The Washington herald., 1915-05-04

! m"nt itself took off the stain of trea
son from his name.
In Maryland those who were un-
quiet and did not like the proprictor's
/ government took advantage of the
tim" TO overthrow il. There were men
J enough who had watched for such a
"ndnCe. Through discomfort with the
/ pTopTIotor'S government had met very
! sharp Illustration and reDukc twelve
years ago, when Davis and Fate went
! I" II" galiOwS for the treason OF
"mu.2iinS the example OF Mr.. Bacon
! IA Virginia. rs many wanted a change
now as had wanted it then. aud this
! new opportunity seemed made for any
who chose to act upon its invitation.
The mere fact of being governed
like private estate and medieval
county palatIne W"S very ITkSOme to
/ the more ambitious spirits of the col
DRY. and the more closely and sedul-
f! ousiy the proprietor attended to his
government the more irksOme aid II
become.
lie dealt very harshly with opposi-
ton; he openly interGcrcd with cleo
Tons to The assembly. he dIsailowcd
and set aside such Legislation as he
did not like; lie gave The offices OF
government TO men OF his Own KIN or
personal following: and The taxes were
not always spent for the public BEN
eft.
II was like the government of Wiz
GINA with a petty king in residence
And that petty king. every one knew.
was of the popiSh party. whose part
The great King at home had played
to his own undoing. Men fancied they
saw ne" pOpish plots in every trivial
iH"iucnt or shifting of affairs
II the PAM" lad touched New York
and turned her government upside
down, II was little to he wondered at
That II touched Maryland also. Rich
ard Talbot. Duke OF Tyrcouuel. the Of
fcer who reduced ireland from
place of hriskcst trade and best paid
rents in CArlsicudom to ruin and
desolatIon." and who had dared hold il
Tor James Stuart. despite the IariIa-
meut III London and the authority Of
IN" Prince of Orange. was OF Lord
tIdIt!InOEe's kin and his very close
friend: and Mary land tccrncd as no
other colony did with Roman Catholic
partisaHS.
Lord Baltimore WAS. in fact no lag
gard In his loyalty. He promptly de
spajched instructions out Of England
the immediate procIama-
ton OF King William and queen Mary
:" the province: but his messenger
died on the way. and Maryland seem
ed to lag behind the other colonies in
her loyalty
Upon which john Coode. and some
others. pretending. perhaps believing
that the proprIetOr's officers ia the COL
ony meant to defy the crown and es-
tabIISh papaCy. got together an As .
ISOLATION ia Arms for the Defense of ,
tn" Protestant religion. and for as !
sorting the right Of King William and /
Queen Mary TO the Province of Mary |
land and all the English domiuIons," |
officers of the militia and the very
Speaker of III" colonial House acting .
with them. seized the government OF I
the colony G6N!); convinced the King /
Of their sincerity and good faith in
" hat had been done. though many OF ,
The best people in the colony protested.
ruled as their party pleased for two .
years: and then welcomed i royal gov
crucr G692b.
They had made Maryland a royal
province out Of hand Lord baltimore
was hcuCefOrth TO receive only his
nutrients and the proceeds Of the ex-
port duties
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