Chapter XXIX

The Pilgrims and the Indians—Stern Justice with which the
Forefathers treated the Aborigines—An Illustration—Murder in the
Woods—Its Punishment—End of the Epoch of Peace—Reason Why—The
Pequods—Uncas—The Pequod Embassy to the Narragansetts—The Forests
pregnant with Insurrection—Vane solicits the Intervention of
Roger Williams—The Solitary Canoe—Williams in the Wigwam of
Miantonomoh—The Pequod Diplomats at Work—Williams pushes his
Dangerous Opposition—Old Friendship prevails—The Narragansetts
refuse to dig up the Hatchet—The Pequods take the War-path
alone—Sassacus—First Patter of the Coming Storm—A Thrilling Scene
on the Connecticut River—The Captured Pinnace—Border Gallantry—A
Unique Naval Battle—How News travelled in the Olden Time—Endicott
on the Trail—A Pilgrim Friar Tuck—Failure—Pandemonium—New England
trembles on the Verge of Death—Energy of the Colonists—Mason’s
Expedition—The Council of War—The Chaplain’s Prayer—Off
Point Judith—The Landing—The Seaside Bivouac—The Midnight
March—The Pequod Village—A “Sound of Revelry by Night”—The
Indian Fort—The Night Attack—Scenes of Horror—The Flight of
Sassacus—The Pursuit—The Swamp Battle—The Sagamore’s Escape—The
Gory Scalp-lock—“Sachem’s Head”—Death, and Servitude of the
Survivors—Civilization Victorious 370

CHAPTER XXX.

Pilgrim Exclusiveness—The Old Alien Law—Dissenters swarm into
Massachusetts Bay—Agitation—The Two Parties—Anne Hutchinson—A
Commendable Practice—Mrs. Hutchinson’s Week-day Lectures—The
“Covenant of Works” and the “Covenant of Grace”—Heady Current
of Dissension—Horror of the Pilgrims—Antinomianism—Familism—The
Female Heresiarch—The “Legalists”—Mutual Exasperation—Vane’s
Disgust—Wreck of Vane’s Administration—Winthrop’s Law—Vane’s
Reply—The Founders of the Colony regain their Influence—Trial
of Anne Hutchinson—Cotton and his _Protégé_—“Immediate
Revelations”—Banishment of the Antinomians—Roger Williams welcomes
the Exiles to Providence—Purchase and Settlement of Rhode Island—A
Happy Result from an Unhappy Cause 388

CHAPTER XXXI.

Law as the Reflection of National Character—Pilgrim Legislation—The
Homes of New England—Origin of Towns—Town Meetings—Duty of
voting—“Prudential Men”—An Odd Trait—Pilgrims fined for refusing to
hold Office—High Character of the Early Governors—Bradford—Edward
Winslow and Thomas Prince—Winthrop—Dudley—Vane—Endicott—Other
Pivotal Men—God’s Benediction on New England 400

CHAPTER XXXII.

New England in
1641—Inhabitants—Villages—Churches—Houses—Agriculture—Commerce—
Trade—Manufactures—Foreign Influence of the Pilgrims—The Tone of
New England in treating with the Long Parliament during the
Civil War—Two Rejected Invitations—Consolidation of Colonial
Liberty—The Oppressed made Guests of the Commonwealth—The Germ
of Union—The UNITED COLONIES OF NEW ENGLAND—Character of the
League—Reflections—Colonial Union the Crowning Service of the
Pilgrim Fathers to Humanity—The Second Generation—The Work and the
Lesson of the Pilgrim Fathers 415

THE

PILGRIM FATHERS

OF

NEW ENGLAND.