The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-08
LATEST NEWS BY NAIL.
The National Union Fair speech
from President Johnson.


the nations defenders. [Applause.l lie
did not come prepared to make n speech,
hut simply 10 give his countcnance and
encouragement in aid of the enterprise
which the ladies' had SO nohly undertaken.
lie appeared here with no set phrase "I
speech and nicely rounded periods I" pa!
upon the car and to please but Tor mo
mcru. II there was "A cause winch more
than another should engage their >NinP'-
thics, il was that of orphans, cNpeciait! ~
those who lost their all and pcrliica ,nC',
hives Ia save the Government. " ha'
n,lI,r aud better work could You he en-
cared ius He WAS proud that this great
S,'.,n ,Inun have It's origin here at the
,r.,t nf tho National Government. Woman,
90 I,l,.>s her! has been Instrumental in
,Ir performance uf great and noble acts III
al n.riol> 81 history, and i, is not less he
coming 10 them now than in the time gone
hv. But il was not his intention 10 invite
his hearers to 90 back and review the new
made graves of the nctarious rebellion, nor
tocxciic angry feelings in connection With
the contest, nor 10 revive the scenes oi
the battlefield, where brother was arraycd
against brother. No, no; God forbid, and
relieve u> from the repetition OF such Gala
mites. We now rejoice that the land Is
no longer 10 lie drcnchcd by iratncldal
blood. lie would not reopen the wounds
and make them bleed atrcsh. That was
the work Of war and contest and struggle,
growing ont q mistaken apprchcnsionS.
Yours, Lr said, j. the work OF peace, 10
pour the balm, that the healing may take
place; and what is more proper TO that
end than to take up the destitute orphans,
and educate aud guide them, thus laying
Il solid moral basis which may control them
throughout their future lives! You will
find in these baskets precious gems, though
now djmmcl by poverty. Talents and &C.
MAS are not confined 10 particular locai-
ties aud places. Let them be provided for
and educated, and YOU cannot fail to &C
cumpli,h the great cud you have under
taken.
You all remember the story Of Corncha,
the mother al the Gracchi, the two greatest
Romans vino ever lived, and who lost their
lives in indicating the great cause of the
people. \ number OF distinguished ladies
in whose company She vas, cHpatlatcd on
their fuc dresses and accomplishments,
aud the jewclry they wore, and other arIi-
cle> with which they were decorated and
: adorned. Curnclia attcutiTcly listened Ia
each in turn, aud then, looking out AT the
door, saw her two boys running homcWard
from school. Her checks flushed with
matronly pride, and cla>plng them, one on
each side she exclaimed: These are my
Jewels" You, ladies, can gather around you
tie orphans, the little hoysand girls, and say,
these are our Jewels. This is Your work,
anil no doubt it will he we'll accomplished.
Let woman bc engaged in this noble work ;
:
p!i.It il if She will.
" So3.r none on rArth = abovo her,
- pure a. - ought : angelo are,
T. seq ltr - - love her.
Itpplauscl Go on, your efforts will hc
rruwucl with success.
One view is OF war, the other Of PEACE
yes, peace. The other day, near this city
and not only once, but several timcS-hr
walked among the graves ol the dead amt
when he passed along and looked 81 the
hvad-bo,rd<, he saw the names OF soldiers
from New York, Indiana, and other State
regiment, Of the Federal army. There
they sleep IL peace, the green sward grow
ing upon ihc.r graves. They We're Fcdc-
raj soldiers. He looked next on the other
SIDE, and what did lie see \. b., rebel
soldier. lrl,urinc 10 such regiment. The
That Wa peace. When they were in
the lrlI engaged in strife ii was war.
Now they sleep in alternative graves
while it il peace. [Aprau,r.l And let
peace do Il, work.
lie trusted our country and Government
would bc blessed with peace, and that con-
;idcucc AID respect for one another every
where would he restored. tApplauSc.l
~ tyfr Ii~'n I'm
clements which separated and divided us
IN the ,auguinary conflict through which
We passed may pass away. He trusted,
too, that the asylum which II was proposed
to establish might be extensive enough to
bless all orphans. We should not inquire
what made them orphans. Charity doth
not thu, behave. They are human beings,
AMI deserve Your protection, kindness and
instruction.
The President thanked the ladies and
gentlemen for the compliment Of inviting
him - to present He should not have
liked t. come as all intruder; but in an
association ot this kind he was not sure
that he would be an intruder. This was a
cause in which be had a large amount Of
stock and interest. li.aughtcr.l lie kne"
how 10 appreciate and admire the efforts
and motives Of the friends of organizations
OF this kind. aud 50 far a. i'll him lay, ply
sicaly, mentally, pccnniarly, and intel
Icctually, he would give this great work
lis aid. [Applausc.l
twas not his purpose TO make anyaliuSlon
10 pol ties Or the condition OF the country
but is this asylum had been convened at
the seat Of the General Government, al the
metropolis OF the nation, he trusted II
would take the character OF national
orphan asylum. 1t it isa misfortune 10 he
All orphan, it ought to be our pride, as it IS
our duty, t. care for him. He wished "a
great national church could he provided,
not by law, bul 10y the consent ot the Amerl-
can people, 50 that in this church there
could be 4 pew for every orphan and pew
Tor every loyal man from every State. Let
our religion be national, and this orphan
asylum be national. Let them be the con-
trolling and supreme idea which runs
through all our national institutions.
Tie President thanked the ladies and
gentlemen for INDUCING him in his drSul-
tory and crude remarks. Under no cir
cumstances, though he had long been in
the habit Of public speaking, had II been
his custom to prepare written addresses.
He had always thrown them Oft without
preparation. He always tried 10 address
himself TO the brains and sense OF males
aud females, and not merely to please the
fancy. The work in which they were en-
gagged was u reality, and should have