Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-06
IHGiNih THE HIsTOUICAL STATE
or THE UNION.

=
md rightly shonld be. OF her, our
'wn native STATE. and Of her noble
8r"rOcS OF AT! times who fought
prhNcly for her and FOR her cause
Upon h"ar!u. ihc glowing dcscr!p-
Ions "i TIA" newly discovered Couu-
Il rs which we" brought ~ Sir Wal
81 Raleigh. Queen Elizabeth. the
i Nirrin Queen II England. chris
N cncd the country. IN honor Of her
Elf. Virginia. Sow ". praise good
Il Ilu"sn less for giving our State Il
I am" moi cNccllsd by any OF the
liners IN either beauty or honor.
after Hcveral unsuccessful at
enpts at colonization the London
Company sent out colony. headed
| ~ IN" adventurous Captain John
/ smith. which landed at Jamestown
IN the 18Th ~ May 1907, and there
made the frs, permanent English
settlement Ia the Sew World De
4 spite its many struggles for ek-
stouc". TAG colony grew ia pros
j ,ocrity under the wise guidance OF
'apiaiu Smith and his SUCCESSORS.
II a,ri Delaware and Sir Thomas Dale.
rear IN early Virginia history, mark
ug three great events. two OF
lShich we arc justly proud: the COM
ug OF tho maids 10 he wives for the
,oloulsts, IA" introduction Of
4, \frican slavery in America. and tho
meeting OF the nrsl Legislative body
n tho Sew World
when the London Company was
pSorthrOwn IN 1924 virginia was
- lhe royal province by James I
~ his son, Charlcs J.. was behcaded
.uany % his followers. known a.
',aNaiicis. came TO til. newly made
.oyal province. Some eleven Years
paving passed, Charles II, now on
he chrome. dubbed Virginia, be
ausc ~ her loyalty 10 him, the
| Jld Dominion"
because the Indians were pIun-
u leriuE Tho settlements along 1he
rOutior OF Virginia. nathaniel la
! ION war ordered by Governo. Ber%e-
i"v 10 attack them. bu, before Bacon
iouid carry out tn. orders the GOV
ruUr discharged MIS- troops. The
3formcr encountered the enemy. how
33vcr. iu !, OhttI. iu which he was
i Is giori1us Later the uNcnS" was
4 cl,e. d. after which Bacon burned
| Jamestown After HIS death In
| ;louccstcr County. his faithful fol-
Bow"rs w"r. hung by the Governor.
iacon's Rebellion Is a shining page
a our history. II Is. as IL were, the
i ororunner OF our Independence for
4yh!Ch ". later fought.
By this time the French nation
1dl bull, settlements along the MIS-
i lI9slppi and ohio River valleys, rhe
frA',tcr being within the boundaries
SBC virginia Therefore Governor
8Iirwiddic sent George Washington
8ln,n MS dangerous journey to the
M rtnch in tho Ohio valley. who de-
inqd TO withdraw. Thereupon VIZ
inia prepared ror resistance bv
t,lsing troops. which she sent into
10 above mentioned region under
olonel WashIngtons command. The
sirglnnns were defeated. and Fort
"cesslty. which they had buil;, was
injured hy tn" French. Braddock.
IN English general. also was de-
ntrd and IA. himself was killed near
ort pugu.snc, because OF hts fan
, 10 at,acl. TIA" enemy as Wash
* StOn advised.
u WIN the surrender Of the French
m quebec England, acquired Canada
e. Bud all of TN" land cast o: the Mis-
.sipui river Having such vast
k,,sseAsious. inhabited by little other
han ~ayag. Indians and Wild beasts.
wa. ucCossary ;hai standing
i ! my uc maintained. For this pur-
t,sc tho mother country taxed her
II fnrrlcar. colonies In three acts: the
Il amp Atl. III ~ .Allb h'ihN ~ S''R''f
Alrying IN cost. should be placed or
4El newspapers licenses and legal
BIZ ,ruments sold IL tho colonies. the
9y,ownshcni acts. which placed tax
III glassware. tea. wine and sugar:
HHld the raX on tea. stating that ali
brought into the colonies should
Nd, taxed for small amount. Great
BEas the resistance to these three
because the colonies declared
aMcy would he taxed by none but
S cir own representative bodies, and
III at Parliament. in which they were
SEp; represented. had no right TO tax
IA en-.
Famous among the Continental pa
lots from Virginia were George
@'ashington, the military leader Of
6 Americans during the war OK In
Il ,pendence, and Patrick Henry, who
eaded for the rights Of the peo-
e In his speeches. long to be re-
sembered because of their patrio-
= ssm Both George Rogers Clark,
fe conuueror Of the Northwest. and
Il Aloplas Jefferson. the author OF the
! foclaration OF Independence, also
8Sd large inhu.nce in gaining our
from England.
4Ffjf all the battles fought in Nir
4 Snia tho siege Of Yorktown, the final
q Tttie of the war is the most i'm
abrtant Both the land and naval
trces OF the French and Americans
8flaw nearer and nearer around the
q E.itish under Cornwallis. entirely
Fl ockading the latter until he sur
ldered. The mortified English SOL
= ,rs marched between their victors
&stjio were on either side as they sur
&sS1dered their arms. The Americans
d attained their Independence and
l tedom from Great Britain.
3f3From 1887 to 1860 the chief events
III Virginia history are the accom-
Is shments nf her noble sons, whose
W eds have been recorded in the paRe s
Ia immortal history. George Wash
the organizer of our national
Id vernmcnt. was our first Preside:1:
8$sd Jefferson founded the University
BE virginia. Madison and Monroe
dffrc the authors of the Constition
HEId the Monroe Doctrine respective
8Eg Mccormick invented the reaper,
IL such great benefit: while Clay WAS
H, author Of the California com
glhmise.
seemed at this tine that the
sSfat war Between the Statcs WAS
81 vitable. Virginia was opposcd 10
cession. as she wanted to nrcserve
III Union: and every possible effort
made by her To prevent war.