Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
SETS RECORD STRAIGHT
ON, PILGRIMS LANDING
Writer Stresses Fact of Colonization of Jamestown Is
land in 1907, Before Fathers Set Foot
on Plymouth Rock, in 1920.

Strcsslng tho fact that the Colony
ut jamestown was established in
America before tho landing OF the
Pngrim Fathers on Plymouth Rock.
and explaining other, bits of early
American history, Eugene w. Barnes.
OF Gargatha. Va. writing in the Acco-
mac News, published at Onancock.
writes as follows:
I'm tho last few daye the press and
forum have been unusually stirred
celebrating the landing at plymouth
itocR or PHEram Fathers 300 years
ago. Half truths and unfortunate
suggestion has generally been feat
ureu oy moulders OF public opinion
however. It speaks well for the
a,ert characteristics Of the wide
awake. dependable Cape Cod folks
In reminding careless, Indifferent
reaoing women and men OF the con-
tributton to happy events. landing
or the Maynower ut Plymouth Rock
In December. 1920. even IL only n
minority OF those coming over on
ner ala sign the now famous compact
oeiore going ashore. Too, tradition
mas Uttered from the Mayfiower cabin
that all was not harmonious. and
mat only after strenuous efforts was
the compact signed at all: then when
II had conformed to prevailing con-
vehtional phraseology usual when
thoughtful Englishmcn of TINT day
were making ventures In the name OF
England.
witness the following incorpora-
ton In the compact:
We whose names are here UNDER
w ,, the loyal subjects OF our dear
NinB James ii. Of Great Britain.
france. Ireland. etc, defender of tho
iaith, etc.. having undertaken, for
inc glory OF God and advancement OF
the Christian faith. and the honor OF
our said dear King James and coun-
Try. voyage TO plant a colony in
northern part OF Virginia.
however that. all honor to those
nardy, renturesome souls and 1t; their
help. r!gor and noted worth cannot
be now estimated; they were not.
however, pioneers.
In this general gladstone hour OF
i"isoh" e&uheranceB, eSRggeration In
certain quarters can perhaps be nj
lowed. and he passed over in charity.
nut IL is simply amazinS-monstrous
Tor Intelligent forum, and exalted
editorial cloisters TO echo and thus
lena dignity To cxaK8eration; how
ever ingeniously uttered In a crnmpcd
sort OF way. That. even In the ljKht
or only elementary history. probably
is current with Hisping school chill
dron. Is commonplace.
ceSeHteen months before the hIay-
hover had landed Puritan passengers
AT plymouth Rock. Virginia Colonists
had assembled a Legislative body I'm
July. l5ls--very first deliberative leg
iblative assembly in the Western
hemisphere. In which the Eastern
Shore OF Virginia was represented by
Thomas Pawlett and Mr.. Gorgainv.
1T IL commonplace. too. to say that
Colony had landed at jamestown in
May. 1907. under the auspices OF the
Same dear King James IL. of Eng
land, etc. AZ did tho Puritans later.
namely. December. 1920. Good Parson
hunt and others had been conducting
reliS!ous services in America near
fourteen years before the Mayflower
came. Salt probably had been manu-
facturod on Smiths Island. Northamp-
ton County. Va, In i6il-certainly as
early as 1914. Virginia had had five
q six Governors before the compact
w:s signed. all functioning In print
tive way.
DE that as II Is. the happy mix OF
tho austero Puritans that first came to
plymouth Rock. thrifty Dutch that
first came to Manhattan Island in
1923; the dashing Cavalier ut James
town In 1907. that entered the great
melting pot OF the western half of
tho world. the amalgam whereof has
moulded. and Is continuing to mould,
highest civic and political types
known among mon and women Mt any
time or place; horrors of witch hang