. Re-dedication of the Old State House, Boston, July 11th, 1882 . ^ in the future onlyby the disj^lay of an irresistible armament in thesame place. Hutchinson, who well understood theposition, wrote to a friend, in March, 1770: Thebody of the people are all of a mind, and there is. OLD STATE HOUSE RE-DEDICATION. 87 no stemming the torrent. It is the common hm-guage of Adams and the rest, that they are notto be intimidated by acts of Parhament, for theywill not be executed here. . We are mostcertainly every da}^ confirming ourselves in oui principles of independence ; and tells me he is fully c
. Re-dedication of the Old State House, Boston, July 11th, 1882 . ^ in the future onlyby the disj^lay of an irresistible armament in thesame place. Hutchinson, who well understood theposition, wrote to a friend, in March, 1770: Thebody of the people are all of a mind, and there is. OLD STATE HOUSE RE-DEDICATION. 87 no stemming the torrent. It is the common hm-guage of Adams and the rest, that they are notto be intimidated by acts of Parhament, for theywill not be executed here. . We are mostcertainly every da}^ confirming ourselves in oui principles of independence ; and tells me he is fully convinced that nothing but sharp externalforce will bring Boston into a state of due subordi-nation. (Life of S. Adams, i., 335.) The Legislature was convened in March, 1770,at Cambridge, despite their protest that the writsspecified that the meeting was to be held at theTown House in Boston. Samuel Adams, JohnAdams, John Hancock, and Joseph Hawley, werethe leaders in the House, ably assisted by JamesBowdoin in the Council. In October the trial of Capt. Preston and hissoldiers was held in this hall, John Adams andJosiah Quincy, Jr., acting as their coimsel, andPreston was fully acquitted. Two of the soldierswere convicted of manslaughter. The trials were far from satisfa
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