The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
cen associated with It's precincts.

been associated with It's precincts.
either as students or as officers and
professors. and also Of the interesting
buildings which have belonged to 1t.
Then follow separate chapters on the
Capitol. the Governors Palace. the
State Prison, Powder Magazine, Thea
tire. Raleigh Tavern, Printing Office,
Masonic Lodge. noted residences. the
Capitol Landing Place. the vicinity OF
williamsburg and anecdotes throwing
light. on tho social spirit OF different
Ipertods In the towns history. Varied
ns is this listof topics. and wide as is
the field gone over. the study is SO
complete that there Is no likelihood
that Williamsburg will soon find q
second historian.
Dr.. Tyler could not have found a
sub ject more congenial TO his taste.
or all the towns IN the United States.
williamsburg perhaps has the most In
teresting Colonial annals. Bostonians
might claim the superiority for their
city. but st Is doubtful whether the
palm should be awarded toFit. Where
can we find another with so picturesque
a background? Scene after scene IN
It's history. full of color and ANNA
tion, rise before the minds eye. It
was here that in 1877. the year after
the suppre sston of Eacon's Re bellion.
the Indian chiefs of the Colony assem-
bled TO treat Tor peace. attended by
thoir wild retiilussL of savage warriors
Lall decorated With eagle feathers. bear
1 claws and patches OF red and blue ochre;
and here, on the same, occasion. with
| silver frontlets. the gift OF the English
government. cleaning from their paint.
cd foref eads, they Looked on at the
| British redcoats. paradine and ,faunt.
ling their company flags emblazoned
with flaring coats OF arms. Hithcr re.
! turned Spotswood. and his jovial
| knights OF the Golden Horseshoe. with
bespattered boots and habits. from
their long ride through the primeval
| woods. and over the mountain wall 20
| the Eden like vale of the Shenandoah
! Here royal Governor after Governor
! was received with the beating of drums
| and the blowing OF French horns, VIII,
! joyful ncclamations and fervent al
| dresses, followed by mighty feasts ana
1 loyal tonsts at the Raleigh Tavern. py
| Nominations OF the city and by odes
| In the Gazette. The ringing OF the
bells Of the Capitol. church ana col,
| lege in concert still seem to float down
/ the vista of the ghostly past. and we
! s,ilI lseem to see Botetourt's coach oil
state moving along the street TO inc
EC,onitol. drawn by six milk-White
1 horses, and surrounded by miiitaIy
/ guards in. their brilliant uniforms, VIII
I! Botetourt himself sitting within In ms
coat of light red color, heavy WIZ
1 aroid thread tissue. Never, we believe
4 sara there more charming balls and
| assemblies than those which took place
IN ti,e palace or the Apollo Room OF
..hs Raleigh Tavern, for there gatherea
i hera in their chariots and chaises. al
the plantation beauties. as pure. fresh
/ and lovely as the sodwood blossoms
i OF their native forests.
Az decade follows decade. these gay
!. scenes are shifted. and sterner ones
4 rjse to view. 1t was here that, In All
!auust. 1876, the first great popul1r con
Eyef,tion OF protesting !Americnns w We
lbe,a under the leadership OF Hh'
Youthful tribune, Bacon; and It wa:
4 nm ,this spot that he proclaimed ths
Il revolutionary doctrine that 800 VIZ,
4 eiujars In their buskins could best 2.oo'
British regulars in their red coats. en-
4 tangled In our thick woods and swamp'
4. streams. It was here that John ROBIN
son. Speaker of the House. relieved
4 George Washington of his enbarrass
= ment by the memorable words. Isl
3 down. Mr.. Washington; your modest,
EQUALS your valour. and that surpasse'
the power OF any language possess.
Il It was here that. pm May 10th, 17G5
Patrick Henry offered the resolution
that rang the alarm bell of the cont
nent' It was here that. four year
Il later. the Burgesses solcmnly bonnt
themselves never to purchase or u.s.
any article taxed by Parliament !
u was here that Dabney Carr submitte'
II the resolution appointing a committe
i to correspond with similar commit
J, tees to be named by the other Colonies
the first step TO the Federal Union
1t was here that the second State con
vention Instructed the Virginia dele
gates in Congress to declare the Colo
; MES free and independent" and
was on the same spot, and by tn
! same body that Mason's immortal Bill
of Rights was adopted. These are bu
a few of the great events which hav
made Williamsburg one of the mos
+ classical sites on American soil.
. But the principal boast Of the tow
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