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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)
inst an act of parliament. They proudly called to mind, that the union of all the colonies was upon a motion made in their house. And insisting that the courts of justice must be open,—open immediately, they voted, sixty-six against four, that the shutting of them was not only a very great grievance, requiring immediate redress, but dangerous to his majesty's crown. Bernard, who consulted in secret a select council, unknown to the law, in which the principal advisers were Hutchinson and Oliver, wished that the system of Grenville, which brought money into the British exchequer without advantage to the officers of the crown, might be abandoned for his favorite plan of the establishment of a colonial civil list by parliament; but he opposed all concession. Tranquillity, he assured the Secretary of State, could not be restored by lenient methods. There will be no submission, said he, until there is a subjection. The persons who originated the mischief, and preside over and direct
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 33: (search)
s sister Colonies, its Crown officers continued and extended their solicitations in England for large and fixed salaries, as the only way to keep the Americans in their dependence. Grenville's influence was the special resource of Hutchinson and Oliver, Oliver to Thomas Whately, 11 May, 1768. who had supported his Stamp Act and suffered as its martyrs; and they relied on Whately to secure for them his attention and favor; which they valued the more, as it seemed to them probable, that he wouOliver to Thomas Whately, 11 May, 1768. who had supported his Stamp Act and suffered as its martyrs; and they relied on Whately to secure for them his attention and favor; which they valued the more, as it seemed to them probable, that he would one day supersede Grafton. Bernard, on his part, addressed his importunities to Hillsborough; and asked leave to become an informer, under an assurance that no exposure should be made of his letters. Bernard to Hillsborough, 12 May, 1768. Yet how could public measures be properly founded on secret communications, known only to the Minister and the King? Should the right of the humblest individual to confront witnesses against him be held sacred? and should rising nations be exposed to
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 34: (search)
joint committee was raised to inquire if measures had been taken, or were taking, for the execution of the late Revenue Acts of Parliament by a naval or Chap. XXXIV.} 1768. June. military force. Bernard to Hillsborough, 18 June, 1768. In the midst of these scenes arrived Hillsborough's letter, directing Massachusetts to rescind its resolutions. Compare Franklin's Writings, IV. 531. After timid Gage to Hillsborough, 17 June, 1768. consultations between Bernard, Hutchinson and Oliver, after delays till the town meetings were fairly over, and after offers from Bernard to act as a mediator, Bernard to Hillsborough, 18 June, 1768. Letter 37. on Tuesday, the twenty-first of June, the message was delivered. In the afternoon, when it was read a second time to a full house and a gallery crowded with one or two hundred persons, Bernard to Hillsborough, 9 September, 1768. Otis spoke for nearly two hours. The King, said he, appoints none but boys for his Ministers. The