This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 Excerpt: ... Berkeley, Frederick, and Dunmore (now Shenandoah). But this advice was not followed, nor approved of, by the Hanover volunteers. Patrick Henry was at their head. He spoke to them, and they marched. Their object was to obtain, by making reprisals on the king's property, sufficient to indemnify the colony for the powder ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 Excerpt: ... Berkeley, Frederick, and Dunmore (now Shenandoah). But this advice was not followed, nor approved of, by the Hanover volunteers. Patrick Henry was at their head. He spoke to them, and they marched. Their object was to obtain, by making reprisals on the king's property, sufficient to indemnify the colony for the powder that had been taken away. It is remarkable, how essentially, at this moment, the leaders of the patriots in Virginia differed from each other in their opinions of the measures proper to be pursued. The advice which Randolph gave to the volunteers at Fredericksburg, proceeded from the purest and most patriotic motives. With him agreed Nicholas, Pendleton, and other distinguished friends of American liberty. They were anxious to avoid proceeding to extremities: they endeavoured to avoid the shedding of blood. They still clung to the fond hope that a reconciliation might be effected, and all their rights secured without a resort to force. They probably thought that by striking the first blow, they might be placed in the wrong, and that, by temperance and forbearance, they would gain more friends to the cause of their country--if they should be driven finally to independence, --than by giving way to an ebullition of passion, even though it was caused by an acknowledged wrong, and by an illegal act of power. On the contrary, Mr. Henry was even then perfectly satisfied " that we must fight, ' that there was no way of avoiding it with honor; that, as the blow was in fact struck by the royal governor, it would be dastardly and disgraceful to submit to it; and that much benefit would result to the cause of freedom, by immediately resenting the insult, and obtaining redress for the injury. Posterior events proved that Henry was the true prophet, and...
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