History of the city of New York - its origin, rise, and progress (1877) (14598188330)

Identifier: historyofcityofn02lambm (find matches)
Title: History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna), 1829-1893 Harrison, Burton, Mrs., 1843-1920
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 New York (N.Y.) -- History 1775-1865 New York (N.Y.) -- History 1865-1898
Publisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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ority. But counter influences were atwork. There were men who blazed forth in coarse invectives, and ac-cused the counselors themselves of complicity in the traitorous designs ofNicholson. Leisler said they were all a pack of rogues and papists,and were contriving together to hold the government for King James. Itwas a black Saturday for New York. On Sunday it was Leislers turn to mount guard, and he had June 2. t> matters pretty much in his own hands. He had wrought himselfinto a frenzy of politicitl foresight, and probably believed his own proph-ecies. New York was to have a Dutch sovereign, who would favor hisown people by permitting them to govern themselves. He was diffuseupon the subject of self-government. Down with aristocracy, down withtyranny and oppression. Let the people henceforth dictate. And the 1 This Declaration was printed several weeks afterward by Samuel Green of Boston. Insome of the reports it has been confoiuuleil with a second paper signed on the 3d of June.
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5 S-! & 5 «fe. <i< »& o A BLACK SATURDAY. 351 jieople naturally enough sbouteil their ai)plause. He went on and ex-plained the nature of the eontlict between church and state, — that is,according to his understanding of it, — and again the people applauded.He warned them against the dogs and traitors who were only waitingfor the opportunity to commence a horrid massacre. Many a wistful eye through that long and weary day watched withcruel expectation for indications, of a death-storm. And the commonsoldiers boastfully declared that the town would have been running riversof blood but for Mr. Leisler. He notified all tlie men belonijing T Q to the militia companies to come on Monday morning to thefort at a certain signal which would be given, and to obey no officer whoshould attempt to hinder them. The signal was to be the firing of guns.The maneuver was facilitated by the arrival of a ship from Barbadoes.A rumor spread that four or five French ships were inside of S