The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-10-12

emnipotent body in a number of instances
was styled the General Court; an appellation
which is applied 10 the Legislative depart
meni in the old Bay State unio this day.
| When fellow was found committing dep.
i, 'dations of any description whatever upon
TO- hbor, OF upon the peace and COED
us neg. be was taken before the
oiu., o' oo.,e1, q ,l ,,;,, -"swe:a examined; and
! cou''' auu VIC " ,'.n"aJ 49,, hers was no law
;c, 1T told how the fellow o.. 'o@ - y
:. L.na -, = instantly made one vi
a. aun;shed % .be cou,, .fTiceIs 10 carry il
the spot, and ordered its "a a'" '.
into execution.
II may rot be amiss in this place TO g.
little more into detail, and trace enc OF those
General Courts from lis origin, aud show how
i, was constituted and made up.
After the failure of Sir WalIor Raleigh's
attempts TO COLOMBO Virginia, during the
reign of Queen Elizabeth, the spirit OF dis
covery and settlement of the New World was
greatly revived under the reign Of Alng
james. In the year 1905, that monarch
granted two charters 10 companies OF gentle
men. who united for the purpose, dividing the
county into two districts, called North and
South Virginia. The Limits Of the northern
Districts were within ,hiry-eight and forty
,y-ive degrees of north latitude. This char
ier was granted TO gentlemen Of Plymouth
and other towns in The west Of England, who
were denomina,ed the Plymouth Company,
and af,erward, under new modification OF
Their charter, '.1he Council Of Plymouth"
Some of theEfi,sl attempts by tins compa-
nv to culonizs New England were very un-
successful; they soon grew discouraged, and
were inactive nuInher Of years. One
member of The company, however, Sir Fer.
dinaudo Gorges, never ''guve up the ship
He alone remained undiscouraged by theil
i'll success, and when the company would
10 nothing, he kept at work upon his owr
hook. He sent out vessels several times a
his own expense, TO explore the coast of Ne"
England with Wow Of making settlements
!, In 1916, one of his vessels, under the com
mand OF Richard Vines, win,ered on the
coast al the moalh Of Saco river in Maine
The harbor which gave them shelter was al
/, terward called Winter Harbor.
In 1920, the Plymouth Company receive
a new impulse. Their charter was renew
ed, their powers enlarged, and their boun
q darios extended from the furlie'h TO the io1
:. ty-eighth degree Of north latitude, and lror
e sea to sea- This year the first pcrmancI
settlement was c. mmenced in Massachuse!'
h by the pilgrim band at Plymouth.
20 In 1922, the Council Of Plymouth, as tb
III company in England was now styled, mad
), a grant 10 their active member, Sir f. Go
i, ges, in company with John Mason, Of all ii
i. territory between the Mcrrmac and kenn
: bee rivers, and under their auspices set'l
,e, ments now began to be scattered along Il
,n coast. lu 1929, Mason and Gurges divide
i their possessions, and, like Abraham aud La
m ce one went to the right and the Other to I
left. Mason took that portion Of the terri
o ry living west of the Piscataqna river,
y. winch he gave the name of New liamPsh
10. while the country east Of the Piscalaqua
no NAMED in the possession of Gorges, and
r. called for some years New Somersotshl
m. and afterward the Province OF Maine.
After this, various grants were made aio
i've ,he coast of Maine TO different ind'vldu
or and companies, and the limits Of th'
;es. grants, often being very indefinite, led
VS. many long and bitter controversies.
ain 1885, Gorges attempted TO establish a u
ck- ersl Court for the government of his pi
nin- ince, and sent over commissions to sew.
ing, persons for that purpose. Uuders'and
gh, however, tina, affairs wele not well manag
inc. wear or two after he sent over an orde
e the authorities of Massachusetts Bay "lo
ape crn this province of New Somerse'shire,
# OF 10 oversee his servants and private affairs
sub. The authorities of Massachusetts |
with however, declined interfering in the mat
t as and the province remained without a e
nam and efficient local government I'LL 1t
not when Sir Ferdinando commissioned the
and lowing persons 10 10 his councillors Tor
administration of the governmental his
;sIa: ince viz. "his trusty and well beloved C.
!, on in Thomas Gorges, Esq, Richard VI
r 60. ESQ, his SIC ward general, Francis Cham
,o.- noon, his loving nephew, Henry Jocelyn
20 e, 70 Richard Bonython, EsqTs., and vii
he, Hook nd Edward Godfrey, gentlemen.
thew These persons constituted General q
,nd with legislative, judicial, and executive
. w ~ ers. and in the name of Sir Ferdinando
), for ges, Knight, Lord Proprietor of the Prov
~, of Maine,' exetcised entire control oV'
laws the affairs Of the province. The first
there was heid |" 0aco' ou ,"o ~ s.n,on,hor
in ev- and anothcr was ''o'o'h !"
stand lowing.
0 law Among the earlier welghly mat'ef'
co. came under the cognizance OF this cour
It or the affair OF Jane Andrews anu ie' HE
nd he butter. The General Court was IN se'
icers, and the judges, or the couRseiioFS' as
,f the ,o,nnoissions sty!ed them, were sealeu