The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

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Tot seem however, that the contention has been mad
u ocaTy ana completely The ground OF the contention
IN S4Is first account OF his career in Virginia no alu
was made to the Poahontas episode and only
~ OO'iohlaS was coming % London and about TO be
received with great attention and applause did II or ~
- li4 a. IIiS story IN letter to the King giving his
attention on the Kings part toward her II docs r+ Z
b; '7 necessarily proves The naccuracy OF Smith as
IL can be shown that there were reasons WHY,
lli9 story did appear Smiths first and lr;of I.;(
49, on all hands that his first relation was edie
% e parts OF 1t eliminated There is ellknovyn rea-
I why smith should have told this inci1cr+ i, ; -
zion ana why if he should have done So if would ba,
instructions given to the colonists thew We're warned % &c
~ !" any letters or communications any dcouraIn,
fences with the Indians that would indicate Lh epe
between the settlers and the aboriqnes F,r,L s
ous"t 10 De remembered that at the time VIZ, +1;s %
was i,rSt related Poca1ontas herself was ~ Fi SOY
T. I've known OF the publicity given TO this statement
- Is difficult to believe that If it had been mir -
nave permitted it to pass without some exnIarsti oG.d
.e :onith It must not be forgotten had man crc;
'l aiive who must have been ACQUAINTED Nth ~ Il
i1C.s OF his career at Jamestown and If II bad t
cPcq among these settlers a story known - tb -
Is public relation cannot be doubted bt mem before
nave been only too glad have made nro1T NY MGI1
- OF r. BESIDES the story congrous both Win az
customs OF the Indian people and with tb WIN tne
Indians aferward especially the e conduct OF the
oca4ontaS There have been SOM rc laiGen
friendly relation with the settlers ana 80 eaon tor her
tons sustained for some time bcxc ~ SIcaDc rela-
seIuerS ms episode seems TO be an adcor,t as ~ c
LOT these things, or at least i r,rf t exp anauon
~Ig 10 give up this beautiful incident as be;rD $50;
- ]nl imagination and creature OF his arrogant 80,
- 0s 10 Us that the whole trouble with reforenO -
under which Smith has been held crows t r. a.
ryDS'ioSica difficulty OF reConcing the Daradove - -
3I1'er IL Is hard to give credit Of sincerity and ,.
~ man Who carries himself in such bluscr;nr al ~
sell conscious way, and if the performances f Ctr
ma 'ne services rendered behalf OF the COLONY had + h
real ana substantial it might be easv 70 accent tbi %
~ inc case When you have made all the discount rose;l.
" DC @o"ed by the pablo and 1agrant fault of the 49,,
speech manner and character. there is still noble ro4,o
't must ne taken into was alert and oncI,
responsive 10 situations that changed with Laedosconc
"1'e9S ana variety lie courageous and resonrco,l
- var lie was SPACIOUS and diplomatic in dealings outside
81 inc immediate settlement both with the Indians and ,t'
e london Company in its nCesSant and sometimes rnre
s'aoie scrutiny and requirements He was naqnanrnots
1" ms toes lie was always kind patient in his treat
icht OF the aborgine their savage Ignorance and tb,
SAFETY OF the coonss would permit 10 be- THOUGH N.
was DoaSu OF speech and aggressive arrogant in his
manner he was brave and magnanous courageous and hon
est gentle and Just unselfsh and patriotic however these
may conflict with other contradictory qualities there cannot
he any doubt but that these the warp and the wool Of his
character and by virtue OF these him Justly entitled
20 be called the hero Of Jamestown
smith lett rgnla 1909, return to the colony
titcT recovering from his wounds he commissioned to
explore the OF New England To this region ne cave
many OF the names which in common use The
Plymouth Company conferred upon him the title Of Admiral
OF New England. lille In \ireinia hc wrote a pamphlet
entitled The True Relation of Virginia. after his return
- England he compiled history which known as "Smtr
General History published 1920 He wrote other de-
scrptlons of r9inia and OF New England As writer