..Under the crown, American history; . on them, killing three,mortally wounding two, and injuring sevenothers, nearly all of whom were innocent spec-tators of the scene. WARRENS LAST SPEECH. 187 The wrath of the people, as the news of thisaffair spread through the town and the adjacentcounties, was something akin to frenzy; buteven in that critical hour the leaders of thepeople retained their self-command, and knew how to behave withdignity, wisdom andrectitude. They pro-vided a vent for thepassion of the crisis ina singularly impressivepublic funeral of thevictims, in which thewhole mass of t
..Under the crown, American history; . on them, killing three,mortally wounding two, and injuring sevenothers, nearly all of whom were innocent spec-tators of the scene. WARRENS LAST SPEECH. 187 The wrath of the people, as the news of thisaffair spread through the town and the adjacentcounties, was something akin to frenzy; buteven in that critical hour the leaders of thepeople retained their self-command, and knew how to behave withdignity, wisdom andrectitude. They pro-vided a vent for thepassion of the crisis ina singularly impressivepublic funeral of thevictims, in which thewhole mass of thepatriotic citizens tookpart, marching sixabreast to the immense public meeting was held. SamuelAdams conveyed to the royal government itsrespectful and most reasonable request for theImmediate removal of the troops from the regiment had already gone. He demandedthe instant removal of every man who wore thekings uniform. The troops, replied the governor, are notsubject to my authority. I have no power toremove THE BOSTON MASSACRE. 188 WARRENS LAST SPEECH. * If, said Adams, you have power to removeone regiment, you have power to remove is at your peril if you refuse. The meetingis composed of three thousajid people. Theyare become impatient. A thousand men arealready arrived from the neighborhood, and thewhole country is in is approaching. An im-mediate answer is expected,and a direct answer is de-manded. The government troops were removed, andthe Revolution was postponedfor five years. But everyyear, on the anniversary of themassacre, memorial serviceswere held of the most im-pressive character, and anoration was delivered by adistinguished member of theDR. JOSEPH WARREN. popukr party. These celebrations increased in Interest andin fervency every year until 1775, when Warren, for the second time, was theorator of the day. It was feared that the armedconflict could not be long delayed, and Doctor
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