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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 13: (search)
of Sothel was a breach of trust; the judgment of the assembly an ominous usurpation. The planters of North Carolina recovered tranquillity so soon as they escaped the misrule from abroad; and, sure of amnesty, esteemed themselves the happiest people on earth. They loved the pure air and clear skies of their summer land. Lawson, 63, 80. True, there was no fixed minister in the land till 1703; Martin, i. 218, 219. no church erected till 1705; no separate building for a court-house till 1722; no printing-press till 1754. Thomas's History of Printing II. 150 Careless of religious sects, or colleges, or lawyers, or absolute laws, the early settlers enjoyed liberty of conscience and personal independence; freedom of the forest and of the river. The children of nature listened to the inspirations of nature. From almost every plantation they enjoyed a noble prospect of spacious rivers, of pleasant mead- Chap XIII.} ows, enamelled with flowers; of primeval forests, where the lof