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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 20: (search)
, the Attorney-General, insisted on the right to tax America; while Grafton and Conway inclined to abdicate the pretended right, and the kind-hearted Rockingham declaelfth day of December waited on Rockingham, Dowdeswell, chap. XX.} 1765. Dec. Conway, and Dartmouth, were received with dispassionate calmness, it was announced thaedly the most serious matter that ever came before parliament, Geo. III. to Conway, 6 Dec. and he urged for it deliberation, candor, and temper. He was highly provoked Conway to Gage, 15 Dec. by the riots in New-York; and the surrender of the stamps to the municipality of the city seemed to him greatly humiliating. He watimpatient to receive a minute report of all that should occur. Geo. III. to Conway, 7 Dec. The Earl of Hardwicke, Hugh Hammersley to Lieut. Gov. Sharpe, Deem of politics which represented the colonies, as no otherwise related to Great Britain than by having the same king. Bernard to Conway, 19 Jan. and 22 Jan. 1766.
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 21: (search)
January, 1766. during the recess of parliament, Egmont, Conway, chap. XXI.} 1766. Jan. Dowdeswell, Dartmouth, and Charleolved. The cabinet, therefore, yielding to Grafton and Conway, requested his advice as to the measures chap. XXI.} 1766try, to those, at least, whom I have in my eye, looking at Conway and the Lords of the Treasury, Butler's Reminiscences. nd Walpole, II. 262. A pause ensued as he ceased, when Conway rose and spoke: I not only adopt all that has just been encouragement that he expected, let the negotiation drop. Conway and Grafton were compelled to disregard their own avowals d been received by De Berdt, the agent for Massachusetts. Conway did not scruple to present its petition to the king, and G remain to all posterity on the journals of this house. Conway adhered to the opinions of Pitt on the subject of taxationfeat on a division, by moving the orders of the day, while Conway assured the American agents of his good will, and the Spea
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 22: (search)
as degraded, and the name of man was in dishonor. Both hurried forward revolution; the counsels of the former drove America to form for the world's example a government truly representing the people; the other chap XXII.} 1766 Feb was so to touch the French nation in Convention with the flame of his humane, but jealous, impatient, and dogmatic spirit, as to light up European wars between the New and the Old, continuously for a generation. In the Commons, the resolution was presented by Conway, who himself at the time of passing the Stamp Act, had publicly and almost alone denied the right of parliament to impose the tax, and twice within twenty days had publicly reiterated that opinion. He now treated the question of power as a point of law, which parliament might take up. For himself, he should never be for internal taxes. He would sooner cut off his right hand than sign an order for sending out a force to maintain them. Yet he begged not to be understood to pledge himself fo
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 23: (search)
le to remain through the debate, and cry aye to the repeal with no sickly voice; and he hobbled into the house on crutches, swathed in flannels; huzzaed as he passed through the lobby, by almost all chap XXIII.} 1766. Feb. the persons there. Conway moved for leave to bring in a bill for the repeal of the American Stamp Act. It had interrupted British commerce; jeoparded debts to British merchants; stopped one-third of the manufactures of Manchester; increased the rates on land, by throwingfive had voted for the repeal of the act, against one hundred and sixty-seven for softening and enforcing it. The roof of St. Stephens rung with the loud shouts and long cheering of the victorious majority. When the doors were thrown open, and Conway went forth, there was an involuntary burst of gratitude from the grave multitude, which beset the avenues; they stopped him; they gathered round him as children round a parent, as captives round a deliverer. The pure-minded man enjoyed the trium
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 24: (search)
rior force would bring the people to a sense of duty; that every one around him was an abettor of resistance. Moore to Conway, 20 Feb., 1766. A merchant, who had signed a stamped bond for a Mediterranean pass, was obliged to stand forth publicly, oned the principles of Grenville, and adopted half-way, the policy chap. XXIV.} 1766. Mar. of Pitt. On the next day, Conway, and more than one hundred and fifty members of the House of Commons, carried the bill up to the House of Lords, where Tee spoken of. The nation demanded to see Pitt in the government; and two of the ablest members of the cabinet, Grafton and Conway, continued to insist upon it. But Rockingham, who, during the repeal of the Stamp Act, had been dumb, leaving the brunt of the battle to be borne by Camden and Shelburne, was determined it should not be so; Grafton to Conway, 22 April, 1766. and Newcastle and Winchelsea and Egmont concurred with him. De Guerchy to Choiseul, 21 April, 1766. To be pre- chap. XXIV
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., The crisis (search)
obiography. On the resignation of Grafton, Conway, with his accustomed indecision, remained in oEgmont; till at last it fell to the husband of Conway's step-daughter, the liberal, self-confident Dricans, said the press of Virginia, Gage to Conway, 1766. are hasty in expressing their gratitudeo that, notwithstanding a spirited speech from Conway, and a negative to the motion without a division. In communicating the circular letter from Conway, proposing to forgive and forget the incidentsword which that body, after debate, as well as Conway, had purposely avoided. The authority with why, 1766. Connecticut, Gov. Pitkin to Secretary Conway, 4 Aug., 1766. overjoyed at the repeal ofjority of one to indemnify James. Colden to Conway, June, 1766. They also voted to raise on the Bwill meet with the same fate. Gov. Moore to Conway, 20 June, 1766. From Boston, Bernard, withof Parliament, and the change of the Charter of Massachusetts. Bernard to Conway, 19 July, 1766. [4 more...]
