The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-06

| -Four years OF vbr nan slrpltu net he
labor was metemorphased into an incubus
her institutions were overthrow, her debt
and burdens were increased; her propert.
and taxable values were annihi ated; he
energies were paralyzedi her very e1istenc
was suspended.
This was twenty.three years ago. DUNN
a large part Of this period the problem o
existence, the paramount question of simple
being engrossed all her powers. Misunder
stood and Stunned by all without, threat
ened and burdened by many within, sh haC
TO devote all her facilities TO the imperative
demand Of the hour, the preservation Of hei
being as State and PEOPLE.
At last she stands upright again in the
yigor Of renewed strength, in the joy OF re-
stored health, in the full power Of a sovereign
state and the pride Of hale and prosperous
people. LID,
As such her Capital City, her beautiful
Richmond on the james now sets heI
house IN order, prepares her feasts' sets ou'
her wares and stretching orr, Der hands unto
her sister cities, says TO them
COVE AND SIZE ME.
Richmond. The Capital Of Virginia. Is the
Oneen ofthe South enthroned upon her Tree
clad hills and crowned with the dadem Oh
beauty and health. n.o
situated on the elevated plateau at the
Falls ofJaines River once thu Powhaian' sne
.tards at the gateway between the upiano'
of the Piedmond and the lowlands oil 'ne
Tidewater. The breath Of the mountain
fa,e her brow. the tides Of the Ocean WASH
her feet. hoso
ord William Byrd Of Westover whose
historic mansion not msny miles teloW i
one Of the landmarks Of liz continent "nD
ono of the heirlooms Of American history
gentleman Of Virginia member Of lne N,ns
Council. Representative Of the Colony D,l
ooss os his County, was entrusted to run 'ne
81 11,, Questioned line between Virginia ana
- s;,,er North Carolina. Thus occupied
living awake one night in the jumper 'e''s',N
81 tho Dismal Swamp, came TO him thouBn'S
ofb;s home and with them one oil those III
s,;ro,;ors which may be the whisper oi a
,aa.;oc ANGEL. and may be the emana'ion OF
aerius He would found a CITY nay nc
lid sound,tvo: one should be on the AP-
roroottor but the other should be on a yet
49, 49,. sno, on a queealier river, his own
majestic James.
ue knew The spot for it. There Nature
harseIfhad laid the site-a more skiiiiui en-
'Lneo,,ban he had drawn the plan-a uVihe'
srcbitect had laid the foundations.
I, was already a city and wanted but the
hriIdinps and the people. These must IN
ar;.ot,ly come in time. Indeed that mos'
sash Inn, most brilliant ard farseeing young
man who had been once his fathers negn-
nor had chosen the spot with his rare WIS
dono and had there a plantation OF quarter,
a,a ,rben the Indians had come down ana /
iii his oyerseer and cattle, had he moi
,lamored for revenge until he had s'ar'eu i
which came deuced near up e'uns
His Naiestv's Government, and played the
lcvij generally. II would be the chlei cry
n Virginia. the largest in the southern
,olonies if not on the continent i 'he peo-
10 would but recognize its advantages anu
mild it,n. What spot it was
An elevated plateau right at the ialis Oh
he river above malaria and ague' WIN
he fresh air of the mountains keeping
ool IN SUMMER. and Incompatible climate
oo' 40 water from unpopulated
nrincs, view Of the ioamins
raters glancing and dashing over
immense bou!ders for nearly two miles
oodo a Landscape whose beauty was un-
- 90 ,,ace ofresidence for beauty-loV-
no people, this side ofthe oak clad reaches u
The river front was easily ac'
pssible and evenly strbuted ana at 'ne
mo time 50 immense that i would grihu
10 ora;n Of a continent, and run the factor
< of nation. Behind il was the ricn leu, I
,ont running up to the Blue Ridge ana YET l
,rtber hack behind the azure mountains an
region which stretches 10 inc
-e.,d,, .orr.,orv Louisiana. Before It was
ne ...,c,-ror
URAD OF DEF WAITE NA'-N .
-itb its diurnal tides which cou'd hoat any !
essel that His Majesty's marine could SEM :
cross the seas. - I
How could il be otherwise than city?
Thus must have thought Colonel VIM G
vrd living under the stars reading the future /
itb prophetic vision for on the completion /
his mission. he laid out the streets ana =
,uares of city, on the fairspot at the ans
+ the James, and the head Of deep water :
hich had haunted his dreams IN tha' 'hen
II distant shore Of the Dismal swamp ana +
there was no place this side the sea whose c
eauty was comparable, he named II a'ol Fl
nat Incompatible spot upon the loved anu n
hiding Thames,
RICHMOND.
This was in 1877 and from that day to the !,
resent Richmond has been the Gem City OF 2
le South. il
For beauty. for salubrity, for convenience Il
r all the charms and advantages which can 4
axe hont delightful, or place OF husi- Sc
.ss desirable Richmond stands supreme
Since il was founded the most momentons ~
-ents of the nation have clustered arouhoHi "
cusing il as il were in the focus oi sun b