Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-02
Tn, .I,rcss and Tribuneu The leading Black

The "Iress and Tribune" the leading Black
Republican organ of Chicago. comments as ioi-
lows on Senator Doug las last essay Oh lcrrito'
rial government
..ln the essay before us, il is held, in contra,
,I;c.ion Of Mr Douglas former opinions, ana
contrary TO the dicta in the bred Scott decision,
and in harmony with Republican principles,
tina, the Constitution docs not carry slavery III
to the Territoros-that slavery is the creature
of local law-that il is "ot on footing Win
other dcscrp,iors Of property that II may he
excluded by Territorial Legislature, by positive
enactment mot in the roundabout metlion oi
nc:lectng to pass local police regulations rs rs
serted in the Freeport speech
80 dismiss the subject. for the present with
Il brief summary Of the whole matter, We may
saw that this essay is another stage IN Mr.
Douglas Journey towards the principles Of the
Republican party All that there Is iii 1t 10
excite the enthusiasm Of his political friends
and admirers, is tribute to the correctness OF
Republican principles by approXinat'ns as
closely rs possible to them. But one step
more--thc right and duty Of Congress to pre-,
serve thc Territories sacred to ircrdoin-and
he would stand squarcly upon our Platform.
change Of views 50 far as they have progressed
in the right direction, the result Of an honest
regard for truth and freedom BIT we cannot
do this violence to our conrictIonS. Mr.. Doug
las i, plaving the game for the Presidency. lie
designs. through this manifesto. 10 90 into the
Charleston Convention with such show OF
Northern strength as 10 compel that body to
rive him the nomination. Failing in that, his
next purpose evidently is to place himself at
the head OF the free soil government OF the
free, and the border slave states. To ac'o'n-
pl;sh the last, hc has but Il single step to take,
though il remains TO be seen whether his
profcrcd leadership would he accepted
Origin o; the Term Old Doiainon-A Letter iror,
Learned v:rg;uien on tie Subject
EucrmiI. !ug:r>t -, lSi9.
To tie Eft",x 4iii, .>o"fi'ra .irl"H, So&1"h,
10:
Gcntlcmcn-!u the Southern .NrguS Of The
18th instant, | perceive al article under the
editorial head, though credited to Notes ard
Queries" which ous!l; not 10 pass unqrc>i!on'
I'll IN Virginia The article is rs follows
sUrI.tN OF THE TL:x 'uLp DoYIN."N. -F''w
thing, are - we'll calculated % awaken m lie mind
o; :ic proud Nir.i'.::u when wandering u i'-'.i
laul,. ioachins rcn;li-,rnccs Of homm and kindred.
- tie simple mention o. do o.. Dominion. Ni'.
yc' thr:c .sc cpml"::!vc! j." "i" 'fe m"'rt 81 '"e
terra which has long aud ~ generally bon ~
y!ci To- the STATE ii Nir :.i!;: IL originated t,'>:
nurir. the l'ro,-c;og!tc ii Oliver Cromwell the
Colony Of Virginia -iil>c'! 20 ac!n " ledge los AZ
;lor.;v ami declared it>ri independent. shorty
alter nhc,i CrulnYci! Threatened Z" -e;lI fleet a'.d
AMY 20 r.luc, virginia Ia >G4joe:ion. lie alarmed
iiry.uiaus sent u messenger 70 clarlc. the Second.
who Wa. then .n e.i.. il. Flanders, inviting h.ia 10
rcuin in Tie ,in wiki tiiclne->"scr, ad '"' "'ng OF
Virginia.
CE.rlc, arc,I:,t the invitation, anl va on the
,Yc ui on.barkoL when lie was c:'I:"i ."'he ;LFnnr
81 England. \, soon he fairly s''a''I "n ~
chrome. ia .:r.,,itH. the loyalty g! Virgins. 10
.,I.ci her coat oi arms % hr ''!a:t, rel win i'"-c
af England. l!cla nnd sr";!a' - ~ irrvem.'nt
member Of the empire . distinct potion ri te ''"
dominion" llrrr,: arose 'hc "r.:im :" tie TOM
Copper coins Of Yr,n. i~-",l ever. - ;'' -
ihc reign OF Gc"rs; H.. "iiici bore one >e III,
coa;- nf arms d. England, Ireland. S'5;l.E" -.
