Washington And His Comrades in Arms; a Chronicle of the War of Independence
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One obstacle was his age; as the event proved, he was nearhis end. It was, however, not this which kept him from office, butthe resolve of George III. The King simply said that he would not haveChatham. In office Chatham would certainly rule and the King intendedhimself to rule. If Chatham would come in a subordinate position, well;but Chatham should not lead. The King declared that as long as even tenmen stood by him he would hold out and he would lose his crown ratherthan call to office that ...clamorous Opposition which had attacked hisAmerican policy. "I will never consent, " he said firmly, "to removingthe members of the present Cabinet from my service. " He asked North:"Are you resolved at the hour of danger to desert me?" North remained inoffice. Chatham soon died and, during four years still, George III wasmaster of England. Throughout the long history of that nation thereis no crisis in which one man took a heavier and more disastrousresponsibility. News came to Valley Forge of the alliance with France and therewere great rejoicings.
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