Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-11
VOLUME LVI.-NUMBER II.

Stuart regime: and pOsrrity will shrink with horG from
the names, Que ani nscparlhr o' Scrogss, OF Jrr, and
Of Berkeley And this wretch breathing curses aud rrr
ing with Innocent blood, Mr. Rnes w"Hi hats u place
suppose the pedestal of c Washington Monument, hy
ilr side OF Thomas Jeer-om The author o: the
Of Independence! i: such deed "er- Attempted, NE
hsckenrd corp>es .: eaan; Nreinians who were swung
the :aiop ~ jamestown, would -cif"n rf crave,
anI throttle the impiouS actor.
lie mex: cite. tie name OF Washington connected with
the Cavaliers and assures that the early "a'htions
we're related 10 Henry a>hrgion Of the Royal army Docs
not Mr. Rycs know In civil families divided,
that fathers and so- and In cases, even husbands
aud wives, take thrrrn sides. and that oneli "f Eng
land opposed the other half probably soldier
Cromwell had some relative in the army Of Charles -
Aud would - from such fact, that the army Of
Cromwr! all Cavaliers. Yet. the only proof Of the
connection Il the WaslnstOns si:l the Cavaliers Is, that
Washngt0m's grfih'ihn.eT hHt Il cousin ~ Ae rom"
army.
lie cites another Instance on the Eaululpl, We wish
he had aiucrd soar pTo" he did in the OF Wash
lnson that William Randolph u Turkey Island. Ca
Waller. But, ~ he has not and, believe, cannot, We
will only observe that, having looked Into the closely.
We 'o not hesitate 1" say ta;, Instead o having been
Cav uicr the evidence OF III. having been CrOmW Gillian
greatly eponieratcs but We have no room for details
A. for tie arrsOns, is Mr. Riyes that the present
oldest living Harrison, the graceful host OF upper Brandon,
Is from dOcu -Eis which establish the fac, be-
yoad question: direct H,ai descendant Of the Colonel
Harrison who safe trial Of Charles the First
dcuIurd that monarch 10 the block. We mi ishl through
The Few which mentioned by Mr. Rves proof
cf his Theory and rattle . parchmen;s rather roughly
hut a;ier fe" word, "i e subject ot Fal"lani Whose
gentle ai noble qualities beautifully cOmpOTardh by
Dir. RIEC>, shine out O tile mos:
iraring reflections of history, hasten though this
branch % subject The memory ui Falkland ia dear 10
liberal minds. We were Wilt to Syden!ian e
seat OF the late venerable Richard Rush. and the conSersa
ton falling on Falkland the retired statesman w!,dcS 10
his library aud returned with framed likeness Of the
English nobGrla, and when had looked upon IL he
qursted that should IL over and there read
in the handwririn: o Mr. Ru. the graphic character Of
faklant from the pen Of Clarendon: but couir,, that
Tie living elotuence Of Rush touching than the
commemora;iun o the british historian. WIKI similar feel
ing M Nr- described the purity Of Falkland and his
timely death On the field Of Newbgrs but viii lac contend
that because the pure Falkland Cavalier, all Cava
irr, Falksmd. viii not Mr. Srs admit a, all great
parties AZ lri.i since the Reformation have had good
men among them: And does IL not follow unless, indeed
party anI ,coundrcl-m Synonymous words, which Mr.
Hives, who has been distinguished party man. will
surely that i. the virtues of Falkland r-eeued
The Cavalier party every great party u modern t!mes may
he Sh;ewasied by similar process.
We that with every disposition 20 arrive at
the truth. the arguments VI Mr. Ryrs able and Ingenious
"a, they are are not altogether satisfactory To our minds
lie evidently leans upon Beverley, Robertson and
Chalmers than upon good old Henng, whose thirteen
sumpy sheep cred tones Ia estimation, wheT.
Virginia history concrrnrd worth all the classic. Of
England put together and the later authorities that haS"
,,r,r 10 ir, and though We know that he familiar with
cniag. hrlive that the force Of early prejudice
gnderc before the publication OF the statutes Il, large and
ickrned ~ association, !"rkes in 'oae measure, that
,!.i"n which j. So keen and clear on recent topics.
