Excerpt from State Normal Magazine, Vol. 8: April, 1904
He first went to Charleston and restored peace and order there. He next went to Albemarle, where, we are told, he found many of his own religious faith - Quakers or Friends, as they are called. He made wise and just regulations, and made friendly relations with the Indians. Although surrounded by dangerous and savage tribes no conżict was apprehended, because no offence was committed. Penn's treaty with the Indians in Pennsylvania has received the plaudits of all ages. Made unlike other treaties, without any formal ity of oaths; and unlike others, it was never violated. So Arch dale acted. He established in our jurisprudence the great principle that those who, from conscientious scruples, refused to bear arms, should be exempted therefrom from on a certificate from the gov cruor.
Roads were made under skillful surveys, and oppressive trade regulations and quit rents were abolished. A council satisfactory to the colonists was appointed, and quarrels between the Lords Proprietors and the colonists were settled. The course of his con duct was such that the freemen of the colony declared that by his wisdom, patience and labor, Gov. Archdale laid a foundation for a most glorious superstructure.
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