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 26: (search)
of Hutchinson, Thos. Hutchinson, jr., to Thos. Hutchinson, July, 1766. whom Conway had been duped into believing a friend to colonial liberty. Reviving against Sand to supersede the other. The lead in the House of Commons was assigned to Conway, as one of the Secretaries of State; the care of America to the Earl of Shelbur Taken as a whole, the Cabinet—of which the Members were Pitt, Camden, Grafton, Conway, Shelburne, and the now inactive Northington—was the most liberal that had beenavendish set the example of refusing to serve under Grafton; but he insisted to Conway that acts of civility would satisfy the heads of his party. At this suggestionII. 356. Albemarle's Rockingham, II. 4. Rockingham to Pitt, and Rockingham to Conway. when the young chief of the great whig families, refusing to receive him, turnnd wanted fidelity; Grafton, on whom he leaned, was indolent and easily misled; Conway, one of his Secretaries of State, always vacillated; Shelburne, his firm, able,
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 27: (search)
tile valley of the world. Reasons for establishing a British Colony at the Illinois, 1766; Sir William Johnson to Secretary Conway, 10 July, 1766; Lords of Trade to the King, 3 Sept. 1766, before the above named papers were received; Letters of Wival of Lord Edgecombe from an unimportant post. Charles Townshend to Grafton, 2 Nov. 1766, in Grafton's Autobiography; Conway to Chatham, 22 Nov. 1766, Chat. Corr. III. 126. Saunders and Keppel left the Admiralty, and Keppel's place fell to Jenkin properly reduced. Shelburne to Chatham, 1 Feb. 1767; Chat. Corr., III. 184, 185. The loud burst of rapture dismayed Conway, who sat in silent astonishment at the unauthorized but premeditated rashness of his presumptuous colleague. Grafton'sential a point, from the profession of the whole Ministry; and he browbeat them all. I appeal to you, said he, turning to Conway, whether the House is not bent on obtaining a revenue of some sort from the Colonies. Not one of the Ministry then in Lo
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 28: (search)
bedience and submission to law must in all cases go before the removal of grievances. Otherwise, said he, we shall soon be no better than the savages. King to Conway, 20 Sept. 1766, 8 minutes past 9 P. M. He was now accustomed to talk a great deal about America; Bristol to Chatham, 9 Feb. 1767; Chat. Corr. III. 199. and heof South Carolina, 12 March, 1767; Walpole's Memoirs II. 417; Compare Grafton to Chatham, 13 March 1767; Chat. Corr. III. 233. None heeded the milder counsels of Conway. The mosaic Opposition watched every opportunity to push the Ministry upon extreme measures. H. Hammersley to Lieut. Gov. Sharpe, 20 Feb. 1767. A week later, ut about nine pence in the pound. On Friday, the twenty-seventh of February, Even in Grenville's Diary dates can be wrong. Grenville Papers, IV. 211; King to Conway, 27 Feb. 1767, in Albemarle, II. 430; Grafton to Chatham, 28 Feb.; King to Chatham, 3 March. Dowdeswell, the leader of the Rockingham party, regardless of his own
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 29: (search)
hants complained of a want of gratitude, and of the failure to make remittances; many were incensed at the Petition from New-York for a relaxation of the Navigation Acts; still more at the partial refusal of that Province to billet the troops; and the angry feeling was exasperated by the report from its Governor, that it would never again pay obedience to British statutes, which there was not an army to enforce. Since the last winter, America had lost friends both in and out of Parliament. Conway, who kept his old ground, was only laughed at. He is below low-water mark, said Townshend to Grenville. On the thirtieth of March,—two days after news had Chap XXIX.} 1767. March arrived, that in one of their messages the Representatives of Massachusetts had given a formal defiance to Parliament, as well as encouraged the resistance of their sister Colony, New-York, to the Billeting Act,—the American papers which Bedford had demanded were taken into consideration by the House of Lords.
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