Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Vol. 3

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Excerpt from Letters of Members of the Continental Congress, Vol. 3: January 1 to December 31, 1778It is not necessary to discuss here the question whether Burgoyne or Congress was the more guilty Of committing a breach of faith. There are numerous able examinations of the question based on all the essential facts. It may nevertheless be remarked that from such expressions as have come down to us from members Of Congress it is difficult to escape the conclusion that, while grounds were not wholly lacking for suspicion, the majority of Congress had attained that state of mind that welcomed an excuse for an act concerning the honorableness of which they had doubts but Of the expediency of which they were wholly convinced, and that Burgoyne's petulant phrase, the public faith is broke was eagerly seized upon as offering them the very handle they desired. Laurens at least appears to have lashed his soul into a fervor of righteousness.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.