Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-18

All persons guilty OF larceny avo's w
value Of twelve pence were py tne c 'na,
mon law subiecs to the death pehai.! .1@:;
II would appear that tho Transportation on
fclona to America was first authorized py
Parliament in 1868, when al act was passcu
sendinr b,ther the Morse. Troopers Oh
Cum berlapd and Northum bertrand" t2jI:
The nresence of these Puritans IN VIZ
c;nia vvas sueed,ly felt. An insurrection
among the white servants OF the colony
in Sertember. 1868. led, states beverley, 10y
"Oliverian soldiers" (2i) gave :" great IN
alarm that measures were taken W us
rous enactment to "prohibit tne IiuPyi ss
neonle, since thereby We apparently ioose
nur renutatiop." (25) In 1911 Captains
Rristow and Walker were made To give 80:
cur,tv in the some of 100000 IDS. Oh
tobacco and cask" that certain "Newgate
birds be sent out Of the Colony "i'nin
two months (26l. :, ,,o,oo
smith in his Historic gives evidence
largely Al 10 the character anu soc'ai .o ,d
ditIon of the early settlers OF virginia anu
the colony WAS constantly thereafter IA
yored asylum for many OF gentle pir'n
| during the civil wars of England.
Whist heartily endorse tho Just senu-
ment of the poet laurcate:
'Tis only noble TO be good!
Kind hearts are moro than coronnts
And ftniDle fall1 IMAM -svAh'%' t''~'
| vet il is true that according TO one test
there il moro evidence preserved OF gehtie
| lineage in Virginia than in any other OF
Tho ORIGINAL American colonies. The list
of families in the colony, VINO IN vested
| right used coat-armOr. IA attested III exam.
MES of such u.s. on tombstones, preserved
| book mates, and impressions OF seals Is
| more than 800 The virtue OF such family
| investment bv royal favor may appear
somewhat in the fact that the NlrgIhiah
rebels Claiborne. Bacon, Washington. anu
| Lee were all arinigers, and among others
| were the Amblers, Archers, Arnlsteads
MINISTERS. Barradalls. Bcvcrleys. BANDS,
| Eolhngs. Bvrds, Carys, Carringtons, Siop.
tons. Claytons, C0rbins. and so throughout
| the alphabN in swelling numbers ana COM
rrehenslye examples of ability and worth'
More than score OF knights and baro-
nets had residence In the colony from tiihe
! TO fine. and the descendants OF the SKIP,
withs. Fairfaxes. Pcytons. and Dogs ana
perhaps Others are among US sui.
USES OF BERALDBY.
| Ucraldrv nav vet be one of the studies
taught IN the law schools. 1t has lis ma,
| terlal uses in determining succession ana
| ,nheritauce. II Is beginning to have one
| LARGELY ostentations in republican Ameri.
| On. The study has also it, incidental
chsrns. a. hasanothcr. The Bible abounds
IN pedirrecs. They are held 10 b. essential
| in determining the qualities of animals.
| Genealogy Is now admitted TO be one OF
| the chief supports OF history.
| An American born gcnealogist, the late
| Joseph lcmuel Chester, IN recognition OF
the value Of his labors. had conterre1 on
| him by two continent, the degrees most
| mohly regarded III each-LL. d., from Co
| lumbia College. America. and ID. Z. L.;
from oxford, England. He was ny friend
and correspondent for years. lie wrote me
| some time before his death: cannot ne
| content until have settled the ancestry
of George Washington" Alas. this salts
| faction was reserved for another-henry
| i. Waters. Young gentlemen, may sus-
| rest t. YOU on alluremcnt IN genealoGV.
