Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-22
Charles II. and William Penn, 1851.

When VIM. Penn was abou, to sail
from England to Pennsylvannia, lie went
to take leave Of The King. and the follow.
ing conversation occurred:
Friend William said Charles, Il have
sold you noble province in North Anne.
RIGA; bu, still | suppose you have no
thought Of going thi,her YOURSELF
Yes have replied William, and am
jus. come to bid thee farewell
What. venture yourself among the
savages of North America! Why, man,
what security have you, that you will
not be in the war keule in two hours after
setting foot on their shorcs?'
The best Of security in the world re-
piled Penn.
i doub, that. friend William; | have no
idea of any security agsins, these cann.
balls in regiment Of good soldiers. with
their muske:s and bayone,.. And mind,
| tell you beforehand, tina, with all my
good will for you and your family, to
whom am under obligation, will nc,
send sing lie soldier with you
Il want none of thy soldiers answered
William, i depend on something better
than thy soldiers
The King wished TO know what that
was.
why depend on ,hemsclves-on their
moral sense-and on The grace of God
which brngeth salvation. and hath ap.
peared unto all meA.'
Il fear. friend William. tina, tina, grace
has never appeared 10 the Indians of North
America
why no, to Them as we'll as o.hers!'
III it had appeared to them said tho
King, rhey wonld hardly have treated my
subjects so barbarouslv as they have
done
That is no proof to the contrary. lend
Charles. Thy subjects were the aggres.
sors. When thy subjects frs, wen, I'd
North America, they found these poor
people the londasI and kindest people in
the world. Every day they would watch
for them TO come ashore and hasten to
meet them. and feast them on their best
fish. and venison, and corn, which was
all that they had. In return for this hos.
pitali.y oil the savages, as We call than,
Thy subjects termed Christians. seized on
their country and rich hunting grounds.
for farms for themselves! Now is it to
be wondered at, that these much injured
people should have been driven to despe.
ration by such IN Justice, and that burning
with revenge, they should have committed
some excesses!'
We'll, then, hope. friend William,
YOU will not complain when they come TO
treat you in the same manner
i am no, afraid of i!' said Penn.
Aye, how will you avoid it. You
mean to &c. their hunting grounds, too. |
SUPPOSED
Yes; but moi by driving these poor
people away from them, bu! by buying
them
Buy their lands OF them! why man
YOU have already boush, them OF me.
Yes; know have. and al dear rate
too, bu. | did j, only to &c, thy good will,
no, tina, thought thou hads, any right 10
their lands.
POUNDS. man! no right to their landsl
Why, the right of discovery; the right
which the Pope and all Christian Kings
have agreed to give one another
The RICH, of discovery! strange kind
of right indeed. Now suppose, friend
Charles, some canoe loads of these Indians
crossing The sea. and discovering thy
island Of Great Britain, were to claim i, as
their own. and set il up for sale over Thy
head, what wouldst thou think Of il!'
Why-why-why.' replied Charles,
Il must confess. should think it grea,
piece Of impudcncs in them
wei then. how cansi thou, a CHRIS.
TIAN, and CHRISTIAN PRINCE TOO, do
that which thou SO utterly conoemnest in
those people whom thou callesl saudges?
Yes, friend Charles. and suppose again
that there Indians on thy refusal to give
up thy Island of Great Britain. were 10
make war on thee, and having weapons
more destructive than thine, were to de.
stroy many of Thy sab; and =. drivr
The rest away, wouldst thou not think
them horribly cruel!'
The King asserting to this with strong
marks of conviction, William proceeded
well. then. friend Charles, how can
who call myself Christian. do what
should abhor even in heathens! No,
will not do it. But will buy The righ,
Of the proper owners. even tie Indians
themselves. BY so doing. shall initiate
God himself in his justice and mercy,
and thereby insure his blessing on my
colony. if | should ever live To- plant one
in North America. --Uesn.' Life of
I'm. Penn.