The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
Among the Books


,"Enriy History or the Eastern Shore
Of virEinia."
~ Jennings Chopper Wise. The Bell
Book and Stationery Co. Of Virginia.
Mr.. Wisc's book is dedicated TO the
memory, OF his grandfather Henry
Alexander Wise, "of Virginia and Ac-
COnack. whose character and career
ma expression in his famous remark:
nave met the Black knight with his
are broken''
Henry alexander Wise made history
3 IN ms DAY Nov, his grandson Is writ
preface: ''If this volume should bring
- light from among the musty ar
S ,Ecs OF Accomac and Northampton
5DuI /. rev facts bearing upon the his
Tory Of our state. then Will the author
rest, content in Tie feeling that while
ne mas not succeeded avs q historian.
yet he has induced Il more accurate
portraiture OF a country anu Il people.
~ Is an astonishing fact that such
historic documents as the Pledge TO
Inc Common wealth, The Northampton
pi,Iotest The Northampton Grievances.
sacon's appeal TO Accomac and the
,Acconac Memorial. addressed TO Berke-
les after the Rebellion OF 1876. should
historians Of Virginia for these docu-
inents arc not simply matters OF local
upon the general history Of the state
= terra relation OF the discovery OF
the Eastern shore OF Nirs nia in 1894.
an an. accoun, Of the massacre of pa.
~ smlth in 1907. description 81 the
Kingdom OF Accawmackc and the
,,Npor1sines' and Of the Dutch War ana
" iSe reaches III point or time Marsh
~ lb22 when the Common wealth Of
l.ngiand.; In summoning the surrender
~ theg NN3in!a cGiony, agreed that
"thc submission Of the colony should
4le considered *olunta!y; that tie PEG
lhe should have and enjoy such free
CONS and privileges as belonged 10 the
Tree born people OF Eng land; that tic
assembly should meet rs formerly ana
1ransact the business OF the colony.
Tor all offenscs against the parliament,
OF England; that Virginia should have
me az, ancient bounds and limits granted
Inc privilege Of having nifty acres Of
land for every person transported to
me colony should continue as former
should have free trade like the peoplo
OF England. to all places. and with all
n ni'' accordsng to the laws OF that
shonld enjoy all privileges equally with
any: English plantation in America
MS is what Mr.. Wise refers to when
nc Cites THE Pledge 10 the Common
The northampton Protest. dating
Nm % q, t Nlaren 80 1853. Is quoted as
s,fance NE ,,r5' 9rganiaed remon-
!
sho form OF protest against taxation
,Wlihcut representation. 1t was made
~ the people OF Southampton COUNTY
Virginia, and anteda,cd all others BY
!-p-odd years; yet writes Mr. WiSc
not a single historian has dweit ,ipon
The Importance or tiil.s Protest.''
lie text of tho Protest Is given in
lul!. is signed by stephen Charlton
5deVyne Denwood, John Nuthall, VIII
!iaH Whittingion John Ellis and
stephen Iloraey Edmund Mathews re-
corning. The most important paragraph
OF tho Protest says:
l Wee ihc Inhabitants Of Northamn.
ton counie doc conplayne that from
WINE 10 tyne (ptciiIar ycares pastl
we have bean submitted and hine
obedient unto the paymt Of lpublcu
TaHacons. But after ye ycarc 1917.
SINCE ~ tyne wee conceive and have
found that ye taxes were Very
weightie. But In moro espctiali man
rer fundr favor) wee arc very sensible
IF the TaXncon OF forty siXc pounds
of tobacco p. poll (this present yearcl
ana desire Vt We same bee taken off
&c charge OF yc Countic! furthermore
wee aliedge that after i547, wee did
understand and suppose or Countie or
Norihampton 10 bee disioyntcd and
sequestered from ye rest OF Vireinia.
Therefore that I.lawe web requireth
and inioyncth TaNacons from us 10 bee
Arhtraryc and Illegal; novasmuch as
wee had neither summons for Ellecon
Of BurgesFes nor voycc in their AS
hemb!yc during the time aforesd) but
only the Snglur Burgess in Septem-
ber Ano, 1851. Wee conceive that Wee
may Lawfullic ptest agt the pcccdines
In the Act Of Assemble for PUBLIC