What. then the reader may inquire j. the true tate OF
the the subject OF the Cavaliers and What impress
sion have they made "n the virginia character The doc
rmr held 10y Mr. Gri.sby, which Mr Rive- undertakes 10
rrfutc IS tina; is honorable and consensl {" the
Ju-; pride "f Nir:ian- well more consistent with the
truth history to regard iicr peculiar qualities :Ow
Ing f"n the ,iruc- of the great AngoSaNOn family which
has achieved all the ,rinPhs that have made the nan" Of
Ensa.d honorcl among men, settled ia an dyficVH"n
aIr,d"'i'ny country, und"r circumstances admirably
adapted 10 devcope those qualities, than 10 any one small
hrdich ot that august family, and especially to the "dhc'
rent ~ the S;uari who like rr kings, were, With
l!usrious exceptions the eaest oes to political civil
and religious freedom Convention Of liG page i3) This
srn;rn, i 20 humane, cataoiic, coneeiia 10 our
common nature need feel not only no sense of hi ma
un in approving il. but rather proper aud conscious
pride, and confidence that II has operated 20 FAR
well viii continue operate Pre- for ourselves
and children the necessary uphold and the
vaOr 10 defend our r",rt cherished institutions A 'hc
ti!emcnt Of the colony 1t philosophical To suppose that
r rr.i body Of the ecra. part und parcel oI the
great dy Of the people they left behind them Amd the
question arises what the Character Of the population of
England that We told by the greatest historian
of our times that early the latter part Of the reisn a"
James l. the iisscncrs began 10 return majority 10 The
House 81" Commons, and this majority held IL o~n'
and even increased, the troubles o; The mex, fcI2N
drawing to head. The Enal triumph Of this party
rc>ul'.l in counerac;ng the policy -; Charles and In
rrhabia,iuct- country In oi IT, ancient right, and
privileges, " those were preparing which uiii'
maey brought abOU, the death Of the King and the estah.
li-lnrnt 0f the Commonwealth there was secession Oi
Of IT. members Of the most active Te'oFners oi
she early abuses Sog over to ;he hns, Will. the other,
repre-, the great majority of the nation adhered
tn the parliament And here Is proper 10 say that VIII
religion great element Ia the party combinations "i
that there were Others equally important which had
great influence Affairs. Men who TO reform
The Institutions oi England were nieinh.rs "t Ge r'''h
eel church. and there many who, though not members
of a: church. bchcd it with respect In early settle
The doctrines of the Episcopal Church and the doc
irlncs OF tie Presbyerian Ncei on church government,
substantially the they pure. evangelical
and cnrholc The prayer. and ofthc pous Whitaker
al llenGicO aud jamestown mi hit have come from Howe
Baxter Matthew Henry, aud afforded Bi.hop Meade
opportunity of comparing the religious feeling Of that
day with that which prevailed In tie church in l>o when
Bishop Madison u,teTcls celebrated ihc jubilee
lracr wL.I ~. Dissenting coOns- over, they had
crupc ia conforming 10 the worship Of the established
church when other -; their own choice presented IT.
.f and they rcimperd To do 50 not only from religious
bu secular considerations. Nohsnor could lac enjoyed, no
Office cnuIl b- filled hy any disconnected with the
church, and person. who approved the doctrines OF the
church might under the circumstances overlook her ioiUs,
and thus enlarge M field of u.e:un-s in his day and gen.
catiou Thu. there in the colony comparatively le
e: among those scct> which were I" contend ioF
the victory on British ground
W. will not press Mr. Rive. with ;hc slpload maid.
Who sent from England TO people with s'H"ar'
boys amh rdy girl the caFtls o! the Coon.is, ad Who
were sold We fear many pretty yr! ha' been sold n'r
Tor uncweshts Uitohacc" hat We are sure he VIII tell
whose blood flowed Ia the vein, O' these advcnurou,
dams=ls; Was i, the blood " the Psynin, Of the peers
=. caricnngne Of ChlreIuasne himself Of the Stuart,
which had been mixed with the blood OF the Bour'
ben: Does he claim e par: OF his breed o! C@'a-
Hers does he from them with ayer,ed eye and wiih
mock courtesy resign them all 10 US We thank !i cor
daily for the present but We mus, tell hi'a In all ca1oF
that. whatever he might have done. would have eS.
