The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-14
TODAY IN HISTORY
wEpNEspAY. SEPTEMBER IA, 1910.
slrthday of John Barneveld,

| Soldier by occasion and lawyer by pro-
| fcssion, John OF BarneVeld was one ot
| the most famous OF the Dutchmen WHO VIZ
| took their valorous stand against fnilip
| H. OF Spain. He was born at Amcrstort,
| In the province of Utrecht. or long me m
OF noble ancestors, on September ~ l2lo,
| and at % began the practice OF the IuW
in The Hague, where ne soon oDtaiieu
| notice through his abilities and his SYM
pathetic attitude with those VINO were
| hostile to Spain. -,
| Barneveld served as Il volunteer at the
| slcGcs OF Haarlcm and Leydcn, and at
| 2S was married. A year later he was
| appointed to the post OF counselor ana
CHIEF pensIonary or legal ADVISER OF the
council at Rotterdam.
| When he was 30 years old he was
chosen head OF an embassy TO Queer
| Elizabeth OF England, The Prince OF
| Orange. the sagacious and resoluie ieadct
OF the Dutch, had been aSsassinated. ana
| the Spaniards had been generally sue
cessful under the Prince OF Parma. me
| cause Of the Dutch seemed hopeless, ana
| II was then that BarneVcld was sent 10
England TO offer to Elizabeth the sover-
eighty Of the United Provinces.
Elizabeth would not accept TINS
sovereignty but she agreed 10 send over
to the patriots substantial evidence
against tie Spanards. Under the COM
mand CT her favorite, the Earl OF Leices-
ter. she did send an expedition. The
Dutch conferred supreme and absolute
authority on Leicester, while BaIneveid
general OF Holland and West Fries
land
Leicester proved to be arrogant and
incompetent, and Barneveld was the man
to whom the Dutch looked forward 10
curb the Engllshman's power. Thus. 1t
happened that he had the states appoint
Maurice, the young son OF the murdered
Prince of Orange, stakeholder and cap
tain general, and in doing this he helped
TO place In the highest position the man
who was afterward TO destroy him.
1t was the prudence and energy OF
Rarncveld that brought order and pros
perity TO the states. and though he at
tempted TO resign when his work of re-
Mobilization had been well started, the
states would not accept his resignation.
He was sent on several embassies 10
foreign powers. and his Journeys always
bore good fruit,
The step that aroused against him the
undylng hate of Prince Maurice, whom
years before he had elevated 10 supreme
power. was his negotiations for truce
with the SpaniardS, Maurice wanted the
war TO go on. because his own position
was more powerful during hostillties. but
BarDeyeld managed 10 secure twelve
years truce, after obtaining n rccogni-
ton of the provinces, Suspicious of Bar
ncvelds honesty we're artfully circulated,
and the great patriot suffered In popular
esteem.
The conflict between Maurice and Bar
ncveld went on, Maurice aiming at the
sovereign power and Barnevcld rcsolutely
maintaining the freedom of the republic,
Religious differences also existed Maur-
ice attempting TO have Calvinism adopt
ed as the state religion, and Barneveld
opposing the purpose.
Finally Barneveld was arrested by or
der OF the prince. in September, 1913.
and after mock trial: was executed at
The Hague on May 10. 1919. His sons
four years later attempted to avenee his
death, but one was beheaded and the
other escaped to Spain.
On September II, Salem. Mass. was
founded In 1928; the Society OF the War
OF 1872 was organized in 1914: Americans
under Scott entered the city OF Mexico
in 1877; the peace of Adrianope was
declared in 1879: the battle OF South
Mountain, Md, was fought in 1862; and
the Alabama claims was settled in 1872. |
Today is the birthday Of Robert Raikes, |
founder of the Sunday school GT35): Will |
liam Bradford. attorney general under !
Washington Q755); Alexander Won Hum
boldt celebrated traveller and natural |
Q769); Hamlin Garland, au-
thor GS60l; and Charles Dana Gibson, |
artist QS6D. II is the date OF the death |
Of st Chrysostom. renowned preacher !
and writer 900: Charles Rollln, his
Lorian Q73D; Louis Joseph de Montcalm.
French commander N769l, Aaron Burr |