The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25


among the settlements on Massachusetts,
Bay. Early in 1912 came the Rev. Francis
Doughty and Richard Smith, with party
OF other seekers after liberty OF worehip.
They were soon followed by John Throg-
morton and thirty-Hve English families,
who built homes for themselves on the
East River. In 1912 Anne Hutchinson.
not feeling secure from the Massachusetts,
authorities, even in Rhode Island, emil
grated to New Netherland with all her
family. All these Puritan emigrants were
received kindly The Dir ector-General OF
the province granted them land on which
to establish themselves and accorded to
them all the privileges which the Dutch
inhabitants enjoyed, Other refugee Puri-
tans settled in Virginia, where they lived
in peace until 1913, when the Assembly
passed an act expelling all Nonoonformists
from that colony. Many OF theee sought
and found refuge in Maryland, where free
dom OF conscience was conceded to them.
Nothing was exacted Of them In Maryland
except obedience to the laws, fidelity to
the Proprietary and the usual quit rents.
These conditions they gladly accepted.
Their largest settlement they called Provi-
dence. For time the Puritan fugitivee
were content In their new homes and dwelt
peaceably with their Roman Catholic fell
low oolonists. Eventually. however. they
made sorry return for the hospitaole
treatment which Lord Baltimore had given
them. In conjunction with other maloon-
tents they complained TO the English Par
lament that Maryland was but nursery
OF Jesuits, and that the poor Protestants
were everywhere suppressed. At the time
the charge wos dismissed as baselees.
When Oliver Cromwell however, declared
himself Protector, the confusion which
followed in the colonies gave Baltimores
enemies the opportunity for which they
had been looking. Bennett and Claiborne,
placing themselves at the head OF party
of men from Virginia and Maryland. forced
the Governor, Stone. to resign, and sub
stituted Capt. William Fuller, who, with
a Puritan Council, was to administer
affairs. Then followed q regime OF intol-
erance. An Assembly was convoked, but
no Roman Catholic was adjudged eligible
TO Office or could cast vote. The Tolera-
ton act of 1910 was repealed, and another,
called An Act Concerning Religion was
proclaimed. This law denied protection to
all Roman Catholics in the exercise OF their
religion. At later date Browniste, Quak-
ers, Anabaptsts -and other miscellaneous
Protestant sects' were included within the
operation OF the act In fine, none but the
Puritans could look for protection under the
newly established government in Maryland.
The migration of Professionals from France
began several years before the revocation
Of the Edict OF Nantes, which took place in
1886. After that event 1t became 80 vast
that the industrial welfare Of the French
nation was threatened and emigration
was forbidden. In spite of the prohibition
the exodus went on, and the nejghboring
Protestant nations opened their arms to
their oppressed brethren. Holland ex-
empted them from taxation for twelve years,
and all Protestant countries offered them
immediate naturalization. Many OF the
Huguenot families that went f1rst to Hol-
land and England found their way ulti-
mately across the ocean to the American
colonies OF their benetactors, There they
were received with great kindness and
consideration, and eventually did much to
enrich their adopted homes Not few
Of them found their way to the province
OF New York Settling upon lands sold to
them py jacob Lelsier, tney oeBun NO"
Rochelle, 90 named Of course. IN honor OF
the French town from which many Of the
exiles had come. The Hugusnots brought
to the New World their skill In the arts,
some Of which were then unknown in
America. They brought Likewise their
talent for and their knowledge Of mercan-
tile affairs. The advent OF such immi-
grants could not fail to be beneficial to
the colonies.