The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-06-26
GEN. HAMPToNs SPEECH TO THE STU
DENTS.

A correspondent of tho Richmond
Enquirer s. Examiner gives the follow
ing resame of Gen Wade IIanpton's adj
dress to the members ofthe literary So
cieties at Washington College, prefa-
eng it with description of The Gen.
era''s present appearance, the truth of
which we can substantiate, having
seen him IN the memorable occasion re-
terred to
The General still looks young ms
when in the better days he rode, the
Hover of chiyalry, in the van of the
battle, aud wears his beard la milf
taire. The theme of the address was
duty as the best motive to animate
US In all things.n RICH. grandly did
he speak of his pride at having been a
soldier upon the soil of the Old DOM
inion, and paid some beautiful cOmpli-
ments to his chieftan with such grace
and spirit as to thrill the audience with
the same feeling eyinced by himself
10 attempt an analysis of the address,
although | listened to it with marked
attention, and have the original manll-
script before me now wonld be futile,
as well as unjust to the speaker, for
eioquehce may not be analysed and
curtaiied into short paragraphs. give
some extracts
Hooking on your bright and Joyous
faces, recall those OF Your kinsinen.
my bronzed and battle stained com.
rades OF Virginia contemplating this
grateful scene over which peace and
learning combine to throw their soft
! eniDg aud benign influence, contrast
II With that WHEN battle hosts confront
! ted each other on this soil, and remem-
| bering who it is now that directs your
| steps along the paths of virtue aud
| knowlcdge. memory brings back the
Time when l, too, had the honor to serve
under the same great chief. Stirred
Dy these memories, Standing In this
presence, once again on the ground of
thls proud old umonwcalth-ground
nallowed by as precious blood as was
ever poured out for liberty on battle-
Held or catioid-sirrounded by the
brave sons Of Virginia and her fair
daughters. need tell you how deep a
interest this scene possesses for me, or
now soon obcyed your call hither +?
bad any other inducement been need
ed TO bring me hither, 1t would have
been found in the opportunity thus af-
iorded me OF manifesting my profound
respect ana generation for your Illus
trlous President whose deeds In war
have shed imperishable lust re on his
country, and whose conduct In peace
has shown that peace hath her victories
no less than war.
Further on in his speech, having al |
iuded to the Charge which Rome was
wont to give her sons, 'see that the Re- |
public suffers no detriment," no spoke |
as follows;
NV hen you assume the duties ofciti- |
zenship, let this order of the great Re-
public be the maxim to govern you in
all your relations to your State. Del
tcrnne firmly that whatever NAV be
your future position, whether in prl-
vate or public station, by no word or
thought or deed, to work detriment to
your State. Be true to hcr, come veal.
come woe true to her material inter-
est her spotless fame I; her unsullled
honor her grand traditions. Youowe
this duty to those immortal men who
made Virginia what she was you owe
1t to them who are to come after you /; |
you owe 1t to yourselves; you owe 1t
s'She cannot now address her sons1
and order them to see to it that the
Republic suffers no detriment,' for her ,
voice that Of old, was so potent, Is stiff {
He'd; but In mute agony she points to
the heroic sons she has borne, to teach
her younger born how to live for herr
and, II need be, how to die for her | {
AS she calls up her mighty dead to
stand before you methinks | see cem- !
ing at her summons, an illust :ious host 9
Df heroes, snges and patriots. see as
sembled the sous Of the old Domlnioli-l :
men Of heroic mould, and from their I
midst l hear the voice of the forest s
BORN DemOsthcnes, as he exclaimed in
ones that aroused America, and still
Ind an echo Ia the heart OF every lover :
4 freedom, give me liberty, or give me
leathr i see Jefferson as with i'm
'ressive solcmnity he presents to the
'atrlots of rs, what was once our mag
IA charta, the immortal Declaration OF
independence ! | see Madison framing q
hat constitution, which he fondly
loped, but alas, In vain, was to secure \
he blessings of liberty to his country l
see Mason giving to his State her no.
lie Bill of Rights, and Marshall adding
lightly to the bench by his justice and
earning, and shedding lnstre on his
tate by his virtue Along with them
see countless throng Of her most
Iobie sons whose names the world will
lot let willingly die, and towering
bove all see him who was ''flrst in !,
var, flrst In peace, and first in the Of
carts of his countrymen be
He concluded as follows after warn W
ng the young gentlemen asainst pur- a.
lilng the dictates ofpolicy rather than W
( principle /; as
"Should such temptations, should YOU :.
e disposed for the sake OF cxpediencyI
sacrifice duty, go to yonder quiet
emetery, and as you look upon the
rave OF Jackson, link Of that great
'ldier, true patriot, and humble chris +
an, Il
Who taught us how to live, andsoh too high ry
or such price, who taught as liow to die y 81
"Should any further incentive to con- III
rim your wayerlng faith be then need r,
|, turn from the grave of the dead he hi
and Christian TO contemplate the fre
wing one, and learn to live like him ~ A.,
hose inspiration has been patriotism.
I'D whosc pole-star Is duty p M,
Immense applause followed this ad- A
'ess, and was frequent during its de- OF OF
1ery. ~
STOWELL. ba
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