"_Old Dominion._"--It is stated in a newspaper that the term "Old
Dominion," generally applied here to the state of Virginia, originated from
the following facts. During the Protectorate of Cromwell the colony of
Virginia refused to acknowledge his authority, and sent to Flanders for
Charles II. to reign over them. Charles accepted, and was about to embark,
when he was recalled to the throne of England. Upon his accession, as a
reward for her loyalty, he allowed the colony to quarter the arms of
England, Ireland, and Scotland, as an independent member of the "Old
Dominion;" whence the term. What truth is there in this story?