History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . was the colony, it wasfound that this end could be compassedonly by the abrogation of the charter, sothat English law might become immedi-ately valid in Massachusetts, colonial lawsto the contrary notwithstanding. Accord-ingly, in 1684, the charter was vacated andthe colonists ceased to be free, their oldgovernment with its popular representationgiving way to an arbitrary The other New England colonies-Plymouth, Rhode Island, Connecticut, andNew Haven—had made haste to proclaimCharles II. so
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . was the colony, it wasfound that this end could be compassedonly by the abrogation of the charter, sothat English law might become immedi-ately valid in Massachusetts, colonial lawsto the contrary notwithstanding. Accord-ingly, in 1684, the charter was vacated andthe colonists ceased to be free, their oldgovernment with its popular representationgiving way to an arbitrary The other New England colonies-Plymouth, Rhode Island, Connecticut, andNew Haven—had made haste to proclaimCharles II. so soon as restored to thethrone, and to begin carrying on theirgovernments in his name. That beautifuland able man, the younger Winthrop, spedto London on Connecticuts behalf, and,aided by his colonys friends at court, theEarls of Clarendon and Manchester and 2IO ENGLISH AMERICA [1662 Viscount Say and Seal, in 1662 secured toConnecticut, now made to include NewHaven, a charter so liberal that it con-tinued till October 5, 1818, the ground lawof the State, then to be supplanted only by. ^(r^L \v^iX^loA:^ John Winthrop the Younger. a close vote. Under this paper, whichdeclared all lands between the Narragan-sett River and the Pacific Ocean Connec-ticut territory, Connecticut received everywhit of that right to govern itself which i662j NEW ENGLAND UNDER STUARTS 21 r Charles was so sternly challenging in thecase of Massachusetts. From this time on, as indeed earlier,Connecticut was for many years perhapsthe most delightful example of populargovernment in all history. Connecticutand New Haven together had about tenthousand inhabitants. Their rulers werejust, wise, and of a mind truly to serve thepeople. Here none were persecuted fortheir faith. Education was universal. Fewwere poor, none very rich. Nearly allsupplies were of domestic production,nothing as yet being exported but a fewcattle. Under the second Charles Rhode Islandfared quite as well as Connecticut. Thiswas remarkable,
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