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The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2

CHAPTER XXII
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CHAPTER XXII.
(1775, CONTINUED.) PARLIAMENT PROCEEDS TO PASS AN ACT TO PUNISH THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES FOR SYMPATHISING WITH MASSACHUSETTS, BY RESTRICTING THEIR TRADE TO ENGLAND AND DEPRIVING THEM OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.

433-441 Parliament passes a second Act to punish in the same way all the Colonies, for the same reason as those of the New England Colonies, except New York, Delaware, North Carolina; these Provinces decline the exception 433 Much expected from the General Assembly of New York, which had not endorsed the first Continental Congress; the Assembly meets and adopts a petition and remonstrances on the grievances of all the Colonies, including Massachusetts; this address, adopted as late as May, 1775, a Loyal United Empire Document; extracts from this admirable and statesmanlike address 434 Mr.Burke, in a conciliatory speech, proposes to present this memorial to the House of Commons 437 Lord North opposes it 438 Mr.Fox defends it, and moves against its rejection 438 Governor Johnstone justifies the reception of it by example 439 Lord North's amendment to reject the petition adopted by a majority of 186 to 67 439 The memorial, after debate, rejected by the House of Lords 440 Reflections of the royal historian on the effect upon the public mind in England from the rejection of the New York Assembly's appeal by both Houses of Parliament (in a note) 440 The Colonists still persist in hopes of reconciliation and the maintenance of their constitutional rights, without entertaining a thought of independence 441.


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