The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-04-13
John Archdale, Colonial Governor.

sagacity or ability.
Much has been said of his piety
and there is no reason to doubt it's
earnestness though Randolph does
accuse him of dishonest policies as
governor. But whatever other prin-
cip1es of Quakerism he may have
adopted, humility was not one of
them, and a barony of $1,000 acres,
which accompanied the title of land
grave, was too much to forego be-
cause of scruples as to worldly titles.
So he accepted both as well also
as the title of governor, although
the latter did not require that he
should be addressed as 'this honor
He was empowered to constitute a
deputy in both South and North Car
9olina to serve while he was in the
province, and also upon his depar-
ture to England from Carolina.
He was given power and authority
with the advice and consent of three
of the deputies of the proprietors,
{ to grant and sell lands, reserving a
& rent of IL pence for. each 100 acres
per annum, and to settle the quit
rents by patents or indenture in such
manner as he and three deputies
might think fit, receiving such COM
modities as the country afforded for
the rent at a true value.
It was nearly a year before Gov.
Archdale reached Carolina, coming
by the way of Virginia, from which
place, although already clothed with
discretionary authority, he wrote re-
questing specific power to appoint
new deputies to the proprietors to
abate the quit rents in arrears and
TO sell land. The power was granted
him and where he needed guidance
The was referred to the instructions
sent to Ludwell.
81 He was given authority to settle all
disputes concerning lands, to sell at
20; pounds per 1000 acres the lands
near the settlement and 10 pounds
per 200 in the interior, to take care
of the Indians as he thought fit, to
build new towns and to fortify
Charles Town and grant it charter.
He was also to settle the government
permanently by examining the funda-
mental constitution, finding what
would be acceptable to the people
and proposing new set to the pro-
prietors for their confirmation. The
price Of land was greatly reduced
from 81 per acre, and lands near the
settlement were offered at from SO
3 cents to 40 cents an acre and those
in the interior at from rs cents to
20 cents.
Gov. Archdale entered upon his
government at Charles Town August
IT, 1895. He prided himself no lit
{ tie upon the moderation and judg-
ment with which he executed his
power. He spent the first months
endeavoring to allay the heats of the
people and selecting his council.
& Archdale prided himself greatly
upon his management of Indian af-
fairs and upon the humanity with
which he treated the Indians, and his
administration has been commended
particularly on this account. And
yet the Indians had been punished
by whipping and mutilation for steal
ing boats, for which the white man
was only fined, and among the enact
ments of this mild administration in
regard to this poor people was one
requiring "every Indian man capable
of killing deers' before November Is
in every year to bring to such per-
son as the governor should appoint
to receive the same, lone wolf skin,
one tiger skin, or one bear skin or
two cat SKINS" and if any one did
not do so, the cacique or chief of his
nation was required to bring him to
Charles Town before December S5,
there to be severely whipped on his
bare back in the sight of the i,habi-
tants of the town, which whipping,
the act says, should be in the place
of that skin which the Indian ought
to have given to the receiver.
In cne respect, however, Archdale
moderated the restriction against the
Indians. Sothell had forbidden un-
der severe penalties. FIRE arms and
rum to be given them. ArcEldale al
lowed them a pound o. powder and
80 bullets for destructive beast they
killed beyond the yearly tax. So
Archdale has the honor of the first
act of which we have a record regu-