Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . lingand social disorganization, led to generalresistance and open rebellion. The , led on by ambitious and un-principled leaders, provided themselveswith arms of every descript
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . lingand social disorganization, led to generalresistance and open rebellion. The , led on by ambitious and un-principled leaders, provided themselveswith arms of every description ; they hadseen the country free itself from the tyr-anny of Britain by these means, and nowthey were about to try the same againstwhat they considered the tyranny of theirown government. Things continued to goon in this way for some time, when, thenumber of the malcontents becoming solarge and formidable, tile militia werecalled out to protect the sittings of thecourts, which it was the object of the in-surgents to prevent ; and so conciliatoryand considerate was the government, thattheir grievances were made the subject ofrepeated and anxious counsel, and as muchas possible redressed. Bills were passedfor diminishing legal costs, law chargesbeing at that time enormous ; and for al-lowing the payment of taxes and privatedebts in specific articles instead of coin. GKEAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 127. of wliicli latter there was scarce-ly any in circulation ; as well asfor applying certain revenues,formerly devoted to other pur-jjoses, to the payment of govern-mental dues. So far were con-cessions made; still the agitation contin-ued, and the habeas corpus act was sus-pended for eight months. Nevertheless,though every preparation was thus made tosecure protection to the government, fullpardon for past offenses was promised toall, if they would cease from their illegalagitations. Doubtless, but for the daring and des-peration of one man, Daniel Shays, orderwould have been restored
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