Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-18
INDIANS ARE DEFENDED
FOR COURSE. IN VIRGINIA

OR LOUISE. IN VIRGINIA
wont.nuca Fron Third PaEep
h. I'ass;aNcsna who lIyod in the
Gig bboihood. have received Win
very assurapc" Of !ricnrship me
itti, EXPLORING party OF %ewpurt ard
Smith and vet attacked ihe larger
oicc az juus own
We do kuew that upon RETURN Of
he explorers. smiths deuaud tor Il
rial on tn charges tina; had b'eu
he cause OF mis- Giegraco MAS rriur-
anuy grantcd- resulting In his Vim
!ication and fno oil i2Go charged
tgain4, tho president OF the council
n PREPARATION. Smith gave the money
or bile use OF the colony, a ne
FRsE satisfied with tn" verdict Tn"
REV. Hurt preached - sermon on.
JScaCc and Concord" and Cnoto the
: knlflcauccJ THE day after being
. "a 18Th OF June, the Indians volun-
irtly sued for peace" When tho
i.nglish were peaceful so We nni the
indians expressing a desire I" ho !
iare assert that Smith had no Einor
,art In bringing abou; the ending Of
situation iraught with such danger
IS, TO bid fare 10 prove = parallel OF
he Roanoke tragedy
Coward, hctinn !, cited.
There were bad Indians just as true
: there were intoicrtut enemies %
he race among those VINO had taken
|osscss!on Of their lands let Us. fpU
xamplc. consider an cpsod" ir which
he cownrdly and iutrislsius Captain
sane Madison descended upon the
nsuspccting ana friendly Potpw-
lacks again quote the language
i ( Stth captain Crawshnw had
cen livsug at ucace Win th' Indians
| ith "ulS ouc So h!te attendant I'M
or pretcns. of business captain
Iaddisuu. who hnI bul, wItliu the
ncioSurc occupied IS Crowshaw)
cnt or the KING 20 his stronshousc,
yherc. having locked him ana his son
nd four others an ana 90, guard
( nvc Euglishmcu uron the house,
e fell on tho town surrounding the
nclusurc. with the rest OF his com
any, and slew thirty or forty men.
women and children. The poor King,
cling surprised at such AN uucXpect-
assault, called out and begged him
| o cease from 50 Unacscrvcd cruelty.
sut he gave not over the execution
hi he had slain or put To hight all the
own. Then Ne returned ana taxed
he King of ,rcachcry, who d'sicd i,
Butterfly ana told hlm IT was some
onirivancc Of those VIII" wished mis-
for being 4 friend o! the
english.
AFTER this Madison led him. his
on and two others 10 his ship. prom
\ sing to set ihcm at libcriE as soon
: his men were all safely aboard.
nd the King very readily and CT
ectivcly ordered his subjects not to
boot at nor annoy the English whilst
HEY were going on board. Bat not
)vi,hstanding this, Madison. contrary
u all good faith. carried them pTis-
ners to Jamestown. where they lay
I'm tho October following" These
prisoners. after having been confined
our months. were released ny tho
payment Of ransom. demanded Of
heir people.
sent 10 Defend Friends.
! Madison had been sent 10 tho Po-
owmacks. with thirty men c"nin!S
toned by the Governor, 20 defend
hcsc friends of the English against
| he common enemy. We see the result;
This is oIr. of the many recorded
instances that caused the Indians OF
both virginia and New England Z"
ook with hate and Suspicion np|h
The white race, condition "ISti!
avoided by Penn and his QUAKER fol-
overs.
With the desire to do justice to n
lace that has received little sympathy
LIT the hands OF many historians. Ec'
I;addcncd with the thought that so
many innocent men. women and chit
Iiren. struggling bravciy To find new
T ones in Il land OF pure delight. had
10 pay the penalty Of the folly of
others. | pay this tribute To the Nir.
h,inin Indians.
SO little do we understand them.
|,vfn TO this day, that many express
I stoni shmcnt even doubt. that r".a-
iontaS. an Indian. could ind it In her
Grurt to prove such q true friend 10
n alien race. 1t is even claimed by
onc that she was OF part English
blood Virginia Dare. others say. her
mother or grandmother may have
|,con. As matter OF fact. Virginia
Mare was only about eight wears
e,ider than Pocahontas. and the In
Han princess was not ashamed OF her
pure Indian blood.
Pocahontas Had Twenty brothers.
In 1912 she is said to have had
lying twenty brothers. eleven sisters