the Provincial
IL Convention, and this convention
elected him a deputy to the First Con
| tinental Congress at Philadelphia,
| 1774 to 1777.
Volume III, Continental Congress.
Page 10. Saturday. June 8, ITS
Upon motion Resolved, That a
Committee of five persons be chosen
to take into consideration the letter
from the Convention of Massachusetts
Bay, dated the 10th day of May and
report to this Congress what in their
opinion is the proper advice to be
THE following persons were chosen
by ballot to compose that committee
viz, Mr.. Uohn) Rutledge. Mr.. (Thomas)
Johnson, Mr.. John Jay. Mr.. Uames)
Wilson, and Mr.. Orchard Henry
Lee"
Upon motion resolved. That a COM
mittee Of five be appointed to draught
petition to the King"
Page So
THAT the committee to report a
petition to the King be Mr. (John)
Dickinson, Mr.. tThomas) Johnson,
Mir. Uohn) Rutledge, MIR. (John) Jay
and Mr.. (Benjamin) Franklin"
Mr.. (Silas) Deane, Mr.. Thomas)
Johnson, and Mr.. (Thomas) Cushing
chosen"
Page 234-
"On motion made. Resolved, That
Mr. Uohn) Langdon, Mr.. Gohn)
Adams, Mr.. (Stephen) Crane, Doct
(Benjamin) Franklin, Mr.. (Caesar)
Rodney, Mr.. (Thomas) Johnson, Mr..
(Patrick) Henry. Mr.. Uoist) Hewes,
Mr.. tChristopher) Gadsen and Mr..
Nyman) Hall a committee. in the
recess of Congress, to make enquiry
in all the Colonies. after virgin lead,
and leaden ore, and the best methods
of collecting, smelling, and refin-
Ing it"
Resolved. That the above named
gentlemen be committee, in the
recess of the Congress. to inquire into
the cheapest and easiest methods of
making salt in these colonies"
In that same Congress, on Thurs.
day, June Is, 1875, he nominated
George Washington to command all
the Continental forces raised or to
be raised for the defense of liberty.
This was a historic event. Hamp-
ton l.. Carson asserted that the
nomination of a Virginian by Mary
lander to command local patriotic
forces at Cambridge. forced forward
unity of action and identity of griev-
ances, and was bold conception and
national in it's character
Following the nomination of Gen.
Washington Mr.. Johnson bitterly op-
posed and vetoed Gen. Charles Lee
from being second in command, brand.
ing him as ''the English adventurer. :"
When the New York delegates rose
as one in the support of Mr.. Johnson,
declaring the truth of his charges.
Gen. Ward of Massachusetts was ap-
pointed second in command
Mr.. Johnson was an ardent support
er of the Declaration of independence
and voted for it. Being one of those
that made the Declaration of indie.
pendence a fact, he was yet willing to
forego the honor that would come to
those who placed to it their sigma
lures, that he might respond to
summons home on account of illness.
In consequence his name did not ap-
pear as a signer.
He was reelected to Congress for
another term. On January s, 1875, he
was elected senior brigadier general
of the Maryland troops. February 8,
1777, he was chosen by the Legisla.