The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER p. 1896.
nnxEnNnE srOrrsWOOD.

The unVciliug yesterday 10y ''i~
Branch of the Association for tho fresei-
walton OF Virginia Antiquities IN the olo
.powder Horn" at williamsburg o. Il
. memorial window in honor OF Cover
nor Alexander spo,swood' recalls m'hy
intoresting historical facts and incioeh's
of minor importance IN the lie oil mat
famous and chivalrous man.
The present seems TO be an opportuhe
time Tor such ceremony. Governor
spotswood was The TubaI Cain oil VIZ
s.nia. indeed. the pioneer OF iron manu-
featuring in North America as he NM
self was wont to boast. lie was the
originator Of an act improving =. the
STAPLE OF tobacco, and making tobacco
votes the common medium Of exchange.
lie was also interested in the promo
lion Of vine culture in Virginia. 80 we
see that the Governor was man oil
affairs, a progressive. publc-spri'eu
citizen. and had he lived in this day ne
would have given an impetus to the oe-
Vclopmcnt Of Virginia resources, TO the
establishment of industries, TO the pro-
motion Of agriculture, and he would have
lent his influence to system OF hnance
by which Virginia might have a much
Iecued local currency.
The Governor was also great eX-
plorcr. and was the first to search out
the secrets Of tho Appalachian noun
tains. lie also took measures TO mark
the Valley Of Viryinia for the English
King. and as the rocks were too hard
Tor the Craving irons lie buried Il
bottle with a paper enclosed on which he
writ that he took possession OF the place
and I'm the name and for King George
the First of England"
Il was lac who Instituted an order TO
encourage future expeditions. and he
gave to each Of his companions u small
golden horseshoe. TO De wore as
badge. and the members OF The famous
expedition were known ever afterword as
the knights OF the Golden Horse Shoe
OF course. Williamsburg remembers
him gratefully. for We are told, That
after he was removed from the Cover
nors chair. and was made Deputy
postmastcr-Gcncral Tor the Colonies, ne
arranged the transfer Of mails with such
energy that ne actually brought Phiia-
dclphia and Williamsburg within eight or
ten days OF each other. Think of naC
Think of getting election returns from
Pennsylvania only ten days ~fter the
polls closed,
And. Of course william ana Mary Col
Iege remembers him gratefully, for We
are tod that in The face Of great OPP
position no cxertcd himself in behalf
or tho college ana assisted in raising
large fund for its support and in re-
storing the building that had been burn
al several years before his arrival. More
over at his taking off he bcQuoathcd
his books. maps end mathematical in
strumcnts as a rich legacy 10 the COL
Iese.
One thing in connection with his adj
ministouon. however. would scaudahze
the present generation. lie actually had
the audacity 20 say on one occa ION Of
the Houee OF Burgcsscs chat The people
had made mistake in choosing "a set
Of representatives, whom Heaven has not
endowed with the ordinary qualifications
requisite to legislator" and in placing
ri the head OF standing committees men
who could Mother spell English nor
write common scnrc' We record this
incident by way Of showing how statcs-
manship in Virginia has improved since
Tie days OF s9oiswocd.
we have delightful introduction to
Governor Spotsvooa 40 hls colonial home
ly that racy wr.'or colonel William
l;yrd. in hts Wcsioycr Papers. Ia the
chapter on "Proerosa TO tho Mines" We
Ind tho following. "rhca I came into
the Main Country road that leads from
Frcicgicsfbareh to Gcrmanna. which lat
pace 7 rcecht in Ten Mics moro. This
famous Town Consists OF coo spotf-
woods enchanted Castles on one side
OF the street and Bakers Dozen OF
ruinous Tcncmcnts on the other whore
70 many German familys had dwcli fomc
years ago but are now removed ten
Miles higher in the fork OF Kappahan-
mock to land OF their own. .
kasxs 1 srglyd about three o'clock and