The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-22
Popular Talks on Law.


NO. 4.
The oldest settlement on the middle
coast was that Of the Dutch ut the
mouth of the Hudson river, following
upon the discovery Of that river, in
1909, by Captain Henry Hudson. The
Dutch were great explorers, and soon
made claim TO the whole coast between
the Connecticut and Delaware rivers,
but in 1864. Charles II. gave this ter
ritory to his brother James, who COM
PEELED the dutch governor, by force Of
arms to surrender, and New Neither
lands became New York, James being
the Duke of York. The Duke after
wards became the King Of England,
and the colony became royal colony;
and the law-making power, subject to
the crown, was vested in a governor
and council appointed by the crown.
and an assembly elected by the peo-
pie. When tho Duke OF York took
possession Of the territory, he granted
out that part between the Delaware
river and the ocean to lords pro-
prietors, but in 1902, the proprietors
surrendered their right of government
to the crown, and east and west Jersey
were united, and became royal col
ony. For some time New Jersey had
the same governor Os New York, but
it alway had its own assembly.
The next oldest territory was that
which comprised the present state of
Delaware. At first it was disputed
territory. 1t lay within the grant
made to Lord Baltimore in 1852. The
Dutch claimed some settlements in
1886, which afterwards passed to the
Duke Of York, by whom it was sold in
1852 to William Penn. Lord Balti-
moro surrendered his claim, and then
became mere appendage Of Ponnsyl-
vauiN with the same governor, al
though after 1908 an independent
assembly, even down to the time Of
the Revolution.
William Penn was tho founder of
Pennsylvania; tho grant to him was
made in 1851, and included about the
same territory as now occupied
by that state. PENIS charter gave
him the power to enact laws conform
able to reason and the laws of Eng
land, with the consent of the freomer
of the colony. This charter continued
in force until tho revolution, when the
state Of Pennsylvania assumed all the
political powers that belonged tt
PENIS descendants. paying them 1
large sum Of money for surrenderins
their rights to tho soil.
Virginia was the oldest Of the south
ern colonies. 1t may be said the pc
litical history OF the United States be
gins with tho founding of jamestown
in 1907. 1t was founded by the Lon
don company. The London company
was created by King James l., by tn,
same charter that created the Plym
outh company. These two companies
divided between them all English do
minions in the new world, The Lon
don company receiving the southern
and the Plymouth the northern ter
rltory. They were authorized to es
tablish colonies, each colony to b.
subject to the king, to be governed b.
II local council of the company il
England. at tho kings pleasure
These companies were short lived
The stockholders lived in England an
did not become colonists. They wer
indeed mercantile companies clothe,
with political powers. The Londo
company gave to the settlement a
jamestown. a charter which gave tn
people no voice whatever in the gov
eminent Of the colony. but Kin,
james in his charter to the Londo
and Plymouth companies had said
also, we do for US, our heirs an,
successors, declare by these presen:
that all aud every the persons, beln
our subjects, which shall go and il
habit within the said colony and plar
tatiou, and all their children aud pos
terity, which shall happen to be Dor
within any Of the limits thereof, sha
have and enjoy all liberties franchises
aud immuuitieS Of free deni1cns an