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

the towns and plantations of Nanti-
coke and Wicomick aforesaid, lying
to the eastward Of this province, and
then and there" instill into the red
man or Indian such wholesome fear
of his paleface neighbors as should de-
ter him forever from going on the
warpath in Maryland.
Of the results Of this punitive eX-
petition, historians depose nothing.
In fact, there seems to be no record
that it ever took place and it is more
than probable that the menace of the
savage was eclipsed in the public mind
by the religious struggle between
Catholics and Puritans for temporal
supremacy. Conditions in Maryland
wildly reflected the civil turmoil in
England and Governor Green had held
office but few months when he sum-
marily was removed by Lord Balti
more, who sought to make the best of
a bad situation by the appointment of
a Protestant Governor and thus sal
wage the sanctuary he had created at
such tremendous cost of money and
effort.
1t was case of noblesse oblige.
Governor Green seems to have yielded
the scepter to Lord Baltimore's own
appointee, William Stone, without ar
gument, but fate held in store for him
a voice in the affairs of the colony.
He was named by Lord Baltimore
(who had great confidence in his
brother Leonard's ability to judge HUI
man nature and who felt that Govern
or Calvert's selection of Green must
be an earnest of his fitness to partici-
pate in the government) one of the
six commissioners who constituted his
new Governors Privy Council. This
body formed the upper house Of the
Legislature and as one of its MEM
bers Green figured as personal rep
resentative of Lord Baltimore in
Maryland.
More than that, he had another fling
at the helm of state, for with the
growing power of the Puritans adding
immeasurably to the complications OF
administration, Governor Stone found
it expedient to take trip to Virginia
and named Green his deputy during
his absence. Apparently taking ad-
vantage of the situation thus created,
Governor Green INDUCED once more
in his passion for proclamations and
issued a manifesto declaring Charles
II the rightful King of England, with
rejoicings and general pardon. Gov
ernor Stone promptly returned and re-
lieved Green of his Office as deputy.
Toward the end of the year, as one OF
it's Roman Catholic members, Green
took part in the Assembly that passed
the famous religious liberation act.
With the disarmament of this As
sembly Governor Green disappears in
to the gloom. Whether his death oc-
Cured soon after this or whether he
lived on for years to enjoy what
seems to have been a comfortable es-
tate, historians neglect to say. Rec
ognized biographies declare that the
date of his death is unknown.
In his relationships with his fellow
colonists and with his servants Gov
| ernor Green seems to have been man
of great liberality, both in spirit and
in practice. His friendship with Gov
| ernor Calvert, whom he had accom-
panied to Maryland in 1884, and with
Mary and Margaret Brent indicates
that he enjoyed the confidence Of ;se
leading members of the colony, and
| though staunch Catholic and royal
list, his official acts acquit him Of the
| slightest animus or bias against his
political foes.
The uncertainties of the spelling Of
proper names make somewhat obscure
the Identities of certain historic char
acters in the early records of Mary
land, but from what is known of The
second proprietary Governor it seem!
altogether likely that he is the sam'
Thomas Greene who is mentioned il
an ancient indeRture as the master o.