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Causes & Necessities for Taking Up Arms... Edmund Burke's historic speech...
Causes & Necessities for Taking Up Arms... Edmund Burke's historic speech...
Item # 702529 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1775
* Causes & Necessities for Taking Up Arms
* American Revolutionary War beginning
Taking 3 1/2 pages is "A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North America, now met in General Congress at Philadelphia, setting forth the Causes and Necessities of their taking up Arms", signed in type at the end: John Hancock & Charles Thomson, dated "Philadelphia, July 6, 1775".
This famous document, written by John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson, rejected the idea of independence, but insisted that Americans would rather die than be enslaved. This very significant report remains one of the more significant documents desired in a newspaper or magazine of the day.
Further on is: "The Outlines of a Plan for Conciliating the Political Interests of Great Britain & her North American Colonies", essentially a plan for making amends before the war progresses any further. Includes are fourteen points, with the article taking over a full page.
Also in the issue is: "Proceedings of the American Colonies" which takes 5 1/2 pages, and includes details about the battle of Bunker Hill, with word that Dr. Warren was killed in the action. Also has an address: "The Twelve United Colonies, by their Delegates in Congress, to the Inhabitants of Great Britain", signed in type: John Hancock & Charles Thomson, followed by other bits of news including: "...Among other transactions, the Congress have appointed George Washington, Esq; of Virginia, Generalissimo of the American forces...".
Under the radar (historically) is Edmund Burke's noteworthy speech before Parliament: "on Moving His Resolutions for Conciliation with the Colonies".
Lacking the road map of England called for.
Simply terrific & historic Revolutionary War content in this issue.
Complete in 56 pages, 4 3/4 by 8 inches, small binding holes at the blank spine, good condition.
AI notes: In July 1775, the Second Continental Congress issued The Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms to justify the colonies’ resort to armed resistance against Britain. The document emphasized that the colonies had remained loyal to King George III but were compelled to defend themselves after repeated violations of their rights, including taxation without representation, interference with colonial legislatures, and the maintenance of standing armies in peacetime. It stressed that all peaceful attempts at redress had failed, leaving war as a last resort to preserve liberty and security. The pamphlet framed the conflict as defensive, portraying Britain as the aggressor, and sought to explain the colonies’ actions to both the British crown and the international community, laying a philosophical and practical foundation for the eventual Declaration of Independence.
A very nice and extremely popular magazine from the "mother country" just after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
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