01x08 - The Second Continental Congress

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with yet still I

know the truth will rise and fall yeah

that's just

toles a word now to the

wise the world was

made each a

surprise I'm looking at life my own eyes

I'm searching for a hero don't idolize

feeling love pain

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innocent I shake my heart battle that

freed my independent time declare it on

the line Freedom bring and patriotic

voices say red white blue never give up

you represent America and praying for a

brighter day I listen to heart and I oby

how can I see it any other way I'm

looking

at my

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own today on Liberty's Kids The Peace

died on the greens of Lexington and

Concord it was m*rder*d again at Bunker

Hill there is no peace in the hearts and

minds of the countless thousand who have

been forced to swallow the vile Brew of

British tyranny if you insist on w*r you

shall have it Massachusetts is free to

fight England until the moon falls into

the sea but she will fight

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alone May

1775 dearest mother Dr Franklin

continues to me in these troubled times

when so many people are nervous or angry

or frightened Dr Franklin's resolve is

reassuring good morning gather round we

have a busy week ahead of us and I have

a special mission for each of you the

delegates are arriving for the Second

Continental Congress great The Gazette

will cover Congress from gavel to gavel

I won't miss a thing perhaps not but you

missed everything else not yet James HRI

the delegates will need fresh water keep

the buckets

filled I've been thinking Dr Franklin

how about a story on our own delegate Mr

Dickinson hold your horses James Sarah I

want you and Moses to greet Colonel

George Washington when he arrives from

Virginia assist him in whatever he may

need this Colonel Washington must be

important during the French and Indian

w*r he saved many lives I expect big

things from him in Congress I'll get my

sh that leaves me what do you have in

mind sir maybe I could talk to this

Colonel Washington no James no

journalist will be allowed in the hall

no journalist but the delegates are here

to deal with life and death matters

they'll need to voice their opinions

freely privately then what in the world

am I supposed to do someone has to look

after the delegates horses

horses you may need a bigger broom you

may need a shovel

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I can't believe my luck the biggest

story in the world is right here in

Philadelphia and I'm stuck babysitting a

bunch of dumb horses look that's John

Adams John Adams I thought his name was

Sam Adams that's his cousin John Adams

is the smartest lawyer in New England

let's find out what he's up to a is what

we need what about these I'm sure Mr

Adams and the others are thirsty after

their long Journeys now get going

hey I'm going to nominate Colonel

Washington he's the perfect man to head

the new continental army why not your

own Mr Hancock I know he has designs on

the top job impossible Washington is the

only hero we have the only man the whole

country will support will New England

accept a Virginia a Southern Man is

exactly what we need otherwise the

Revolution Will Remain New England's w*r

excuse him excuse me Ben who is this a

French small fry HRI go

go pardon sorry hold your horses lad

James is supposed to hold the horses I'm

the water boy come on HRI I have to find

out what's happening that Bell means

Congress is about to start but Ben

Franklin said no journalists

am I to understand that you're a

journalist young Sir James Hiller

Pennsylvania Gazette it's a pleasure to

meet a fellow newspaper man you're a

newspaper Man Too Paul wentworth's the

name I understand your little friend

here has a ticket into the Hall ticket

I've got a bucket into the Hall two of

them and I've got a pocket full of coins

for every scrap of news you bring out

with your empty buckets coins I'm all

ears wait a second Dr Franklin said we

can't print anything until after

Congress is over and Dr Franklin is

right we wouldn't want to do anything to

hurt the cause exactly however James

someday it will be up to newspaper men

like us to tell the people one went on

and we can't do that without facts can

we no we can't facts are everything if

you want to make it in this business you

have to go where the action is are you

game James how many coins are we talking

about quiet HRI this is between a couple

of newspaper men isn't that right Paul

that's a fact James that's a

fact pardon me I'm a stranger to your

fair city is this where Colonel

Washington is staying yes sir but he's

just now

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whoa such poor workmanship on this

coach it's an

outrage allow me to be of service

Colonel my name is Moses who is your

master Moses I'm a Freed Man sir in the

employe of Dr Benjamin

Franklin I'll have your coach fixed good

is new apparently our English cousins

have contempt for us they've turned the

colonies into a Dumping Ground for all

the shoddy Goods they themselves would

not have Moses will fix it sir he's very

talented and who are you young lady

Sarah Phillips my lordship that isn't

necessary Miss Phillips I'm not a Lord

I'm just a citizen like anyone else I

beg your pardon your lord Colonel

Washington Dr Franklin has sent us to

assist you excellent I look forward to

seeing the good doctor again Moses the

future is in the hands of men such as

yourself homegrown Craftsman the job is

yours it will be an honor sir the honor

is

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mine chair recognizes the delegate from

