Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-04-08
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QUAKERIsM AMONG THE PURITANs.

In some Of my meetings, l have referred, by way
Of illustrating mems Inconsistency, to the treatment
Of the Quakers Of New England, by those who
profcssed to have great reverence for the prin-
ciples Of religious liberty. have been requested
to refer to of the particular facts upon which
based my assertions and believing that the col
umns Of the Bugle would be as acceptable channel
through which to present them as any other,
herewith forward them. For waat give, am
indebted to Sewcll's history.
Although considerable bitterness was felt toward
this class Of people in the colony of Massachusetts,
prior to 1885, yet it does not appear there were any
manifestations Of personal violence until that time.
In July, Mary Fisher and Ann Austin came from
England to Boston. There was at that time no
law against Quakers visiting tho colony but the
Deputy Governor-the Governor being absent
visited them before landing, took from them 100
volumes Of Quaker books, (which were burned by
the hangman,) and imprisoned them in Boston Jail
pen, ink and paper were denied them, and after
time they were sent back to England. Endicott
the Governor, who was in Salem at the time, said
eff had been there, would have had them we'll
whipped" month after. eight others came, and
were treated in a similar manner; and Endicott
having come home bid them Take heed We break
not our ecclesiastical laws, for then ye are to
stretch by halter" and when they asked for a
copy Of these laws, ii was denied them.
Soon after this, law was made prohibiting
Quakers coming into the colony. and fOrbidding
masters of vessels to bring thom An estmnble
member Of the church showed how unreasonable
and anti-Christian was such proceeding and abb
sentcd himself from the synagogue, and for this he
was fined % pounds, imprisoned, and afterwards
banished tho colony. Though a weakly old man,
hc was forced to depart in the winter, and when he
came to Rhode Island, an Indian chief understand.
ing how ho had been dealt with, told him if he
would live with him. he would make him a warm
house, and said, "What God have the English
who deal so with one another about their Cod
Several quakers arrived soon after the passage o.
the law, and among them Mary Dyer and Mary
Clark, the latter who came from London to warn
these prosecutors to desst from their measures for
which she was imprisoned twelve weeks and whip
ped twenty stripes on the naked back The whip
used such occasions, is described as being COM
posed Of three cords thick as q mans finger,
made of dried CUTS, each cord having three knots
at the end and the handle was so long that tue
hangman used both hands to WELD it,
Il In 1857, two Quakers, Christopher Holder and
John Copeland, attended a meeting Of the Puritans
: in Salem, and after the priest had got through
Holder spoke few words. For this, he and his
companion were forcibly expelled the house, and
t on the next day sent to Boston, where each Of
them received thirty lashes and were locked up in
Jail three days without food, drink or bedding and
e held prisoners nine weeks without any fire. and
this in a cold winter. Lawrence and Cassandcr
r. Southwick, who were members cf the church ut
Salem, were imprisoned and fined for entertaining
the two Quakors aforesaid A law was passed OK
= acting fine Of shllings a week for non-attend-
G ancc at church. also imposing finc Of 100 pounds
: on any one who directly indirectly caused n
Il Quaker to come into the colony, and Imprisonment
y until the fine paid; and 40 shillings fine for
J every hours entertainment concealing Of Qua
Is ker, knowing him to he SUCH There was also
j. law passed that all Quakers who should arise
!, among them, should be treated the same rs those
l. coming from abroad, which was rs follows: Tha
d for the first offence, if male. one of his ear,
should be cut off, and he be kept at work in thc
b house of correction, till he should be sent away
l. on his own charge For the second offence, he wal
to lose the other ear, and be kept in the house
,r correction, aforesaid. If the offender was I
is woman, then to be severely whipped, and kept a
is aforesaid for the first offence and for thu
second offence to be dealt withal Ms the first An,
for the third, he or she should have their tongue
Sc bored through with red hot iron, and be kept il
the house Of correction close at work. until they
IN sent away on their own charge. That these law
n not dead letter. the persecution to which tn
d, Quakers were subjected, abundantly testify, an
ID individual cases of suffering might be cited suf
30 cient to fill many columns, but the following ar
IN enough to show how the law was executed:
'e John Copeland, Christopher Holder, (who hav
re been spoken of before, and John Rouse, were al
e. rested in l65s and sentenced to have each his rgh
ear cut of. Witnesses were admitted into tn
Sc prison, when the following order was read
IL "To the Marshal General or his Deputy:
'e "You are to take with you the executioner, an
repair to the house Of correction, and there hin
~ cut of the right of John Copeland, Christi
" pher Holder, and John Rouse, Quakers in exec,
W ton Of the sentence Of the court of assistants
the breach Of the law entitled Quakors.
2" EDWARD RAwsoN, Secretary"
~ Daniel and Provided SOuthwick, tchdren of tn
Southwicks previously mentioned, having absente
themselves from church and attended Quake
meeting, were fined 10 pounds for SO doing IIa
ing no property to be levied upon, the Generi
I'M Court issued the following order:
m Whereas, Daniel Southwick and Provide
ut Southwick, son and daughter of Lawrence Soutl
be wick, absenting themselves from the public ord
n nances have been fined by the courts Of Salem an
It Ipswich, pretending they have no estates, and
,a solving not to work, the court upon perusal of
re- law which was made upon the account of debts
to what should be done for the satisfactiC
ed OF the fines, resolves, that the treasurers of Il
he several counties are, and shall Be fully empower,
an to sell the said persons to any of the English
ed tion at Virginia Barbados, to answer the sa
out fines, &c. EDWARD RAwsoN, Secretarv.D y
cy, The sailors, however had more humanity tb,