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12 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
exclude all others; but Maryland from the first, became the home of every
race. Virginia was settled by " gentlemen," but, after the first colonization,
the yeomanry made up the bulk of Maryland settlers. The Indians appreciated this fact, for, while they called the Virginians " long knives," from the
general custom of wearing rapiers, they styled the Marylanders " buckskins "
from the costume usually worn by our pioneer classes. The " leather-stocking "
wras as typical of the Marylander west of Elkridge Landing as the silk
stocking of the Virginians about Williamsburg.
But these yeomanry were of all countries, and generally of an earnest,
industrious class, as people who expatriate themselves for opinion's sake are
apt to be. Toleration was one cause which made the new colony so attractive
to such people. In 1660, Virginia was following the example of Massachusetts in persecuting and banishing Quakers; but at this very time Alsop writes
of the Maryland Colony that " all inquisition, martyrdoms and banishments
are not so much as named, but unexpressibly abhorred." Hence, the Quakers
came into our State in great numbers, both before and after Penn had founded
his State. They settled right among the Catholics; they founded towns and
colonies of their own, and the Neales, Walkers, Harrises, Bransons, Hopkinses,
Barretts, Luptons, Fawcetts, Edmonstons, Dixons, etc., are amongst our
oldest families. It is probable that at one time there were more Quakers in
Talbot county than people of all the other sects put together. In the western
part of the State there was early a strong influx of Germans, religious sectaries,
nearly every one of them Tunkers, followers of Simon Menno, Lutherans,
Calvinists, tenacious in the preservation of their language, religion, habits and
customs, but sturdy republicans, and living heartily upon rich lands. Their
impress is still visible in the counties upon either slope of the Blue Ridge.
The multifarious character of our population must have forcibly struck
visitors and strangers. It is noticed in the Journal of Sluyter and Dankers,
and Eddis, writing in 1774, says, "The colonists are composed of adventurers,
not only from every district of Great Britain and Ireland, but from almost
every other European government where the principles of liberty and
commerce have operated with spirit and efficacy."1 It wTas not simply
toleration which invited immigration. The soil, the climate, the prudent, far-sighted policy of the Proprietary Government, and the easy manners
of the people all had something to do with it. Maryland, in 1770, was
the only colony to which convicts could be shipped from England. They
were welcomed because all labor was valuable. The tenure of land under
& light quit-rent, was made very easy by the Provincial Government. The
Lord Proprietor depending for his income principally upon the sale or rent
-of lands, had a direct personal interest in promoting immigration by every
possible means. Hence, the colony was liberally advertised, as, for example,
in Alsop's pamphlet. Governor Stone was appointed to administer the
1 Eddis' Lettirs, p. 59.
| Title | History of Maryland - 2 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000035 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 12 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. exclude all others; but Maryland from the first, became the home of every race. Virginia was settled by " gentlemen," but, after the first colonization, the yeomanry made up the bulk of Maryland settlers. The Indians appreciated this fact, for, while they called the Virginians " long knives," from the general custom of wearing rapiers, they styled the Marylanders " buckskins " from the costume usually worn by our pioneer classes. The " leather-stocking " wras as typical of the Marylander west of Elkridge Landing as the silk stocking of the Virginians about Williamsburg. But these yeomanry were of all countries, and generally of an earnest, industrious class, as people who expatriate themselves for opinion's sake are apt to be. Toleration was one cause which made the new colony so attractive to such people. In 1660, Virginia was following the example of Massachusetts in persecuting and banishing Quakers; but at this very time Alsop writes of the Maryland Colony that " all inquisition, martyrdoms and banishments are not so much as named, but unexpressibly abhorred." Hence, the Quakers came into our State in great numbers, both before and after Penn had founded his State. They settled right among the Catholics; they founded towns and colonies of their own, and the Neales, Walkers, Harrises, Bransons, Hopkinses, Barretts, Luptons, Fawcetts, Edmonstons, Dixons, etc., are amongst our oldest families. It is probable that at one time there were more Quakers in Talbot county than people of all the other sects put together. In the western part of the State there was early a strong influx of Germans, religious sectaries, nearly every one of them Tunkers, followers of Simon Menno, Lutherans, Calvinists, tenacious in the preservation of their language, religion, habits and customs, but sturdy republicans, and living heartily upon rich lands. Their impress is still visible in the counties upon either slope of the Blue Ridge. The multifarious character of our population must have forcibly struck visitors and strangers. It is noticed in the Journal of Sluyter and Dankers, and Eddis, writing in 1774, says, "The colonists are composed of adventurers, not only from every district of Great Britain and Ireland, but from almost every other European government where the principles of liberty and commerce have operated with spirit and efficacy."1 It wTas not simply toleration which invited immigration. The soil, the climate, the prudent, far-sighted policy of the Proprietary Government, and the easy manners of the people all had something to do with it. Maryland, in 1770, was the only colony to which convicts could be shipped from England. They were welcomed because all labor was valuable. The tenure of land under & light quit-rent, was made very easy by the Provincial Government. The Lord Proprietor depending for his income principally upon the sale or rent -of lands, had a direct personal interest in promoting immigration by every possible means. Hence, the colony was liberally advertised, as, for example, in Alsop's pamphlet. Governor Stone was appointed to administer the 1 Eddis' Lettirs, p. 59. |
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