..Under the crown, American history; . 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 themas
..Under the crown, American history; . 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. WARRENS LAST SPEECH. 189 Warren asked the privilege of delivering theoration. He wished the opportunity to declareonce more that the people of America had fullyresolved to fight rather than submit to lawlessrule. He desired to impress it upon the Englishpeople that the unexampled patience which themen of New England had shown had in it noalloy of cowardice. He sought the duty alsobecause there was thought to be danger in theperformance of it. Some of the British officers had agreed toattend the Old South Church, where the meetingwas to be held, and if anything offensive was said,they were to make an assault upon the speakerand break up the meeting. The story has longbeen current that a young ensign had agreed togive the signal by throwing an Ggg at the on his way to church the gallant youth had afall. The egg was broken, his knee was put outof joint, and he was ignominiously carried home. The meeting was appointed for half pasteleven, and long before that hour the churchwas
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