He had deliberated, but was not sure as to the wisest course to pursue.
He lifted his face at last, and said:
“We will have to consult Brother Jonathan.”
The name had been used before in the army, but not in this official way at a council.
It was at this council, or one like this, that he began to impress the worth of the judgment of the Connecticut Governor upon his generals.
Washington had unconsciously named the republic.
The Connecticut Governor’s home name began to rise to fame.
These officers repeated it to others.
Dennis O’Hay heard it. He was told that Washington had spoken it, probably at a council in the Craigie House, possibly at some out-of-door consultation. However this may be, the word had passed from the lips of the man of destiny.