. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. ness and desolate condition of the natives had resulted fromthe fatal malady. Another Indian, by the name of Squanto, who hadbeen carried away by Hunt in 1614, and had learned to speak English,came also to Plymouth, and confirmed what Samoset had said. 124 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. By the influence of these two natives friendly relations were at oneeestablished with the Wampanoags. Massasoit, the great sachem of thenation, was invited to visit the settlement, and came attended by a fewof his
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. ness and desolate condition of the natives had resulted fromthe fatal malady. Another Indian, by the name of Squanto, who hadbeen carried away by Hunt in 1614, and had learned to speak English,came also to Plymouth, and confirmed what Samoset had said. 124 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. By the influence of these two natives friendly relations were at oneeestablished with the Wampanoags. Massasoit, the great sachem of thenation, was invited to visit the settlement, and came attended by a fewof his warriors. The Pilgrims received him with as much parade andceremony as the colony could provide; Captain Standish ordered out hissoldiers, and Squanto acted as interpreter. Then and there was ratifiedthe first treaty made in New England. The terms were few and should be peace and friendship between the whites and the redmen. No injury should be done by either party to the other. Alloffenders should be given up to be punished. If the English engaged in .,; , /M&&%fflM&*. THE TREATY BETWEEN GOVERNOR CARVER AND MASSASOIT. war, Massasoit should help them; if the Wampanoags were attacked un-justly, the English should give aid against the common enemy. Markthat word unjustly: it contains the essence of Puritanism. The treaty thus made and ratified remained inviolate for fifty chiefs followed the example of the great sachem and entered intofriendly relations with the colony. Nine of the leading tribes acknow-ledged the sovereignty of the English king. One chieftain threatenedhostilities, but Standishs army obliged him to beg for mercy. Canonicus,king of the Narragansetts, sent to William Bradford, who had been chosengovernor after the death of Carver, a bundle of arrows wrapped in theskin of a rattlesnake; but the undaunted governor stuffed the skin with MASS A CHUSETTS.—SETTLEMENT. 125 powder and balls and sent it back to the chief, who did not dare to acce
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