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No. 31. THE FAMOUS SPEECH OF PATRICK
HENRY IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. This
memorable scene occurred in the House of Burgesses in
1765, when confronted with the famous or “infamous"
law known as the “ Stamp Act.” In the midst of doubt,
fear and hesitation, Patrick Henry rose and offered five
resolutions against the Act, which were opposed by the
ablest men of the house. This aroused the wonderful
genius of Henry, and he burst forth into oratory that his
contemporaries declared was indescribable. He ended
the speech with a bitter outburst, and in the midst of
cries of “ Treason,” exclaimed “Caesar had his Brutus;
Charles I., his Cromwell; and George III. may profit by
their example; if this be treason make the most of it.
The resolutions passed, and thus this young lawyer of
twenty-nine had committed the great colony of Virginia
to resistance. (See cards No. 21 and 22.)
