The History of Virginia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
The History of Virginia: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
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The members of the Assembly entered warmly upon the subject of removal, and in a speech to the governor eulogized the foundation of a new central city in the most glowing terms. <« To lay the foundation of a new city,** said they, « to raise a capitid in a place commodiously situated for navigation, will complete the glory of your administration, and transmit your name with the highest lustre to future ages. With what pleasure may we then extend our view through future centuries, and anticipate the happiness provided for posterity.** This very respectful, but somewhat inflated Ian* 30 230 HISTOBY OF VIBOIHIA. |1T49. gnage, had no effect on the old goTernor. Theheit houses in Williamsburg were owned by hiinadf^ by the members of his cooncil, and bj gentlemen of importance in the colony, lliis property wodi necessarily diminish in value by the proposed change. The inflaence of the college, and that of other officers of goremment, was also thrown into the scale of opposition, so that Williamsbm^, notwithstanding many wordy altercations^ re* mained the capital of the province np to the period of the Revolotionary war.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The members of the Assembly entered warmly upon the subject of removal, and in a speech to the governor eulogized the foundation of a new central city in the most glowing terms. <« To lay the foundation of a new city,** said they, « to raise a capitid in a place commodiously situated for navigation, will complete the glory of your administration, and transmit your name with the highest lustre to future ages. With what pleasure may we then extend our view through future centuries, and anticipate the happiness provided for posterity.** This very respectful, but somewhat inflated Ian* 30 230 HISTOBY OF VIBOIHIA. |1T49. gnage, had no effect on the old goTernor. Theheit houses in Williamsburg were owned by hiinadf^ by the members of his cooncil, and bj gentlemen of importance in the colony, lliis property wodi necessarily diminish in value by the proposed change. The inflaence of the college, and that of other officers of goremment, was also thrown into the scale of opposition, so that Williamsbm^, notwithstanding many wordy altercations^ re* mained the capital of the province np to the period of the Revolotionary war.
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