Chapter 2465 Continental Congress
The "New Avalon Massacre" has won widespread sympathy and solidarity for the tax-resistant people in Jotunheim, but the criticisms in newspapers and pamphlets are not as good as real swords and guns.
On the second day of the conflict, Governor Winthrop issued an order to authorize the garrison to cooperate with the police to suppress street mobs, search for the leading perpetrators, and personally listed a wanted list, including Joseph Adams. The backbone of the "Sons of Liberty" are among them.
All of a sudden, the city was full of panic and panic.
Adams and the others got the news in advance and knew that the governor was going to be serious this time, so they hurriedly fled the city overnight and hid in the "Yew Valley" for refuge.
As for those thugs who were not well-informed, most of them were arrested by the military and police who broke into the house and put in prisons.
In just two days, more than a thousand people were arrested, filling the prison in New Avalon, and there were countless escapees.
Under Governor Winthrop's iron-fisted suppression, the atmosphere of chills enveloped the whole city, and there were no angry demonstrators on the streets, and the anti-tax movement fell into a low ebb.
Rifles and bayonets educated the "Sons of Liberty" in Jotunheim, made them recognize the bloody reality, and realized that they could not fight against the professional army of the overlord country with their own strength. Without the status quo, if they want to completely smash the shackles imposed on them by the suzerain, they must form an army loyal to revolutionary ideals and must carry out broader social mobilization.
Prompted by this concept, the leaders of the Jotunheim Anti-Tax Movement headed by Joseph Adams took the initiative to invite Midgard and Alfheim to send representatives to a meeting, and proposed to work together to fight against the oppression from the suzerain, and then seek a new continent. The three colonies on the east coast were established independently and formed a federation.
The leaders of public opinion in Midgard, including Sir Nichols, Baron Laval, and Sir Custis, who were born nobles, tended to support the independence of Jotunheim, because once the latter's independence movement was suppressed, Fizen The legion can go straight down the Vymur River, occupy the Midgard area, and make Midgard, which has just escaped the control of the Ashan Empire, a colony of another suzerain country.
The attitude of the Alfheim people is more critical. From a geopolitical point of view, it seems unnecessary for southerners to be involved in the disputes in the north, but representatives of public opinion such as John Norfolk, George Vassar and Alexander Jefferson are aware of It's not that simple.
If Yalfheim refuses to participate in the Continental Congress, Midgard alone will not be able to help Jotunheim gain independence, and when the Feizhen army controls Midgard, it will be the turn of Yalfheim to fall next. um.
The three colonies on the east coast of the New World can be said to be closely related, one is prosperous, and the other is damaged. No matter whether in the north or the south, no one can expect to be alone in this coming storm.
On February 12, 1626, 56 representatives from various towns in the three major colonies on the east coast gathered in Midgard City to attend the "First Continental Conference".
The representatives were all political leaders of the various colonies and came from all walks of life, such as lawyers, doctors, teachers, scholars, merchants, priests, military officers, planters and factory owners, and so on.
Among them were the so-called "moderates", who advocated easing conflicts with the Fijin Kingdom;
The first Continental Congress lasted for a total of two weeks. After countless debates, the representatives of all parties barely reached the following five agreements:
One, the colonies unite to boycott Fizen goods.
Second, set up a supervisory committee to monitor the situation of the boycott movement in various places.
Third, it is recommended that the colonies expand their militia self-defense forces to prepare for fighting with Fiji's regular army.
Fourth, submit a euphemistically worded petition to King George III of Fizhen, asking His Majesty the King to carefully consider the demands of the people of the New World.
Fifth, if the situation does not improve, the Second Continental Congress will be held within three months.
From this agreement, it is not difficult to find that the moderates have an absolute advantage, and the keynote of the meeting is to strive for a compromise with the Fijian authorities. It seems that the colonists of the New World are not yet ready to make a clean break with the suzerain.
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The "Olive Branch Petition" submitted by the representatives of the First Continental Congress to King George III of Fiji showed that they were still adhering to the struggle "against the Parliament instead of the King" and "overthrowing the treacherous ministers who deceived the monarch" policy.
However, it is this wishful "petition" that reflects the deep-rooted estrangement in the minds of people on both sides of the ocean. The Kingdom of Fijin is not the Holy Ashean Empire. Serious misunderstanding.
In the prime minister and cabinet of the Holy Ashean Empire, the ruling power comes from His Majesty the Emperor. However, in the Kingdom of Feizhen, Lord North was appointed as the prime minister by George III, but it cannot be considered that the power of the prime minister comes from the king.
Lord North's party won a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections, which is why he came to power to form a cabinet.
As for the commission granted by His Majesty the King, it is only a ratification of the election results.
In fact, the legislative power of this country in Fiji is in the hands of the parliament rather than the king. The king cannot directly issue orders or issue decrees, and can only rule with the permission of the parliament.
Even if George III wanted to fight for the colonial subjects, the constitution did not allow him to do so-only the House of Commons could repeal the laws passed by itself.
So what is the attitude of the Fijan Council towards its fellow colonists?
If the word "disgusted" is not enough to describe the majority of members of both Houses and Houses of Representatives feel about the anti-tax movement in the colonies, then "disgusted" may be more apt.
"Beating officers and soldiers on duty in the street, armed smuggling, instigating rebellion, these are no ordinary thugs!"
"I can't hesitate anymore, I must punch hard!"
The halls of Parliament were filled with such murderous rhetoric whenever the colonial tax resistance movement was on the agenda.
Historical Materials: Anti-Parliament, Not Anti-King ("Hamilton Biography" [US] Ron Chernow)
Like most colonists, Hamilton still hoped to maintain friendly relations with Britain, and he complained that the colonists in North America were refusing to become British subjects with full rights. In order to justify the North American people’s resistance to British taxation, Hamilton was careful to point out that the colony’s allegiance was only to the British king and not to the British Parliament.
this point is very important. Because if the colony is only loyal to the king, then the colony can theoretically not be controlled by the British Parliament, but has an equal status with the United Kingdom in the entire British Empire, and is an equal member of the British Empire with the United Kingdom.
Historical Materials: The Olive Branch Petition ("Hamilton Biography" [US] Ron Chernow)
On July 5, the Second Continental Congress signed the "Olive Branch Petition" (Olive Branch Petition), expressing goodwill to the British government for the last time, hoping to resolve the confrontation with Britain through peaceful means, and avoid entering a more serious state of hostility . The document once again pledged allegiance to the King, and wisely pointed the finger at His Majesty's "cunning and cruel" ministers.
The arrogant King George III did not condescend to answer the letter from the colonies. His indifference disappointed the Continental Congress and began to strengthen its war preparations. On August 23, the king issued a decree declaring that his North American subjects had begun "open rebellion."