From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. May 25. –At a time when tyranny bears fire in one hand, and instruments of death in the other, let us exert every nerve, and, to our utmost, promote justice, equity, and good economy; that by virtue, resolution, and…
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Reconciliation Opposed
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. This is not a time to trifle. Men who know they deserve nothing from their country, and whose hope is on the arm that hath sought to enslave ye, may hold out to you, as Cato 1 hath done,…
“Old Lies Renewed”
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 19. –By a late arrival from England we have the following, which are but the old lies renewed: –Government proposes to have in America, in the spring, foreign troops, consisting of Hessians, Brunswickers, Hanoverians, and Waldeckers, seventeen thousand;…
France
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. France declares, she will not assist the American colonies until they dissolve their connection with Great Britain. Should that event take place, France would probably involve England in a war with Germany. America was conquered in that country in…
An English View
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. They are very weak, who flatter themselves that in the state to which things have come, the colonies will be easily conquered by force alone. The persons who now govern the resolutions of what they call the Continental Congress,…