The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-19

One cannot walk the streets or take turn
about the environs without stumbling DER
recollections."
Here, as has been said, the first settlers
stopped. here Nat Bacon the Rebel. sprang 10
horse and rode hence clam oring to James
town with revolution and liberty armed for
individual rights at his back.
Here came the representative branch OF
the Colonial Government in the time when
revolution again broodtd 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 un
known. have since become inalienable herr
tage Of mankind.
Here. in old St. JOHNS Church. 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 me Liberty or give me 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 Tylers. Madison. Monroe, Pres dents, snd
fathers Of Presidents spent their time, and
pondered their problems Of state-and many
others Of the giants lived and loved and
strove. Here Tarleton, the Raider, swept
everything before him, til young Lafayette
Gro sed bis iath
Here John Marshall. thegr at Chief Justice
lived. His house yet stands, an object OF
yeneraiion TO every man whose soul IS higher
than beasts. Some day 1t vii belong to
the CITY. unless some sharper shall trade on
the indifference Of the South, to it, 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, 10 be tried before
Judge Na,shall. with Vim. Writ Luther
Martin. John Wics ham and John Hay Of
counsel
Here the gre t Daileys Of old times framed
the esicts which made and unmate Presi-
dents and Cabinets.
Here General Winfield Scott, the Com
manderin-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 herean old man
who had seen and had tempered as he might
the horrors Of the mostappalling revolution
which shocked liberty with her own
name he returned to receive the applauseand
affection Of a people be had done so much
to save.
Here lived Ed-ar A. Poe Americas
greatest literary Genius. The house which
was his home has SO far survived noble
old pile. fit for poets home Itoyerlooks
the reaches Of the James for miles and s the
envy Of every Spectator.
Here when Civil War with half drawn
sword glowered on the land, when common
wealths stood face to face ready to spring
took place the momentous but unsuccess-
ful effort of Virgni the Mother Of states
and statesmen. TO avert the ca amiiy, and
here at last she adopted the ordinance OF
secess' on, and flung herself across the pain
Of war.
Here was est blish d the Government Oh
that child Oi war lhe Oo'''s1''"''
America.
Hove che leaders Of the Confederacy had
no;r hons and Jefferson DAYS house,
co,,o-,i pobert + lees. Judah T. Benla-
"e''e'', 1.,,-..,..,'i,,,l,or Southern
mn = '"'"'' - g., t,,e
leaders HOUSES are o.J'0. u'
Northern visitor Il Oh lhnlAenCe 10 'n' ''''
dent.
Throughout The for years of the NlFh
Wv pichmond was the point Of attack, the
L.. 80 e.,5eavor Of the Federal
armies
1t was the heart OF virginia ana 'l'S'l''"
WAS the heart Of the Confed rate army, after
the army was DISPATCHED against H. General
O.. co,.-ol erne himself desperately