The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-12-05

NJ lne very roof, tOunu cavity Win ou up
ward direction into the heart of the oak.
lie thrust broken limb nearly three feet
into it. Then enlarging the orifice by
breaking away the decayed wood, he insert
ed the eud of the cuse into the opening, and
forced 1t IA foot beyond the mouth.
Thank God J he said devoutly, as he
drew forth his arm, it wilirest safely there,
until we get an honest king again
lie then carefully replaced the fragments,
covered the oriice with a sod, which he cut
with his knife some yards from the spot,
aud neatly swept the grass at the foot of
the tree. Now, ifit is discovered he SAID,
rising TO his feet, it must be the devil HIM
self who gives the iuformation.
CHAPTER ".
We pass over the anger and mortihcn,ion
of Sir Edmund Andross, and the quiet ex-
ultaiion of the members of the council, who
having fulfilled their obedience 10 the Kings
commands by surrenderng the Charter, were
not held accountable for uny subsequent gy-
rations. Notwithstanding this untoward C.
vent, Sir Edmund Andross assumed the
government of Conuecticut. which he an
nexed to Massachusetts, making Boston the
seat of general Jurisdiction. lie formed
council composed Of forty gentlemen; ana
otherwise appointed officers according TO
his own pleasure: : Fitz Winthrop and Gov
ernor Treat were members of this council.
At first, he ruled with mIdness aud moder-
alton aud his addresses were filled with
professions for the happiness of the colo
nists; aud for time he administered the
government under the Charter His first
e, a.. IA. Of IL,
pie, was by restraining tho freedom of the
press. This was followed by one upon
marriage, (which says the historian, 'Yas
far more grieyous.' He forbade The perfor-
nance of this sacred rite, unless the parties
gave bonds, with surelics to himself, to be
forfeited, if it should appear subsequently
that there existed any lawful impedment to
the marriage. Clergymen were forbidden
TO ofiiciute, and, to the great scandal Of the
colony, the right of performing the cerimo-
ny wos given up altogether to the civil mag
| is,rates, thus taking from the clergy the
perausites with which they were went to
eks out their narrow salaries.
Not satisfied with this persecution, lie
suspended the laws which provided for their
| maintenance, nnd prohibited all persons
from paying any thing to their minister.
He fortified this bold position by a menace
to the people, if they dared resist his pleas
ure, threatening to destroy their houses Of
worship, or 'conventicles : he also forbade
any one to pay the sum of two pence to
nonconformist minister, on pnin OF punish
incnt by fines and stocks.
But the mode in which the English Gov
ernor managed the affairs OF his government
ure fa,nlIier to all readers of history. I'm
der the pretence that the Charter of Con-
neclicu, had been vacated, he declared all
titles under it of no value, and in speech
IN council, said, that Indian deeds were no
better than 'the search of "a bears paw
No pleas, however legally and sacredly bas-
ed, were of avail with him aud his corrupt
fave vorites. Not only Connecticut, hut all
N. England groaned under his oppression.
The colonists were not men To submit tor
length of time to system OF tyranny Ike
this. Eighteen months after his usurpaiion
Of the government Of Connecticut, the citi-
zens Of Boston, where he held his court, and
its vicinity, in alliance with Treat, EnZ
Winthrop, and other distinguished Hart
fordians, stung with these injuries rose IN
arms, took the castle by storm, seized The
|
prisoners Of his council and relns'alcd the
former colonial governor and council IN The
government. The landing of the Protes-
tau, Prince, William of Orange, at Torbay,
aud the promises he held out, doubtless en-
courured the colonists to take this toId and
decisive step.
On the ninth of May 1859, eighteen
months and ten days after the farce of the
surrender Of their patent, Governor Treat
,,d ,be oher officers under the Chatter, re-
4 ,umed the government OF Connecticut. On
,b. ,veutv.sixth day Of the same month,
tho news that William and Mary were pro-
claimed King aud Queen of England, mr.
rived, and spread universal JOY throughout
the land.
I Iu 1904, the Liberties Of Connecticut
were npnin endangered by Lord Cornbary,
Governor of New York, and Governor Dud-
lev. of Massachusetts, who combined to
dcs,oil its Charter, aud annex II to their
royernment--Tbey were, however, unsuc-
cessfoI; and to secure the Colony against
any further consplrucies of tins nature, their
magistrates confirmed to its Charter in per-
petSity. land so the Vaccinations Of the
enemies Of the Colony were efiectually de-
Eeated. After a cobcealment OF more than
fifteen yenrs, the Charter was, therefore,
reuroduced from its hiding place ia The oak
and placed in The archives Of the State.
We will now bring our tnle to a conclu-
sion. Sir +. Andross, believing that Helen
had intentionally given him the false parch-
meo,. withdrew his suit. Helen. out ofwo-
manly revenge, changed her political creed,
and became as stout friend to the Char
ter. as heretofore she had been an enemy to
IL. =, -, a,
Harry Wordsworth aud Kate WHY'S
were ultimately made one flesh but sot
until after the usurpcr was displaced. and
Governor Treat again ruled over Cosneeti-