Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-31
Hon. Horace Greeley Give. Gsod Adyic 90
the virgiaians.

Hon. Horace Greeley reached Lynchsurs.
va, on Thursday afternoon, on ms return
tion addressed q large assembIage OF ci zen. AZ
NE washington House on Thursday night
Mr. Greeiey opened by saying that he was ac-
a romber OF friends for the purpose OF viewing
lards.
The Lynchburs Ne,os says:-In .llua,ur 20
Gov: walker, he expressed ms belief thst he
would use all his powers for the deyeI Dpment
OF the material interests of the State, aud The
bestowai OF equal ald impartial Justice 10 all
De would DO all he coL!d 10 relieve all men OF
tneir pouucal disabilities. He Mr q } IN ought
II possible that ne might meet with NOR. oppo-
sluon at hrst from some OF those who favored
than those who opposed his election, as he
mig ht run counter TO their preludic ces and feel
ines. Virginia had had too much politics IN
the past Every man should now 20 10 wsrk
to reconstruct Virginia i'm agriculture, miulug
ano manufacturing, and not give so much time
Your papers talk OF foreign ana northern
capital and immigration. That IS q very good
tnlng, but what you most want is for every
man 10 raise MS own right arm and 20 TO worh
Every man and boy should determine 20 BE-
come an owner Of n portion o. the soil, az only
few acres, and he could do SO II ne would
only become determined. Soon after the DEAN
OF Mr.. Liz coin ne heard an old colored woman
IN Washington ask. "What will become OF US
Ecw that Mr. Lincola Is deadf" Now I tell
you, my colored friends. You can't rely upon
the Government. You need not look TO Wssn
ington or Richmond for a support. You mus.
60 to wsrk and rely upon yourselves SJme
ot your newspapers are talking about coolle
labor i hope your people will not encourage
H. DO not mean 70 say prevent them fron
coming here, for 1 am IN favor OF letting every
man 90 wheresoeyer he pleases; but ven haye
iaoor here among you, good labor, which you
should employ hrst. Keep ali at home yo1
can II Is very uorttying to sss 80 many OF
your young men leaving their native ssats
and going 70 New York. would advise them
I'D 20 stay In Virginia af least for few years
Gn0 help % build ap the home OF ther Uthers.
I've poaced IN ny travels ever Vsxtnia
your corn looking in famishing coud1ien. 4
know some OF you viii say that /. oving 10 the
reoent drOughe That IL no excuse. Bra fittie
dftchtne eondtrAlng Streams and branches the
matter could b oragulafed. You have no right
% look 70 nckle nature for everythiog. You
must use eome ingenuity. Water ~ the
cheapest and best fernifzer in the world n your
people would apply Il the. would and ft 30.
Virginia - gf0as In mineral Sesoarcos, a. yef
undeveloped. The m0 who nov inyssn has
means In her rich coal LANDS, win dad has
aoney doubled IN las than twenty .years.
gypspm, her ans eiimAle, 70 8 soif and noble
foSestss the State has Gfaad futu. oe9Qe ~.
dG present pepplatt0o Of one and O uersr
million Will vel swell 70 ave or six rn,,I. ~.
what her resources need 10 development. Hsr
own people can do that most uccesefullv Rs.
'urning has thsnks for ths courtesy and a.,sn
don paid him, Nr. 0reely concindsd nis snss.n
OF come half hours Length, and the large Crowd
onpersed.