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SUFFOLK RENOUNCES ALLEGIANCE

                Milton, Mass., Sept. 6.―Thwas a meetin here o lotsa delegates from different towns in the countya Suffolk, organizina County Convention so's they be real connected with th'organizashnth Civil Disobedience.
                After some discushna Civil Disobedience, the convention decided to join it, an then went an did more―they passed a resolution that the king forfeited th'allengiansa Massachusetts. The outlawed town meetins in Suffolk County've decided they'll be totally independent from now on.
                The Civil Disobedience has been actin independent since June, but never called itself that. The same thing's been happenin up in the Hampshire Grants, that now is startin to call itself Vermont. But the Suffolk Convention's the first to say so.

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CONTINENTAL CONGRESS STARTED

                Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 5.―Delegates from lotsa colonies been gettin together here an startin what they call a Continental Congress, what gives itself the titla "United Colonies of America."
                This is supposed tabee a revivalath attempt twenty years ago at Albany to unite the North American colonies, when th'Iroquois Federation sent over their envoy Dagalehoga to teach th'English colonists how to federate. It dident work that time―too much government for th'Americans, an not enough to suit England. But, if twarnt enough government to suit England, it'll probably be just the thing for somath Americans right now, that wants just that.
                Bein's Massachusetts aingot no legal legislature that England recognizes, thainno recognized representative from there, but Samuel Adams come to Philadelphia from Boston to attend the meetin.
                The Hampshire Grants, Transylvania, an Watauga aint invited neither, an also cause England dont reconize em. But thes some colonies not represented here that's still invited, such as Quebec, Nova Scotia, Bermuda, an the Bahamas, an Florida.
                The Congress declared its loyalty to King George, an asted him to pleace restore American rights. Massachusetts is a bit fightinern they want, but the Congress resolved that Massachusetts is sufferin "in the common cause." 
                Congress is expected to adjourn soon.

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MASS. LEGISLATURE DEFIES GAGE

                Salem, Mass., Oct. 8.―The Massachusetts legislature, that Governor Gage called together an dissolved last June when he got to be dictator in this province, came together again on October 1 here, defyin him. Tory members soon walked out, an the legislature voted to send a delegate to the next Continental Congress called for May 1 next year. On October 7, the question came up o joinin the Civil Disobedience, an now theyve change their name to X Congress an decided to move to Concord.
                The Council will probably keep on goin somehow an be the real headath Civil Disobedience regime, even with the legislature operatin on their side.

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FEDERATION TAKIN HOLD

                After the red men have been tryinta teach the whites for 150 years how to start federal government, tlooks like theyre gettin on the right road at last. Acourse theyve got plenty an lots more to learn about it, but that might come in time. This Continental Congress that met an adjourned quick aint much in the way of a start, but it'll do till the nexttime comes along. Maybe the Congressa 1775, called for th'anniversaryath Pequot War (even the whites give the day a red men's name, St. Tammany's Day), might do better―an we hope the Civil Disobedience in Massachusetts gonna push em to it.
                The Suffolk County Convention at Milton started sompin now, an tottabeen did a long time ago―droppin that allegiance to England. Could we hope that's what's resolved at a Milton meetin in 1774 is gonna spread from the Milton Town Hall, an that we'll hear, in 1775 or 1776, that a new an strong Continental Congress does the same thing for North America?

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