United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . sacred Indians vied with the Quakers in keeping unbroken the pledge ofperpetual peace. For more than seventy years during which the provinceremained under the control of the Friends, not a single war-whoop washeard within the borders of Pennsylvania. The Quaker hat and coatproved to be a better defence for the wearer than coat-of-mail andmusket. On the 4th of December, 1682, a general convention was held atChester. The object was to
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . sacred Indians vied with the Quakers in keeping unbroken the pledge ofperpetual peace. For more than seventy years during which the provinceremained under the control of the Friends, not a single war-whoop washeard within the borders of Pennsylvania. The Quaker hat and coatproved to be a better defence for the wearer than coat-of-mail andmusket. On the 4th of December, 1682, a general convention was held atChester. The object was to complete the territorial legislation—a workwhich occupied three days. At the conclusion of the session, Penn de-livered an address to the assembly, and then hastened to the Chesapeaketo confer with Lord Baltimore about the boundaries of their respectiveprovinces. After a months absence he returned to Chester and busiedhimself with drawing a map of his proposed capital. The beautiful neckof land between the Schuylkill and the Delaware was selected and pur-chased of the Swedes. In February of 1683 the native chestnuts, wal- PENXS YL VANIA. 213. tfVUADELP/^ AND V7CINITV PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY. nuts and ashes were blazed to indicate the lines of the streets, and Phil-adelphia—City of Brotherly Love—was founded. Within amonth a general assembly was in session at the new capital. The peoplewere eager that their Charter of Liberties, now to be framed, should bedated at Philadelphia. The work oflegislation was begun and a form ofgovernment adopted which was essen-tially a representative democracy. Theleading officers were the governor, acouncil consisting of a limited numberof members chosen for three years,and a larger popular assembly, to beannually elected. Penn concededeverything to the people; but thepower of vetoing objectionable acts ofthe council was left in his hands. The growth of Philadelphiawas astonishing. In the summer of1683 there were only three or four houses.
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