The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-06

Ing Inc SluSulaT oCCuIAoHCeb ho ASi"tOoi
and AYERS them to be substantially correct.
But still this should not prevent the
authorities OF Norfolk from quitting
their house in Order.' HlI 5aT /
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIS-
iailqls 0e LATURE. H'lam7..' F
The Virginia Legislature, as we have
already announced, adjourned on Satur-
day. The thanks of the Senate were
voted to Lieutenant Governor Cowper
for his courteous discharge Of the duties
officer. Mr.. Cowper re-
sponded as follows: 81. . .s
SENATORS - The hour has arrived
which shall terminate our official capa-
city in the present session of the General
Assembly of Virginia. Coming here,
as did, Virginian, loving Virginia
supremely, having been taught by M
ordinary mind and by no ordinary pre-
cepts to love Virginia, / came here a
stranger, nearlyS personally to every
Der, whom it was my duty to meet,
to act with and to assist. l came here
impressed with the greatness of the du-
ties which were upon US, and deeply
anxious to promote harmony and union;
/ came here, as has been expressed elO-
quently by one of your members (allud-
ing to Mr., Gray, of Rockingham), a
representative of a Government, but
that was Virginia Government, con-
trolled by Virginia heads and worship.
ped by Virginia hearts. We came here
not as your opponents-l will not en-
croach so far on your feelings as to Use
the word, your enemies-because you
were our fellow citizens, children OF
Virginia, proud of the record of the past,
aud deplOring with us the dire events
of the more recent past. l had hoped to
have been spared any illusions to that
dreadful epoch, and | hope that in all
illusions to it we shall use, it only as a
medium to reunite the sentiment and
mould into one the hearts and affections
of the people. If / do allude to it, l hope
that no unfriendly inferences will be
drawn. L assure you that at every step
of that dreadful struggle, felt as Vir-
ginia citizen, thought as q Virginia
citizen, and, while the deeds done in
that memorable struggle warmed my
heart and kindled my admiration, /
never forgot that | too, was son of
Virginia; and the restored Government
came here with these views, to meet you
as citizens of Virginia, to embrace you
in the embrace of citizenship, and to
wed you together for the benefit of the
common veal of us all, and, if any mis-
givings went abroad, hope, trust, /
believe, that our association together has
tended to dispel any unfriendly infer
enceS. t...... ..ta#e q & et
What is to be our future? | might
say, "Watchman, what of the night?'
For our days are almost darkened yet I;
but thinkI sec glimpses of the dawn,
as see in the burning cast the glorious
promises of an unclOuded day. Keep
the faith of your fathers! Swerve not
from the faith and allegiance of Vir-
ginia, and your faith is glorious. If you
can only wait-there's the difliculty-ir
you can only wait! 1t belongs to an
other, higher functionary in the State
than /, to be your pilot and direct your
destinies. / invited you to confidence in
that dignitary, and You have manifested
by your acts that you have confideA i'm
him. can say for that man, that his
acts, however scrutinized, bespeak him
would have assumed the responsibilities
OF the Executive Of Virginia under such
circumstances; with prejudices, perhaps
well founded, opinions obdurate, feel
ings of alienation all arrayed against
conquer himself before he could place
himself in the proper position to meet
your confidence. AS q divided people
L,rf :.,s, Cjo@ n
bright is the path before you. ~ III
I invited your support to another
functionary higher and more important
than the Governor Of Virginia. asked
you to have confidence in the admins
tration of Andrew johnson, the Chief
Magistrate of the nation-the type of
your hopes, and the emblem of the fu-
ture salvation of his country. knew
then what recent events have confirmed
and now urge that he is worthy of your
confidence and support. Coming di-
rectly from the people, working his way
up from his humble position to noto-
riety, and from notoriety to greatness,
and from greatness to fame, he has
shown himself equal to the prospect be-
fore him. Few men have been able to
win their enemies, but fewer men con-
quer themselves, and may be allowed
to say that Andrew Johnson has risen
superior to humanity itself, for he has
taught the nations of the earth that
high and noble truth, that the chief Ex-
ecutive of this nation can forget the in
juries and wrongs of the private citizen.
In the just and proper administration of
Andrew johnson we find everything to
hope; in the firmness of purpose, every
thing to expect. He stands, to day, in
viting your confidence, pledging him
self to support the Union; in one hand
holding the Constitution, and with the
other waving the fanatics "be still y,
Such a man and such an Administra-
ton / can more surely commend, when
you remember that in the recent strug-
gle no attack was made, no complaint
was alleged against the Constitution OF
the United States, as L understand; IL
was in regard to the proper execution OF
that instrument; and, / believe solemn
ly that, of all the citizens of the United
States, the people of the southern states
are decidedly the most thoroughly loyal
to that Constitution. And these are the
sentiments of the Chief Magistrate of