Springfield 1636-1886, History of Town and City, by Mason A. Green ...

SPRINGFIELD, 1636-1SS6. 277
Inferior Magistrates in the Regular Constitutional Execution of the good Laws
we are under and to Support as far as we are able their Just Influence in their
RespectiA'e offices and we hope those Gentlemen Unbiased by personal Interest
and greatfully remembering that the favour of the People first raised tliem to
View and Recommended them to the Honnors they Sustain ; will readily unite
with us in all reasonable and Constitutional means of Redress. And tho we
will injure no man in his person or property' for diversity of opinion, Yet we
Shall not think our Selves bound to Continue our favours to any Gentleman,
who lost to the Sentiments of Gratitude & Humanity can cooly Sacrifice his
Countrys liberties to his own private Emolument.
The meeting was a full one, and the resolves were passed by a
large majority and at once forwarded to Boston.
On the 2Uth of September a county congress was recommended,
and the following gentlemen were chosen delegates in that event
Dr. Charles Pynchon, Luke Bliss, and Jonathan Hale, Jr. The
counnittee of correspondence was directed to suggest to the towns
that the congress meet at Northampton. Steps were also taken to
aid in the relief of the poor in Boston. The committee of corre-
spondence was : Dr. Charles Pynchon, William Pynchon, Jr., James
Sikes, Dea. Nathaniel Brewer, and John Hale. There was further
evidence of revolutionary spirit on September 29, when Dr. Charles
Pynchon of this town and John Bliss of Wilbraham were selected
as representatives of the General Court appointed to meet at Salem
October 5, and Capt. George Pynchon and Jonathan Hale, Jr.,
were chosen delegates to the Provincial Congress October 2.
It may be well asked what had become of the famous John Wortli-
ington? Was he making the town-house vocal with his appeals for
the American colonies, as was his brother in the law, Joseph Hawley,
of Northampton? Did he lend his voice to the resolutions sent to
Boston? Alas! John Worthington was at odds with the town and
the commonwealth, and had resolved to step down and out. He be-
lieved in royalty, and he knew no public interests but those for which
he had taken his solemn oath. '•' Adamses, where are j'ou going ? "
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