Chapter XXVI

The Advance of Civilization—Growth of Plymouth—Ralph Smith—Winthrop
visits Bradford—Gubernatorial Civilities in the Olden Time—Leaves
from Winthrop’s Note-book—The Primitive Ferry-boat—Bradford’s
Mare—The Empty Contribution-box—Boundary Quarrel with the
French—The Compliments of the Gentlemen from the Isle of Rhé—How
They were answered—The Valley of the Connecticut—Efforts to
colonize those Bottom Lands—Bradford solicits Winthrop to organize
a United Effort for that Purpose—The Sachem’s Offer—Winthrop’s
Refusal—The Plymouth Pilgrims determine to enter Connecticut
unassisted—The Dutch attempt to balk Them—The Pilgrims colonize
Windsor—A few Dutch Oaths—A War-path which ended in a Hug—An
Infectious Fever at Plymouth—Consequent Mortality—Some “Strange
Flies”—Ebb and Flow of the Tide of Emigration—Attempted Emigration
of Hazlerigge, Pym, Hampden, and Cromwell—They are stopped by
an Order in Council—The King’s _Faux Pas_—Three Famous Men
embark for New England, and supply The Great Necessities of the
Colonists—Haynes—Cotton—Hooker—Title by which the Settlers hold
their Lands—Progress towards Democracy—Cotton’s Sermon against
Rotation in Office—Its Non-effect—Colonial Authority divided
between Two Branches—Law against Arbitrary Taxation—Representative
Republicanism—A Dream broken 314