Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-09

famine and disaas. from ono hundred to thirty eight;
al another, from h"e hundred TO sixty; and tnat sh
remnant sfioat upon The waters, with al eAh' nc
spread 10 leave forever country which had Deem 81
fruitful 81 suffering and disress-Gnd how proViden
TALLY they arrested by the arrival OF meet WIN
new enlgrants and abundant supples we na'
sesn communism give place 10 separate propr'e'ot
ship. and from that moment we have noted t!ie map
DIV chnnge in the condition of things-the settlement
of humorous farms and pIantatons aud great acces
siGns. by emigration, 10 the number OF the settlers
The General Assembly has also, for the first time
been convened, and all organized government put
into operation. Tobacco had already Decume tie
s,apl. OF Virginia. and constituted the basis OF az"
nestle traffic md commercial exchange Notwith'
standing the ei rris made in England 10 discontinue
i;s culture James |. having employed his own pen
10 write it down, its culture was extended ana me
demand for il rapidly increased. II was hoped taat
the raising OF elk would be found to supersede II,
and accordingly every inducem-nt wss held out tor
its production For season many planters auop!eu
tone is said 10 have planted and had growing
seventy thousand mulberry trees, and King Charles
afterwards appeared at court dressed in Il iu suit
of virginia. elk. But bounties, nor threats nor re
wards could sustain 1t in IFS competition with a weed
the use of which was becoming daily more e1teh-
.iv.ly in demand in the markets of the world. TO-
bacco through foreign exchanges lay ut The fouhua
finn of most of the comforts, and all the luxurIes Oh
the inhabitants; aud wlien HI was the case snDr'y
afterwards, houses of inspection were estaoiisheu
rhs certificates nf deposit mt those houses, cai'en TO-
Ina y,
circulating medium of the country-a greatly better
one Than va have often seen in our day. Ii Wouu
seem sometimes, If its production had been regu-
lated by the same principles and Tor the same Puf
nos-s which govern in the case ut the banking In
stiturions of the present day. Whenever the guam
,ty of tobacco grown became excessive, the ensuing
war witnessed curtaiIRrnt OF the production; ana
sonetimes when the article had drprecalrd very
,nucb in value, AZ 10 leave IN tact no proht Inc
culture tor the ensuing year was entirely prohibited
Thus the law of supply and denand' when
more or eaa enters into all the traffic OF lite,
wss consulted with more than ordinary care in the
Ariel. of tobacco | cannot AVOID mentioning IN
t,i. come. non that Smpllei in his continuation 81
Hume declares tobacco 10 have been the chief ioun'
dst,nn in Europe of the public credit of these States
IN ,b.;r rryolu;ionary contest. Jamestown had bs
a ms place o. note, and ships from many countries
came hher 10 obtain their supplies OF tobacco ana
other articles bringing in exchange foreign pr0dnc.
tons. Many OF the inhabitants had been educated
AZ Oxford or Cambridge, and claimed descent aud
close off nncs with the oldest Peers OF England One
Is almost surprised, in locking over the list ot ein'
grants to trd thar upto l62O. there We're among tn
number rhrryfour noblemen, OF the highest aud
most ancient families of the English P-erage, aud
on. hundred and twenty eight knights Baron-t and
three Ladies' distinguished in their day for their eIe
ounce and accomplishments Mary, Countess OF
Shrewsbury; L.dy Grey, aud the Lady Conway
When 10 TINS superaddrd ths fact That very many ut
the other elnigrans were persons of wealth, cuiva
tion and refinement, aud familiar with scerce in ali
her departments is not going too far 10 say that
the society of Jamestown Al that early day, might
enter into legitimate comparison with that ut our
more pupuiou- cities Of the present. Philosophy wnrr
h.r wreath Of oak, and the brow of poetry encir
.IeI by lrs wreath of laurel. At perio somewhat
later this WAS nsnif-srsd in the publication vi n
translation, by George Ssndys, who WAS Treasurer
the Colony of Uvds Metsnorphoses and part Of
tne !Baeid, whom Dryden pronounced To be- the best
ver.ltsr of the age, aud Pope, in his to the sd. de-
clared that English poetry owed much of irs beauty
to HE TRANSACTIONS He has left, s,o a collection o!
