01x37 - The Man who Wouldn't be King

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I still I

know the truth will rise and

fall that's just

toles a word now to the

wise the world was

made he St a

surprise looking at life my own eyes I'm

searching for a hero to idolize feeling

the pain as

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innocent I take my heart battle that

freed byatt get my Independence declare

it on the line philia freedom and

patriotic voes sing blue never give up

you represent America and praying for a

brighter day I listen to my heart and I

oy how can I see it any other way I'm

looking at

my

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my here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of Liberty's Kids

Congress has lied to us long enough

think of all we've sacrificed to win

this w*r I six years and not a

penny the time has come to take matters

into our own hands without Justice the

Army is a powder cave ready to explode

and right now I have no idea how to

prevent

it my dear Moses I write you today with

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news forgive me if it's not in my own

hand but my Scout's been acting up

again yesterday November 30th we signed

a preliminary peace treaty with Great

Britain John Adams John J Henry lawren

and yours truly signed the docu at the

Grand Hotel musite in Paris for some

reason the king's Emissary Richard oswal

didn't seem nearly as pleased as we

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were Liberty is ours though one

troubling question

remains we won our w*r but can our new

nation survive in peace Dr Franklin

forgive me for interrupting but I'm in

an absolute

State the British ministers refuse to

let me paint them signing the peace

treaty I won't be able to finish look at

it this way Mr West you must abandon a

painting the British must abandon the

country Dr Franklin your legs they're

still strong enough to kick King George

across an ocean

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hry at least pretend you have manners

wait for me sorry it just smells so good

I wish Dr Franklin were here to enjoy

this with us me too can you pass the

beans and Moses as

well we and he sure likes turkey could I

have a

drumstick and James it's been forever

since we've seen him nobody can eat like

James uh you going to have some of those

yems Sarah HRI working on a story

General Washington Army Congress you

have to come with

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me oh I'm sorry you're eating forget

eating this sounds

exciting besides we hadn't really

started yet had we

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enri oh no so what's this about a story

it can

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wait I haven't eaten all day but we

haven't seen you in months and you can't

just leave us hanging yeah we're

journalists too okay

okay what if I told you General

Washington could have had the chance to

become king of

America if he had to become a king then

I am the prince of France I don't

understand didn't he fight to get rid of

a king I'd better start at the beginning

remember how I went to visit General

Washington and the Continental

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Army the British army still occupied New

York City but news had come from France

that the w*r was all but

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over whoa Caesar time to eat

it's not right we've got to do something

we're being

cheated it was Major General Horatio

Gates and some of General Washington's

highest ranking officers I thought I'd

go over and say hello gentlemen Congress

has lied to us long enough think of all

we've sacrificed to win this w*r and now

that freedom is in our grasp what has

Congress done it's broken every promise

it's ever made that's what has any man

here been paid so much as a farthing by

Congress I fought 6 years and not a

penny Congress promised us all pay then

it promised us a pension for life now it

wants to discharge us without giving us

either did we serve our country just to

lose our property and end up in DT's

jail we must demand our rights if

Congress refuses I say we March down to

Philadelphia and answer them with

muskets where does his Excellency stand

on the matter where does Washington

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stand he cannot speak publicly on the

matter but I assure you we have his

support why else would he allow us to

meet

tomorrow read this circulated to bring

more men to our cause then meet at the

new building tomorrow at noon the time

has come to take matter ERS into our own

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hands if you have sense enough to

discover and spirit to oppose tyranny

whatever Garb it may assume awake to

your situation if the present moment be

lost your threats Hereafter will be

empty what they were talking about

sounds like armed Rebellion it's it's

mutiny

this is the second such letter to be

circulated amongst my

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officers I ordered them to postpone

their meeting hoping they would

reconsider obviously they have

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not if you ask me they're no better than

