Show GOV TONI TOM JOHNSON A stubborn patriot to whom country owes 0 es a great debt in a storied burial ground in frederick in his narrow bed sleeps one M whose hose name came never fails to stir the heart of the old marylander with r ith lively emotions of admiration and al affection gov ov tom tola Jol irson that audacious and nd stubborn boy a It riot ot of whom john adams S sal a I 1 at t he ha wu nua ane ine of four cit aitz ans of maryland larI aad ane ant irginia without wit bout horn there would 11 ve e been no revolution although in affected scorn of 01 him a british officer writing to his bis people tit at home had bad assured them there is no need to be alarmed abygil by all this noise in the colonies col onles wh ich is main 1 ly Y made ade by a boy 33 named amed tom johnson that pestilent rebel of the british war office writes john williamson palmer in century was the trusty j loving friend of washington whom he nominated to be commander in chief j of 0 f all the armies of the united colonies j member of the first fir st the cong congress rese and of ution convention which ado adopted ted the constitution of the united states first governor 0 of maryland irlean and an associate justice of the su supreme court and he was twice urged to acce accept pt the of portfolio secretary of state day the first ile he was in his citizen cit izen of maryland matyi in all the colonies the d and revolution disclosed no wiser stronger sw ecter than his who joined character the fortitude of t the warrior with L the aae 10 foresight of the i statesman in the temperament of as an eager dauntless boy rila |