An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . principal peo-ple formed themselves into an association to meet this dreadfulassault from hell. They appointed a solemn fast, that the Lordmight be induced to rebuke Satan, and show light to his people inthis day of darkness ; following which was a series of trials, thatrelentlessly denounced death on all found guilty of this fearfulcharge. Nothing is more astonishing than the con

An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . principal peo-ple formed themselves into an association to meet this dreadfulassault from hell. They appointed a solemn fast, that the Lordmight be induced to rebuke Satan, and show light to his people inthis day of darkness ; following which was a series of trials, thatrelentlessly denounced death on all found guilty of this fearfulcharge. Nothing is more astonishing than the con Stock Photo
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An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . principal peo-ple formed themselves into an association to meet this dreadfulassault from hell. They appointed a solemn fast, that the Lordmight be induced to rebuke Satan, and show light to his people inthis day of darkness ; following which was a series of trials, thatrelentlessly denounced death on all found guilty of this fearfulcharge. Nothing is more astonishing than the confessions of the suspectedpersons. They display a superstition and fanaticism, together with*a state of society which requires the most undoubted evidenceto be believed. The colony was reduced to a dreadful condition.Nineteen had suffered death ; eight more were under sentence ; onehundred and fifty were in prison, and fresh crowds were continuallythrust in. Charges were brought against persons of the first conse-^uence ; no mans character, property, nor fife were for a momen;secure; and even those most active in prosecuting, learned, withhorror, that their own spectres were beginning to walk abroad, commit17. 256 MASSACHUSETTS.