Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
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Secretary Virginia Historical
Pageant Association.
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Secretary Virginia Historical
Pageant Association.
TWELFTH TNSTALLMENT
The question has been asked. WHY
should Virginia have pageant IN
1922, when her precautionary was IN
1907, 800 years. after tho landing from
tho Sarah Constant. GooGspced and
Discovery" Tho point ig well taken
and deserves an answer. This in
stailmcnt Will again be devoted 10
0escr fption OF the period Immediately
preceding and following the massa-
ere, lG22.
AS stated in previous chapter, the
disa5:rous tragedy Of March -. 1879
young colony. II had struggled
years. and at last vas justified in
feeling 1t had established permanent
settlements on tn" shores OF tho
Chesapeake and James.
rho planters We're happy I'm tho
thought that not only were they
seated upon fertile acres OF their
own, that their crops were justifytng
the labor they placed upon them. but
tbcir nelyhhors. the Indians, were
friendly Tic massacre came az n
cash OF lightning from clear Sky
The colony seemed doomed The
months from March until Dcccmbcr
voro the crncia! test AS In whether
In. settlement should prove a fail
urc. or. arising from It's ashes. II
ehould push forward with more de-
termination than ever. Had IT been
"A decision 10 be debated 10y the col
onista alone, n satisfactory solution
could have been made by the sur
vivOrs, but there were powers beyond
the sea, intrigue. deceit and ever
other ACKNOWLEDGEMENT brought to
bear upon them before tho Virg!nians
could again feel security In the re-
building OF their shattered estates
Torn with Disscntion.
Let us consider. for few mo-
rn,n,s. the situation in EngIand-the
Virginia Company WAS torn with dis
ecntion, southampton and Edwin san
Gys contendinE desperately agains,
tho intrIgues OF the Court Party. ieac
rs Warwick and others. who were
aided and allotted by the KING, were
allied with CONSERVATION ana alarm
mon tho reception OF the newe 81
III. massacre This gave the kinF
tho excuse to increase his EFFORT u
secure the control OF affairs, annu
the charter, and take over the AL
,nin!stratlon through appointees OF
bis own. with thiS excuse. he made
us. of the members of the Cour
party as pawns At chess. To check
mate tho effort OF the liberal nlhut'
men. who, as officers and members
cf the council OF the company dtrc'
10 question and protest against h''
arbitrary ruling. ] have touched uPot
,his IN n previous chapter, go VII
no, go Into full detail as to the mo
,iy,s he had in securing control nn'
ous,ing Sandys from Office
blinded by avarice and greed 'it
king little realized 'p"sslNiy i.
would no, have cared. az iohS as
1yns to his protiD. that Gondomar, the
Spanish nmbassadcr to h's court Was
s,.crc,ely directing every move he
made Guard your King, would have
been anropos as tho game pro-
crossed.
Had Far of King.
C;ondomar, with prophetic Visioh
almost uncahny. had warned his kinG
tphilip I'D that effort should hH
made by intrigue or otherwise, 10
check the growth of the Virginia ana
Bermuda colonies. Else" said he,
from them there will arise another
ENGLAND in America. or equal drca!
and annoyance to New Spain. rs thar
IN Europe is To the Old" GonGomar
was n power ut court, and had the
ear OF the King.
with no Thought OF permitting its
elimination. ne arranged for mar
rage between Crown Prince Charles
and the Infanta of Spain. With this
bait he secured assurance that no = ID
would be sent 10 the Palatona;e In
IT'S contest viii the League. lie he'd
the English fleet recalled from Tho
Spanish coast, and secured the dis
missal of all ministers opposed to the
Spanish policy. one may asli--"!low
does this concern Virginia." II was
simply part OF the intrigue Of a ma
ton who had never forgotten the dc :
feat of the iuvincihlc Amanda, and
WHO hated the English more than any
other nation with whom iney must
contend FOR the commerce 81 the
world, especially the growing trade
OF the new colonies along the Al
lautic coast.
Found jamestown Colony.
The founding of the colony nj
Jamestown had furnished a barrier
against further colonization projects
Of the Spanish throne. and, as Con
domar Well said, would prove a men
nee TO the future progress of these
Spanish colonies already founded. II
was Gondomar who whispered into
the ear of the King, pcrsuading him
to demand Of the Virginia Company
the Importation to England of 10000
pounds of Spanish tobacco cacn year
The King had listened with interest
for Spanish tobacco. with Il market
price much niger than that raised
In Virginia, would give the King rev.
enue far in excess of n like amount
OF tobacco sent from the Virginia
colony.
II was Gondomar who evidently
whispered into the ear OF the King