The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Francis Daniel paSiorius aud His Colo
nis's-The Movement and its Origin
Early Colonial Industries.
Condensed from PhgGdslpnia Tina.
During his journeys in Germany within
the three or four years Immediately pre-
ceding the granting Of his charter for tn
Province oil Pennsylvania, William Penn
as jealous champion and teacher OF tn
doctrines Of the Society Of Friends, came ii
contact with some Of the leaders Of the sec
Of Pietists Of MystiCs, who represented il
their religious faith the doctrines Of Taule
Spencer and Menno simons. Oue of-tht
first acts Of the Proprietary Of Pennsylva
mia after receiving his charter was the cir
culation OF advertisements in Germany
setting forth the resources Of his Province
and inviting such as sought homes in the
new world, where they might enjoy free
dom Of religion and have chance TO bet
ter their temporal conditions, TO take adj
vantage oil his liberal Offers
THE FRANKFORT COMPANY.
In Novem Der, 1852, the attention Of
eight citizens OF the ancient and important
free city OF Frankfort-on-the-Aiain was at
tracted to these proposals, which resulted
iu project to purchase lands in the new
province on the Delaware aud the sending
out OF colony. This led to an agreement
not fully cOnsummaIed, however, until
lGS6-wiih the proprietary's agent Tor the
purchase OF $1,000 acres Of land, to he
divided into five haupstamms Of 8, 900 acres
each. None OF these original purchasers,
however, it may be said, ever came to
America. 0ne OF these tracts, amounting
to 1000 acres, was acquired by Francis
Daniel Pastorius.
Shortly after the Frankfort purchase
Jacob Z9lner, OF Creield, Carrying on the
business OF merchant in Rotterdam, Dirck
Sepman and Jan Strypers, merchants Of
kald Kirchen, near the borders Of Hol
land, also entered into negotiations with
the Proprietary and by deeds Of lease nd
release" executed in IondoA on March 0
and 10, 1858, became the possessors, each
in his own right OF tract OF 8, 600 acres.
These were the first German purchasers In
whom the title to land in America was
fully vested. Jacob ZslIner was familiar
with the country, having made two trading
expeditions to the shores OF America in
1878 and 1851.
TIE PIONEER or THE GERMANS IN AMERICA.
The prominent ngure, however, in these
incipient movements, which afterwards led
to the capitalization OF the spirit OF immi-
grafton among the oppressed and persecut.
I'd adherents of Evangelical doctrines in
the valley OF the Rhine, was Francis Daniel
Pastorius, the pioneer and founder OF the
German race in America. AZ man Pas
torius may also be regarded as represen.
tative OF the high character, intelligence,
learning, industry, enterprise, patience, en-
ergy, integrity and loyalty oil his followers,
whether the handful OF Germans who land.
ed in the month OF October, 1888, on the
shores Of the Delaware, or the thousands
upon thousands who during the progress oil
two centuries have carried their influence
and their energy into every part OF this
powerful nation.
Both the Frankfort company and the
Creield purchasers constituted Pastorius,
who, as we have seen, was member OF the
former organization, their agent in Amer
lea. He was born at Sonerhausen Septem-
Der 20, 1851, and belonged to family Of
influence and education. His lather, o
native Of Eriurt, born in 1924, studied law
and theology at the University Of Wuertz
berg. Having espoused the Protestant
faith be removed to Windsheim and there
held several offices, finally rising to the
dignity OF Elder Burgomeister and Judge.
His paternaI grandfather was Assessor OIL
me Court Of Eriurt and his great.grand.
father was recorded "a citizen Of Warburg
At the early age Of twenty-five we find
the future founder Of the German race iu
America engaged in public disputes upon
questions OF law and in languages Other
Than his vernacular. In 1876, at the aye oil
twenty five, he was advanced 10 the dignity
OF Doctor Of Laws, at the learned city q
Nuremberg, and three years later we lind
him established at Frankfort as an advC.
cate and lecturer upon the law and philo.
sophy. It was at this time that the ipqlir.
ing mind OF the young attorney and lecturer
first became interested in the teachings OIL
Spencer.
RELIGIOUS sRNTSlSTs OF THE coLoSlsTs.
With but two exceptions the colony was
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