ould alone satisfy Adams’ insulted and offended townsmen, and that if they (the British soldiers) were not(removed from Boston) , he, and he alone must be answerable for fatal consequences, which it required no gift of prophecy to predict must ensue. With the help of Sams words, the governor consented for the removal of troops, so by the helping hand of Sam, further hostilities in Boston were for a longer time suspended. Because of incidents such as these the popularity of Sam rapidly increased. Despite his popularity, Sam was quite poor. This was a commonly known fact. The British attempted to use this fact to their advantage, on several occasions, they tried to bribe Sam, or offer him positions of power. Naturally, Sam declined, as I said before, he above all, was a patriot who could not be deterred by any offerings of the British. In 1773 Thomas Gage relayed a message to Sam stating that anything that Sam wanted at all would be given to him upon his ceasing to oppose the British government. Sam replied “Go tell Governor Gage, that my peace has long since been made with the king of kings, and that it is the advice of Samuel Adams to him, no longer to insult the feelings of an already exasperated people.” Sam might have gained respect of Gage for his words, but the fact that he was an enemy could not be overseen by him. In a later statement by Gage he said I will pardon all those who lay down their arms and return as peaceable subjects, except for those such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock whose offenses are too flagitious a nature to admit 0f any other consideration but that of condign punishment.

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