New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
TO CELEBRATE RALEIGHS LANDING.
IT is PROPOSED TO ERECT MONUMENT on or
NEAR THE SPOT.

IT IS PROPOSED TO ERECT a MONUMENT on OR
NEAR THE SPOT
WASHINGTON. Feb u (SpeciaD. Representative
Skinner Of North Carolina. has introduced meas
ure which IL Of sentimental and historical Interest
even beyond the borders Of the United States. 1t
is A bin to provide for the commemoration OF the
landing Of the first British American colony on
Roanoke leland. " c.. or about July 4. 1884
The preamble states that 1T IL meet and proper
thai this remarkable event In the history OF our
race upon this continent should be fifty commem-
GRATED and honor done to the names OF those whose
enterprise and courage achieved IT,.
This colony Of Sir Walter Raleigh was abortive.
Il Is true as were succeeding attempts down to
the founding OF jamestown. but the priority OF the
Roanoke colony over all other AngO-SaXon colonies
on this hemisphere should be noted as marking the
beginning OF n colonization which has borne such
remarkable fruit. There IL romantic association.
too with the fate of the lost colony of succeed
ing year. Governor Whites The only certain clew
to the latter Is the statement of the Secretary Of
the Virginia colony Strachey, who, In his work Of
1000 entitled "Vlrginia Britannia" briefly referred
10 the facts which he intended In subsequent
book to set out fully. This latter work. 1t Is be-
ueyed never saw the light. or II II did Is not in
cluded In the historical collection OF Iiakuyt. which
contains the virginia britannia" Strachey says
that the coonists went up river. whose Indian
name he gives. and which IL supposed to be the
Roanoke and. visiting with the Indians, built two
story houses some of them OF stone. intermarried
| with the redskins and gradually became amalga-
mated The traditions OF the Croatan tribe, now
| living I'm Southeastern North Carolina Cape Fear,
| point 10 tnese colonists as their ancestors. The
CrOatans created sensation years ago by an out
break which had its origin In the effort to protect
| from the authorities a murderous outlaw, OF
| their kinsmen, named Henry Berry Lowry.
Provision Is made IN Mr.. skinner bill for a Joint
| committee Of three Senators and five Representa-
ives to be selected by the presiding officers of the
two houses OF Congress. who are to prepare q de-
sign and arrange for the erection OF suitable
monument column on or near the spot where
Raleigh's first colony landed They likewise TO
procure sufficient ground and to 10 he placed
on the monument erected such inscriptions as Will
properly emOrate the event and the actors I'm
IT, The bill appropriate $1,000 or so much may
be Necessary for the purpose TO be expended under
the direction of the Secretary OF the Interior. The
presence of the joint COMMITTEE OF Congress the
Governors OF Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina the States which constitute the "Vr-
GINA" Of the early charters and first settlers) and
such officers OF the Executive departments as the
President may proper TO designate. Not more
than $1,000 shall be expended In defraying the
actual Expenses OF the persons named wi;nesse
In the ceremonies Of laying the cornerstone. In al
probability invitations Will be extended TO the Gov
Of all the original States. possibly OF all the
States now composing the United States OF Amer
lea, whose suspicious beginning 10 thus sought to
be celebrated.