New England had just terminated a disastrous war of extermination; the Dutch were scarcely ever at peace with the Algonquins; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms; he... Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading - Page 38de John Frederick Boyes - 1859 - 256 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| George Bancroft - 1837 - 496 pages
...WEST'S PICTURE OF THE TREATY INCORRECT. 385 war of extermination ; the Dutch were scarcely ever CHAP. at peace with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland...~ refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extend- 1682. ed as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to abstain from... | |
| George Bancroft - 1839 - 494 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children or to the stranger, the words of William Penn.i New England had just terminated a disastrous war of extermination : the Dutch were scarcely ever CHAP XVI at peace with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland -^~ refer to Indian hostilities and massacres,... | |
| George Bancroft - 1841 - 366 pages
...recall to their own memory, and repeat to their children or to the stranger, the words of Willia'm Penn. New • England had just terminated a disastrous war...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. The Quakers, ignorant of the homage which their virtues would receive from... | |
| George Bancroft - 1844 - 500 pages
...Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland — v—. refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extend- 1682 ed as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms ; he declared...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. Was there not progress from Melendez to Roger Williams ? from Cortez and Pizarro... | |
| 1844 - 628 pages
...States, speaking of the wars that ensued on the settlement of the other American colonies, remarks that " New England had just terminated a disastrous war of...Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres. Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to abstain from violence ; he had no message but peace,... | |
| Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...their own memory, and repeat to their children or the stranger, the words of William Penn. He had come without arms ; he declared his purpose to abstain...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian.' (Bancroft, ii. 383, 384.) Who can tell how much the same spirit would have... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 pages
...in subduing than the sword, and justice had greater weight with the Indian warrior than gunpowder. " oops of horses gallop through the air, while others...Massachusetts joined the troops from Plymouth, and, within ever shed by an Indian."3 They themselves were conscious of the power of rectitude. " We have done... | |
| GEORGE BANCROFT - 1854 - 492 pages
...New England had just terminated a disastrous war of extermination; the Dutch were scarcely ever CHAP, at peace with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland...message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. Was there not progress from Melendez to Roger Williams ? from Cortez and Pizarro... | |
| James Bowden - 1854 - 426 pages
...six Indian nations without so much as a militia for its defence." "New England," remarks Bancroft, "had just terminated a disastrous war of extermination...Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres. Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to abstain from violence ; he had no message but peace... | |
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