Pennsylvania colony Mr Dickinson

gentlemen hear me clearly there are

still those of us who believe in a

peaceful resolve to this conflict we are

brothers England and America surely

there is another CA short of allout w*r

the peace died on the greens of

Lexington and Concord it was m*rder*d

again at Bunker Hill there is no peace

in the hearts and minds of the countless

thousands who have been forced to

swallow the vile Brew of British tyranny

Mr Adams you spit fire well but the

king's g*ns spit lead you will lead us

down the path to ruin and you sir will

lead us down the path to sl*very we

can't win a w*r with if you insist on

w*r you shall have it but it will be New

England's w*r Mr Adams Massachusetts is

free to fight England until the moon

falls into the sea but she will fight

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alone must keep the peace order

gentlemen order

the chair recognizes the distinguished

gentleman from Philadelphia Dr Benjamin

Franklin friends I remind you that we

lack not in great talkers but great

doers I find myself in agreement with Mr

Adams w*r is upon us like it or not a

great comfort is that we honestly and

Faithfully did everything in our power

to prevent it but w*r is here on our

doorstep whether our doorstep be in

Boston or

Baltimore forgive me my voice grows

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horse cold water Dr Franklin

notebook pencil please not my pencil

please I hate to nag you but I know I

know

horses ah Mr Hiller what have you

learned I learned that when Ben Franklin

says no journalists he means no

journalist he took my notebook and my

pencil g*ng way coming through what's

the hurry young

man Sam Adams just kicked the bucket Sam

Adams is dead hey no he kicked my bucket

spilled water everywhere what a mess I

can't believe this I'm stuck out here

while the story of the centu is in there

it is a conundrum isn't it conundrum a

problem for forgive me you're new to the

newspaper game but don't feel bad

someday when you're a real newspaper man

you'll know big words like conundrum I

am too a real newspaper man indeed but

do you have the fire in the belly to do

whatever it takes to get the story my

belly's on fire you tell me what facts

you want Mr Wentworth and I'll get them

good excellent let's start with what

they're up to in there is Congress going

to raise an army who will lead the Army

the facts James we must have the facts

I'm on it who what why where when and

how have you got a

pencil much obliged here

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goes You' think a congressman wouldn't

be so

clumsy

wa oh

Fact one this isn't going to be easy I

must know what's going on in there

enough of this Tom Foolery we tried it

your way now we do it my

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way it certainly is an exciting time to

be in Philadelphia the city is alive

with interesting new people EXC exting

and dangerous mixed among the delegates

to the Second Continental Congress are

spies we all have to watch our Tong

drill

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please drill coming right

up he's at Mr Rodney's desk who's

Rodney Caesar Rodney he's the head man

in the colony of Delaware what he says

goes I'm surprised you haven't heard of

them haven't you written about him in

your newspaper oh that's Caesar Rodney

of

course What's Happening

Now Dr Franklin has the floor there are

two voices here one seeks reconciliation

with England the other seeks

Independence I address the former it was

Parliament remember which has doomed our

country to destruction they have begun

to burn our towns and m*rder our people

look upon their

hands the fault lies not with Mr Adams

the fault lies in London Dr Franklin has

finished speaking I don't see HRI okay

he's back he's with oh this is good John

Hancock he's with John Hancock I don't

believe it Hancock is not only talking

to HRI he's actually writing it down for

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him if Congress does not take over the

Army at Boston soon it will disintegrate

all hope will be lost the time has come

we must have a general today gentlemen I

think the solution is obvious John

Hancock is my nominee to lead our new

National Army Mr pay you flatter me but

we also have a gentleman available of

impeccable credentials a southerner

Colonel Charles Henry Lee of Virginia

who was born in England and who would be

perfectly happy to be there now the man

we looking for is Among Us and he is a

southerner from Virginia I nominate as

general of the colonial army colonel

George

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Washington I lost on re he's so little

he vanished when Colonel Washington

stood up to speak Colonel Washington is

speaking there he is look look at him go

he must have big

news Andria's news come

on HRI

HRI excuse me a boy just ran in here

about this

tall there you are where are your notes

I've been watching you you've been doing

great watching me how with a spy glass

you've got a spy glass let me see it

James wouldn't it be better to discuss

this

outside um yes of course come on

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Henry hurry up stop it that tickles if

