good link, thanks
It's ironic how similar the diatribe is about those in attendance then with the current day participants.
The crowd at Old South Meeting House included those not normally in attendance at Boston town meetings, such as men from surrounding towns and those without voting privileges. In order to vote at an official town meeting, a colonist had to be a male property owner over 21 years of age. In contrast, Governor Hutchinson described the meetings at Old South Meeting House as including “principally of the lower ranks of the people and even journeymen tradesmen were brought in to increase the number, and the rabble were not excluded.”
OMG, uneducated redneck hicks!
Some things never change.