The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-28
FLOR the Richmond Dispatch

the instructing the people within your
government In the Christian religion, ana
what provision Is there made for the paying
of your ministry"
To this Sir William Berkeley, the Gov
erner Of Virginia, replied in 1911: "Ihe
same course that Is taken in England OUT
OF towns-every man according to MS anil
ity instructing his children. We have Tor
ty-eight parishes, and our ministers are
well paid, and by my consent should DE
better II they would pray oftener and preach
less. But, as Of all other commodities, so
OF this-the worst are sent US, and we have
had few that we could boast OF since the
persecution in CromwelPs tyranny drove
divers worthy men hither.
"But / thank God there are no free
schools nor printing, and hope we shall
not have these hundred years; for learning
has brought disobedience and heresy ana
sects into the world, and printing has d.
yulged them. and hbeIs against the best
government. God keep us from both
But, I thank God, Sir William Berkeley
d. 8. D. ldied sine proie.) He was the fourth
son OF Sir Maurice Berkeley, who, think,
was the same Sir Maurice appointed by
King James l. on the 9Th OF March, 1907
20. 81, one OF his Council for the first col
ony Of Virginia, and who was member OF
the Virginia Company OF London. Sir
William Berkeley was several times Gov
ernor OF Virginia; was first appointed 9th
of August, l641, and ended his last term on
the 27th OF April, 1917, dying, in England,
prior to ed OF November, 1913.
Some little time prior to the 2lst OF Feb
ruary, 1882 70. 81, the printing press was
first introduced INTO Virginia. "February
2lst, 1852, John Buckner called before the
Lord Culpepper and his council for print
ing the laws OF 1850 without his EXcelen-
cy's licence, and he and the printer ordered
to enter into bond in f100 not to print any
thing thereafter until his Maiesty's plea
sure should be known. "-[Hening, vol. H.,
p. 51S.]
Who was the printer!
"The first evidence Of printing thereafter
16S2) in Virginia was on the revised laws
contained i'm the edition OF 1133."-llien-
ing, vol. H., p. 5lS.]
Grahame says, ga printing press was first
established in Virginia in 1929" This is
an error, / think. Howe says, civilian
Parks printed, I'm 1929, Stith's History OF
Virginia" think this is also an error.
This history was first printed in 1141.
THE FIRST NEWSPAPER
published in Virginia, " The Virginia Ga
zette.o sheet about six by twelve inches,
printed and published by ". Parks, at
fifteen shillngs per annum, was issued at
williamsburg on the 9th OF August, 1876.
+" Virginia Historical Register" vol. vi,
D. 2O.l "Parks died in 1850, and the pa
per was discontinued for time. In Feb
ruary, 1851, this paper was renewed by
William Hunter. He died in l161 ION or
before the 31st OF August. 1t was then
enlarged and published by Joseph Royle;
after whose death Ii was carried on by
Purdie and Dixon, who continued il until
the commencement OF the revolution; and
Purdie, alone, published il several years
during the revolutionary contest" [Purdie
and DiXOn's Gazette ceased prior 10 40.
"Mr. Jefferson, i'm answer 10 an inquiry,
observes Till the beginning of our revo-
Iutionary disputes we had but one press,
and that having the whole business OF the
government and no competitor for public
favor. nothing disagreeable to the Governor
could find its way into ii. We procured
Rind to come from Maryland 10 publish a
free paper Accordingly i'm May, 1866, a
second paper, entitled also The Virginia
Gazette, published by authority, open TO
all parties but influenced by none was Is
sued at this place by William Rind. The
clause published by authority was omit
ted at the end of the first year. Rind dy-
ing In August. 1878, the paper was continued
by his widow, Clementina Rind, and at her
death by John Pinckney. Another Iir-
Qinid Gazette was first published at Will
liamsburg in 1875, and continued weekly
for several years by John GARRISON and
Augustine Davis. "-lIowe's Historical Col
lections Of Virginia. p. 33l.
have before me copy OF Stiths His
tory of Virginia (Which formerly belonged
to Colonel Robert Boiling, OF Chellowe)-
Williamsburg: Printed by W. Parks,
M,DCC, XLVu" under which Colonel
Boiling has made the following note /:
"Parks was succeeded by Hunter, Hunter
by Royle, Royle by Rind in 1866. Purdie
opened his Press upon Royle's Death and
pr inted Gdzettes from March, 1906"
/ have also the following memoranda
made by Colonel William Cabell, the elder,
Of Union Hill: "May 81, 1770.-Paid Mr..
Rind fifty (5O) shillings for Edmund Will
cox for his Gazette for four years; also
paid Mr.. Rind twelve shillings and six
pence for one years Gazette ending at this
time"
There seems to be slight difference be-
tween Colonel Bolling's memoranda and
Howe; but all OF these statements agree In
dating the first issue OF Rind's Gazette in
"1766.n
The following is copy of receipt from
j. Royle, dating from the first issue of his
paper, think:
WILLIAMSBURG, 2 Deer, 1863.
Received of Mr.. william Cabell Of Amherst
County the sum of one pound for Gdzeffes IRON
mands. }. RoYLE.
Royle died in 1855; but it seems from
the following receipt that prior TO his death
the Gazette was published by company,
whose affairs were wound up by John
Dixon, possibly one Of the company
"Recei,ed Of Col. william Cabell seventeen
shiliings and sixpence Ia full for Mr. Henry hey I,
s Company. April Ri Isl, 1865 JOHN DIXON"
HOW THEY SHOULD SUBSCRIBE.
have the following paper, without date,
however, but found among papers bearing
dates from 1865 TO 17T0
ave, the subscribers, do hereby obiige
ourselves, our heirs, executors, and admin
istrators, to pay TO Alexander Purdie and
John Dixon, or their successors, the sum
Of ten shillings per annum upon Their
sending to each and every one OF us their
Gdxette. as far a. the town OF Richmond
fThe price OF the Gazette (prior To 1861 had
been l5s. per annum. Rind issued his paper
for 12s. 3D., and, II seems, the Government
organ then reduced its price to l0s.] 1t Is
70 be remarked that the foregoing head
ing for list OF subscribers TO newspaper
Il critten, not printed and it Is also to be
remarked that il does not bear the sigma
ture Of a single subscriber fear the peO-
ple Of old Amherst were not very loyal
people. cannot find that any OF them
ever took this Gazette but know that