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Chapter 36:
Congress offers to negotiate with the king.
May, 1775.
far different was the spirit of the continental con-
Chap. XXXVI.} 1775 May. gress.
The unexpected outbreak of war compelled them to adopt some system of defence; but many of its members still blinded themselves with the hope of reconciliation, and no measure for the vigorous prosecution of hostilities could be carried with unanimity, except after the concession of a second petition to the king.
Washington foresaw the long and bloody contest which must precede the successful vindication of the liberties of America.
Before the excursion to Concord he had avowed to his friends his full intention to devote his life and fortune to the cause; and he manifested his conviction of the imminence of danger by appearing at the debates in his uniform as an officer.
He had read with indignation the taunts uttered in parliament on the courage of his countrymen; he now took a personal pride in the rising of New E