The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-07-13

prevent the patent being granted. But Penn was
staunch fighter for his rights and he finally
obtained the charter early In 1851.
He at once prepared to take up the governor
ship and on August 30. 1852, he sailed on the
: ship. Welcome, commanded By Capt Robert
-Greenway, arriving at Newcastle October "A
1852. Then followed the PRONUNCIATION OF his
.Great Law" containing the 90 sections which
embodied his "Frame Of Government and the
English laws adapted to 1t. as the code Of gov
eminent for the new colony to which colonists
by the shipload began fockng.
Penn remained In Pennsylvania, until 1884 but
his dispute with Lord Baltimore over the bound
airy (Which incidentally was not finally settled
until 1922 and important home AFFAIRS required
his presence In England. So. appointing Pres
ident, Thomas Lloyd, and board OF commits
sloners to act as governors, he left for England
on June 49, 1854.
While In England he was abused and msrep-
resented because he still defended his position
In regard to his rights under the charter and
because of his membership In the Society OF
Friends. However, he was always received at
court and he found In King James II a strong
friend Then In 1883 came the revolution against
James and that monarch was depOsed. The
Prince of Orange and Princess Mary, King
James daughter, were proclaimed king and
queen of England on February 3D. 1888.
PENIS friendship for James II made him sns
pect to the new monarch and on December 10,
1888, he was called to Whitehall and made to
give securities for good conduct until the fol-
lowing Easter In 1890 he WAS again summoned
before the Lords OF Council and accused OF cor
responding with the former king Penn appealed
to King william who was inclined to acquit
him but his councillors induced him to require
Penn to post bail again. On July 18, 1890 he
was charged with treason but no proof to sup
port 1t could be obtained he was discharged.
Penn now proposed to return to Pennsylvania
but he was prevented by another accusation lev
eled against him by certain "cheat and i'm
postor" named William Fuller, and the machina-
lions of this man kept him In England three
years longer. In the meantime the colony had
fallen into state OF disorder and religious dis
turbanee created by certain George Keith and
It finally ended In PENIS being deprived OF the
government OF Pennsylvania by King William
Ill who granted Benjamin Fletcher governor
Of New York, authority over Pennsylvania
Fletcher at once went to Philadelphia and the
government was surrendered to him. hasty &C
ton which Penn resented bitterly. He wrote a
letter to Fletcher declaring that he had not yet
given up his rights to the province and he SET
about making good his word. In 1893 he pleaded
that his innocence of the suspicion OF treason
against the rulers of England be made clear and
at last King William gave him the reinsurance
as to that and on August 20. 1904, granted him
letters patent reInstating him In the government
of Pennsylvania.
In 1899 Penn revisited Pennsylvania with his
wife and family and In 1701 he granted char
ter to Philadelphia, making It city. In Deem
Der OF that year he returned to England ant
there his declining years were spent. In I'LL
he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which ht
never fully recovered. OF the end OF his ca
reer Dobree writes: "Hls wife took him to Rus
combe for a rest, but no rooner had he go
there than the powerful body, the insurgentl.
active brain. broke down irremediably. He new
err fully recovered his reason For Six year
he fingered on happily at Ruscombe, very hap
ply. as the pleased smile he nearly always wor
proved to the wondering visitor At length
almost without warning, in the very early hour
Of July 80, 1718, he left the life In which he hat
payed 40 continuous so generous and so Opt
mistic a part life to which his Unborn slmpllclt
had been unable to adapt itself and from whicl
his mind bewildered by dislliusion. had escapes
some years before him"
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