The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-16
Richmond
M ssAT OF THE GREAT EXPOSITION
r~ Most IntereetinE Citv IN
the Union.
Historical Sketch.

Historical sHo'e"'
The first permanent se''iei''"' r..
English speaking race on tfN American con
.;,sn, was on peninsula jutting Out ln'o
lanes river a short distance Deiow h,'"
,rond. The English had already estaoii'neu (,
...,.o,ves in Virginia and had explored
.hs country far above the site OF lachinonu
md had taken it in the name OF theii 0o'
"a ,he;r King. and had a representative as
.subIv when the Pilgrim Fathers set 100,
nm Plymouth Rock. Powha'an hau 'i'0,u
80, Nth the Virginia settlers had nlaue
,.soe and war with them for years an" H"'
80 from the scene amid his native iorese
,ho hanks of the Powhatan tby 'ne
somesick colonists foolishly changer 70 u.
lanes long before Massasot ana same -
Of the Wampanseys made Their treaty WIN
uoverror Carver and taughtth hail s'ai'eo
..unant Of the pilgrims TO raise corn
T.,nes river from Richmond TO Ola ROM
comrort was the highway for Virginia boat
san and Jamestown, Newport News Der
-. Hundreds and Henrico were fourish-
,na colonies. when New York was a Du'ch
Il, ,ost and Boston was forest.
No, many miles below Richmond are .ne
MINIS q, The Oldest Christian ohurch VIM"
,he saxon race built in Amerca' aho 'ne
pan;rsn,a 10 the scene Of the first struggle
.,stween the English race and the iof0es "
.,,,,,-ness and the savage. Every foot
of ground is more directly ASSOCIATED WIN
~. settlement of this continent than Is hiS-
toric Plymouth Rock u,o..,os
Thus Virginia is the Oldest OF all the ''a'eS
-. r,;on Since that time she has IT,
tanned her historic pres''ge' LII,
The first representative assembly, "h'On
.ver met ON American soil convened AZ
I.n.s,own The last of the British Doinln-
Ton, which held true to the Crown was II
vinia. which gained thus the nght 70 ..
ou.rtered ON British Arms. The nrs' aiii'ou
resistance made against vice-regai .ylA""s
80. oda in Virginia. and was headed by
LOVING nlanter who owned the very Spot vi
-h;cb a norton of the city OF hichinonu
NOW stands. one of the boundaries vi INV
citv being named in incidental cominelioi"
ZION of the fact Bacon's Quarter Branch
I'm VIRGINIA soil took place the long s'rus-
Gle between the colonies and the crown O'
tween liberty and oppression and hnaily rom s
Virginia burst forth that ma'chleSs gaiaA! -
.tars which founded this nation ana es'A'-
iished the American Union
Along the banks of the James 'rislie"
r,ce which has had no parallel in TINS iaho'
a race of Engi gentry who aoueu " . ...-,,
Inherited and transferred from their pii'''"
ancestors. a love of freedom ana p"s''V"
%, Tho RIGHTS of the individual born Of 'he
liberty of the forest. The splendlu in"'i-
,,ons falling to decay yet dignity ana acorn
the hanks of the historic nveri their WIN
c.n never decay. Its fruit IS the America"
Union. 80. In
Thus Virginia is historically the most III
terestinc of the States of the Union rioi"
.ha statement Of the continent to the ehu Vi
the great Civil War she retained uiii'''''
supted her prestige
nwss Virginian, Henry, who frs' n'ns
so,,n The gauntlet at the feet OF an ariie"
and mailclad tyranny and declared LOT ~
.,tv or death. 1t was Virginlan' Neiso"'
w. first moved in general assembly thal
.u. Delegates of the colony in the toiohi"l
C...gress he instructed to declare us Tree anu
s,aa,.endent States. II wasa Nirgman' MA
,op who drafted the great Bill CT Right II was
. virginian. Lee, who was selected TO ara" 'ne
Decl.ration of independence, and III ms uii-
.vo;dable absence, the task deVolved upon
another Virgnian, Jefferson
It was virgnians who first in the woriu ;
history ordained written Constitution "s
comnact between the Governor ana the gov
armed II was a Virginian who TOOK COLI,
,,.rd of the armies of the Revolution ana
amer conquering Freedom for the ne" iahu'
took and held the helm OF State S'e"u9
through the rough seas which pre'eeueu 'No
,.,ncbing Of a nation. Ii was Nirginiah
vho presided for nearly half a century over
Che snoreme Bench of the United States ana
there expounded the laws and laid down the
rinciples upon which the new government
WAS founded, with wisdom when was
their yindication and reason when was
their proof.
At the time Of the war Virginia had helo
The office of President during half the period
which had elapsed since the formation OF .he
government; virginians had commanded
tbe armies of the country in the only TWO
wars which had taken place, aud Nirgnlahs
had taken the lead in nearly every act III
vo,ving the welfare and progress OF the
country.
In 1861, Virginia after long and painiu,
delberation and doubt as to her duty, ana
after exhaustng every effort to effect re-
cancellation between the hostile sections,
upon her peace commissioners being tIea'eu
with disdain, and upon President Lincoln
call for troops, and demand fora passage way
through her borders, deeming this nhai
violation of her Constitutional rights, with
drew from the Union. and prepared for war
She Immediately became the. battle-ground
Within three mo ~ one OF the bloodiest