Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-27
-rHr pHrsFrTA.ffoN o. PLATE.

1 THE PRESENTATION VI
The African Church was crowded. THURSDAY
| morning. with ladies aud gentlemen. Hho had as
sembled b, witisss tie cersmouy Ut The presenta-
ton OF magnificent srfviess 81 silver p'sie 70
Hon. Wm l.. 0oggin, oil Bedford A lVocIoyk'
/ Dir, Jannsy, President Of the Opps'iioa C''nsen-
ton, callel the nssembase 70 order. ana in'svdo-
eel Mr.. 10. RidgwaJ. editor u the4oh'g' vLo
| spokc as follows: - .
Mn. DEMONSTRATING known you long and wen:
personally and politically, ieei pnth graanea n"u
bonored in tho discharge oi the duty which pas
been imposed upon nae on the present oecas'on' :"
hnrnbie testimony oil Their admiration anu graz az.
tu,e for your gallant and emciens services !" '"1
| last Guifrnatorihl eaihPaig an'
by the wings III sirsnin-oy' W. soe A"or' 81,
N nnbie and intrepid band OF patriots Us ever
fought Tor liberty ana the rish. III my ny VI "
| any elline-i an commissioners Wy noso 81
to present 10 you IN their name' 'Hs oeau''u' """
| elegant service OF plate. .
Permit me 10 ai,i' SIT "tnou' h.''..3 I'M ~ ~
man ever better deserved sucn 'es'''nou'a' Nv
such bands. For three long n'onlns: over moun
tnins ano iowianoo ny ony ui'u Wy "'S"'. =.
shine anu ih ruin, VII" s'euus mr." ~ NJ, 49,
iui eye, you p"fc me pfo"u nag y, s"o q "ss r.
Virginia ana wnen 'l'e TaoAe VI . ..d ~ ',;' r..
ei away: nota SPOT or STAN was ''una +" u'.' .s'
rad'ent ioidS. 10 gave u 70 w" po.e
turned !. un,"iieu' ~ 10y ~, ..'. a,
ionght the nlversary. VII" kn's".r eIa .' o,'
WIN an en"rgy n"i .nee'' ~. s" ne.'nJ,,ons
ca oebastopoio Oh peh''eracy ~,s,e'y 8
ana 'hough hot iorn'a's PIoe," =. ".
ing COMMONWEALTH, he'e ,o.uhy III ''o 7, ose".o
| OF this vast nssemb'a8e oi iair women ANU o'"'o
men, give yo" tho "ss"".'e, y'a "''o " -
that you were elected ana electeo 'r,u'ap'an'!,
TOO IN inc hearts anu Jh's"e"'s VI INC po"Pio "
virginia
In conclusion sir oeS you 10 ac,ep' '"is e"en'
tfibute OF tho warm aaH,,Iat'oh a"u 'esa,u enV'
ta'nea Tor you py your oh's il'e'as " ,'lEI''"'
that your DAYS may sc ihB in INC 's"a, anu '''"'
increasing hon'fs may crown your S,sa''"s' ue,o-
tion t. wing prihcipies, u inc woiiare anu Tue
giory oi you native otate' ana 70 the CONSTITUTION"
ana tue UNION OF our common country
Mr.. "ogSlh then came Toward ana was gree'e"
! WIN proonyed applause. wien ,"c cnee',nS '1D
sided he addressed the immense throsN. Inc i"l-
! loving ~ the substance "t his remarks:
! heie ~ shy, SIR, that TINS presentation IL
surprise, or TINT such al evidence oil tue kindness
OF my Friends, WINS. until thus moment, wholly un-
! expected, shonld but follow the examples which
are before me- ana, while depart RON prccedehts
which seem to have been reserved aud acted upon
rs established, still must be permitted 10 say,
! IN fll sincerity, that have been wholly unPre-
pared to meet so large M assemblace, on such an
occasion, aud to find myself one OF those inmedi.
ntely connected with II ceremony which you ana
Others have made so imposing.
Within lew days past IT had been mtmated
to me, that 1t was the purpose oi tho-a whose
good wishes have leea the. only reward hnye
sought,to piesentme with some token of their
regard, but could not have anticipated, even
then, the beStuwai al such metaen0 IN huch
presence rs this. Expressions, therefore, suited
Ia such sccue, altogether fail me when the effort
II made tn convey my thanks to those who have
thus hnnorcd me-to those who have renewed my
Obligations for past evidences Of their friendship,
and to you, sir.for tho very kind and cordial man
nrr in which, rs their organ, you have been pleas
cd to express their sentiments asweil a. your own
feelings.
some Of this asscmblage, am sure, many per-
haps may know, how grateful is the heart OF that
man VIII, receives the appreciation of his fellow
nien for the faithful discharge OF the duties Of some
public trust, as when his services may have been
required 10y his country IN its councis-either
those of the State or the Nntion--when in peace
or in war, hc may have done but his duty in iden
liisng himself with remarkable und honuicd in
ecnts in his cauutrys history. But as n mere
private citizen, can lay claim to snch distinc
lion, unless 1t be the same to which any may
aspire who ina proper spirit may have made some
honest effort to the causc OF his friends which
they as well as himself have been led to think was
the cause OF truth aud Of PATRIOTISM Grateful
then, may be the heart of that man-of any man
when others may Fay oil INN, he hath doLe what
ne could .
Just one year ms e'apscu sinc' IN ,his Ian
was assigned me Tie position OF Il candidate, Ion
J the highest h'h"fs ",'hm Tue git OF tie fe"plt
OF thl' N"mih'hWea''h. Inc SITUATION was orc
which lcon'l not deti'ne-tendere'i, as 1t was
win so much umhiml'y' by +" body OF my fellow
e'll@rhS' as r'Slee'ahle III the personal a"d point
cal character "i It's members aud certainly n
large "s h"i ever assembled Tor similar purlo,'
on any previous o''a7'oh' i'e'a'"S I" 'heil
wishes t'e"' III "hNe entered canvass unl'aia'
eled III lenSh--unNurnassed in eXtiiementdurins
us coht'nua"c''!et rm"'''ereu IN us ciose ny III
unkhd ieei'hE' as It's pi"gre'S naa been marked