The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-04-07

NOBLE DEFENsE OF VIRGINIA. AND VIRGIN
IANs.-Thank God, there are yet brave men
left in this degenerate land of trimming time
servers, who possess the moral courage 10
speak plain words of truth and justice, as
becometa the iuheritors of the rich legacy
beqneathed " washington and his brother
rebels. When it is so much the fashion to
tickle the ear of popular prejudice with rid-
cule and abuse of the South words of de-
Tense and eulogy of truth saud justice, like
the following uttered by Henry Clay Dean,
of Iowa, few days since, in New Jersey, de-
serve to be recorded and remembered. In
speech of great power and thrilling eloquenee
pervaded by noble, manly sentiment, Mr.. D.
spoke as follows of Virginia and Vi:ginians:
Exchange.
" dare speak che kind word for the OPP
pressed in the very teeth of the oppressor.
Since Adam took possession of Eden, no part
o. his heritage has given to man such an
hundred years Of history as that of Virginia,
beginning with the public life of George
Washington and ending with the surrender
Of the armies of General Robert E. Lee
The great orator, Patrick Henry, whose spirit
lighted uD the valley and came down from
the mountains to defend New York, Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey from the invaders
hoof, was Virginian; George Washington,
who led these armies, was Virginian Thom-
as Jefferson, whose great soul enc0mpassed
the world, and lifted its light upon benight-
ed age to teach it liberty, was Virgnian
James Madison, who environed our rights BY
a fame of living fire which the most illus
trious periods in the past and present centu-
ry preserved unharmed, all that was sacred
10 lite and precious in hope-the Constitution
of the United States-was Virginian John
Marshal, whose Luminous mind, guided by
mmutable justice, gave being to most pro-
found and comprehensive judiciary, the bull
wark of American institutions, the marvel of
mankind, was Virgnian; Henry Clay, whose
commanding majesty of soul drew after him,
whithersoever be went, full one half of the
whole, moral and intellectual power of Amer
lea, who did obeisance to his name, was a
Virginian; the Lees. Richard Henry, Arthur
Francis Lightfoot, Light Horse Harry. and
his illustrious son, Robert +. Lee, were Yir-
ginians Thomas Jonathan jackson, the
great military genius of the western hemis
phere, was Virginian. The courts, Legis-
latures, forums and pnlpits of every State in
the Union, and every government on the
continent, have been adorned ny ViPginians.
Their blood, shed in noble defense of liberty
has fattened every valley, and their bones
have bleaehed on every mountain from Bun
ker Hill to the City of Mexico. With such
q history and such race of freemen, Henry
Wilson, Horace Greeley and Charles Sumner
would disfranchise this illustrious peapIe,
and place them under the tutelage of negroes!
Prond glorious old Virginia What Ameri-
can, with American pride, whether Abolition
list or Democrat, would not rather be Stone
wall Jackson, buried III the bosom of Vir-
ginia, dead and immortal, than live and be
Butler, loathed by mankind?"
!. CowARDLy.-Th Pnjaro Times, under the
bead of eowardly," shoots at somebody
thus
"a number of our exchanges are drlbbing
unmeaning sentences in regard to the Presi
dents policy-taking both sides and ready
to betray either. Well, spread your sails, and
wait for the popular breeze.
. Be careful, Mr.. Times, foryou shot news
paper up here in Idaho.