The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-22

A Mixed Crowd ~ Ever Settled on VIZ
Rinis's Colonial Soil.

A. Mixed Crowd ~ Ever Settled ON v"'
ginis's Colonial Soil.
For The Times.)
"wlnter barbados the realm OF rros"
because Of which hyperborean embargo w
jewellers In ''Messopotamia," as MIR. WILLIAM
A. Maury wittily dubbed the outside row.
fa,,ed IN res our Xmas Times for relish to
our Xmas turkey Ny number came by To-
davis mail. and has been ravenously de-
voured from title page TO colophon. IL Is
ma full of good things as Baby Ruth's
Xmas stocking. but what gave me moss
pleasure was the capital little ADDRESS o,
Hon. John S. Wise before the Congregations
Club, Of Brooklyn. <.u-
n ia a literary gem Of its kind, and fully
merits the commentator or the tastdious
Times. yet am by no means sure tna' ,iis
versatile and brilliant autncr mas succeeueu
I'm proving his main proposition, VIZ, TINT
Virginia was made up OF more dlsuhct CIV
ments of population than any other OF he
old colonies" In the special matter OF mixed
IIneaqes. ON which he lays such marked
stress New York, to my thinking, Is iuily
abreast. II not ahead. Of the ancient donnn
ion Permit me briefly to state the case
for tbe Emplre state: "Longae amoages'
Sod summa sequar fastigia verum.'
From its first occupancy by the Dutcn 10
1900 mi ira seizure by England In 1854.
the colony of New Netherlands, except Few
outlying trading posts. did not extend De-
yond Manhattan. Staten and Lcns lsiaIu'
and q narrow belt on either sids Oh tne
Hudson as far as Fort Orange, the present
site OF Albany In the period Following tne
English conquest down to the close OIL tie
war of Independence, little progress was
r,,oOnf1ppntlV euQCWeQ
region. the trend Of immigration being mainly
confined to the Hudson aud its tributaries
I'm the direction OF the great lakes. Ineh
came such a marvellous change as Dut LOT
its almost daily happening in this great anu
yyonderful country, would be regarded rs
nothing short Of a miracle. In the twihA'
ling OF an eve, the unclaimed wilderness
covering at least four-ffths the entire area
OF the embryo State, was mace 10 ourseon
and blossom with the rarest MOVERS aau
richest fruits Of civilized life and WITH the
stride of giant the young and lusty Com-
monwealth bounded to her present command
ing station. And who are the people VINO
achieved this grand contamination or opu-
lence. strength and power. moral inteLec-
mai and physical, the like OF which was
never before seen In the annals OF the world!
One race &c be sure, inasmuch as they
we're all OF Caucasian blood; yet, II you VIII
pardon the metaphor, q composite order OF
architectural demi-urges. embracing as many
distinct and diverse tribal elements as ever
peopled a spot Of earth. Entitled to prece-
dence. as the first corners, are the early
colonists from one whom our distinguished
friend Justly boasts his high descent-the
countrymen of william of Orange and De
Ruyter; then. with little difference In point
of numbers. intelligence. energy, courage and
.l.i he otohlaac ana0impuS Of trnWn and
brain from the United Kingdom and Ireland;
next a strong and pervading infusion OF
that "Teutonic Juror" Of which the great
Bismarck, himself noted example, Is won't
TO speak so glowingly, and last, but not least
a goodly company OF sterling refugees from
La Belle France, forming the polished Cor
inthian capital Of the solid edihce Of mis-
cellaneous humanity. The manifold and
mingled ingredients which comprised the
mass Of this restless and indomitlble popu'
latiOn are graphically described In several
OF Coopers noyels-the Pioneer" for ex-
ample. the scene OF which Is the settlement
ON Lake Otsego in 1893.
This striking admixture Of all sorts of
. eople is clearly shcwn In the different
Of the authors principal char
acters; but It is especially emphasized In
his description Of the congregation who
assembled in the principal church OF the
little village Of Templeton to listen to Parson
Grants first sermon, among when "half the
nations In North OF Europe were represent
ed" And In addition TO the European va
rieties, In the list OF "dramatis persOnae"
were sundry peculiar types OF American
Il aracter. For instance. Doctor Elnathan
Todd. long, lank, Loose jonted, albeit
ong headed. shrewd and calculating Down
Easter, who, seeing that n physician, the
m mo "a n urcnhpt "a NOT without honor save
N his own land, struck out for the new
where, in a short while. he was
irving a brisk and lucrative business in
Easing folks I'm and out CT this sinful world.
Then comes Billy Kirby, the typical Green
boy, true AZ steel and hard as
lint. who made bold 10 tell the judge IN
,pen court that he was born In Yarmouth
state: It's a mountainous place but it's |
stif soil and it's pretty much wooded with |
,eech and maple" After the genial wood |
hopper, old Virginia contributes her quota |
n the person Of the valiant Captain Hollis |
er and his sharp-t0ngued spouse, the |
,uxom hostess Of the jolly BOLD Dragon"
Who considered it a great condescension in
ne who had won his spurs as sergeant
major in corps OF Virginia cavalry under
light Horse Harry, perhaps, 10 take COM
land of the tatterdemaliOns CT Templeton.
To conclude, Sergeant HCstetter may be
be creature Of fiction, but II is certain as
ny fact in history, that about this time
ohm Rochester. who was sheriff Of West
loreland county shortly before the Revou-
cn. went. in company with bro Their who
we'd in Maryland. 10 the fertile valley Of
ne Genesee. York State, and laid the founda-
on OF the iourishing city which bears his
anne. Yours truly, j. NJ
Lancaster Courthouse, Jan. 10, 1898.