':rgii.a-.lo'.s 0",i pg,Fi.S.
Now this article though written in friend
" spirit and entitled 10 due courtesy, is a bud
get Of plumbers from beginning TO end. /! is
untrue aS 4 whole and it is untrue il all is
parts. 1t is not true that Virginia declared
independence at the time stated y remote
colony. consisting Of some Fifteen thousand
English and OF negroes some three hundred
good servants she awaited the termination
Of the great civil war in England and MAS dis
posed rather to adhere To- her LOYALTY than 10
cast it aside. But when Cromwell WAS fairly
fixed in power and "cit oyer y feet 10 James
town. II equalization Was entered in,o one Of
Cromwcii's commissioners was appointed Gov
crnor. and the colony remained thcnreioith
true to the home government: anil on tie
death Of the Protector recognised his son
Richard as his successor withou; the slightest
discussion. So then there is not the sem.
blancc Of truth in the historical details which
the author of the Notes and Queries" Eakc,;
the basis Of his story. If then the supposed
facts OF the author are ;;ntruc, i; f,ow> TIA;
Charles tie Second would not have had any
thing To 10 or to reward in the premises.
l.: the next place the change in the coat 9?
arms of Virginia did not take place in Charles
the Seconds time. On the contrary, when
Beverley, 4 starnch loyaiiSt, published his his
tory of Virginia in l1Gj, iorty-live years gtter
the restoration Of Charles the Second. ne pub
fishes in his lrontiSpcce the old coat OF arms aS
the existing one Of Virginia at that time, with
the motto: I'm rat I'igi"" q"imi"@;H thus |
showing concusively that forty livc-ycarS after /.
the restoration of Charles the old motto WAS
unchanged. rs Beverley was Clerk ofthc Conn-
Gil Of Virginia. was long an official man. ana
was the historian Of the colony, he woud have .
been the last man to haze been mistaken, or to ,
have overlooked so interesting narrative.
have thus shown that the statement in the
Notes and Queries is entirely without !uun
dation
Bit whence came the chang" Of the coat of
arms and of the motto Of Virginia: am not
bound To answer this question; hn; will state
INV impression on the subject IL has been
seen that the I'D motto remained unchanged
until les. tic fourth year Of the reign oi
Queen Anne, and We know that the change had .
taken place before or in thu early par, Of the
reign Of George the Third. which began il:
80. Coins ami irontiSpicccS Of the session
acts prove the existence OF the ncw coat and
the new motto. Ny impression is, that when
the Assembly undertook to after copper CONS
in the early part Of the reign of George the
Third. they decided To drop tie old device and
assume the new, and that the act Of Assembly
whrh 50 provided was duly sanctioned by the
Governor and 10y the King in council. 1t was
polite that Virginia coin should have some
home mark upon it, and there was good sense
in throwing France overheard and putting orr
good substantial Virginia in her place. state
II rs my belief that the change took place be
tween 1850 and lr.11.
But the question roc,rs: Whence carnc the
name of Old Dominion: ain not bound 10
answer it, but in this ease a. in The last | will
give my impression. In Captain John Smiths
History OF Virginia, clifton of 1929. there is
map ol the settlements of Virginia. which n
that time included New Fnslanda> every other
par, of the British settlements in Amcr'H.
lie there calls Our present Virginia "ou!d NIr-
ginia.' the word ''oid' being so spclt ut that
ti,nc, in contradstnction 10 the New England
colony which i called "New Virginia. Here
then we have the world "Duld, the distinctive
word of the titl, Non know that from the
settlement Of the Colony 10 the Revolution,