The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-16


ss.Sir. Iwrote my firsf letter tosyou in naste
tho minute after read yours, but since
!, 5nve collected myself, T. think IT neces-t
saruSst, fiastrpy all these Norsher ne Z ID
dians. Tor they must needs pc con-
sa;o,,s ~ the coming Of the s'cthers. In:
Hans. 5To destroy them viii be "a great
terror and. example, and instruction 10
other Indians. sci f you the Council were
willing, and the Council Of War be OF
this ,opinion, it may be done, and that.
without expense. For the tconae1s and
children ,oiA defray all ezpense. Let
me hear from you, and what. you think
of it; and II the first Impulse do not,
deceive me, and lead me too much, j.
think this resolution to be OF absolute Me-.
cessity.3 H5your young men will not un-,
dertake It alone, there win be enough from.
these parts who will undertake 1t for their
share Of the booty ~
70 this; very humane and godiy epistle the
Executive Committee OF eye Worshipfui
Court OF Rappahannock" gives the follow
ing very Christian and humanitarian reply,
"Hon,ble Sir-Upon serious considera:
con Of the, honorable Governors letters, and
your honorable desire OF our opinion Of
them, we are by many circumstances and
tits our ieynt opinion that the sexecrable
murders are and have been committed by a.
combination of Northerne Indians. partieil-
larlY the Doage tribe conioined with their
neighboring Indians above as their COM
plices. We doubt not, by the assistance OF
Almighty God and by the strength OF our
Northerne parts weacan utterly destroy ana
eradicate them without farther pay and ems
enlargement than the spoyies OF our enc.
miles, ESignedl "Jno: Catlett, Thomas
Goodriche, Jno, We're, Humphrey Boofhe."
These sentiments, so worthy OF modern
acknowledgements Of cavalry, and so repug-,
nant to the Views 81 good Bishop Whippie,.
were carried out, .,theN ortherne Indians
soon were either killed .or driven of, mud
many OF their women and children made
slaves Of. We.haVe no time for neralizing
or the expression os,indignant sentiment,
az we feel our timeis short and the sands OF
your editorial patience may be running low
But we must give you, before closing, the
proceedings OF !" General Court held at,
James City March 25, 1865, and "entered
by order'' on the records Of the county OF
Rappahannock on LIST Of April, 1855. We
do this not so much from the importance
of the subiect-matter, but on account OF the
queer composition OF the members OF the
court and the interest connected with some
of the dramatss Persona. Here we have
the lion and. lamb in council, the name
of the stern aud implacable Sir
William Berkely Immediately over that
Of the. accomplished lawyer and gem
tleman, Nathaniel Bacon, whom ne
,(Sir William), few years after, branded
as traitor and rebel. Then comes the
name OF Thomas Ludwell, secretary; then
Colonel Robert Smythe. This was the Gen
,eral ,Smythe who retired afterwards with
the Governor when he fed !" Accomacko
on Bacon's approach to James City" !,
Then follow the names OF Thomas suzanne,
Colonel Augustine Warner, Colonel Frances
Willis, Colonel Myles Cary, Theodore
Bland, and Henry Corbyne. Only one Of
the orders of this court is recorded on the
books of Rappahannock county, it being
addressed to all the officers OF the Colony.
We publish it as mild per contra to the
lmerciess spirit displayed in the letters
mentioned above, showing, at least, that
the General Court of the Colony could show
on fitting occasions something like the yir-
tue of gratitude to Indians for services ZEN,
dered. S,.I5. ,s... ID
wWhereas the COLONY OF Virginia have,
recently received divers eminent services
from Med, an Indian OF the ,Nonzatacon
tribe. OF sRappahannoek Indians, which
have nightly conduced to the peace and
QUIET Of the country; and whereas the
Court understands that the said Indian Is
likely to run into great danger from other
Indians tor bis services done to the coun-
try, the Court have thought proper to COM
mand all officers belonging to this COLONY
to be continually assistant to Ned the
Indian, and doe him all right against any
Indian that shall goe about to doe him In
jury. 1t is further ordered by the Court
that the said officers. give notice to all In
c.;1 oi n
hurt that his blood shall be required at their
hands,"
Before closing we will trouble YOUR read
era with another curious entry found in
this old book, showing the connection be-
tween Church and State--the position OF
the Governor as an umpire in spiritual as
well as secular matters, and OF the value
attached to the sacrament o. the Lords
Supper. It is the petition Of Mr.. "Johnt
Catlett" and Humphrey Boothe" to the
Governor, praying against the action OF the
Rev. Mr.. Doughty, the minister Of Settling
bourne parish, because the said MIR.
Doughty had refused to allow them 'sto
communicate in the blessed ordinance OF
the Lords Supper" They are willing to
prove Mr.. Doughty's "non-conformity"
and " scandalous conduct" and that on a.
certain occasion 'she denied the supremacy
Of the king, contrary to the canons OF the
Church Of England. /" The petitioners,
Messrs. Boothe and Catlett, were evil
IDENTIFY men Sof wealth and influence
in the Colony, as they are frequently
mentioned as members Of the court, and
were. two OF the four members OF that body
appointed as council of war to correspond
and cooperate with the G6Yernorin rela-
ton to hostile operation against the Indians.
This Rev. Mr. Doughty was evidently q
doughty game-cock of an old parson, who
knew his duty, and knowing dare maintain
it, and was notafraid to oppose ,"dignities' y
where g thrift might have followed fawn-
ing.'' AIthoughIhis bodY:has been !" monl-
dering in the ground !" for more than two
hundred and twelve years, Yet glory IN
his pluck and trust that his spin, like john
Browns, is still . a-moying on" & But
Messrs. T. itors, he weather is neommoniy
Bot to- day, and the merry! tavern bells are
ringing, ringing, I" and we are tired, ii you
are not. So we bid you for the nonce
goodbye, and sign ourselves as before,
with initials slightly reversed,
He was evidently q !strang possibly a
foreigner. he admired the beautiful Con-,
necticut; said 1t was nice river. Upon
being told that the steamer River Belle only
went as far as Holyoke, he asked: "Where
does the river commence; at Holy =; "A
stranger standing near by volunteered the
information that the river ss started s in |
Canada, flowed the whole length OF Vermont
and New Hampshire thence across Massa- |