 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;...  A history of the United States - Pagina 383door George Bancroft - 1837Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Bancroft - 1841 - 366 pagina’s
...with the Algonquins; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres which extended as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms; he declared...a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian. The Quakers, ignorant of the homage which their virtues would receive from Voltaire and Raynal, men... | |
 | 1844 - 628 pagina’s
...ever at peace with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres. Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to...drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian." ART. III. — William Caxton: A Biography. By CHARLES KNIGHT. 12mo. pp. 240. Charles Knight. London... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 378 pagina’s
...called Kensington, under a large elm tree. This treaty, unlike most Indian treaties, was never broken. " Not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian." 10. Penn was, for some time, the governor of the colony; and, under his wise and excellent management,... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pagina’s
...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...drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian.' (Bancroft, ii. 383, 384.) Who can tell how much the same spirit would have done to disarm all hostile... | |
 | Jacob Post - 1850 - 90 pagina’s
...— he had no message but that of peace ; neither sword, gun, or soldier was seen in his province, and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian,* and this kind feeling and mutual forbearance has continued between the Friends and the Indians to the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 946 pagina’s
...with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres which extended as far as Richmond. Penn came without arms ; he declared...and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian."1 They themselves were conscious of the power of rectitude. " We have done better," they said,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 pagina’s
...with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres which extended till our homes are free — Guard it — God will...pow'r, In the rush of steeds' and men, His right hand Indian."3 They themselves were conscious of the power of rectitude. " We have done better," they said,... | |
 | James Bowden - 1854 - 426 pagina’s
...ever at peace with the Algonquins ; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres. Penn came without arms ; he declared his purpose to...drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian."* That Pennsylvania should have been prosperous can excite no surprise. Relying on the Most High for... | |
 | james bowden - 1854 - 428 pagina’s
...ever at peace with the Algonquins; the laws of Maryland refer to Indian hostilities and massacres. Penn came without arms; he declared his purpose to...drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by an Indian."* That Pennsylvania should have been prosperous can excite no surprise. Relying on the Most High for... | |
 | Henry Harvey - 1855 - 334 pagina’s
...refer to Indian hostilities and massacres, which extended as far Richmond. Penn came without arms ; he had no message but peace ; and not a drop of Quaker blood was ever shed by the Indians." CHAPTER IX. AT a council at Philadelphia, 14th June, 1715; present, the Honorable Gookin,... | |
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