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 of the .ifsay, June I5, I775.

 In manuscript Journal, under tue date of Nov. i, 1895, l find record of conversation with the venerable John Adams, at that time, relative to the ap- pointment Gen. Washington. It was in substance as follows:-

 The army was assembled at Cam bridge, Mass. under Gen. Ward, and Congress was sitting at Philadelphia Every day arrived new applications in behalf of the army. The country were urgent that Congress should adopl the army; for until they had it must be considered, and was in law considered, only as mob; band of armed rep els. The country was placed incircum- stances of peculiar delicacy and danger. The struggle had began, and yet every thing was at loose ends. The great trial nov seemed to be in this questlon,- zubo should be Me Conlaander-ial- Chlcf? 1t was exceedingly important, and was felt 10 be the hinge on which tg4e whole might turn foror against us. The South ern and Niijdie States, warm and rapid in their zeal, for the most part were iealois of New Eagland, because they ieitlhat the real piil sici;i sysse was here. What, then, was 10 be done! AllNew- England adored Gen. Ward; he had been in the French war, and had come out laden with laurels. He was sehol- ar and gentleman. All the qualiiica- tions seemed to cluster in him; and it wasconfdently believed the army would not receive any commander oyer him. What, then, was to be done2 Difiicpl- tiesthickened ateyery step. The strug- gle was to be long and bloody. With out union all was lost. Union was strength. The country and the whole country must come in. One pulsatlon must beat through all hearts. The cause was one and the arm must be one. The members had talked, debated, con sidered and guessed, and the decisive step had not been taken. Atlcngth Mir. Adams came to his conclusion, and the sNNiiSA VI oCt SSNIs"H II Wec nNo1J "9 follows: He was walking one lporning before Congress IIall,apparently in deep thought, when his cousin Samuel Adams came up to him and said, "What is the topic with you this morning, cousin?' ?'' "On the army, the army," he replied. q am determined what 10 do about the army at Cambridge he continued t'l am determined 10 go into the hall this morning, and enter on a full detail ol the state of the Colonies, in order to show them the absolute need of taking acme decisive steps. My whole aim will he to induce Congress to appoint a day for adopting the army as the icgal army of these United Colonies of North America; and then to hint at my selection of a Commander-in-Chief''- Swell" said Samuel Adams, ssl like that, cousin John; but on whom have youfxed as this commander" s1'iitcl ,sou, George Washington, of Virginia