The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-11
Richmond
III NEAT OF THE GREAT EXPOSITION
Ths Most Interesting O1tv III
the Union.
Historical Sketch.

The first permanent settiemen. o' 'n'
xnv,;sb Speaking race on the American ooh-
.,,sr, was on a peninsula juttng out ihVo
I.,,.u river a short distance below kich-
,nona. The English had already established
.h.rnselves in Virginia and had explored
he country far above the site OF Mcnmonu
.nd had taken it in the name OF tneir 0ou
and their King, and had representative as
--rob,v when the Pilgrim Fathers set 1901
rr plvmouth Rock. Powbatan had traced
corn with the Virginia settlers had naoe
100 and war with them for years ana had
-s1i,ed from the scene amid his native forests
,r .be hanks of the Powhatan tDy the
ho,oes;ok colonists foolishly changed to the
lanes, long before Massasoit and samose'
Of the wsmpanseys made their treaty WIN
f,ovenor Carver and taught the h.'-- II
,,mnant Of the pilgrims 10 raise corn.
James rive; nom Richmond TO Old Point
rs,pFop, wa. the highway for Virginia boat
.,.r and Jamestown, Newport News Der
,,uas Hundreds and Henrico were nourlsn-
sny colonies, when New foik was a Du''"
trading post and Boston was a iores''
Nor many miles below Richmond are tne
-.,ns y, the oldest Christian church whicn
a.. ss.or, race built in America ana tne
peninsula is the scene OF the INST struggle
...stween the English race and the forces VI
ar w;,aerness and the savage. Every ioot
- orornd is more directly associated with
s.,.lenent Of this continent than Is BIS
toric Plymouth Rock.
Thus Virginia is the Oldest OF all the states
In tho Union. Snce that time she mas IT,
tanned her historic prestige
The first representative assembly whicn
,oe. on American soil convened AT
I.,oss,own. The last of the British Domih-
IONS which held true TO the Crown was VIZ
x;n;a which gained thus the night 10 DC
~nsr,ered on British Arms. The first armed
rss;s,ance made against yice-T'gal tyranny
zoe made in Virginia, and was headed by
voune planter who owned the very spot Oh
which a portion of the city oil hchinonu
- s.ands one of the boundaries OF the
it, be;ng named in incidental commemcia-
ron Of the fact Bacon's Quarter Branch
On Virginia soil took place the long strug-
ole between the colonies and the crown, De-
tween liberty and oppression and hnaily rom
virginia burst forth that matches galaxy OF
r,ars which founded this nation ana es'ao-
lshed the American Union.
Along the banks of the James 'rlsheu a
rare which has had no parallel IN 'his ishu'
race Of Epgli h gentry who added to traits
,nhs~;,ed and transferred from their Bii'lsh
.noestors love of freedom and passion
Gov The rights of the individual born oil the
uhsy,v Of the forest. The splendid man
Mons falling TO decay yet dignity and adorn
The hanks of the historic river their WorA
can never decay. Its fruit is the American
Union. :.
Thus Virginia IS historically the most III
.s,es,;ne of the States Of the Union FROM
the settlement Of the continent to the end Oh
Al. ,rsst Civil War she retained uninter-
rupted her prestige.
II WIS Virginian, Henry, who nrst nune
L.. tbe gauntlet at the feet of an armed
and nailclad tyranny and declared Ior ho'
~ r death. II was Virginian, Nelson
vho first moved in general assembly that
a, . Delegates of the colony init Colonial
C...,cress be instructed to declare us tree and
,ndependent States. 1t was Virginian' Ma
ann Who drafted the great Bill Of Right. II was
.virpinian, Lee, who was seiectedto ara" INT
declaration Of independence, and III MS uh
svoidable absence, the task devoiVeo upon
another yirgnisn, Jefferson.
was yirginians who first in the world
history ordained written Constitution as
comnact between the Governor and the gov
.rraa II was Virginian who took com
mard of the armies of the Revolution, ahc
,osr conquerirg Freedom for the new land
took and held the helm OF STATE steau,
.hronsh the rough seas which pre- -eeded th'
launching Of a nation. II was a 'irglh'ai
vho presided for nearly half century owe
the Supreme Bench of the United States an'
there expounded the laws and laid down th'
principles upon which the new government
~as founded. with a wisdom which va
their yindication and reason which wa
their proof.
AT the time Of the war Virginia had hell
tbe office Of President during half the PeHo'
which had elapsed since the formation OF tn
government virginians had commando
ths armies of the country in the only I'VE
Vars which had taken place, and Virginian
had taken the lead in nearly every act IN
solving the welfare and progress OF Ia
sountry.
In 1851. Virginia after long and painfu
elaboration and doubt as to her duty ant
after exhausting every effort to effect re
cancellation between the hostile sections
upon her peace commissioners being treatet
with disdain. and upon President Lincoln
call for troops, and demand fora passage wa
through her borders, deeming this ma
violation of her Constitutional rights, with
drew from the Union and prepared for war
She Immediately became the, battle-ground
Within three ONT one oil the bloodies