The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams: Being a Narrative of His Acts and Opinions, and of His Agency in Producing and Forwarding the American Revolution Vol. 1
you more than you do for yourselves; but in the situation you stand, a sight of your danger is necessary to your preservation; and it is my business to open it to you."
Thus the Governor artfully attempted to excite the House to commit themselves on the limits of Parliamentary authority. On the following day a committee was appointed to prepare a reply. A bill declaring the necessity of going on with the general business of the Province without stamps was introduced, and was occupying the attention of the two Houses, when the alarmed Governor suddenly prorogued the Assembly.
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Publication Information: Book Title: The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams: Being a Narrative of His Acts and Opinions, and of His Agency in Producing and Forwarding the American Revolution. Volume: 1. Contributors: William V. Wells - author. Publisher: Little, Brown. Place of Publication: Boston. Publication Year: 1888. Page Number: 69.
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