| Il ooncars to be the acme of the desire
of the American woman Of the pre- ent day
Ia fix her title as n Colonial Dame or q
Dsurhter Of the American Revolution. As
sal her bv your talents aud your happl-
moss nav be fixed for life. ! should not
doubt but that the best interests of alliance
would thus be solved. in striking cOniirma-
ton Of TIE old saw that Blood Will tell,
n worthy. enterprlsing. ana lnteiligent
VIRGINIA settler OF the seventeenth CEN
tIry was the ancestor III common OF three
Of the most eminent men America
| has produced in quito century and a
| half. William Randolph. of " Turkey
Island" was the grandfather in varying
de,rees of Thomas Jefferson, John Mar
shall. and Robert Edward Lee. This may
be accounted by the enthusiastic disciple
| of Cation rs q confirmation III tnrec-lold
! excmplifcation Of thu law of heredity, when
! II is recalled that William Randolph was or
| that resolution Of character that brookcd
not obstacle; that h. was county lleuten-
| nnt-by title colonel, and by authority COM
| mauler-ln-chief o. the county IN wll CHI he
| resided -this-ucnricO that he served IN
turn as clerk OF the county and as
it, presiding magistrate; ~ CLERK
anl a. member OF the House
of Hurge-ses, and as member OF
| the Colonial Council. sometimes termed
! the King C0uncil-the elect Of those or
/ the highest social worth III the Colony.
and is highest Judicial tribunal.
The institution OF slavery (Which with
| us has been attended with its penalties a
well a, with its profits, may hap. inaugu-
rated fortuitOusly anl fosterei and fixed
in the greed Of Old England and Of New
! England. was one, whatever ITS alleged
cnormity, highly prOvldent.a lin It's effects.
! With the master. regard and sOlicitude for
! the welfare Of heinnerited servltor com
| panion OF his youth and habltual minis
| trant TO his cOmfOrt-was inseparable. and
! the reflection of such possession carried
with il sense of superiority as well as OF
responsibility. The benefcence of the re-
iation with the slave has been plthlly
| epitomzed by q distinguished ViIginian
| Cd
ELEyATISG THE NEGRO.
Had the African been left. like tho In.
dian. i'm his native freedom, his would have
been the fate of the Indian. But in the
mysterious providence Of God. the African
! was bound to the car of the Anglo
| American who has borne him along with
in his upward career protecting his weak
ness. and providing for his wants. Ac-
cOrdngly, he has grown with our growth
and strengthened with our strength until
he is numbered by millions instead OF
scores. In the meantime, the black man
has been framed in the habits manners
and art of civilized life; been taught the
| Christian religion. and been gradually
rising III the intellectual and moral order
until he is far above his race IN their ma.
tive seats"
In these facts we see traces of an all-wis(
Providence IN permitting the black man t
be brought here and subjected 10 the dis
cipline OF slavery, tempered by Christian
ty and regulated by law. Verify, If there
had been no other end OF such procedur,
this seeming sharp Providence Of Goo
would have been highly JuStlhrd. AFRIC'
GAVE NIRGIsIA SAVAGE AND sLAvE-NII.
GINA OWES BACK TO AFRICA CITIZEN AND !
CHRISTIAN 80.
II is encouraging 10 know that promi
nent negro, the Methodist Bishop Turner.
accepts this Just conclusion. In an al
dress delivered recently IL Baltimore h,
said: Il believe that Providence sanc
toned slavery for tine in order to brl n.
the negro in contact with the white rae,
that he might absorb the white man:
Christianity and civilization and Ia,
added, what il OF infinite moment to thu
races. return to Africa anil csCtltle has dreti,rei
there"
What n truly grand destiny this would
be tor the "Afro-American."
The Nirginian planter was essentially
transplanted Englishman IN tastes anC
convictions and emulated the amenitie
and the culture of the mother country
The ease with which wealth was acquired
in planting, fostered the habits of person
al Indulgence and generous expenditure
INTO which he was led bv hereditary cha
racteristlcs.
Hardy sports and habitual exercise il
the saddle intensified his self-reliance anC
instinct of command.
From tho meeting of the first Assembl,
in 1919 the colonlsts enjoyed all tho priv
leces OF Englishmen. They were loyal I,
the Crown. The inconvenience arisin.
from their distance from the throne wer'
counterbslanced by advantages resulting