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Sacred honor," was accompanied with an intima-
tion at the time that whenever the necessity of the
states justified the demand half million of dollars
were at its service. As he placed his signature
to the Declaration of Independence a member
remarked. "There goes a few millions."—"Let
me add where they may find me when it is writ-
ten, " said he, as he attached "of Carrollton" to
CHARLES CARROLL.

The destruction of the tea at Boston, has
been justly chronicled in every history of the
rise of the American Revolution.— The burning
of the ship Peggy Steuart, with her whole car-
go of tea, which was accomplished at Annapolis
shortly after the like transaction at Boston, is
almost forgotten by her own citizens. Are the
names of the men who led this patriotic State on
as one of the foremost in every pledge lor free-
dom to descend to the tomb unrecorded? Who
were the members of her committees of safety?
Who were the pioneers that led the State to its
present enjoyments? Few are left who can tell
us from memory. Is there none of her sons pos-
sessed of industry, of patriotism and talents suf-
ficent to record such names and such worthy
deeds upon the faithlul page of history?

According to her capacity, no one state in this
union acted with more spirit or promptitude in
asserting the liberties of the country. The ta-
lents of the statesmen she delegated to the gene-
ral councils were of the very highest order and
of the most useful and practical character. Her