The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-11-01


induced to surrender themselves as pris-
oners, and were conducted 10 Plymouth.
Notwithstanding the promises by which
they had been elured TO submit, notwith-
standing the earnest, vehement and indig-
nant remonstrances of Eels, Church and
Earl, the government to their eternal
infamy, or dered the whole to be sold rs
slaves,& they we're transported out of the
country, being about one hundred g. sixty
in number"
Aiterthe war terminated July, 1916,
all male Indian captives over Ia years Of
age were required to be disposed of out
Of the Colony, and il not disposed of
by certain day to he forfeited to the
use of the cslony, and sold hy the colony
Treasurer.
The following notes respecting Philips
son, we copy entire.
"The court were perplexed about the
disposal of Philips SON. This unfortu-
nate and interesting boy was only nine
years old. They referred tho question
to the ministers as being the ablest casu-
lists. tits to be regretted that their an
swers are indicative not only of u stern,
but of II savage spirit.
Mr.. Cotton the minister of Plymouth,
and Mr.. Arnold the minister of Marsh
field answered the queries Of the court
thus:
"The question being propounded to
us by our honorable rulers, whether Phil
ip's son be child of death our answer
hereunto is, that we do acknowledge that
rule, Den. xiv, l6, to be moral and there
fore perpctually binding, viz: in that par
ticu!ar act of wckedness though capital,
the crime ofthe parent doth not render
his child subject to punishment by the
civil magistrate F; yet, upon serious CON
sideration, we humbly conceive that the
children ofnotorious traitors, rebels, and
murtherers, especially such as have been
principal leaders and actors in such hor-
rid vilanies, and that against whole ma
ton, yea, the whole Israel Of God. may
be involved in the guilt of their parents,
and may, salva repuJHca, be adjudged to
death, as to us seems evident by the scrip
ture incidents.
of Saul, Achan, Haman, the children of
whom were cut off by the. sword of JUS
tice for the transgression of their parents,
althoush, concerning some of those chill
dren it be manifest, that they were not
capable of being coactors therein
,c-c SAMUEL ARNOLD,
0"P'' - i""' JOHN COTToN.
DIR. Increase Mather writes, "If had
not been out of my mind when l was
writing, should have said something a
bout Philips son. 1t is necessary that
some effeciual course should bc taken u
bout him. He makes me think of Hadad
who was n little child when his father (the
chief sachcm Of the Edomites) was Kill
led by Joab; and, had not others fled away
with him, am apt to think that David
would have taken course, that Hadad
should never have proved a scourge to
the next generation"
| Mr.. Keith the good minister of Bridge
water, was inclined to mercy. 81 long
(says the benevolent man) to hear what
becomes ofPhilip's wife and son. know
there is some difficulty in that Psalm
cxxxvii, 8, 8, though l think it may be
considered, whether there he not some
speciality and something extraordinary
in it. Tha. law Deu. xiv, is, compar-
ed with the commended example of Am
asas, 2 Chron. XIV, A, doth sway much
with me, in the case under consideration.
hope God will direct those whom it doth
concern to good issue. Let us join our
prayers at the throne of grace with all
our might, that the Lord would so dis
pose of all public motions and affairs,
that his Jerusalem in this wilderness, may
be the habitation. of justice and noun
tain of holiness, that so it may be also a
quiet habitation, tabernacle which
shall not be taken down."
The life of this youth was spared, but
he was sold as slave and shipped to
Bermuda +! atfta
The Supreme Court of this State, after