,orted them from him every hazard. They none Of
his people. But try the very people We would have
them Their blood not derived from princes or
mobiles, even from knights, the lowest order of the titled
tribe and the highest conferred upon native |ir'
cai1n hut Il l. AZ pure aud brisk blu-ed in
the bridal flashed IN the fray. They sprang from pGrer
and honorable They rose from that deep.
shooting AngloSaXOm root, the growth 81 almost two
Thousand years and npuIhc by various soils, and was
their blood which oH- T field and owrd 10 every
council recorded in the annals OF England II was The s're'
"t these fair maids w" ia foreign land ana oeset WIN
difficulties achieved conquest upon conquest against the
rhiyary Of France and made Aneouri and Crrssy, and
Poc;cr the glory Uf the English II vas the blood .!
those cir. which overturned the ynasy Of Charles aud
established the Enc. Commonwealth. II was their s0ns
who laughed the mocSeroic doinss Of Berkeley which
lilo ttEh fttf
that ir,,-c- tyrant na,l- Ia the New World Common
wealth Of their and sho a, later day drove Betke.
leg from the main land TO the Eastern Shore. The nui'
Of the descendant. Of these eighty girls must have been
ENORMOUS With every deduction account OF the na..
Of lice, which, ~ the way, only included one'iwrh
of the population and 81 disease, they must have bee"
numbered the date OF the Revolution by tens of thou.
sands pocahon,as only birth 10 son. an thai son
LETT all only daughter brittle hope yet il susceptible" OF
ocular proof that the blood Of Pocahon;as in the
veins o .evera thousand people. II may fairly lee pre-
smed that each Of these healthy girls was a, rIohc a' te
Indian princess who died after the birth OF her chllh
and there he any truth in old MAXIM these poor bn!
thrifty people have been bcs' with numerous pr"
gcuy II l. wcknogn tha, long before tile confederation
Of the Colonies had hnlIcwrh the number, 'trern vas
majestic number ia thu households Of Virginia. We may
then we'll believe thai at the era o. The Ks'oInioh "ch
century and half from the date OF the.rmpo'iatihn,
the descendants of t-s- hale and healthy girI must have
reached of thousands and ~ this moment u't exceed
quarter % million. In truth, We are not sure ihf th"
worthy planter Isaac Madison who Is mentioned 10y Capt
John S; Sho j. recognized by our author a. the
- hero did not marry o.! these very maids
the deserve III" lar, II - IUlIc IrcDdv4c
hr selected the very pres>t Of the lot We think We can
the Indian fighter telling dOwn his tobacco and Iii sirs
payment o - fair purchase, anl leading her along TIE
plank from Sangway to the wharf. And II be urged
that -ac Madison, who only militia captain was too
hgh nan 10 marry such girl answer In ir spirit 0'
;l. charming "dc o AnacrcOn tha, beauyis a!ik- irwin
chile and victorious and has nobility and power OF itt
own and besides. not conien; that The poor girl
had not Of the bargain for the conduct OF Mad.
son in pu,tius death thirty forty unress:ing In
dian. quite satisfactorily explained in lis own time,
and the evidence Of rxcuPa,on has become fainter ia the
Iu.. Of wears, II this b. So then Il follows that the
-tte of Montpelier be the product OF this very pretty
maid plump aud pleasant She must have been though
perhaps rather Iaty and low, know her ilsrious
descendant have been These girls have said were
imported before the but Isaac Madison who
happcgia. al TINT be with his family FOR;
the Potomac did not lose any of his people by ta; Gala
rioas event really married Of the girls then have
nothing ia the way % great catastrophe. 10 exclude ne
belief that lac and his descendants increased and null.
Piled as did those around him Now the supposCG Of
ic MARRIAGES. probable it may be true AMI We can
the blood Of these girls 20 III. Convention Of o -
;r old Congress 20 the assembly 10 the General federal