The daily gazette., 1880-05-04
San1eL M, Ja,tneU,

Samuel NJ. Janney, the Quaker phil
anLhropist and author, whose death at
his native place, Louden county, Va, is
reported, was born January IL, 1901.
Mr.. Janney was well known and highly
esteemed by the Society Of Friends
(Hicksites), of which he was q consist
ent member. He was a miller by trade
and carried on that business near Rich.
mond and in Loudon county. He was
appointed in 1869 one of the Superin-
tendents of Indian Affairs by General
Grant upon the Inauguration of his
peace policy towards the Indians but
after two years service so far from
home he returned to his native county,
and, purchasing q residence in the little
village of Lincoln. resided there up to
the time Of his death. Mr.. Janney pub
lished "The Country Schoolhouse,"
(peem, 1929; Conversations on Reli-
gious Subjects" (1835); "Historical
Sketch of the Christian Church" US4T;
"Life of William Penn (1S52); "Life
Of George Fox" (1S55); "History of the
Friends" a vols, 1850, and other
works in prose AND verse. Mr.. JanRey's
"Life of Penn" occasioned a consider
able literary sensation. In it strong is
sue is taken with Macaulay, who, in his
"History of England, then just publish
ed, had made structures upon the char
acter OF Penn, which were utterly at va
rance with preconceived notions OF the
fou nder of Pennsylvania and the Qua
krr City, and which caused no little ex-
element. Penn had solemnly protested
that his hands were pure from illicit
gaiDs-"but," Macaulay says, "bribes
may be offered TO vanity as well as to
cupidity, and 1t is impossible TO deny
that Penn was cajoled into bearing a
part in some uDjustiiable transactions
of which others enjoyed the profit
Among the transactions to which Ma
caulay here alludes was an attempt Ia
persuade DR.. Hough, President of Mag
dalen College, Oxford, to comply with
the wishes of King James in a matter
where compliance would have involved
a violation of his official oath, by hold
| ing out to him the bait of q bishopric
But Dr.. Hough himself, in his account
| of the conversation with Penn, intimates
that the Governor was only speaking in
| JEST. more serious charge made by
Macanlay was that Penn was an agent
of the rapaciOus maids Of honor of the
royal court to extort money for pardon!
from the relatives OF some young girl!
at Taunton who were implicated IL
Monmouth's rebellion. Mr.. Janney
showed that the only foundation fol-
this charge was letter relating to th,
transaction, written to the Duke of Sun
dsrland, beginning:-''Mr. Penne, bel
Maiesty's maids of honor having ac
quainted me that they design yos anc
Mr.. Walden in making a composition
with the relations of the maids O
Taunton," which Macaulay had assum
ed without hesitation 10 have been writ
ten by William Penn, but which was, II
fact, written by certain George Penne
who was engaged as pardon broker a
Taunton. The controversy was bite
one, and Mr.. Janney bore hls share in
with much spirit. Macaulay, in late
edition of the "Hstory," went over tll
matter afresh, but declined making tn
correction for which he had bee
called upon by Friends and large par
of the reading public. The funeral q
Mr.. Janney, which doubtless will b
largely attended by Friends from a
sections will take place on Monday a
teTnoon next at Lincoln, Va.