Charleston, the place and the people . The Couner, Broad and Church StreetsCentre of the old walled town. ledge. Thomas Lynch had been very earnest for non-importation when it had been tried before, having, Gov-ernor Bull wrote to Lord Hillsborough, travelled fifty GATHERING OF THE STORM 187 miles to cast his vote lest the merchants should sell theliberty of his dear country like any other goods. AndEdward Rutledge, as advocate, had, with RawlinsLowndes, as judge, but lately defied the power of theCouncil and liberated a prisoner whom it had orderedconfined. He was understood to be more inclin
Charleston, the place and the people . The Couner, Broad and Church StreetsCentre of the old walled town. ledge. Thomas Lynch had been very earnest for non-importation when it had been tried before, having, Gov-ernor Bull wrote to Lord Hillsborough, travelled fifty GATHERING OF THE STORM 187 miles to cast his vote lest the merchants should sell theliberty of his dear country like any other goods. AndEdward Rutledge, as advocate, had, with RawlinsLowndes, as judge, but lately defied the power of theCouncil and liberated a prisoner whom it had orderedconfined. He was understood to be more inclined tothe popular party than his brother John. The merchants foolishly made a show of numbers, goingto the polls in a body, with their clerks and dependants ;which, of course, roused the attention of the ran everywhere, calling out their friends, and easilyturned the tide, winning the day by a majority (thoughtvery large) of three hundred and ninety-seven. In the convention a question of great importance hadbeen raised b
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