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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 10 0 Browse Search
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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 8: American political writing, 1760-1789 (search)
as yet, most colonial leaders appeared anxious to avoid. Before the attacks of the Westchester Farmer had ceased, Daniel Leonard, a Boston lawyer of social prominence, began the publication in a loyalist newspaper, over the pen-name of Massachusey (1774-75). Seabury had emphasized the impracticability and political unwisdom of the recommendations of the Congress. Leonard assailed the unconstitutional arguments of the patriots, and the revolutionary character of their attacks upon parliamenms, who, early in 1775, published in the Boston Gazette, over the signature of Novanglus, a series of letters traversing Leonard's argument. Twelve articles had appeared when the battle of Lexington (19 April, 1775) intervened. Adams did not lack legal knowledge or logical proficiency, but he was no match for Leonard in debate, nor could he keep to the point; and although the republication of the letters in London, and a reprint many years later in the United States, gave some vogue to the n
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Index. (search)
etc., The, 130 Laud, 36, 42, 46 Launcelot Langstaff, 233 Lavoisier, 91 Lawson, John, 26 Lay Preacher, the, 234, 235, 235 n., 236 Leacock, John, 217 Lectures and biographies, 350 Lee, Dr., Arthur, 120 Lee, Charles, 138, 259 Lee, Richard Henry, 135, 148 Legare, Hugh Swinton, 237 Legends of Sleepy Hollow, 256 Legends of the Alhambra, 249 Legends of the thirteen Republics, 297 Legends of the West, 318 Leicester, 219, 224 Lenox, Charlotte, 217 Leonard, Daniel, 137 Leonard, W. E., 280 n. Leonor de Guzman, 223, 224 Letterfrom a Gentleman at Halifax, to his friend in Rhode Island, a, 128 Letter from Aristocles, 83 n. Letter in defence of Aristocles, 83 n. Letter to his countrymen, a, 294 n., 301 n., 302 Letters and social aims, 352 Letters from an American Farmer, 192, 199 Letters from a Virginian, 136 Letters from the South, 239 Letters from Palmyra, 324 Letters from under a Bridge, 241 Letters of a Farmer in
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 4: (search)
e watched by officers in the royal service, and any perceptible movement would have been followed by an instant dissolution. In the confusion of nominations, Daniel Leonard, of Taunton, who had won his election by engaging manners and professions of patriotism, which yet were hollow, succeeded in being appointed one of the commitined by well-founded distrust of his secret relations, that committee was therefore cautious to entertain nothing but vague propositions for conciliation; so that Leonard deceived not himself only, but the governor, into the belief, that the legislature would lead the way to concession, and that on the arrival of more troops, an in. Samuel Adams received a summons to come and guide its debates; but a higher duty kept him at Salem. The legislative committee of nine appeared so tame, that Leonard returned to Taunton on business as a lawyer. Meantime, Samuel Adams had on one evening secretly consulted four or five of his colleagues; on another a larger num
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition., Chapter 21: (search)
on; never for a moment doubting that the power of Chap. XXI.} 1775. Feb. Great Britain would trample down, repress, and overwhelm every movement of insurrection. To crush the spirit of resistance by terror, and to diffuse a cowardly panic, Daniel Leonard, of Taunton, speaking for them all, held up the spectres of high treason, actual rebellion, and anarchy. He ran through the history of the strife; argued that it was reasonable for America to share in the national burden as in the national bperhaps even Massachusetts, would be left to fall alone; that even in Massachusetts thousands among the men of property and others, would flock, to the royal standard, while the province would be drenched in the blood of rebels. The appeal of Leonard was read with triumph by the tories. But John Adams, kindling with indignation at his dastardly menaces and mode of reasoning, entered the lists as the champion of American freedom; employing the fruits of his long study of the British law, the
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Providential escape. (search)
runk belonging to the wife of John Doherty, and stealing $141.80.--The proof was not direct or positive, but was sufficiently strong to warrant the Mayor in committing the parties for a further examination before the next Hustings Court. Daniel Leonard and Thomas Seymour were arraigned for assaulting Mary R Riley. It appeared by the testimony that a misunderstanding had occurred between Mike Ryan and Mrs. Riley, in which she had used some harder arguments than more words. While this was progressing Leonard and Seymour entered, and her superior power of talking soon made it apparent that it was their bounden duty to help demolish Ryan, which they immediately proceeded to undertake, and with so much success that he was compelled to appeal to the police to arbitrate the master. The Mayor required the assailants to give security each in $300 to be of good behavior. The case of Riley vs. Bryan was dismissed. Thomas Bradford and James Carter were brought up for breaking a numb