traitors on the contrary James I

consider them Heroes and Patriots of the

highest

order they risked their lives to fight

for a new form of government and now

they feel that government's turned its

back on them but what they've said about

Congress comes from honest frustration

they haven't been paid and there's

little chance they will be but

why the national treasury has no money

Congress has no power to raise taxes and

the states can't pay what they promise

to

the simple truth is that without a

strong central government our Republic

cannot survive I heard one of the

officers say that you would support an

armed Uprising on Congress is that true

there's something I'd like you to

see this was sent to me by one of my

officers not very long

ago he's asking you to become King of

the United States he's saying the Army

would stand behind you have you ever

heard of Caesar um that's the name of Dr

Franklin's horse Julius Caesar was a

great General and the most popular man

in Rome after winning a w*r he marched

his army into Rome and made himself

King and made himself King I don't

believe it George Washington would never

declare himself King never

would he of course not anyone with half

a brain knows George Washington would

never do a thing like that You' never

declare yourself

king would

you no James the very idea is abhorent

to me to say nothing of the fact that

neither the American people nor the vast

majority of soldiers would stand for it

the Army exists to serve Congress

not the other way around I thought

everything would be fine once the w*r

was over now it seems like things are

worse than ever without Justice the Army

is a powder cake ready to

explode and right now I have no idea how

to prevent

it James Madison delegate from Virginia

now has the

floor ch men of Congress we have no

power to act we have failed to live up

to our promises now General Washington

warns of an armed Uprising against us

armed

Uprising Rous who are these men this

must not stand the Army shall not rule

if we do not find some means to pay

these Honorable Men God only knows what

will happen next

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I

do politician tell me what's fair now

Congress

everything I want my

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money General

Washington the officers at the meeting

Hall I've been composing my speech it

will be the most important one I'll ever

make I only hope it doesn't fall on deaf

ears I'd be willing to listen if you'd

like to rehearse it h perhaps that's not

a bad

idea you wear

glasses sir I've kept it a secret it's

not something a commanding officer wants

his men to see

unless I've got to get over to the new

building but what about rehearsing your

speech I just realized that what I say

is far less important than how I say it

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gentlemen we are gathered here today to

make a decision shall We Stand Down and

receive nothing for our efforts or shall

We rise up and force Congress to give us

satisfaction

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with your permission General I would

like to address the

officers we'd be honored your

Excellency gentlemen I am well aware of

your concerns and have written to

Congress requesting a fair settlement I

ask you to be patient why should we hey

we've waited long enough sh let him

speak I also ask you to remember all

we've been through

together the hardships at Valley

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Forge our victories at Trenton and

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Princeton the friend the friend CL

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and York

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toown think of our brothers in arms who

sacrificed their lives for Liberty do

you really want to turn your backs on

them make no mistake I'm proud of each

of you and because I am I'll do

everything in my power to prevent you

from disgracing your previous

Glory one

moment gentlemen will you permit me to

put on my spectacles I don't believe it

I had no

idea his Excellency wears eyeglasses

I have grown gray in your service and

now I'm growing

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blind he stopped a rebellion just by

putting on his

eyeglasses they had sacrificed a lot for

their country but when they saw how much

Washington had sacrificed for them what

happened to their Rebellion against

Congress it ended right there Washington

walked out and the officers voted

unanimously to reject any acts of

violence in fact they agreed to let

Washington work out a fair payment for

them from Congress did he full pay for 5

years it sounds like they would have

followed him to the ends of the Earth

they didn't have to go that far

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King George gave his Blessing to the

peace treaty and General Sir guy Carlton

and the British army evacuated New York

City once and for

all the Americans want their own country

so badly well they can have

it Julius Caesar made himself a dictator

but you know what George Washington

did he invited all his officers to

France's Tavern and said goodbye I have

looked upon each and every one of you as

a member of my family and I wish that

your future days will be as prosperous

and happy as your former ones have been

glorious and honorable

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you know what I'm going to put in my

story Washington was strong in w*r but

even stronger in

peace were you really there at the

tavern

this is the mug General Washington used

to toast his men I told Mr Francis The

Tavern keeper that I wanted to give it

to Dr

Franklin I declare that no one will ever

be allowed to wash this mug what did

General Washington do after saying

goodbye to his

officers I almost forgot that's what I

came here to tell you he's gone to

Maryland to address Congress we may

still be able to get there in time to

see for ourselves that that is if you're

interested I wouldn't miss it for the

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world gentlemen of Congress I've come

here today to thank you for your faith

in me and to surrender to your hands the

trust you placed in me when I accepted

my commission I was afraid I wouldn't be

able to live up to your expectations

but I gained Confidence from knowing

that our cause was just if I may I'd

like to speak of the debt I owe to the

Army and in particular to the members of

my staff a better group of men does not

exist anywhere I am fortunate to have

served with each and every one of them

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gentlemen it is with a heavy heart that

I offer back my

commission my work is done and now I

look forward to retiring from the great

theater of action I came in here at

General I shall leave a private citizen

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come on

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General Washington

sir um can I still call you that I don't

see why not James where are you going

now oh I have a farm that needs tending

to

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it's over the w*r is really

over it's over huzzah it's over

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we have heard that the American General

Washington has resigned his commission

and returned to private

life come

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here a country could have been his for

the taking I believe it to be true your

majesty he's returned to the life of a

farmer if it is true then George

Washington is the greatest man

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alive does it look all right sir the

dove of Peace exactly as I saw it in my

dream if anybody needs me I'll be

surveying The

Orchards yeah

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look life through my searching for a

hero to idiz feeling the pain as

inocent looking at a my

I take my heart battle give that freed

get

myp it on the line blue never up you

represent America

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