The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-18

| tch YOU 49,. ~ tho truth. the who's
~ "a nothing but the un'n, -,
-. 80 a. no found hereafter that 20"
~. ,a Give false testimony III 80.
49,, ,,o,, must for 50 doing nav ~.
rorr oars nailed TO the piiioiS, 80 on
20 and receive thiriy-nine iaSn l.'s,,,o,,
,.o,r hack. well laid on az Inc '''''''
whippng-post. -, efteen pounds
lronev) was offered Tor eN.'s ,1o,,nds
enemy taken prisoner anu ,ro,tdsd
en''' -, ono killed. it being proViuee
loF - case that "the scalp Oh
III -, encb Indian killed or desuose-
In 10 produced 10 the 'oNsi""i
49, 49,, nder.in-C Chief" Here AZ any i"'.
,,ae a marked discrimination ID go 10
! ~ the life Of the Indian, but !. '.i;,vaa
rrecd mat the prisoner coula " ,,,a,,
| 10 .is,,e However the provision ii"S
.n ,aiso the inquiry, whether the WHITES
.,o Indians first began scalplhs' io'
III, Lnow that the beheadlng anu
NJ - ~ noxlous animals Is an O'u
Itch custom. and the Colonial, as Nen
ne eubseouent laws of virginia are
On of requirements for the prouuction
~ heads or scalps OF WoiNes' 49,
hears. hawks, etc, TO secure VIZ go.
-. 1,uling these furthermore capt
(
| q noted beheader OF uIhS'
his own account .,,.. 100. .tr,,o,
8, the colony. as witness the following
90, of 1888: "No negro, mulatto. or In
! dio, although Christians), or jew,
Moor Mahometan. or other inhdei, snail
gr,,rchase any Christian servant, nor
anv other. except of their own complex
ION or such as are declared slaves by
| mis- act but every Christian white SER
want so purchased by any of them SNAIL
/ ,rso facto. become free and If any per-
/ con having such Christian servant. shall
| marry with a negro, mulatto' lndlan'
lew, Moor. Mahometan, or other lhlldel
| such servant shall become free from an
/ service due 10 such master or mistress.
II is curious to observe amidst all TINS
an apparently very careful REGARD loI
| the education OF the children OF an free
,,ereons II was provided that all poor
| orphans. and the children OF all persons
| ,,bo we're unable, or who neglected 10
edncate them. should be apprenticed 10
trustworthy persons, and stringent stip-
,,1otion was that all such apprentices
sbouId be taught 10 read and write ana
| caref,,llv instructed in Christian faith
and conduct. Even the pauper chhdreh
in the poorhouses were not Forgotten,
ord II was required Of the vestry OF
| every parish to levy "a reasonable al
,o,,arce'' for the education OF these chill
dren.
| Fined for Absence from Church.
Absence from divine service for the
! neriod Of a month. or any misbehaNlol
| tbereat or doing any unnecessary traVel
or labor on the Lords day. or ensaglhe
| 1, tinr1ing Eaming. or any dlsoruei
thereon. incurred a fine Of five shlihhss
ar dftv pounds Of tobacco. for every Oh
fonce or. on failure or refusal to pa
eaid fine. ten iashes, on the pare ud0N
Nohodv was allowed to leave the colony
without a pass from the secretary liz
act Of 1705 provided that THE Secretary
or any deputy by him appointed sna'
not grant any pass for transpoi'ihs ""s
person out Of this colony uiiesS p0',
r.ith two sufficient sureties be given u
he Secretary. in the sum Of two thous
and mounds sterling with condition u
onever and pay every debt and duty
euch nerson. at going out Of this colony
snail owe or stand obliged for, by an
WAYS or means whatsoever; or uilrs
e,,cb nerson shall have published NJ
mr. ber intentions Of going out or TN
colony three times, at ieast' III IN
Virginia Gazette, or shall produce a cel
tifcate from a county court clerk Una
such person is an inhabltant OF III
c0,ntv and that. at least ten day
bafore the issuing of the certificate. n
bad mt up at the courthouse on
conrt-dav. written notice OF his lnter
ton 10 go out of the colonys
Roman Catholics C'Papists), refusih
10 take oaths and subscribe the test a
required at that date, were 'recusants'
and as such. were not allowed TO kee
arms nor ammunition, nor ANY hors
or horses above the value or hVe pouho
: 10 be sold" nor could they vote I'
Burgesses, or be witnesses IN any caus
whatever. or hold any Office, or
5 Guardian Of any minor. Atheists WEI
NOT disarmed nor endorsed; nor WEI
they DISQUALIFIED 10 vote, or TESTIFY; 0'
tbev were disabled to hold any Oft
or employment. ecclesiastical, civil,
military. 10 sue in any court, 10
guardian. executor or administrator,
| 10 receive any gift or legacy; and on
, second conviction were TO be imprison'
:. three years. without bail or mamprize
= only Protestant settlers were desire
= and these only. settling in Augusta cOu
- ~. between the mountains and the MI
. sissippi river, were exempted by act
. 1853. from all public, county, and paris
3 which Was Legal Tender.
lie In looking over these old Colonial Law
" | one begins 10 doubt which was the pr
cipal currency ana legal tender I'm,
them-tobacco or the lash. AS has be
70 | seen. slaves, servants. paupers vas
~ | bonds. and the like were generally 81
$. | tied with IN lashes we'll laid on tn
ni | bare backs: and whipping attended
r. | adultery bastardy, killing deer out
W season, neglecting to work on the roa
o. incest, peddling without license. unla
pa fully selling liquor. taking up stray a
ny mails or boats unless by a household
L. head of a family, or an overseer). swe
~ ing. etc. and for various delinquences
y, was showered on sailors and soidie
y. regularly enlisted, and even on the
IT, feriOr officers and men of the mill
n.y. ! Nearly all the numerous fines impOs
ne were commutable in stripes. and.
NJ fact IL has been but about decade sir
the whipping-post was abolished i'm V
'ia ginia against the strenuous OPPOSITE
le OF many who still clamor for its restol
re tion-forgetting what Hamlet said
Is lnlonius: Use every man after
ST. desert, and who should 'scape whippir
ry Use them after your own honor q
III dignity"
n The former is barbarism; the latt
"a. civilization. CECu
or Across the Yiaduct.
rs. Mr.. Chas. b. Lawson. Of New 70
of Is visiting AIR. Geo. A. Minor.
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