you got everything down on paper I'll be

tickled what does it say is that French

I get quein for this right of course I'm

a man of my word okay voila here's what

I found out John Adams won't wants

poultry pulled poultry what oh you know

not poultry cut in slices but pulled

from the bone Sam Adams wants beef

unless it's too well done then he wants

mutton oh here's something strange John

Adams won't eat mutton because it's a

favorite British food let me see that

John Hancock potato soup he's got a bad

tooth you were getting lunch orders I

can't believe you messed this up Sam

Adams is the one who messed it up he

spent ink all over my lunch order my

coins you will

play what are these I've never seen

coins like this they're Greek very old

older than Hercules the two slits in

each coin enabled the ancient Greeks to

string them on chains and wear them

around the neck for safekeeping oh

thanks if you want any more fats I'll

get them myself you failed me both of

you and the only reason I paid you is

I'm a man of my word

how could you do this to me Mr Wentworth

is an important newspaper man he

publishes a paper I've never heard of

and you made me look like like like a

kid I'm new at this that's it I'll get

the facts myself and make everything

right with Mr Wentworth I'll help I'd

like to get more of these Greek

coins hey those are mine you're back to

being a water boy this is a job for a

newspaper man not a newspaper

boy who's the water boy now

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James what are you doing here nothing

this whole day has been a big waste what

are you doing here delivering Colonel

Washington's coach where is HRI I don't

care what's wrong I had a chance to

impress an important newspaper publisher

from New Hampshire Mr Wentworth but I

came up empty Wentworth I don't know any

Wentworth who publishes a paper in New

Hampshire well he is who he says he is

he even paid us he's a man of his word

see for yourself those aren't coins

silly they're buttons buttons I've sewed

buttons like those on my father's

uniforms these buttons were minted 3

years ago by King George to decorate the

coats of gentlemen invited to the King's

birthday party are you sure of course

I'm sure whoever your Mr Wentworth is he

must be a close friend of King

George I have an idea quick a

pencil my presence here will stifle free

discussion since my appointment is the

issue at hand I will retire to allow you

to speak your minds good

evening I received your note at my

boarding house you have facts I

interviewed the delegate every single

one of them it took me all night to

track them down it's all there the size

of the new National Army what general

Hancock plans to do to drive the Red

Coats out of Boston it's the biggest

story of the year I told you i' get the

facts and I'm a man of my word I must go

I have to write my story and get it back

to my paper you're a First Rate

newspaper man James Hiller well

done and you're a rotten spy

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if my guess is right Mr Wentworth is

reporting to someone the question is who

look a

boat eight men could fit in this we need

to be

careful Red Coats I want to get close

closer I'll go with you HRI take Moses's

tool pouch we'll meet back on the

road Hancock will be the general of the

colonial army Jordan Hancock the rumor

is it's Washington the rumor is wrong

they put the Washington story out to Mis

leus Hancock will lead the rebel Army

and his plans call for a march on Rhode

Island you trust your Source a gullible

child he spilled the beans a stupid boy

typical Colonial Grand ideas no

schooling easily duped excellent let's

move

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out Sarah Sarah I'm here that was

frightfully awkward for a while wasn't

it I was a fool I wanted so badly to be

a big shot journalist I almost gave away

Secret the enemy but you outsmarted them

you're British how does that make you

feel if Colonel Washington is announced

as general of the army tomorrow word

will get to the British soon enough and

that man who deceived you and HRI will

look like a fool I can live with that

look what's

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happening I'm wearing weing silk

garments my sheld will be

ruined HRI great

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job you know I don't ask you for one

moment to surrender your hope for a

peaceful resolve to these problems thank

you I do pray for that the only hope the

colonies have to avoid allout w*r is in

the strength of our Army and the

strength of our resolve I like General

Washington I hope the Great Men of this

Congress work as hard to find peace as

General Washington does to prepare the

Army for w*r that will depend on

Parliament you know Sarah if things get

too uncomfortable we will find a way to

get you back home thank you Dr

Franklin come on you're

late and on the issue of general of the

Continental Army we call upon George

Washington I accept this momentous Duty

because this Congress desires it I beg

it be remembered by every gentleman in

this room that I this day declare with

utmost sincerity I do not think myself

equal to the command I am honored

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with Dear Mother this is the first time

I have felt that I am in fact living

living events which will be remembered

by other Generations I remain with a

confused heart I pray for peace but fear

we are heading towards

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w*r through my own searching for a hero

to ID feeling the pain as

inocent looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freedom

get

my it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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