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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 23: (search)
out the greatest number of sheep. The men who are now to occupy that most desirable territory, will never turn back, but, as we shall see, will carry American independence to the Wabash, the Detroit, and the Mississippi. At Charleston, South Carolina, the association was punctually enforced. A ship load of near three hundred slaves was sent out of the colony by the consignee; even household furniture and horses, though they had been in use in England, could not be landed; and on the twenty-fifth, the whole cargo of the Charming Sally was thrown into Hog Island Creek. The winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the colonies and warmth of affection can be attributed to nothing less than the agency of
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 35: (search)
rch they received their deed. To this territory, Daniel Boone, with a body of en- Chap. XXXV.} 1775. May. terprising companions, proceeded at once to mark out a path up Powell's valley; and through mountains and cane-brakes beyond. On the twenty-fifth of the month they were waylaid by Indians, who killed two men and wounded another very severely. Two days later the savages killed and scalped two more. Now, wrote Daniel Boone, is the time to keep the country while we are in it. If we give st you with respect to the force or efficacy of whatever laws you now or hereafter make, be pleased to consider, that all power is originally in the people. We represent the good people of this infant country, replied the convention on the twenty-fifth, in the words of a committee of which Calloway was the head. Deeply impressed with a sense of the May 25. importance of the trust our constituents have reposed in us, we will attempt the task with vigor, not doubting but unanimity will insur
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 36: (search)
and Harrison, of Virginia, who was classed among the conservative members, conducted him to the chair, saying: We will show Britain how much we value her proscriptions. For the proscription or Samuel Adams and Hancock had long been known, though it had not yet been proclaimed. No progress could be made in authorizing vigor- Chap XXXVI.} 1775. May. ous measures of defence, until the long deliberations in the committee of the whole had resulted in a compromise. Then, on Thursday, the twenty-fifth, directions were given to the provincial congress in New York to preserve the communication between the city of New York and the country, by fortifying posts at the upper end of the island, near King's Bridge, and on each side of Hudson river, in the Highlands. A post was also to be taken at or near Lake George. On that same day, while Howe, Clinton and Burgoyne were entering Boston harbor, Duane, a delegate from New York, moved in the committee of the whole, the opening of a negotiat