A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . various causes become exceedingly1 Chalmers Annals. See Bozman, vol. ii., p. 34, and note. 1G35.] INTENSE FEELING IN VIRGINIA. 503 unpopular, and this support on his part of the Marylanders led to ab-solute revolution. The news of the seizure of Claybornesvessel and the killing of his men was received at Jamestown at jamTs^-*^with the utmost ind
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . various causes become exceedingly1 Chalmers Annals. See Bozman, vol. ii., p. 34, and note. 1G35.] INTENSE FEELING IN VIRGINIA. 503 unpopular, and this support on his part of the Marylanders led to ab-solute revolution. The news of the seizure of Claybornesvessel and the killing of his men was received at Jamestown at jamTs^-*^with the utmost indignation. The people insisted that Har-vey should at once demand the surrender of the captured pinnace, therecognition of Claybornes claim to Kents Island, and that he shouldadd his protest to that of the colonists generally against the patent ofBaltimore and the conduct of his people. Harvey refused with a firm-ness creditable to his courage if not to his judgment. Affairs came atonce to a crisis ; a public meeting was called to meet at the house ofWilliam Barrene, the speaker of the Assembly. There was q^^ Harveythe utmost excitement, but the utmost unanimity. Some ^^^P^ before, Harvey had written to England that the feeling against. Excitement at Jamestown. Maryland was so intensein Virginia that the people openlydeclared they would rather knocktheir cattle on the head than sellthem to that colony; and thatamong the malcontents none were so violent as Cap-tain Sam. Mathews, who scratching his head and ina fury stamping cried out, A pox upon Maryland!To this man was intrusted the delicate business ofdealing with Harvey in this emergency. The nextday, taking forty men with him, he marched to thegovernors house. This being surrounded, to prevent escape, a mem-ber of the council, John Uty, entered and arrested Harvey on a charge 504 MARYLAND UNDER LEONARD CALVERT. [Chap. XIX. of treason. A few days later the General Assembly met and electedJohn West as governor and sen
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