Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-03-11
Address by Governor Wise,
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CousTRYMEs AND, FELLow-CITIzEss:
Virginia has called the Nation, its Elders
and Counsellors: her sister States their
Governors, Lawgiyers and Judges; her own
people and all the children of this confed-
eraie family Of Freedom, 10 assemble this
anniversary birthday around the Monu-
ment she has raised 10 the memory of that
son whose wisdom, valor and virtue won
the grapdest, proudest, purest Of all earthly
titles, "FATHEa OF ms CouNfRY!" In
her name bid you all! all! welcome 10 the
gathering around vrRorsIA's MONUMENT
TO WAsHISoTox. .,...........,.-. 3 .-..',
Magic narnel If none ether under Hea-
ven can draw us to each other, that tails
man cah toiich tie Chords Of unison, and
clasp us hand in. hand, and bind us heart 10
lbesr, iii The Kindred beirship Of one Pa
triot Falher!- Before that august name
Fetd and Faction stand abashed; CivIl Dis
cord hu.hed into awed silence, schisms aud
sections are subdued and vanquished; kr,
in the very naming Of that name, there is
the sweet concord Of love, veneraticn,
gratitude, duty, patriotism and sell devolion;
in il there is the harmony oil peace and the
power only Of victorious war, and the spell
of order, liberty and law, and the strength
and beauty Of National Union. 1t iypifies
all that there is and ought 10 be Of good
ness, greatness and majesty in that country
wa cal "Our. Coup,ry"-,he Uuited States
of America. And that country is the best
type Of its Father. '.........s
We will, then, this day gather together
The national affections and bind them as A
merican fasces around this statute ereried
by the Mother State TO the Father Son.
| VIRGINIA: a. = - --. ~
parent OF val or, cas-, away thy fear.--
M cther Of men, be proud without a tearp'
Whala lhrm.! Wha, a scence ior men
and angels May onr God, in whose bosom
he rests, who guarded him in OR country
battles, and who guided him in our couniry's
councils, vouchsaie that his spirit may con-
iinue 10 hover over the land he saved, and
! perpetua,e it peaceful, powerful. plenihn
and Tree, through all yicissitudes Of s,ori1
and sunshine, until earthly monuments shall
lnouldrt into dust, and humanity shall tri.
unph over the probation OF time, or time
Itself shall be 10 more. ~ ,..s.-
Many are here, but one is absent. The
artist -CRAwFoRD-has been called awny
He worked out Of the clny:-A!as, bis own
form has gone back 10 il;-and he modelled
.'Revolu,ion, the HExnY, and ''Independ-
ence," The JEFFERSON, and he cast eqaes-
trian statue, and mounted the WAsnIsGroS
ON the war horse aud laid down his chisel.
1t was Gnlshed-it was enough-and he
was called from his work 10 meet The great
original, ..lhe hero and the sage" himself,
in land Of spirits, where images are
moulded not in clay, and monuments are
not built with hands" ard are .'eternal in
lie heayelis." His ttidop is here, she sees
through her tears Of the joy and grief a
husbands masterpiece link bis name peren.
nialiy, as bronzd bud marble last, to all the
worth of WashH son. Gently, softly, ten
der!y, we bid her welcome, but mol 10 mourn.
No!fame has already Sounded ]. 81 ]
Crawford, thou art fallen, = e
And some limbs Of sculpture fell
| X with the! -....... -.
But from the ranks Of Virginia's chivairy .
A glory has burst forth, and matchiess powers
Shall make th' eternai grace OF sculpture ours:
Th' eternalgrace; alas! The date assigi,'d
To works call'e deaihless, OF creative mind,
Is but ,speck upon The sea of days,
And fraiI mans Immortality of praise; -
l. A moment 10 the eternity OF time p, r. ffai
Tha is, and was, aud shall be the sublime,
The unbeginning, the unending sea,
Dirnensionless us Gods infinify." .a1.s n