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fers 1equestof for boy or girl each, fron
among the captives, and reminds him OF
previous request for some boys brought from
the Bezmudas. It appears that in the Pequo'
War. up to July, 1857, there had been 700 Indian
taken. Some Of these were distributed anon:
the people, others slain, and fifteen boys ant
two women we're sent IS slaves to the Bermuda
to be exchanged for negroes. The vessel, how
ever, missed Be1muda and went to the West In
dies. and returned with some ''cotton and tobac
co. and negroes, etc, from taence, and salt from
Tortugas." The Captain reported that "dr5
fish and strong liquors are the only commodi-
tics for those parts" Thus began the exchange
OF Indians, fish, and rum, for negro slaves. Dur
ing the war some Of the Narragansetts aided the
! English against the Pequods, and were allowed
to take portion Of the prisoners as slaves. In
| 1645, Emanuel Downing. brnther-in-lAw to the
| elder Winthrop, wrote to the latter tho follow
| ing exposition Of the then accepted doctrine OF
| s1ayezy among the Puritans Of Massachusetts: !:
With the Ear1agansetts Is very considerable
to this plantation, for doubt whether it be not ain In
| uB, having power in hands, to suffer them to
| maintain the worship Of the devil, which their pow
often do secondly, If upon Just war the Lord
should deliver them into our hands, We might easiy
have man, women, and children enough to exchange
for Moors which will be gainful pilfage for
than conceive, for do not how We can thrive
until We GET Int stock Of slaves sufficient to all
business, for cAi1dren's children will hardly
this great continent filled with people, that
will still desire freedom to plant for them
Selves and not stay out for very great wages. And
suppose you know very we'll how shall maintain
twenty Moors cheaper than one English servnut The
ships that shall bring Moors may coma home laden
with salt which may bear most Of the charge, II not
all Of it.
Tho Massachusetts Colonists claimed the right
to treat the Indians On tho footing Of the
Canaanites or Amalekites, regarding them as
forlorn and wretched heathen. Cotton Mather
accounted for tneir origin thus:
We know not when or how these Indians first be-
c1rns inhabitants Of this mighty continent, yet
may guess that probably the devil oycd these mis-
srabs sarages hher In hopes that the Gospel Of the
Lord Jesus Christ would never hera to disturb
destroy his absolute empire over them.
In 1916, an order was made that any Indians
committing trespass should, after certain pro-
ceedings, be delivered to the party or parties
damaged, "either to serve, or to be shipped out
and exchanged for negroes, as the cause may
Justly bear"
The traffic in Indians as slaves continued to
bepractced but the negroes we're preferred, and
to obtain tue latter the Indians we're shipped
and sold, and negroes brought lack. The trade
Was not private one, but carried On by the
authorities. In 1G75, in tha report OF ths re-
ceipts and expenditures OF the war, occurred tho
following item OF receipts:
"Captives-for 1888 prisoners 1t war sold, f397
13s."
Tho Dartmouth Indians. who had taken no
part In tho war, we're persuaded to become !
prisoners, and we're sent to Plymouth, and |
despite the promises and guarantees held out
to them, they we're. to the number OF 160, sold Is
slaves out Of tho colony. It was common thing
to demand from other colonies the return OF
fugitive slaves.
In August, 1916, tho wife and son OF King
Philip we're captured What was to be done
with them vas seriously debated, and the advice,
as in al1 other things, Of the clergy WEE aakad-
Among tho answers is the following, which
shows how strong was the Old Testament spirit !
Of that day:
The question being propounded to u by our hon
bred rulets, whether Philips son be child Of DEATH
our answer Is that do acknowledge that rule, Deu:
2il6. to be moral and therefore perpetualy binding
riz.: that in particular act OF wicxedneas Though
:aptta the crime Of tbs parent doth not render his
.hiId subject to punishment by the cv! magistrate
ge upon serious consideration, VIC humbly conceive
hat tho children Of notorious traitors, robes, and
urdere1s, especially Of such az have been principal
eadcrs and actors in such horrid slanies and that
gainst whole nation, yea the whole Israel Of God,
nay be involved in the guilt Of their pxrents md
nay sara republica be adjudged to death, as to Us
Gems evident by the Scripture. instances Of Saul, |
lch.n Haman, the children Of whom were cut OF BIZ |
ho sword Of Justice for the tranEgress1ons Of their
,arents, although concerning Of those children
be manifest that thsy not capable Of bong CO.
cto1s therein.
Signed, BANuEL ARNOLD,
JoHs Co11os.
The Rev. Increase Mather expresses this
opinion on the same question:
II 1t had not been out Of my mind, when wns
szittng should have said something about Philips
Oh. It is neceasary that some edectual course 10
AIKEN nbout him, He makes me think OF Hadad, who
sas little child when his father {tle Chief Sachem
t the Edonites) WAS killed by Joab; and had not
'thers fed a~ay with him, asn apt to think that
David would have taken = course that Hadad should
ever have proved acourge to the ua1t generation.
A Rev. Mr. Keith opposed this view Of tho
aso, and, while admitting 4 difficulty in Psalm
81 :B-9, relied on the law OF Deut. II 49, and
ho example Of Amasias, Chron., as :4. The
lecision was finally made that the boy and his
nother be sold a Slaves in tha West Indiea, and
bis VAS their dismal fate.
One of the most useful and painstaking COM
,ilations ever produced n this country is
Moore's History of Slavery in Massachusetts"
rom the pages OF which the foregoing citations
re- made. All through this work We perceive
on literal an Interpretation was put on tho Old
by our forefathers, and how great
rrong it was possible for them to commit whils
linking that they we're doing God service.