The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31

Richmond, Va. March 81, 1907 COLON
ever sinner repcntet there Joy now have
pcnent Sinner come before US Turning to the sergeant
alarms he said Call Mr. Bacon Bacon appearing bowed
on one knee before the Governor delivered into his hands
paper confessng his crimes and begged pardon Of God the
King and the Governor Berkeley then said, God forgive
you. 1 forgive you and all that with you. Though
the Governor stated that he fogave all twenty OF the
who had gone i'll with Bacon that time i'll prison
Affairs grew quiet and the friends Of Bacon even elt
that the Governor had been cnien Bacon occupied his scat
in the House Bugesses. It was soon seen that this
Assembly determined to reform the government Under
Bacons influence it proceeded to number OF laws deal
ing with the abuses which the colons had to undergo dur
ing Bcrkceys administration The Governor felt disturbed
and constantly afraid ope discussion Of the
dition OF the colony would bring injury to himself The
Burgcsscs insisted that member Of the Council should sit
with them, though had always been customary to thai
time that the Burgcsses and the Councillors should sit one
body However, the Governor carried his point and certain
Councillors did sit with the Burgcsses The Assembly pro-
cceded repeal the law OF restricting Suffrage
declared that vestymen should be elected by popular vote
and that the sheriff should not be appointed for term Of
than year and that he should not hold any other
Office They abolished those privileges which exempted all
Councillors and cergymcn and their families from taxation
They passed resolution providing Tor the maintenance OF
Of one thousand to keep the Indians in subjec
ton Everything seemed to be going smoothly but under
meath there strong 81 discomfort the part OF
Berkeley and his adcens because the Baconans III
the saddle.
few days later Jamestown astir. The report was
abroad Bacon is fed Bacon fled z Berkeley had male
promises to Bacon which he unwilling TO keep, and It
umored that attempts to be made the
life Of the young rebel Bacon up the raised
force Of about hundred men, and after four days led them
into Jamestown to demand by force commission allowing
them fight the Indians Berkeley first refused, and,
when Bacons troops surrounded the capitol building shout
ing we'll have it! Well have It'll the Governor greatly
ncenscd He Of the capitol and barring his breast
before Bacon and his men, SAID ere, shoot mel Fore God,
fair mark shoot!'
To this Bacon replied no. may it please your llono7,
we will hurt hair of your mead, any other mans
We are fora commission our lives from the
Indians which you have often promised and now will
have it before 60"
It seems that the Governor slowtto grant the COM
mission and into the capitol consult his Councillors
It is reported that Bacon and his surrounded the build
ing and swore that they would have commission kill the
with much reluctance the granted the commission
soon thereafter dissolved the House Of Burgcsses But
before this dissolution the Assembly mad drawn petition
TO the King setting forth the grievances Of the colony and
culogzng Bacon faithful citizen who had at heart the
interests Of Virginia
Hardly had Bacon started for the forests with about
thousand before Berkeley proclaimed Bacon rebel
and traitor and collected army Of twelve hundred men to
him Hearing OF Berkecys action Bacon turned back
by all but few hundred Of his sailed to Accoac