Excerpt from Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society: At the Semi-Annual Meeting, Held in Boston, April 7, 1864 In the mean time, we take occasion to allude to a kindred subject, suggested by a learned historical discourse recently delivered in Worcester by the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D.D., of New Haven, Conn, on occa sion of a centennial notice of one of the ancient churches of that' city. The occasion occurred Sept. 22, 1868, - a hundred years from the time of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, that terminated. The French dominion in North America. This acci dental coincidence was suggestive of the part taken by the English provincials in that most important event in American history. Their aid in effecting that event has always been recognized, but never fully appreciated. It is, perhaps, not too much to say, that, without the aid of the provincials, the French, intrenched in the interior, and sustained by their Savage and devoted allies, never could have been supplanted by the English. The defeat of Braddock near Fort du Quesne would have been the prelude to the subversion of the British power in North America. It appears, therefore, to have been the double mission of our forefathers to avenge the wrongs. Done their Protestant brethren in France, and to save a continent from French domination. Upon their children is devolved a duty to civil and religious liberty, equally grave and important. May it be performed with like firmness and success! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.