Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-03-19
AN EFFECTIVE SPEECH.

we take tho following speech from a Rich.
mond paper, delivered by MIR. GoRg, a delegate
In the lower House. The committee ON Internal
improvements had reported bill providing for a
road from the Guyando,,c river, in Logan county,
TO the kanawha river, in kanawha county. an.
$4,000. The bill was before the Sc
nate, and on motion, Mr.. Gore, the member OF
tho House OF Delegates from Logan, was granted
leave to appear at the bar of the Senate to adyo-
cate the bill.
The bill being read
Mr.. Gore rose and sad-Mr. Speaker: With
much embarrassment rise to appear before this
enlightened body. In pressing this claim for an
appropriation from the public Treasury, it will be
necessary to state some of the difficulties which
This section OF country labors under. We have
In our county high mountains and deep vallies-
we cant get our truck to market except on horses
ior we have no wagon roads; and we have to
carry salt, which IS bad thing carry on horse
back, because it runs and skins the horses. l
went to this county in 1908. 1t was then a de-
SORT country. Only four families had settled in
the Cold River Valley. went there because
had heard 1t was good place for poor man to
raise children, as the ground was rich and the
game plenty. had not seen the country, but
from what heard, thought it would suit me,
as had five children, and found them increas-
ing more rapidly than my means Of supporting
them. When ! started, there was no road or
PATH got lost on the way, and got up on the
lmountain, where found that my horse coudn't
iget back, and was afraid he couldn't get for
ward, tor there was narrow, steep place for Sc
veal hundred yards, where there was hardly
room Tor hun to get down; and if he fell, he
would TALL 80 feet and kill himself He was
lame, too, and his lame leg next TO the precipice
was then, MIR. Speaker, reduced to necessity
and necessity Is the mother of all invention; sc
tied rope to the horses tail and guided hin
down in safety. When l got TO the county,
had no time to build house, blu, stayed in camT
: all the winter; during which [ killed enouut
game to furnish my family with meat, and clearec
land TO make corn. 1 had no fencing to make
as there were no cattle there to destroy the truck
we had no mill in the valley. and we had to bea
our corn In logs, and TO eat the hominy. 1h,
nearest mill was thirty miles beyond the noun
tam. went to mill but once in four years an,
mat was once oitener than any of my neighbor
went. Our chief dependence was upon hunting
and game was plenty. lwent out one day an,
Killed five elks, one bear, and painter. i didn'
want TO lose the meat, so | skinned all of then
and went home 70. salt. j told my wife what
mad done, and you may be sure told her goo,
story; and she was well pleased-so much so
mat nine months from that time she brought M
line hearty boy. When l went to the county
had five daughters; this was the first son had
FROM that time, so long the eks lasted, m,
vile had sons; but as soon they disappeared
my wife commenced having daughters again.
Our county is rapidly increasing in population
L have, myself, done my part in that way for
have l3I descendants, and l do nope | shall, il
my old age, be able to see my descendants haul
ing their truck and salt in wagons, which will b
the case, if you will pass this bill.
The bill was passed unanimously.
A more effective speech could not have beel
: delivered. Eoquence, strong logic, might hav
failed, but the plain, simple and unador tale
accomplished what the speaker had so much a
heart.