Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-01-12


powers of the world were so applied and
enforced upon it's subjects as to deprive
them of all hope Of an improved condition.
EXPEDITIONS of conquest and discovery
had penetrated the interior at various points
and at divers times in the northern Hemis-
phere; and various attemepts without sue
cess had been made to establish settlements
in the northern portions of the country. The
Spanish indeed had been in some instances
more successful in the southerly parts but
they brought no new principles of govern
ment. They offered no new hopes to man.
kind for an improved condition.
It was as late as 1920 when few men,
women and children, crossed the Atlantic
ocean in frail barque, seeking home in
the wilds of America and landed upon the
cold and inhospitable shores of New Eng
land. Before landing they had drawn up
articles of government for themselves which
contained the seed Of future growth In
spite Of the cold wintry blasts and deep
SHOWS. chilling frosts; in spite Of poverty
and hunger; in spite of sickness and death,
and the many other discouraging circum-
stances their numbers, followed from time
to time by new arrivals, gradually increased
Other settlements were made and colonies
established at intervals along the coast at
various points, The earliest permanent
settlement having already been established
in 1907 at Jamestown, Virginia. Some came
fleeing from the tyranny and burdens of the
old world others to worship the Divine
Felng IN their own way unmolested by
church or state. Some came expecting to
find the wealth that his native land refused
to give him, while others were more adven-
turons.
The colonies. one and all, continued to
n in lott
strength.
The forests were cleared, homes built, land
subdued corn, tobacco and the various crops
OF the field raised; hogs, cattle and fowls
made no the stock depended upon for the
use OF the family. and oxen and horses took
the part of burden bearers .-.....
Some en"a red in trapping, hunting and
hshlng and every man was an expert with
the rifle. the old flint lock, and was always
prenared and ready to protect his fields and
stock from the depredations of wild beasts
or the universal foe and defend their
homes and little ones against the treacher-
ons attacks of the red man of the forests.
the native inhabitants of the land, and the
cruel and deadly enemy Of the white man.
Notwithstanding all of these discourapino
elements the seed of freedom that was
brought from the old world was planted
everywhere in the new It's PRINCIPLES had
already been set forth in the first articles of
self government, drawn up before the first
settlers landed upon New England s rock
bound coast. This precious seed of freedom
TOOK deep root; and under the constant and
continued watchfulness of the colonies -four
1shed. and grew in the rich soil of the
hearts OF the people; freedom to own their
own homes: freedom to worship God in
thelr own way and manner: freedom to
make their own laws, and freedom to gov
ern themselves
Long Weaery yeaers in growing was this
plant OF freedom for mankind. Long weary
years these colonies endured the trials. the
hardsh1ps and the tribulations of the MO
neer's life p'0'
!nough continually harassed with both
wh1te and red foes, they became hardened
and thoroughly fitted to endure and cone
win the still greater hardships that were
soon to overwhelm them in a more extensive
and more terrible undertaking.
Though their numbers increased, and
though they endured almost unhnarahlo