New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-08

/ aFPfNacn against me MOtsWks, tttncr Vy asu w
| water as may be bad by Hadscn's River, 70 AMI
/ beyond Aarania Fort which is in the Dutch
| jurisdic;icu." As I. tresty of trade and com
n.ercc, they were quite ready for that; but the
| Csnsdian deputies. with whom this was a second
sry matter declined 10 treat on that peist sepa-
rstely frcn alliance seainst the Mokawhs. So the
! embassy came Ia nothing.
We may observe in conclusion that, thosgh our
! New.York sntiqnsIies are insncibe at k,me aud
s,rcns in Canada, they sometimes stumble on New.
England ground.
Du.ige;es. in speaking 10 his jOamal Il the
claims that Plymouth bad on behalf of tie Kenne
kec Indians "a assistance from the other New
England colonies, says:
The Governor has a strong precedent ior obtaining
this sid sd the colonies having undertaken war IN
behalf If an Indian nation ~ the rivsr o fsot fe-
Quot called Morthganier, because the colony OF Ne
Lttecout Counecticut). having said uston under ts
rr,tecti,u called the other three colonies to under
take tie Wal.
Upon the word Morthigander in the above pas
ssee Mr. Shea has the following fcotncte: The
allusion here defss all oar knowledge" But by
McrthgsDder the missionary evidently meant
Mohiesn., which is quite be often gets,
before BY the United Colosies against the Nara
gansetis to prevent Pessacus from avengpg the
death If the unfortunate Mantinomoh.
So again in a foot-note page 81, Mr.. Shea
says: "Gibbous was Major from l6%7 to
his death in 1864, for which be quotes Josselyn's
Chronological Dissertations, Mass. Hist. Soc. Col
lections Ill, iii. SOS. But neither authorities,
nor the citation of them--as We know from
pretty vide e1pcrience-are always TO be relied
on; nor can they be in This case. Shortly after
Druuetes's visit. Gibbons, ruined BY his military
speculaions, in which he had sunk some $4,000,
removed frsm Massachusetts to Msry of which
colony be was appointed by the proprietary-who
on more than one occasion showed strong dsposi-
ton to recruit his colony from New. England
Admiral and one Of the Council. Being still of
an enterprising turn, he built wind mill at st.
Marys, and, dying there in 1854, his widow con-
veyed this mill to Lord Baltimore in payment of
debt Of leo due by her late husband to his lord
ship. At the election of l653-as may be seen by
consulting the Massachusetts, records Gibbons,
who had we suppose, already left the colony, was
| succeeded as Major. General by Robert Sedgewck.
| But he being appointed a Commissioner by CrOm-
well for the conquest Of New Netherland, and upon
| peace being made with the Dutch for the seizure
Of Acade, aud Immediately after Commissioner
! for the government of Jamaica, seized about the
same time by Admiral Penn, WAS succeeded in
1854 by Humphrey Atherton, whose exploits
abont the time of Druilletess visit in ex-
tracing the arrears Of tribute imposed upon the
Narragansetts to pay the expenses of the expedition
against them above alluded 10, had been quito Of
character to sustain Druiletes's idea that the En-
glish had "a very good hand for externinating
IudaE nations" Atherton had entered the Mar
ragansett country at the head Of body Of soldiers
and Selling Pessacus, the principal chief by the hair
of the bead in the midst of bis warriors by threats
and terror extorted the final payment.
We come now 10 the last but by no means least
curious article Of this rich collection; nothing less
NAN full report Of the proceedings of the first
Virginia Assembly, held at Jamestown, June 30,
1919. These proceedings and the laws passed ut
this Assembly were unknown to JeHerson, one Of
the chief Virginia aDtiquaries, and one Of whose
ancestors, by the way, it is probable, was member
Of it-oue Mr. Jefferson from Flower Dieu Hun.
drcd. They were also unknown TO HeDlng, tho
industrious and learned editor Of the Virginia
Statutes at large who reported them lost-a state
ment in which be has been followed by all our his
torians. But here they are, as found by means OF
Mr. Bancroft's researches in the British State
paper Office and now first printed with an intro
ductory note furnished by him. This is highly
curious document for the publication Of which Mr..
Bancroft ID entitled to the thanks Of all antiquaries.
We are also glad to see that he has svailed him
self Of this opportunity TO throw out, as it were,
signal rocket to show bs whereabouts. We
find in bis introduction the following significant
passage: "The Inauguration Of legislative power
in the Ancient Dominion preceded the existence OF
Negro Slavery, uLich zoe Jeiere IL is destined also
10 surrirt." These are times In which it is ne
cessary for people, especially those claiming to be
Democrats par ezoeiienoe, ~ define themselves.
We are glad to see this indication that Mr.. Ban
croft does not adhere to that school Of Democracy
which holds the perpetuaton Of Slavery TO be tho
great idea and object Of our American Institutions
We might make acme curious extracts from this
early legislative report, but notice has run to
such length that we must break of at once, only
stopping again TO recommend this very curious
volume to the notice not merely Of the anti
ouarian or historical student, but OF the general
reader. 1t contains decidedly more entertaining
matter-to speak only Of that point-than the
average run Of novels.
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