The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-14

ern boundary should cut through Delaware bay
and include some of the waters Of the Chesa-
peake bay, thus giving him sea outlet neces-
sary to his trading schemes. But it was soon
discovered that the vagueness OF the commits
sioners' geographical knowledge was to deprive
him of this outlet
Nor was this his only trouble During the
whole of his proceedings in getting a charter,
he was bitterly opposed by many ar the court
of Charles II among them Henrietta Maria, the
queen mother and others who did their best TO
prevent the patent being granted. But Penn was
a staunch fighter for his rights and he finally
obtained the charter early in 1881.
He at once prepared to take up the governor
ship and on August 80. 1852, he sailed on the
ship, Welcome, commanded by Capt Robert
Greenway arriving at Newcastle October "A.
1882. Then followed the PRONUNCIATION of his
Great Law" containing the SO sections which
embodied his Frame of Government and the
English laws adapted to ii, as the code OF gov
eminent for the new colony TO which colonfsts
BY the shipload began fioeking. Then followed.
too his famous treaty with the Indians, the
only league made between those nations and the
Christians which was never sworn to by oath and
never violated" and the rapid growth Of his City
of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.
Penn remained in Pennsylvania, until 1884 but
his dispute with Lord Baltimore over the bound
a
until 1922 and important home affairs required
his presence in England. So, appointing Pres
ident Thomas Lloyd and a board of commits
sioners to act governors, he left for England
on June Is, 1854.
While in England he was abused and misrep-
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
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FRIEND. Then in 1858 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 February 13. 1858.
PENIS friendship for James II made him sus-
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
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 Is. $780, he
was charged with treason but no proof to sup
port it could be obtained so he 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-
years longer. In the meantime the colony had
fallen into state Of disorder and religious dis
turbance created by a certain George Keith and
it finally ended in PENIS being deprived of the
government of Pennsylvania by King William
III, 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 ac-
ton which Penn resented bitterly He wrote
letter to Fletcher declaring that he had not vet
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 90 1894, granted him
letters patent reinstating him In the government
of Pennsylvania
In 1899 Penn revisited Pennsylvania with his
wife and family and In 1901 he granted char
ter to Philadelphia making it city. In Decem-
Der of that year he returned to England and
there his declining years were spent. In 1712
he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he
never fully recovered. OF the end of his ca
reer Dobree writes: His wife took him to Rus
connie for a rest, but no sooner had be got
there than the powerful body, the insurgently
active BRAIN broke down irremediably. He new
er fully recovered his reason = For six years
he fingered on happily at Ruscombe very hap
ply as the pleased smile he nearly always wore
proved to the wondering visitor. :. At length.
almost without warning, in the very early hours
of July 80 u.s. he left the life in which he had
played so continuous so generous and so opti-
mistic part life to which his Unborn simplicity
had been unable to adapt itself and from which
his mind bewildered by disillusion had ESCAPED
some years before him.
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