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162 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
inhabitants, compared with yours, afforded an opportunity of collecting our general sense,
before the sentiments of your colony could be regularly ascertained, and therefore, as this
province had the first opportunity, it has taken the liberty of making the first proposition."
Colonel George Washington, who was a member of the Virginia Committee
of Correspondence, in referring to this proposition, in a letter dated August
5th, to Thomas Johnson, Jr., of Annapolis, said:
"As the resolves of all the colonies which had come to hand in this meeting, adopted
your appointment of Philadelphia as the place to hold the congress in; as the first of September or thereabouts hath been fixed upon by all of them (except your province) as a fit
time; and as the time is now so near at hand as to render it difficult, if practicable, to
change it, without putting too much to the hazard; it was resolved here to abide by the
general choice of Philadelphia, though judged an improper place, and to fix upon the 5th
of September (as the South Carolinians have done) for the time."
This letter was transmitted by Thomas Johnson, Jr., and Samuel Chase,
of the Annapolis Committee, to Baltimore, accompanied with the proceedings
of Virginia. They say:
" The letter of Col. Washington to Mr. Johnson, you'll perceive, was not designed for
public view. We are sorry that the meeting is so early as the 5th of September, but
perhaps it will be better then, and at Philadelphia, than to run the risk of a new appointment." '
Therefore, the Continental Congress which was first proposed by Maryland, and to which she selected the first set of delegates, assembled on the 5th
of September, 1774, at Carpenter's Hall, in Philadelphia, the city of her
choice. The congress, styling themselves " the delegates appointed by the
good people of these colonies," organized as a deliberate body by the choice
of Peyton Randolph, of Virginia, as president, and Charles Thompson, of
Pennsylvania, secretary. On the first day of their assembling, Maryland had
three delegates in attendance—Robert Goldsborough, Wm. Paca and Samuel
Chase. Thomas Johnson attended September 6th, and Matthew Tilghman
on the 12th.
1 On the 16th of July, 1774, the Boston com- sacrifice you stand ready to make of the staple
mittee of correspondence transmitted to the commodity of your province, so materially
Baltimore committee the following reply to affecting the revenue of Great Britain, and
their letter of the 27th of June, enclosing the your generous interposition in our favor, have
resolutions, etc.: "Your important letter of our warmest acknowledgments. So much honor,
the 27th ult., with the enclosures, came safe to wisdom, public and private virtue, so much
hand, and were regarded as ' good news from a readiness in every colony to afford every species
far country.' The part taken by the Province of aid and assistance that the suffering state re-
of Maryland must henceforth stop the mouths quires, must convince the venal herd that, not-
of those blasphemers of humanity who have withstanding they may be utterly unacquainted
affected to question the existence of public with the meaning of the word patriotism, it
virtue. So bright an example as you have set, has, however, a substantial existence in North
cannot fail to animate and encourage even the America. With the smiles of all-governing
lukewarm and indifferent, more especially such Providence upon the vigorous efforts of our in-
honest men as wish to be assured of support estimable brethren at home and abroad, we
before they engage in so weighty an enterprise. promise ourselves a final deliverance from the
The account you give us of the spirit and mag- calamities we are now subjected to, and which,
nanimity of the people of Virginia, confirms us for our own, our country, and posterity's polit-
in the opinion we have ever had of that ancient ical salvation, we resolve, by God's assistance,
colony, of whose disinterested virtue this pro- to sustain with fortitude and patience."—
vince has had ample experience. The noble Purviance, p. 164.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000189 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 162 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. inhabitants, compared with yours, afforded an opportunity of collecting our general sense, before the sentiments of your colony could be regularly ascertained, and therefore, as this province had the first opportunity, it has taken the liberty of making the first proposition." Colonel George Washington, who was a member of the Virginia Committee of Correspondence, in referring to this proposition, in a letter dated August 5th, to Thomas Johnson, Jr., of Annapolis, said: "As the resolves of all the colonies which had come to hand in this meeting, adopted your appointment of Philadelphia as the place to hold the congress in; as the first of September or thereabouts hath been fixed upon by all of them (except your province) as a fit time; and as the time is now so near at hand as to render it difficult, if practicable, to change it, without putting too much to the hazard; it was resolved here to abide by the general choice of Philadelphia, though judged an improper place, and to fix upon the 5th of September (as the South Carolinians have done) for the time." This letter was transmitted by Thomas Johnson, Jr., and Samuel Chase, of the Annapolis Committee, to Baltimore, accompanied with the proceedings of Virginia. They say: " The letter of Col. Washington to Mr. Johnson, you'll perceive, was not designed for public view. We are sorry that the meeting is so early as the 5th of September, but perhaps it will be better then, and at Philadelphia, than to run the risk of a new appointment." ' Therefore, the Continental Congress which was first proposed by Maryland, and to which she selected the first set of delegates, assembled on the 5th of September, 1774, at Carpenter's Hall, in Philadelphia, the city of her choice. The congress, styling themselves " the delegates appointed by the good people of these colonies," organized as a deliberate body by the choice of Peyton Randolph, of Virginia, as president, and Charles Thompson, of Pennsylvania, secretary. On the first day of their assembling, Maryland had three delegates in attendance—Robert Goldsborough, Wm. Paca and Samuel Chase. Thomas Johnson attended September 6th, and Matthew Tilghman on the 12th. 1 On the 16th of July, 1774, the Boston com- sacrifice you stand ready to make of the staple mittee of correspondence transmitted to the commodity of your province, so materially Baltimore committee the following reply to affecting the revenue of Great Britain, and their letter of the 27th of June, enclosing the your generous interposition in our favor, have resolutions, etc.: "Your important letter of our warmest acknowledgments. So much honor, the 27th ult., with the enclosures, came safe to wisdom, public and private virtue, so much hand, and were regarded as ' good news from a readiness in every colony to afford every species far country.' The part taken by the Province of aid and assistance that the suffering state re- of Maryland must henceforth stop the mouths quires, must convince the venal herd that, not- of those blasphemers of humanity who have withstanding they may be utterly unacquainted affected to question the existence of public with the meaning of the word patriotism, it virtue. So bright an example as you have set, has, however, a substantial existence in North cannot fail to animate and encourage even the America. With the smiles of all-governing lukewarm and indifferent, more especially such Providence upon the vigorous efforts of our in- honest men as wish to be assured of support estimable brethren at home and abroad, we before they engage in so weighty an enterprise. promise ourselves a final deliverance from the The account you give us of the spirit and mag- calamities we are now subjected to, and which, nanimity of the people of Virginia, confirms us for our own, our country, and posterity's polit- in the opinion we have ever had of that ancient ical salvation, we resolve, by God's assistance, colony, of whose disinterested virtue this pro- to sustain with fortitude and patience."— vince has had ample experience. The noble Purviance, p. 164. |
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