Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-15


The fus.r;ous Virgisia General at The head Of the
vandal horde, nov gathering in Washington for the in
vson of this Common esb was in this city on the 22d
Of February 1856 the occasion OF the Inauguration
Of the Washington statue. He was formally received by
the Speaker Of the House Of Delegates and welcomed
t, his native State. 10 reply to the Speakers address
be said among other things We ind reported in tie
papers Of the day, the following:
syrnia hiss alwayi taken lively those OF
n. Who have eudeAvo-sd the % the Common
my fortune TO be benefited by that paiernai
feeling have had conferred upon hh honors the recol
lection wheh have chehd so0n after The end OF The
q Isis had conferred upon me- By the Legislature % m
STATE sword Of honor-a beautiful ken 90 approval which,
regret 60 say with this time The sword have
LouAna sword and happened 20 be the only one within
rrah lc Washington subsequent period Virginia
he honor eouf,r upon gold medal which would
distinction ey vhch hai gained The appreciation q
Representatives - state hat am proud TO dear
Old mother.
Later they conferred another honor upon re. by passing
highly corn meuary resolutions and 'crtyolr years aer
honor uheh b-to~e "a upon me by the Legislature
Virginia. csvsd here with TIE Kidd expressions % yCuf
heart With warmth cordially which feel that us
honor 90 The pro uJest o. then an
When reflect upon al these &C. tmouias Of regard may
say without arrogance that my NE has been entirely vain.
my eAes, yuh Cred with srJ-a, sire TO prove
ys worthy % th- Commonwealth and 20 TO receive sulh
truly feeling IL VIII Nher
tb remaining lays % ufe all tighten pa.h to the grave
{ The distinguished warrior omitted, through modesty
or forgetfuuess another honour which conferred
upon him by his dear old mother Ia ISIt she paid
him the eminent compliment Of calling county by his
nam, But even without this the confession is full aud
complete, that the mother bai performed her part by
the son. His heart oye'dowed with gratitude for he
abundant hoaours shOwered upon him. lie asked o
more-the measure OF his glory and ambition FILL
he had not lived in vain-he ready 10 die Who o.
the face Of the earth could have imagined it possible
after such a. exhibition that this same honored aud CRATE
fll 500 would be found gathering srmy-Of despers
does and rg invade the soil destroy the liberties
aad ravags and ay waste the homes and fields Of the
"dear old mother
There is d set OF virtues which partlke Of the nature
Of duties aud confer especial credit the pOsSessors
Of them. Honesty in aud chastity in Of
this character. I, is a simple duty TO be chas,e and
honest; the absence Of the virtue makes s,rumpet Of
the oae and rogue Of the her, and entails iuiamy and
shame on both. Ia like manner there IS a set Of sen
uments recognized in all ages and by all civilized Ia
ton, as binding on the actions Of every honorable
Tley the results Of r5ason-but the instincts Of
d manly, honorable and ingenious nature. The sea-
timsat Of affection for parents, and, ia sill larger but
kindred sense fer country, is Of this high and sacred
character. The man. brutal to parents or false to his
native sod has lived, who not Justly regarded
a. infamous by mankind. Tdis judgment i not to be
reasoned about reasoned away il rests on the impe,
slabe basis OF the better instincts Of human nature
General Scott Nh al bis Tau els caauo, escape its wide
spread universal and nvuc Ole force. The hand that
adorned him nigh. strip him Of his plumes. Virginia
nigh, recall Tue sword and the medal she has given; she
nigh: revoke the complimentary resolutions she has
adop,ed-she might initiating Revolutionary example,
when the people OF Shenandoah, then called D,nore,
refused to live ia "a county bearing ne Of such
Tory" ..igmatzs aud erase from her roll of counties
the name OF Scott. Such action by "my dear old mo-
Their would be perfectly jus liable, au it would rfct
Al intense disgrace; bu, doUb. if u would be half so
keeuy felt by the renegade himself as that Of
loa,hing which be feels attends the Of traitor in
every quarter Of The civilized world and which he knows
will haunt him by iay aud night to his dying breath.
The aucents had a saying that was happy till
his death. The Hero Of Chippewa all Luudys Lane is
a living illustration Of this antique apohem. When all
the noble aud chivaou spirits Of the Federal service
we're abandoning the ing which had become the badge
Of desposm and dyug the oflberty and their
native State he obi vous Of every Of duty TO his
dear old mother remained with her enemies TO organ
ze armies for her invasion and te Oaon Il no. worth
while to inquire whether be prompted by vanity
rice or ambition He hes chosen his part He must be
parricide or he mus. betrsy the which be has
noS espoused. lie can never again pat foot upn the
so that gave him birth except an INVADER, or trail
tor With rope around his neck To any feeling mind,
would 10, death be thousand times preferable such
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