The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-22

/ historical region, o. the most historical state
Of the Union.
One cannot walk the streets or take turn
about the enyrons without stumbling Ger
recOllections"
Here as has been said, the first settlers
stopped, here Nat Bacon, the Rebel, sprang 20
horse and rode hence clamoring TO James
town with revolution and liberty armed for
individual rights a. his back.
| Here came the representative branch Of
the Colonial Government iii the time when
revolution again brooded over the land, and
when men were grayely weighing their
liberties against their heads and lands.
Here met the great convention whose
members here devised this Government and
/ formulated ordinances which till then IN
| known. have since become inalicnable herr
/ tage Of mankind.
! Here, in old st. Johns Chuvch still stand
| ing amid the trees and graves on Church
Hill thrilled forth that watchword OF the
revolution, that birthright Of the unborn
nation, Give re Liberty or give rae DEATH"
Here took shape those State papers al
ready referred to, the Virginia Bill of Righ
and the first written Constitution the world
/ ever saw
Here George Washington lived and moved
and his headquarters still stands. Here
LETTERS n the Lees. Nelson. Ben Harrison
[ the Tvlers Madison. Monroe, Pres dents and
( fathers Of Presidents spent their lime, and
pondered their problems Of state-and many
Others Of the giants lived and loved and
stroyc Here Tarleton, the Raider, swept
everything before him, till young Lafayette
Gro seh his aih.
Here John Marshall, tncgr a. ChIefJusticc
/ lived. Ills house yet stands, al object Of
yeneration to every man whose soul is higher
than beasts. Some day 1t gilI belorg to
the city. unless some sharpe shall trade on
the indifference Of the South u H. highest
memory and tlrp il into second rate tone
mnnts.
/ Here vas brought Aaron Burr after being
indicted by a grand jury Of which John
Randolph was foreman, to be tried before
judge naishall with Wm Wirt Luther
Martin, John Wicsh and John Hay Of
counsel.
Here the greet Daileys Of old times framed
the edicts whica 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 as ne might
the horrors of the most appalling revolution
which shocked liberty with her own
name he returned 10 receive the applause and
affection Of people be had done 50 much
TO save.
Here lived Ed!ar a. Poe Americas
greatest literary Genius. The house which
was his home has 50 far survived, noble
old pile, tit for pets home. I;o'erlooks
the reaches Of the James for miles and IS The
envy Of every Spectator.
Here. when Civil War with half drawn
sword glowered on the land, when common
wealths TODD face to face ready 70 spring,
took place the momentous, but unsuccess-
full effort Of Virgini., the Mother of States
and statesmen. 10 avert the Ga amlty, and
here at last She adopted the ordinance OF
secess on, ard flung herself across The path
OF war.
Here was est blish. d the Government Of
that child Of war, the Confederate States OF
America
Here the leaders Of the Coniederacy had
their hom.s, and Jefferson DAVIS house,
General Robert i. Lees, Judah y. BenJa-
Minis james 4 Siddon's and other Southern
leaders houses are objects of inte est to the
Northern visitor if Of indiilence 10 the resi-
dent
Throughou. the four years of the CIV!l
War, Richmond was the point Of attack, the
prime object of eEdeayor Of the Federal
armies.
1t was the heart of Virginia and Virginia
was the heart of the Confed rate army, after
the army vas dispatched against 1t, General
after General flung himself desperately
upon it, Hundreds Of thousands Of men and
hundreds Of millions Of money v re lost III
the endeavor to capture the Confederate Cap
ital defended as il was by gallant army
and devoted people. For two years il was
practically a beleaguered 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 tsoof the boodest campaigns
of modern warfare. and within easy ride Of
those Of two more.
Thus stands Richmond full OF memories, the
Mecca of the historian, every road associated
with events whose recall must kindlc the IN
agination, every spot fragrant with recollec-
! tons which must elevate the mind.
| AS regards its commercial Importance, Rich
monds position is no less remarkable Its
motto sic itur AL astra is not unfounded. The
unex plored country, which when Colonel
Byrd viii prophetic soul, laid out this city
beside the rapids Of the James, stretched be-
yond the mountains through an unknown
wilderness, across trackess forests to the
| French poss' ssiors, then twenty times as dis
/ tant rs France itself il now, have since that
! day been opened up. His dream has been
1 II. fp,a. y,,aft ion tay