Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-22

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5a!y 8dA & Gov VIM Smiths Speech, ;
The followiugis an abstract of the speech
made by Gov. VIM. Smith, of Fauquier, be-
fore the Virginia Agricultural Convention, at
Richmond on Tuesday last. We copy from
the Richmond Whig:
.tyt:A finer population never existed than the
present people, of Virginia. 1t did his heart
good to see a nice, beautiful girl show her
Velvety hand IN the kitchen, and let their
Yankees see that she was equal to the occasion.
The ladies of Virginia were sorely tried in the
domestic servants. 1t was sore trial, but
Virginia women bore it nobly. How were the
people to accomplish renovation? They knew
that what they willed to do was in their power.
Now was the time for extraordinary effort.
!. We are 10 the dust, reviled, held down. to be
hanged, drawn and quartered, and what was
left of their property was to be appropriated to
paying the expenses of the Governments; but
they should resolve to leave no efforts untried
to repair the ravages of wa1. 2 When be got
home he found his farm without rail or tree
everything gone but his house, which his
wife had saved by her tact. He rode to his
village. He found the citizens standing at
the corners of the streets, the young men idle,
but he reminded them of their duty. He told
4; them that if they couldn't earn a dollar day,
then they ought to take less, and they would
have the consolation of knowing that they had
done their duty That was the principle
Nothing should be spent but what was abso-
lutely necessary. Every shilling Wastetully
spent was crime against patriotism and socie-
ty. He had heard an excellent clergyman,
friend OF his, preach self-denial He saw him
indulge 10 smoking, and he asked why he was
indulging in habit perncious to health and
wastetul too ..-........,-... ....-.. .....-y '
He introduced this incident to illustrate the
duty they owe themselves, not to waste their
means in luxury or selt-indulgencc. He had,
as he before said, gone to his home after the
surrender; be was his own manager, his own
Qverseer. He told his negro employees that
he had hired them, not for their pleasure, but
his profit. He had alsmall body Of land, 81
acres, on which be put 1000 yards Of ditching,
and 1900 yards of under draining, and he
made, with all his expenses, at least 500
barrels Of corn and 100 cart loads Of pumpkins,
from seed brought from Connecticut, when he
did know if it would grow for him. The Gov
ernor then went On to- describe at length his
farming operations and his success therein, and
cultivate the soil we'll They may not be able
to cultivate in large way; if he couldn't get
stock for his tarm, be would rent it out. de
agreed with the President, that large farms
could be managed better than small ones, If
there was capital to do it. When man had
little farm be became like one of his own cattle,
for he had to work necessarily, and there was no
time tor the Improvement dof tue Intellectual
man. He had earnestly impressed on his
friends not to leave the country. Where
would they go? Virginia was the place for
them, after all. Let every Virginian say this
Sthe spot for me, here is my ancestors home.
Twill die here, and will spare no effort to
restore my native State?' Where could they
60? 10 Mexico? No. To Brazil? 10 the
West? No For there they would be over
whelmed by hordes Of foreigners. He had
travelled much of late, and took occasion to
converse with the people. He came to this city,
and palatial residences going up And tor
what? 10 sell other people, industry In Thou
sands of dollars were thus spent when II they
had been applied to manufacturing purposes,
other people would be buying from us. lie
had been to Danville. He saw there a water
front of mile and half which could be devo-
ted to manufacturing purposes, but he found
the merchants there putting up fine houses IN
the country, where they spent some of the
time that ought to be devoted to business
he would remind them Of the good custom
adopted in England, where men did not think
Otrstiring to the country until they bad made
100000, or plum, as they called it, for
they lived over their stores until they made it,
where they could see how their clerks were
attending to their business in the shop under
meath He saw fine stores going up here, IN
which 10 sell shoes and hats, from New Eng
land, wine from the Rhine and silks from
h:ance; whilst in place of them new factories
could be established, in which the Confederate
soldier could get employment. tie looked
t9rEard with hope, though the signs OF the
times we're ominous. lie was reminded OF the
saying of beautiful young lady, spoke to hlm
IN days when he was particular, Look forward
with hope to tomorrow" The Governor
then spoke of President johnson, whom he
described as breakWater standing between US
and destruction, and expressed the hope that
The good sense of the Northern people would
le.iurn and allay> 1.-THE present troubles: he
thel' referred to the usury laws, and SAID ne
tuste d that the next General Assembly would
not be deaf to the teaching ofpolltleal economy.
Let ever man deal with his money as ne
Would with any other species OF tproperty Let
the operatiolls ofthe country be conducted ID
accordance with the principles OF political
economy Let us look torwardwith hope, and'
etus 60 to work and do our duty 70 5-aaa
It's related Of Daniel Webster that when
put to moving by his father, he was constantly
ssoopppg to have his sey,he fixed 's 1a1 II. Inc
iather, after several abortivc attempts to re-
construct it to his satisfaction finally told hlm
!:ohang it to suit himself Daniel thereupon1
Immediately hung it on a tree and proclaimed
Mat It was then hung to his entire satisfaction.
1es,hall be equally unsuccessful in reconstruct,
ag the South to suit the dominant party, and
give ourselves only useless trouble, until We
snail sn1a!l learn to, vote5with and for the Radicals;
u 9oatIi we shall hang the Southern scythe to the