398

Meeting of the Massachusetts Legislature; adjournment to
Salem; their respectful, loyal, but firm reply to the
Governor's speech; his bitter answer 399

Courteous, loyal, and patriotic answer of the Assembly
to the Governor's speech 400

The House of Assembly proceed with closed doors, and
adopt, by a majority of 92 to 12, resolutions declaring
the necessity of a meeting of all the Colonies to consult
together upon the present state of the Colonies 401

Curious dissolution of the last Legislature held in
the Province of Massachusetts, according to the tenor of
its Charter (in a note) 401

CHAPTER XIX.

1774, CONTINUED UNTIL THE MEETING OF THE FIRST
GENERAL CONGRESS IN SEPTEMBER. 403-408

Resolutions in all the Colonies in favour of a general
Convention or Congress, and election of delegates to it 403

General sympathy and liberality on behalf of the town
of Boston 404

How information on subjects of agitation was rapidly
diffused throughout the Colonies 405

The Act of Parliament changing the Constitution of
Massachusetts without its consent gave rise to the
American Revolution; the authority of that Act never
acknowledged in Massachusetts 407

CHAPTER XX.

GENERAL CONGRESS OR CONVENTION AT PHILADELPHIA,
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1774. 409-421

The word Congress "defined" 409

Each day's proceedings commenced with prayer; each
Province allowed but one vote 410

The members of the Congress and their constituents
throughout the Colonies thoroughly loyal, while
maintaining British constitutional rights 410

The declaration of rights and grievances by this
Congress (in a note) 411

The explicit, loyal, and touching address and petition of
this Congress to the King 414

Manly and affectionate appeal to the British nation 416

The address of the members of the Congress to their
constituents--a temperate and lucid exposition of their
grievances