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Joseph Milhet (search for this): chapter 14
aptious ordinance which made a private monopoly of the traffic with the Indians, uncertainty of jurisdiction and allegiance, agitated the Colony from one end to the other. It was proposed to make of New Orleans a republic, like Amsterdam or Venice; with a legislative body of forty men, and a single executive. The people in the country parishes met together; crowded in a mass into the city; joined those of New Orleans; and formed a numerous assembly, in which - Lafeniere, John Milhet, Joseph Milhet, and the lawyer Chap. XXXVII} 1768. Oct. Doucet were conspicuous. Why, said they, should the two sovereigns form agreements which can have no result but our misery without advantage to either? On the twenty-fifth of October they adopted an Address to the Superior Council, written by Lafreniere and Caresse, rehearsing their griefs, and in their Petition of Rights, they claimed freedom of commerce with the ports of France and America, and the expulsion of Ulloa from the Colony. The Add
Marquis Grimaldi (search for this): chapter 14
itement, they preserved their peace and patience, leaving the event to God. It was on the banks of the Mississippi, that uncontrolled impulses first unfurled the flag of a Republic. The treaty of Paris left two European Powers sole sovereigns of the continent of North America. Spain, accepting Louisiana with some hesitation, lost France as the bulwark of her possessions, and assumed new expenses and new dangers, with only the negative advantage of keeping the territory from England. Grimaldi to Fuentes, 11 May, 1767; in Gayarre, II. 160. Its inhabitants were of French origin, and loved the land of their ancestry; by every law of nature and human freedom, they had the right to protest against the transfer of their allegiance. No sooner did they hear of the cession of their country to the Catholic King, than, in the spirit of independence, an Assembly sprang into being, representing every parish in the Colony; and at the instance of Lafreniere, they resolved unanimously to entre
J. Campbell (search for this): chapter 14
e. Compare Frances to Choiseul, 7 Oct. 1768. The assent of Camden was desired. You are my pole star, Camden Camden to Chatham, 20 March, 1768. Chatham's Correspondence, III. 325. was accustomed to say to Chatham; I have sworn an oath, I will go, I will go where you lead. But now he encouraged Grafton to slight Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. Oct. their justly dissatisfied benefactor, as brooding over his own suspicions and discontent. Lord Camden to the Duke of Grafton, 29 Sept. 1768; in Campbell's Chancellors, v. 277. I will never retire upon a scanty income, he added, unless I should be forced by something more compelling than the Earl of Shelburne's removal. You are my pole star, Chatham being eclipsed. Camden to Grafton, 4 September, 1768. The date of 4 Sept. seems to me the correct one. Grafton wished earnestly to gain Chatham's acquiescence in the proposed change, and repaired to Hayes to give assurances, that no new bias swayed him from the connection, to which his f
Moses Brown (search for this): chapter 14
erable octogenarian, he appealed to the heart of Choiseul. It may not be, answered Choiseul; France cannot bear the charge of supporting the Colony's precarious existence. On the tenth of July 1765, the austere and unamiable Aubry to Lieut. Gov. Brown, 11 Nov. 1768. Aubry to the French Minister, 30 March, 1766, in Gayarre II. 157. Antonio De Ulloa, by a letter from Havana, announced to the Superior Council at New Orleans, that he had received orders to take possession of that city for tAubry; and when the French flag was displayed on the public square, children and women ran up to kiss its folds; and it was raised by nine hundred men, amidst shouts of Long live the King of France; we will have no King but him. Aubry to Lieut. Gov. Brown at Pensacola, 11 November, 1768. Compare Foucault to the Minister, 22 Nov. 1768, and the Paper published by Denis Braud, reprinted in Pittman's Mississippi: Appendix. Ulloa retreated to Havana, and sent his representations to Spain; while
George Grenville (search for this): chapter 14
the subservient Parliament was itself losing its authority and the reverence of the nation. A reform was hence- Chap. XXXVII} 1768. Oct. forward advocated by Grenville. The number of electors, such was his declared Grenville to William Knox, October, 1768, in Appendix to vol. II. of Extra Official State Papers, 23. opinionGrenville to William Knox, October, 1768, in Appendix to vol. II. of Extra Official State Papers, 23. opinion, is become too small in proportion to the whole people, and the Colonies ought to be allowed to send members to Parliament. The State of the Nation, published in October, 1768. What other reason than an attempt to raise discontent, replied Edmund Burke as the organ of the Rockingham Whigs, can he have for suggesting, that wand union with America as the vision of a lunatic. Edmund Burke's Observations on a State of the Nation; Works, i., 295, 296, 298, Am. Ed. The opinions of Grenville were obtaining universal circulation, just as intelligence was received of the proceedings of the town of Boston relative to the proposed convention. From their
Aubry (search for this): chapter 14
