John Esten Cooke:Virginia; A History Of The People
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: preached to the Indians; lands were to descend as in England; trial by jury was secured to all persons charged with crime; the subordinate council was to try civil causes; and the products of the colonists were to be brought to a public storehouse, where a Cape merchant or treasurer was to control and apportion them as they were needed. This early development of the socialistic and cooperative idea resulted unfortunately; but for the moment it had a plausible appearance on paper. What was plain about the charter was, that the colony of Virginia would have no rights other than those which King James I. chose to allow it. His " instructions " were to be the law, and he held to that theory with all the obstinacy of a narrow mind to the end of his life. Having secured this charter the friends of the enterprise made every preparation for the voyage. About one hundred colonists were secured, apparently without difficulty, and at the end of the year 1606 all was ready for the expedition. The little fleet consisted of three vessels, one of twenty tons, one of forty, and one of a hundred, the names of which were the Discovery, the Good Speed, and the Susan Constant. On the 19th of December, 1606, these three ships set sail down the Thames for Virginia. JAMESTOWN. The sailing of the ships excited general interest even in so busy a city as London. Prayers were offered up in the churches for the welfare of the expedition, andthe poet Drayton wished his countrymen good fortune in a glowing lyric: - " You brave heroic minds Worthy your country's name, That honor still pursue Whilst loitering hinds Lurk here at home with shame, Go and subdue! " Britons! you stay too long, Quickly aboard bestow you, And with a merry gale Swell your stretch'd sail With vows as s. Books History~~United States~~State & Local~~General Virginia-a-History-of-the-People-A-History-of-the-People~~John-Esten-Cooke General Books LLC This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Houghton, Mifflin in 1883 in 593 pages; Subjects: Virginia; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / State & Local / South;<
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John Esten Cooke:Virginia, A History Of The People; A History Of The People
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883. Excerpt: ... XXIII. VIRGINIA SINCE THE WAR. The Civil War is the last great event in the history, of Virginia. The years following it have been only a dreary waste of party wrangling; of political intrigue, personal ambition, bad faith in regard to the State debt, and, worse than all, with reference to the future, of the array of class against class, the black race against the white. The writer shrinks from the ungracious subject, leaving the task of treating it to the writers of the future. It is this future which is going to try the present; and the party leaders of the time who have brought the name of Virginia into discredit, would do well to remember the words of President Lincoln: You cannot avoid history. A few words relating to the process of reconstruction, and the present aspect of affairs in Virginia, will conclude this volume. The result of the war was to leave the State prostrate. The hardest fighting had taken place on her soil; and it seemed that it would require generations for the Commonwealth to recover from its effects. The whole face of the country betrayed the ravages of war, and confronted by this gloomy spectacle utter depression might have been looked for in the people. There was little then or thereafter. The Virginia character is hopeful and disposed to make the best of things. The people refused to repine, and looked to the future with that obstinate confidence which is the mainspring of success in human affairs. The new order of things was accepted with philosophy, and it may be added, with dignity. There was no disposition to prolong the struggle or to nurse old grudges. Northern men who came to the State were treated with courtesy if not cordiality; and General Ordway, of the Federal army, described the feeling of the inhabitants in ... John Esten Cooke, Books, History, Virginia, A History Of The People; A History Of The People Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Houghton, Mifflin in 1883 in 593 pages; Subjects: Virginia; History / United States / State & Local / General; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / State & Local / South;<
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