The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

i1NIA The Sunday Times-Dispatch:
spite Of great and persistent efforts that had been
made to interest the settlers il Jamestown the capital
city, there does appear have been among the settlers
the least pride interest in tile town. The spirit OF rebel
lion rife and strong at the time OF the outbreak OF
Bacon and his followers that the town looked as
being part Of the system inst which they in re-
bcon. And when Bacon drove Berkeley out oflc town
the place reduced ashes by the soldiers OF Bacon it
being said that Drmmond and Lawrence set fire to their
homes So complete the destruction OF the town
that when the English regiments dispatched to the
colony to put down the nsurrectio1 they not able to
find shelter anywhere iii the town.
For number of years after amesowns destruction BY
Bacon very little done towards its rehabilitation There
plainly strong desire among the people to have the
old remain as it was-n ashes They were perfectly
contened to live in their separate homes caring little
whether the General Assembly had place to meet in, or
whether there town known the capital OF Virginia
When the commissioners from England to inquire
into the for the uprising they that the
town be rebuilt When Culpeper appointed Governor
commanded rebuild Jamestown and to establish
there again the executive offices 81 the colony And again
crown declared that would be matter Of personal
satisfaction him if the members OF the Council would
build houses at Jamestown and dwell there.
In 1885, after the arrival OF Cupepcr it sought by
the passing an "Thc Act Of Cohabtaton
again the scheme Of building towns in Viz
GINA This act provided that there should be as many towns
there countless at accessible and convenient places
It was designed that these should be the centres OF
the social commercial life Of each district Al goods that
sale be brought into these towns and all
things that the settlers needed to buy must be purchased
in these towns. II there complaint That the expense
establishment Of town too great to be
borne by single county, it provided that two counties
might unite in building at location convenient TO
the counties involved This did seek to make ports
built upon the rivers OF Virginia. but the
counties allowed select site port OF entry most
the majority OF its Inhabitants There seems
to have honest effort 70 carry out the provisions OF
this coabtaon act the OF ten years more
it was realized that this endeavor to build towns had gone
the way OF every other effort in that direction.
III 1000 an act known "Thc Act for Ports passed
This in essential with the other acts that had
passed the effort build up towns and to establish
certain ports differed from the other acts only
in the matters detail the general design and purpose being
the same Mr. Nicholson, who then Governor and who
had taken great the passage OF the act dor ports,
openly expressed his dislike for the law the following year
and sought to repeal Inl6o203 the statute really
was suspended by the Assembly alter it had been III opera
ton only months It excuse for
the suspension OF this that tie OF the authorities
in England had been secured to the scheme The real
truth however, is that the people subborn1y refused to be
dislodged from their plantation life They insisted that ma
rc would all OF these economic questions involved IN
the building up towns, and while it cheaper
and foren, TO have es ports OF entry receiv-