The Popham Colony As Not to Know the Name

{T H E PO P HA M CO LO N Y A D ISC ! SSI ON OF I TS H IS T OR ICAL OIEA IM S ‘V l l' ‘ l l A B IBLIOG RA PH Y OF T H E S! BJECT B O S T O N ' ‘ W I G G I N A N D L ! N J x S C H O O L S T RE ET , 3 T H E PO P H A M COL O N Y A D ISC ! SSION OF I TS H IS T ORICAL W IT H A BIBLIOG RA PH Y OF T H E S! BJECT B O ST O N K VVIGGIN AN D L! NT 1 SC H OOL ST R EET J. 3 P I H ! BL S ERS ADV ERTISEMENT . followin a r u ments In the g discussion , the g for and against the h istorical claims of the English Colony that landed at the mouth K f b u 19 . 1 o A O. 6 0 7 the enne ec River , gust , ( S ) , are presented in T h . e an able and comprehensive manner articles , when they n appeared in the columns of a daily ewspaper, attracted much n m of m n attention ; and , as they contai atter per a ent historical i col nterest, we have deemed them worthy of preservation in a l t ec e d form . T h e writers can have no further motive for withholding their “ ” W . ILLIAM FREDERICK names . We therefore state that P is Mr “ ” P OOLE of B n a i s , Librarian the oston Athe eum ; that Sabino f B W B D D . D . o Me t . E D ARD Rev ALLAR , , runswick , ; an d hat ” FR ER Orient and Sa ga da h oc are the signatures of Mr . ED IC DD of B n . KI ER, osto h 18 6 2 Each year , since the first Pop am Celebration in , memo rial services have been held on the Ann iversary of the Landin g 1 u on in 60 7 . P blic addresses have been delivered these occa u . A . r sions , and these have sually been printed Mr John Poo , of Me 1 8 6 2 . Portland , , delivered the Oration in ; Mr George 18 E . B o f Y 6 3 . of Folsom , New ork , in ; Mr E dward ourne, 18 64 m . Kennebunk , Maine , in ; and Prof. Ja es W Patterson , of D i n 18 6 5 . artmouth C ollege , B T s Mr . o s his discus ion arose from a notice by Poole , in the 6 ’ D A s o f 11 18 6 of . ton aily dverti er April , , Prof Patterson s Address which appeared a bout that time in print . In this notice for n the writer sharply assailed the claims the Popham C olo y, as set forth by the orator, and also by Mr . Kidder in a Letter which the Publishing Committee of the Celebration had printed B D r . as an Appendix to the Address . allard replied in the B D i n oston aily Advertiser o f April 2 1 ; and Mr . Kidder the P 2 6 . ortland Advertiser of April From this point, the disputants cam e into close quarters on the general merits of the question . As earnest hi s torical discussion too often leads to bitterness ha s n and estrangement, we are happy to state that such not bee on the result in this instance . whose notice brought ffi Po the discussion , received an o cial invitation to attend the p A . ham Celebration in ugust last, which he accepted O ne of our firm ca n , who was also present, state that the hospitality of the Maine gentlemen n amed i n the follo wing extract from the report of B D t the Celebration in the oston aily Adver iser, of September 1 i s - , not over stated s e e t o - a m o m s s c s s o c or I day , ng the gue s t s fro Ma a hu ett , y ur res p o ndent wh o h a s written o f late s o m e hard thin gs re s pe ct s P o m o o n i s c s o o ing thi pha C l y . He re eiving every per nal attenti n Re . D r . B om v P s o o s H on . s . fr allard , re ident W d , Cha . m a o s m s o f s J Gil n and ther and the erry peal laughter , that bur t o c c s o o m o c ff c o f o o o n a i nally fr the gr up , indi ate that di eren e pini n hi s to rical ques ti o n s need n ot dis turb the harm o ny o f s o cial inter A s I s s o i n B s D r . c o urs e . fini h thi rep rt ath , I under tand that B allard and the o ther gentlem en nam ed have c a pt u re d ' th e i r friend c o a n d h im om w m t o B s w c w ly detra t r , taken h e ith the run i k , here ” he will do ubtles s rec eive go od treatm ent . T h e B m ibliography of the Popha Colony, which is appended , m . a nd fa r was co piled , at our request , by Mr Poole ; , so as the ws ne paper articles , and the minor pieces connected with the first d w a s m m n Celebration , are concerne , it ade chiefly fro the collectio T B b . preserved y Mr John Wingate hornton , of oston , who has m o u r kindly placed the in hands for that purpose . T h e list B h w D r . a s b a s then sent to allard , who contri uted the articles in h is possession which were not already included . W . & L. t n D a i l A ve ti A i l 11 18 66 [Bos o y d r ser , p r , ] T HE LAST POPHAM ADD RESS. of We find another contribution to the literature Popham, in m . the elegantly printed Address of the Hon . Ja es W Patterson , of 2 5 8 th An delivered at the Peninsula Sabino , on the Popham n i ve r sa r w t o u r y ; hich , as all the world knows withou giving the T m A 2 9 18 6 5 . information , was ugust , hick, crea y paper , John ’ ’ Wilson and Sons best typography, and Mr . Wiggin s imprint, were among the least of the motives that induced u s to seize u pon and devour the contents of t his delectable pamphlet . We confess to a partiality for Popham literature . Its theory so m is original , so free fro conventional trammels , so utterly at r i t diffi» variance with the accepted facts of histo y, that is often ’ cult to persuade on e s self that its advocates intend anything . on fic more than historical waggery So we read , as in other tion , to be amused . A false theory zealously defe nded commonly finds m ore sym a T h e PO h a mite pathy than the truth feebly supported . p s have n ailed their flag to the mast, and ask for no favors from any \V . e m quarter ad ire their pluck , and , for their sakes , regret that they have so fe w historical verities i n their ammunition “ m locker . W e have read their Memorial Volu e , from title ’ “ page to errata, as well as Mr . Poor s facetious Addenda in Vin ’ 7 dica tion of Sir Ferdinando Gorges ; not shying either at his - Appendix . of fifty two solid nonpareil pages . E very other Ad on of dress the subject, and every scrap newspaper controversy w accessible , e have diligently perused ; and yet the impression remains on the mind that the facts to sustain this extraordinary 6 s m theory have not yet been developed . For o e reason , (perhaps s s u s r w i t lo ic o f to urpri e the mo e hen does come , ) the stern g truth is w ithheld ; and w e are served to e mpty assertion and w m its . ne vapid decla ation in stead Every publication , there o f P m i m i s fore , opha orig n , or fro the Maine Historical Society, o f a s m a s interest, possibly it y contain the suppre sed develop m m a nd B a u ents . Ply outh Massachusetts y are waiting, gracef lly to yield the ho nors awarded them i n history for more than two “ ” hundred years to the C hurch Colony of Sa ga da h oc . Is the ? s pamphlet before us the coming docum ent Let u s e e . s w a s m n s l . Mr . Patter on is well kno n a gentle a and a cho ar He D m s has been Professor at art outh C ollege , and now is Repre enta ffi tive in C ongre s s from Ne w Hampshir e .

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