. A brief history of the United States . drew up the charter twenty guineas to leave offthe prefix Penm. This request being denied, the king was appealed to, who comomanded the tract to be called Pennsylvania, in honor of William Penns father. 1683.] DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH COLOXIES. 71 themselves, did not celebrate their Uberty by persecutingothers. Penn, himself, surrendered the most of his power tothe people. His highest ambition seemed to be to advancetheir interests. He often declared that if he knew anj-thingmore that could make them happier, he would freely grant it. Perms Treaty with th
. A brief history of the United States . drew up the charter twenty guineas to leave offthe prefix Penm. This request being denied, the king was appealed to, who comomanded the tract to be called Pennsylvania, in honor of William Penns father. 1683.] DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH COLOXIES. 71 themselves, did not celebrate their Uberty by persecutingothers. Penn, himself, surrendered the most of his power tothe people. His highest ambition seemed to be to advancetheir interests. He often declared that if he knew anj-thingmore that could make them happier, he would freely grant it. Perms Treaty with the Indians* possesses a romanticinterest. He met them un-der a large elm treef nearPhiladelphia. The savageswere touched by his gentlewords and kindly will hve m love withWilliam Penn and his chil-dren, said they, as longas the sun and moon shallshine.! Penns Return.—Pennreturned to England (1684)leaving the colony fairlyestablished. His benevo-lent spirit shone forth inhis parting words, Dearfriends, my love salutesyou JF PENN IN PHII-ADELPHIA. Delaware.—The three lower counties on the Delaware * We meet, said Penn, on the broad pathway of good faith and good wiH; noadvantage shall be taken on either side, bat all shall be openness and love. Thefriendship between you and me I will not compare to a chain; for that the rainsmisht rust or the falling tree might break. We are the same as if one mans bodywere to be divided into two parts ; we are all one flesh and blood. t This tree was carefally preserved untU 1810, when it was blown down. A mon-ument now marks the spot. * The simple-minded natives kept the history of this treaty by means of stringsof wampum, and they would often count over the shells on a clean piece of bark andrehearse its provisions. It was the only treaty never sworn to, and the only onenever broken. On every hand the Indians waged relentless war with the colonies,bat they never shed a drop of Quaker blood. 72 EPOCH II. [1690. being greatly
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