. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . year, unless the grievances of America should beredressed. They published Addresses to the people of Great Britain, and ofCanada, and they decided upon a petition to the king. These were thepapers that called forth the eulogium of Chatham. The Congress dissolvedthemselves on the 26th of October; and resolved that another Congressshould be convened on the 10th of May, 1775. After the 1st of June the irremediable conflict between the Governor andEepresentatives of the p
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . year, unless the grievances of America should beredressed. They published Addresses to the people of Great Britain, and ofCanada, and they decided upon a petition to the king. These were thepapers that called forth the eulogium of Chatham. The Congress dissolvedthemselves on the 26th of October; and resolved that another Congressshould be convened on the 10th of May, 1775. After the 1st of June the irremediable conflict between the Governor andEepresentatives of the people soon put an end to the legal course of govern-ment. General Gage was so whoUy deserted by the Council, that the meetingof the Assembly, which was proposed to take place at Salem in October, 1774.] MILITARY PREPARATIONS. 345 could not be regularly convened. Writs for the election of members had beenissued, but were afterwards annulled by proclamation. The elections tookplace. The persons chosen assembled, and styled themselves a Local Committee of safety was appointed. They enrolled militia, called Minute-. Carpenter3 Hall. men, whose engagement was that they should appear in arms at a minutesnotice. They appointed commanders. They provided ammunition. Theknowledge of the two Acts of Parliament which had followed that forshutting up the Port of Boston, not only provoked this undisguised resolveto resist to the death amongst the people of Massachusetts, but called up thesame growing determination throughout the vast continent of America. The new Parliament met on the 29th of November, 177-1. There was auend of the agitations about Wilkes ; for, having been elected for Middlesex,he took his seat without opposition. The kings speech asserted his deter-mination to withstand every attempt to weaken or impair the supremeauthority of this Legislature over all the dominions of my Crown. Corre-sponding Addresses were voted in both Uouses with a large majority. InJanuary,
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