New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-06

tonstsl, who planted themselves al boston and It's
vicinity. Besides the patent grantad by the Ply
mouth Council, ;hey obtained charter from King
Charles /. under the name of Massachusetts Bay
The violence of the administration in England 10
wards non-confcrnis,s in religion was much in-
creased after the appointment OF Archbishop Laud
to the Sec of Canterbury and thousands were driv-
en- from their native land to w-Epgland, with
the hope of enjoying civil ard religious liberty in
q wilderness. The number OF these er1ig1ants
drew the attention of Government, and appeared
50 formidable that proclamation was issued, pro-
hibiting masters of ships from carrying passengers
to New England without special permission. On
many occasions, however, this Injunction was
eluded or disrcgerded. From the year 1920 to
l640, it was computed that t"cnty-oae thousand
two hundred British subjects had emigraied and
settled in New.EngleDd. The money expended
by various advcaturers during that period in fitting
out sAiPs, in purchasing stock and transporting
settlers amounted to abou, e200,eOO, or one mil
lion Of dollars, vast in that age, and which
no principles inferior in force to those which ami
mated the Puri,ans could have persuaded men to
lay out, such uncertain and forbiddiDg pros
poets.
The settlement of the Colony of Connecticut
was commenced at Hartford, by emgran;s from
Massachusetts and that of NewHaven BY emf
grants from England. The two colonies were
united under Charter from King Charles II, in
1862, but New-Haven refused for some time IL
scoep, the Charter and the union did not take
place unrl 1860 The Charter granted ample
privileges to the people, and formed the basis Of
the government till 1918, when the present Con-
stituton OF the State was adopted. The Charter of
| Rhode Island and Providence Plantations was
granted to Roger Williams and others, by Charles
| II, in 1863 and has continued in force until the
present time, "a Constitution adopted by the pee
| pie last year is about TO 20 into operation) New
| Hampshire was under the government OF Massa-
chusetts, and sent Representatives to the general
court at Boston ill 1879, when new government
was formed and New Hampshire made separate
| province. 1t contained that time only four
| townships and about 4 900 Inhabitants. The first
General Assembly met at Portsmouth, on the 10th
March 1850. In 1889 the union with Massschu.
setts was revived, and continued until l741. when
flnal separation took place.
Of all the charters granted to the Colonies bv
the Crown Of Great Biitain those of Connecticut
and Rhode Island ware considered the most demo-
cratic and the best proof of these charters having
been acceptable to the people, is that they contin.
ied to be used constitutions for the two States
Tor SO maay years after they became independent.
By the charter of 1922, granted to Massachusetts,
The people were deprived Of the right of elec,ing
their Governor, who was after that appointed by
tho King of Eng land, and no act of the general
court cond become q law till it had been approved
5y the King and his ministers. The government
Of the Massachusetts Colony was principally in
the hands OF the Governor and assistants elected
by the people until 1884 when it was agreed that
while the freemen retained tho right Of electing
.heir Governor and other magistrates and assem-
h'ed once year for that purpose, the power of
making laws should be transferred to represent
alive body, to be composed of delegates from the
everal plantations. The Governor Assistants
,ud Deputies composed the General Court for the
enactment Of laws. This, though not strictly war
ranicd by tie charter, was generally aSsented to
and became Fundamental part of the constitution
IF the Colony From 1850 to 1855 The people
elected their own Governors, when they were de-
prived of their Charter. The Governors of the
Colony were appointed by the British Crown from
1892 to IVA
The liberal forms and powers of the Charters
granted to Connecticut and Rhode Island BY
Charles Ii. is thus spoken of by Edmund Burke in
lis account Of the British settlements in America
written in l757: by the charters of these colo
uies, Connecticut and Rhode Island the cxorb-
IAN, pswer which was given in the proprietary gov
ernmer,s to single men was here vested and
aPprehend much more dangerously, in the great
i'ody Of the people. 1t is to all purposes mere
democracy. They elect every one of their own
officers from the highest to the lowest; they dis.
,lace them at pleasure; and the laws which they
enact are valid without the royal appreciation. This
state Of Unbouaded freedom believe contributed
20 some degree TO make those settlements flourish;
out it certainly contributed as much to render
Jheir value the mother country far more
precarious than better dgested plan would have
DONE that might have taken in the interests both
Of Great Britain and of the new settlement
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