. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. tever dreams they maj^ have indulged of ])uild-ing a great empire midway between the Eoyalist and Puritan coloniesof England, to teach the world lessons in civil and religious liberty andpatriotic devotion, were now dissipated forever. But the spirits of a fewmen had already infused into the character of the people elements ofgreatness destined never to die out, and laid the foundations of a com-niuuity on principles of freedom and virtue which, through all tlie muta-tions of time, will increase the purity and power of the nat
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. tever dreams they maj^ have indulged of ])uild-ing a great empire midway between the Eoyalist and Puritan coloniesof England, to teach the world lessons in civil and religious liberty andpatriotic devotion, were now dissipated forever. But the spirits of a fewmen had already infused into the character of the people elements ofgreatness destined never to die out, and laid the foundations of a com-niuuity on principles of freedom and virtue which, through all tlie muta-tions of time, will increase the purity and power of the natiou. Sir Kdmuud Andros was the newly ai)pointed English governor. Hehad been l)r()iight up in the kings houseliold, of which Ills father was themaster of ceremonies. He Imd distinguished himself in the army, and,by the recent death of his father, had succeeded to the office of bailiffof Guernsey, and become hereditary seigneur of the fief of proprietor of Carolina had also made him a landgrave, and granted LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR ANTHONY BROCKHOLLS. 267. Portrait of Andros. him four baronies in that province. He was about thirty-seven years ofage ; well informed in the politics of the time, educated in history andlanguage and art, and, as events subsequently develoijed, possessed of «Teatcapacity for statesmanship. His private character, moreover, was withoutblemish. His wife, Mary, to whomhe had been married about threeyears and who accompanied him tothis country, was the daughter ofSir Thomas Craven. His commis-sion authorized him to take posses-sion of New York, in the name ofCharles II. He arrived in October. An interesting question arose atWhitehall, touching the Dukes titleto New York. The eminentlawyers in England were taken intocouncil, and it was finally decidedthat all subordinate right and juris-diction had been extinguished bythe Dutch conquest; the king alone was proprietor of New Netlierhuidby virtue of the treaty of Westminster. Charles therefore
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