The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

Is
ROW heard the thunder of the one APP
I preaching here. Though stillsclotheu with
/. the lace and velvet and authority OF the
divine right of his King, the popular
| viii no longer responded with its former
awe to his commands. If the laws were
bad, The taxes unjust and the Indians on
the frontier were killing women ana
CHILDREN, this YVES no time to acknowledge
the one or to commission Il force to sup
press the other. The times were rest
less. The winds OF change seemed to be
sweeping the very principles OF MS ne
away and III his anguish he eNcialinGo:
Il thank God there are no free schools
lenor printing. and I hope we shall not
have these hundred years; for learning
ha. brought disobeGience into the world
and printing has divulged them, and iipeis
against the best governments. Goa keep
IL; frops both" This was the expiring SOB
of the Soul of the withered cavalier. The
principles on which his life llad been fed
were now like DEAD leaves about to be
swept before the gathering storm.
YOUNG PLANTER AT CURLES.
The Young planter at Curles had been
watching the daTkenlng clouds. 10 ms
mind the arbitrary right of a KING IN
London was no answer TO the wrongs mat
h and Lie people were suffering in Elr-
:-inia. and the refusal of the kings COVER
no. TO defend them from the lnolan tom
ahavll was not to be final with him. Self
preservation was his law. Ihat was his
divine right If the governor would NOT
commission him To defend himself from
the Indian assault he would ueieiio ihii-
self. lIncommissioned.
Suddenly. i'll the midst OF these ieso,
lutions news came that the Indians mad
pilIaee6 his estate near Richmond, hilleu
mis- overseer and a servant. and We're 10
fire the whole frontier. All was Coiilu l
sion Planters ran to arms ara 10 t'iicoi
ana besought him to lead them. ne ac-
cepted in the bold, burning speech Oh Tue
natural orator and leader. With the sense
ana forethought. however. that ever
marked his actions. he first asked l5efke
lew for a commission. which was reitseu'
since he DOUBTED Bacons temper. Us
h, appeared popularity incEned-a con-
st:tution not consistent with Tie tiiiieS oi
thu people's dispositions.
&, hecan on the banks OF the James, IN
fine last Nav days of 1876 the light 81 the
people against the king, which was TO
,.r0 on the banks OF the York one hun
drea and lve years afterwards in a VIC
tory of the people.
Bacon now led his armed piaii,N's
against the Indians, whom he defeated
in tba lannon's battla of Bloody Run. While
Rerkelev denounced him end his follow
cys as rebels ordered them to disperse,
and led n force in pursuit. SBut Bacon
lad the people with him aid before the
Governor had gone far, word came that
the southern counties WereIn SYinPathetlc
revolution, and he was forcedEto return
10 Jamestown Here all was excitement.
Tho cavalier was prcplexed. The times
were troublous. Tie tide must be turn
ed by a glamour OF reform. The house
OF BurgesSeS which had been ie session
since 1850. termed by one writer the VIZ
einia Long Parliament" was dlssoiFea
and wits were issued for q new c!ec-
ton
CONFESSION AND REWARD.
Bacon returned from his Indian pat
tie and detiantiv participated in this move
of the Governors by Offering himself
candidate from Henrico 10 the Burgesses.
Elected. he proceeded to jamestown 70
take his seat. was arrested. then paroicd,
and finally confessed OH his knees oeiore
the bar OF the Assembly 10 uulaNiu!
nutinogss and rebeilioG3 practices, wasic
Sir William reciprocated by proHisilis ~
commission him general OF the iaIaah
wars, pledged his own ana invoked Coos
forgiveness of his previous acts.
Thus we see the Two figures, hhc
siinoucttcs. on the edge OF the black and
advancing clouds, posing. cacn, h2Mk-
Ike. watching the other Bacon was sur
rounded by friends and sympathy, berhe-.
ley by authority and hatred.
Berkeley was fearful aud insincere.
Forgiveness was on on his lips. but not IN
lis heart, The promise 10 commission Ba--
con general was not TO be EcEt ana lie
lY.eGitated his arrest. But among the poo
Me he was already general ana SO utl-
ycrsal wuS the sympathy supporting
him. that the Governors secret resolve to
arrest him was borne to his car, and he
led.
! Leaving jamestown i'll the quiet hours
nj the night, lie sounded a call and from
field and forest. hils and vale. followers
FASTENED 10 his standard. In five days lie
returned! 10 jamestown at the head OF
six hundred men, and the sceEe attend
.ino ii1at return was most dramatic
Drawing his me:a upon the green he walk
ed across towardItEe State House from
winch the Governor and Council made
their IX;t To receive him. The two men
faced each other, and Berkeley, anger
4 and excited, .xclaimcd: 'tHerel shoot
NC, Fore Cod, Il fair lnark-shoot!' Ba-
con with a digniiied reserve. more eX-
nected Of Berkeley.s 20 years than his
% o,,ietly answered: No. may t please
,ro,I, honor. we will not l.crt 81 hair or
you,. head. nor OF any. ether. tnan's. we
are como for Il commission TO save our
lives from the Indians, which You have
so often promised, : and now we will have
/, before we co. This firm answer drew
from the old Governor the long-prom-s
iced commission, and next day Nathaniel
bacon was appointed, general and COM
handing chief against the Indians
LOST HIS FIRST TRICK.
Berkeley had lost the first trick The
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