The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-18

revolution. that b;rhright Of the unborn
nation. GIVE me Liberty or give mt Death"
Here took shape those State papers a.
ready referred to, the Virginia Bill OF Righ
and the first written Constitution the world
ever saw.
Here George Washington lived and moved,
and b;s Headquarters still stands. Here
jefferson. the Lees, Nelson Ben Harrison,
the Tylers, Madison, Monroe, Pres dents, and
fathers Of Presidents spent their time, and
wondered their problems Of stste-snd many
o,bers Of the giants lived and loved and
stroye. Here Tarieton, the RAIDER swept
everything before him, till young Lafayette
Gro. sed his path.
Here John Marshall thegr at ChiefJustice.
lived. His house yet stands an object OF
yeneration to every man whose soul is higher
than beasts. Some day It will belong TO
the city. unless some sharper shall trade on
tho indifference of the South, 70 lis highest
memory and turn it into second rate tene-
ments.
Here was brought Aaron Burr after being
indicted by a grand Jury OF which John
Randolph was foreman, to be tired before
Judge Marshall, with VIM. Wit, Luther
Martin John WICK ham and John Hay Of
counsel.
Here the great Daileys Of old times framed
the edicts which made and unmade Presi-
dents and Cabinets.
Here General Winfield Scott, the Com
mander.in-Chief of two wars lived and
married.
Here Lafayette came as young soldier
with sword drawn for Liberty and heart fired
with dreams Of the Cid. and here an old man
who had seen and had tempered ashe might
the horrors Of the most appalling revolution
which shocked liberty with her own
name he returned to receive theapplause and
affection of people he had done so much
TO save.
Here lived Edgar A. Poe Americas
greatest literary Genius. The house which
was bis home has so far survived noble
old pile, lit for poets home togerlooks
the reaches Of the James for miles and Is the
envy of every Spectator.
Here when Civil War with half drawn
sword glowered Oh the land when common
,sealths stood face 10 face ready to spring,
took place the momentous. but unsuccess-
fuI effort of Virgini., the Mother of States
and statesmen, 10 avert the caamity' and
here ct last she adopted the ordinance OF
secession. and flung herself across the path
Of war.
Here was est blishsd the Government OF
that CD I'D Of war, the Confederate States Of
America.
Here the leaders of the Confederacy had
their homes and Jefferson DAVIS house,
General Robert L. Lees, Judah p. Benjs-
miu's James A Siddon and other Southern
leaders houses are objects Of interest 10 the
Northern visitor if Of indittence to the resi-
dent.
throughout the four years of the Civil
War. Richmond was the point Of attack the
prime object Of eudeayor Of the Federal
armies.
II was the heart of Virginia, and Virginia
was the heart of the Confederate army, after
the army was dispatched against It, General
after General flung himself desperately
mo. il Hundreds Of thousands of men and
hundreds of millions Of money were lost IN
the endeavor to capture the Confederate Cap
ital defended as it was by gallant army
and devoted people. For two years il was
practically beeaguered city.
In three different campaigns the guns Of
the enemy could be heard from her hill
tops.
Almost within walk OF the city are the bat
tie fields Of two of the bloodiest campaigns
Of modern warfare. and within easy ride OK
those Of two more.
. Thus stands Richmond full Of memories, the
Mecca Of the historian, every road associated
with events whose recall must kindle the i'm
agination every spot fragrant with recollee-
tons which must elevate the mind.
AS regards its commercial importance. Rich
mond's position is no less remarkable Its
motto sic itur ad astra is not unfounded. The
uuexplored country, which when Colonel
Byrd. Win prOphetlc hOui' la4u Jul luis el'y
beside the rapids of the James. stretched be
yond the mountains through an unknown
wilderness, across trackless forests 20 the
French poss' ssions, then twenty times as dis
tant as France itself is now. have since that
day been opened up. His dream has been
realized. His widest imagination far more
than verified.
Even the French possessions have been Sc
cured and made tributary 70 the queenly city
he founded Mines s.c.ei .,,-,.. ,'.,,
hase been discovered. Plains which are the
gfanaries Of The world have been found and
cultivated. The cattle upon thousand hills
are there in countless myraids. For
ests to make the nayies Of the
world grow there, and with it all space and
time have been practically annihilated, and the
coal mines OF the Alleghanies, and the grain
fields Of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys are
nearer Richmond to-day than Colonel Byrd's
plantation was when he laid of the city.
The foremost navigator and gcOgrapher OF
this century was Commodore Maury Until
he threwiu his lot with his own people Of Yir-
GINA he was a man whom the United States de-
lighted to honor. He discovered the laws OF
the winds and the tides; he laid down charts OF
the ocean and mapped out its currents. The