Psalms, which the poet Montgomery has more re
Gently pronounced the most pu-toa in the English
language. | cannot avoid repeating his dedication
uf his work 20 Charles [: II had hopsd," he says,
ito present HIS Ma -sty with rich and welt peopIed
Kingdom; but rs things have turned out, have been
only able to bring from thence myself and this com
position, which n-edeh than a single deniza
ton. For it IL douby stranger, being sprung from
an ancient Ronsn stock, aud bred up in the New
World of the rudene.s of which il could but partcl
pate especially rs II WAS produced amid and tu
nults ns'end of under the kindly and peaceful in
iuence Of the Muses." | know of the existence of
but one copy Of This work in this country aud that
in the valuable library of private and highly incl
lecual citizen Of Norfolk, lliugh b. Grigsby. Esq
One OF the controlling REASONS which had led msny
TO Unite in ihe formation OF the London Company,
was the generous aud praseworthy object apread
the truths OF the Christian religion over benghted
regions through the conversion of the aborgnes Of
America. For this purpose Prot-ssorshp had been
established IL the College founded at Henrco. and
large contributions had been made towards its en
downent by the company ana by individuals. Many
Indian children attended for the purposes Of lnstruc.
ton: aud the inhabitants their farms united in their
efforts by offices of Kindness To thu IndianS. who
were admitted freely 10 cunpani"uship in their
houses, tn turn them from their Idols but neither
the lectures Uf thu learned Professors. the admoni
iinns Of the planters. had any other than partial
effect. Their idol Ore still the object OF their
Worship and tile burial places OF their tribes their
only temples such has been tbs character of
that strange and doomed To the present day
Occasionally and rarely was any CONVEX: made Poca
bontas WA Christian in feeling and conduct before
the Bible had been opened to her, and ahs therefore
found in its teachings cuny-niaiity with her mind
and heart, aud Readily imbibed them Such, too, |
dOub not. the nature of Chance, convert, who
resIded with Richard Pace. 10 thu. single convert
is To- be Gscribed the salvation Of the colony from
nttar hnnhils'ion in ICELAND the benefit thus
dered by him To the cause of Christianity aud civil
z ston WAS beyond all price | need not recount the
incidents which preceded the terrible 22i of March
of that year. The colonists reposed in state of
fancied but profound security Peace had existed for
SOME time, and the savascs admitted freely into
their dwellings. Powhs;an had died four years be.
fore, aud had been succeeded in actual power by
OpechancanOugh. He the country of his fathers
ov errun and srtted by tie white race, and resolved
upon their destruction. Never WAS duplicy mure
perfect, stra;agsn more profound, than that re-
ported 10 by this willy Chief. For two years he WAS
engaged in arranging and systematzng his plans. No
man evsr evinced, III higher degr.e. the power of
combination. He had TO bring into his views seventy
different tribes and 10 order the movement of zach,
that the blow should be struck every where, not
only on the same day. but at the same hour-and yet
all WAS silent rs the gravo, and no word or act be.
trayed the dark secret. IL after nightfal of the
DIST Of March, at hour too late TO save all. that
Chance, who had been ordered TO Kill Pace his beDe
factor, and whose hand revolted from The deed, cum
muuicatcd to Pace the horrible conspiracy. Filled
with alarm, and terrified at the startling disclosure.
Pace hastened To JanestoYn. which he reached
ia time 10 save and To enable the authorities To put
on their guard many or the settlements and psnta
tiuns-and 30 the missionary had his labors rewarded
in the security from destruction nf two thousand five
hundred Christian people. How inscrutabls are
the ways OF Providence aud Yet how full of beauty
aud wisdom!
The contest between privilege and prerogavs had
its commencement in thu reig1 Of Queen Elizabeth;
abe had most unwisely granted m0nopoies in every
branch Of industry The consequences was greatly
augmented price for all The necsssaries of life The
spirit of determined resistance bazsd the part
Of the people, and was reflected by Parliament
That eagacious Queen however, readily Ia the
conclusion that the only way TO quiet the discomfort,
was by acquiesGence in the wishes of her subscts;
ard. in her speech tn Parliansn she thanked them
tor the Of the public interest. and gave her sp
prova to what they mad done. Her popularity wa.
greatly increased by this aud her :gn termi
nated amid the regrets OF all. But shs succeed
ed by Janes |. who bgoted believer in the di.
vine rght OF kings, anu VINO stretched MS pr-roga'
tive to lis greatest tension. A pedsgogus and ty
rant, he was the opposite in all things 10 his lustri
ous predecessor. Without the possession Of sing.
statesman like trait, he anc-d himself competent, TO
regulate the affair. of the colony. The company re-
sisted his efforts at Interference with proper spirit
aud resolved to build up in Virginia tnbric of gov.
-rnment resting on tho basis Of popular rghts They,
therefore, proceeded 10 draw up for Virginia frame
OF government, which considering that the doctrines
of popular sovereignty were then in their infancy
msy bs regarded having no parallel in the previous
history OF the world can only glance Mt it. A Gen
eral Assembly ~as directed to be- annually holden,
based The principle of free suffrage which, with
the Governor and Council, should have united sway
over the affairs of tbs COLONY; every thing he de
cided by majority vote. The trial by jury or.
daned and established, aud other provisions ncor.
porsted OF much Importance The very excuses
which James and his auccessor ran, and ths bit
tsr con'ca. in which they were perpeuaIIy engaged
with their Parliaments and people. caused rapid
refsr London (,,mnauy cauapd IN Hp int N