. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . of them of the lower Rank, and all the warmest zealots. . .The more considerable Merchants and Citizens seldom or neverappeared among them, but, I believe, were not displeased withthe Clamor and opposition that was shown against internalTaxation by Parliament. In the winter andspring of 1775, regularlegal government brokedown. In colony aftercolony, the governorsrefused to let the legis-lature meet, and thepeople refused to letthe governors courts orother officials act. Thenin many places, to pre-vent absolute lawless-ness, county m
. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . of them of the lower Rank, and all the warmest zealots. . .The more considerable Merchants and Citizens seldom or neverappeared among them, but, I believe, were not displeased withthe Clamor and opposition that was shown against internalTaxation by Parliament. In the winter andspring of 1775, regularlegal government brokedown. In colony aftercolony, the governorsrefused to let the legis-lature meet, and thepeople refused to letthe governors courts orother officials act. Thenin many places, to pre-vent absolute lawless-ness, county meetingsor local committees setup some sort of pro-visional government, tolast until the restora-tion of harmony withGreat Britain. Actionof this kind in Meck-lenburg County, NorthCarolina, on May SO, 1775, through distorted recollections,gave rise years later to the legend of a MecklenburgDeclaration of Independence on May 20. A statue by Daniel Chester French at Concord Bridge. On one face of thebase is inscribed a stanza from Emersons Concord Hymn : —. The Concord Minute Man-^ Here once the embattled farmers stoodAnd fired the shot heard round the world. Across the stream, in a curve of the stone fence, is the grave of two Britishsoldiers, over whose dust have been carved the lines from Lowell: — They came three thousand miles and keep the Past upon its throne. 208 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION During this turbulent disorder, second provincial conven-tions were held in several colonies, to act upon the recom-mendations of the First Continental course the *Tories had refused to pay any becomede factogovern-ments A secondgroup of conventions attention to the illegal elections, and in somecases, indeed, they were excluded from voting bytest oaths. Soine of these conventions now becamede facto governments. They organized troops,raised money, and assumed civil powers far enough to alleviate the existinganarchy. In form, theiracts were still recom-mendations; but
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