recarious existence. On the tenth of July 1765, the austere and unamiable Aubry to Lieut. Gov. Brown, 11 Nov. 1768. Aubry to the French Minister, 30 March, 17Aubry to the French Minister, 30 March, 1766, in Gayarre II. 157. Antonio De Ulloa, by a letter from Havana, announced to the Superior Council at New Orleans, that he had received orders to take possession oeans, to reside at the Balise. Gage to Shelburne, 17 January, 1767. Compare Aubry to Gage, 17 June, 1767. It was only there and in Missouri, opposite Natchez, aned persons, was adopted the next day by the Council, in spite of the protest of Aubry; and when the French flag was displayed on the public square, children and womeamidst shouts of Long live the King of France; we will have no King but him. Aubry to Lieut. Gov. Brown at Pensacola, 11 November, 1768. Compare Foucault to the of France or a free Commonwealth. Ulloa to the Spanish Minister, Dec. 1768; Aubry to O'Reilly, 20 August, 1769; Gayarre, II. 281, 302. There is little need of l
Due Choiseul (search for this): chapter 14
person who most merits to be observed, wrote Choiseul; Choiseul to the French Embassy at London,d to dismiss Shelburne. Compare Frances to Choiseul, 7 Oct. 1768. The assent of Camden was desireate more thoroughly submissive. Frances to Choiseul, 29 Sept. 1768. He needed money, being so poor as to have once told Choiseul with tears in his eyes, that if he lost the embassy which he then filled, he should be without resources Choiseul to Frances, 21 Sept. 1768. He had a passion also torival not Chatham, he would say, but Pitt; Choiseul to Frances, 12 Oct. 1768. though he could not You, answered Du Chatelet, Du Chatelet to Choiseul, 18 Nov. 1768; Same to Same, 28 Nov. 1768. mable octogenarian, he appealed to the heart of Choiseul. It may not be, answered Choiseul; France caChoiseul; France cannot bear the charge of supporting the Colony's precarious existence. On the tenth of July 1765, or the English Colonies; may they set about following it. Du Chatelet to Choiseul, 24 Feb. 1769. [4 more...]
Thomas Whately (search for this): chapter 14
e authority of Government. Gage to Hillsborough, 31 Oct. 1768; Letters to Hillsborough, 33, 34. Bernard to Hillsborough, 12 Nov. 1768; Bernard to Secretary Pownall, 7 Nov. 1768. It was on every one's lips, that the die was thrown, Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. Oct. that they must wait for the event; but the parties who waited, were each in a different frame of mind. A troublesome anxiety took possession of Bernard, who began to fear his recall, and intercede to be spared. Hutchinson to T. Whately, Boston, 17 Oct. 1768. These red coats make a formidable appearance, said Hutchinson, with an exulting countenance, and an air of complacency, buoyant with the prospect of rising one step higher. The soldiers liked the country they were come to, and, sure that none would betray them, soon deserted in numbers. Andrew Eliot to Thomas Hollis, 17 Oct. 1768. The Commissioners were more haughty than before, and gratified their malignity by arresting Hancock and Malcom on charges, confidently
Thomas Hutchinson (search for this): chapter 14
ay be imagined, said an officer. Men are not easily brought to fight, wrote Hutchinson, Letter of Hutchinson to———, 8 Dec. 1768. when they know death Chap. XXXHutchinson to———, 8 Dec. 1768. when they know death Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. Oct. by the sword, or the halter will be the consequence.-Great Britain, remarked a wise observer, will sooner or later repent her mistaken policy. A Eys De Berdt, Esq., Boston, 3 October, 1768. How absurd and ungrateful, cried Hutchinson. Hutchinson to T. Pownall, 8 Nov. 1768. The clause Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. OHutchinson to T. Pownall, 8 Nov. 1768. The clause Chap. XXXVII.} 1768. Oct. wrote Gage, is by no means calculated for this coun– try, where every man studies law. Bernard to Hillsborough, 1 Nov. 1768; Gage to Hillsborough, 31 October, sion of Bernard, who began to fear his recall, and intercede to be spared. Hutchinson to T. Whately, Boston, 17 Oct. 1768. These red coats make a formidable appearance, said Hutchinson, with an exulting countenance, and an air of complacency, buoyant with the prospect of rising one step higher. The soldiers liked the co
William Pitt (search for this): chapter 14
to the mediocrity of his talents and the impossibility of finding a Secretary of State more thoroughly submissive. Frances to Choiseul, 29 Sept. 1768. He needed money, being so poor as to have once told Choiseul with tears in his eyes, that if he lost the embassy which he then filled, he should be without resources Choiseul to Frances, 21 Sept. 1768. He had a passion also to play a part, and in his moments of glorying, would boast of his intention to rival not Chatham, he would say, but Pitt; Choiseul to Frances, 12 Oct. 1768. though he could not even for a day adhere steadily to one idea. His meddlesome disposition, said Choiseul, makes him a worse man to deal with than one of greater ability. You, answered Du Chatelet, Du Chatelet to Choiseul, 18 Nov. 1768; Same to Same, 28 Nov. 1768. may turn his foibles and defects to the advantage of the King. After his accession, the Administration was the weakest and the worst which England has known since its Revolution. It ha
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