The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-20

the oath of fealty which he prescribed,
to the government.
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This disposed of the raiders, but
new difficulties cropped up. The
troops whom Governor Calvert had
enlisted in Virginia to assist him in
regaining his government from Clai-
borne and his cohorts never had been
paid or discharged and their mainte-
nance was a serious drain on the re-
sources of the colony. They had been
denied the privilege of plundering the
rebels and so low were the public
funds after the recent disorder that
it was next to impossible to raise their
arrears of pay.
Another proclamation was in order.
Governor Green by this means di-
rected the seizure of all corn which
the people might have, over and above
a sufficiency for their own use, to be
paid for out of his Lordship's estate
at the rate of 120 pounds of tobacco
for each barrel, or to be replaced
with corn provided enough should be
imported into the colony. Margaret
Brent already had exhausted all the
resources of Governor Calvert's es-
tate to meet the emergency.
Governor Green had the good for
tune to have the support of the Cen
eral Assembly in his views. The Leg
islature, which met almost Immediate
ly after his proclamation had been
posted on the old mulberry tree at st.
Mary's, Immediately passed the laws
necessary to implement the document.
Each family was permitted to retain
two barrels of corn for each of its
members, infants excepted, and the
compensation for that impounded by
the government was raised from 120
pounds of tobacco barrel suggested
by the Governor to $50 pounds.
The Governor also had recommend
ed that the expectation of corn or
horses be prohibited during the emer-
gency and this measure was also APP
proved of and continued by the As
sembly. At the close of the session,
in order to heal completely all exist
ing differences between the adher-
ents of the proprietary and those
who had sided with Claiborne and In
gle during the recent unpleasantness,
a general pardon was proclaimed for
those who would embrace it's tolerant
provisions. Captain Ingle was alone
excepted.
Many wounds were stanched by this
measure, but religious agitations and
the Indians did not cease to trouble.
Governor Green, in order to protect
outlying settlements, adjourned the
county court at st. Mary's for fear
that the absence from their homes of
jurymen, parties to the cases and wit
nesses might weaken the exposed
portions of the colony beyond the
margin of safety and subject the out.
lying settlements to savage massa
ores.
Apparently Governor Green be-
longed to the school which holds that
; the best defense is a show of aggres
sion, for he did not stop with the ad
iournment of court and the return
; of it's members to their several roo
: trees. The savages needed goot
lesson and the time had come, III
: seems to have felt, to give it to them
; On July A, 1647, he issued a commits
sion to one Capt. John Price "to take
{ 80 or 40 such able men as he shall
think fit and make choice of for tina
| purpose, with sufficient arms, pro
: visions and ammunition, and then t.
= embark in such vessel or vessels as HI
: shall think fit and convenient
D and with the said men to go over unit