The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-03
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
Address to the Military.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR WALKER.
Military Dress Parade.
FUN CLIMBING A CREASED POLE.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS AWARDED.
FOOT, SACK AND DwHEELBARRow RACES
Military Dress Parade
FUN CLIMBING A CREASED POLE.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS AWARDED.
FOOT, SACK AND wHEELnARRow RACES
Incidents & Minor Items.
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY.


tbo Ea;, Hna,,s,ay ~ eI.o,ay ploceeuings al
was delivering speech to the military com
panies. Although we had stuck II him
closer than brother, and had been assured
by his friends. and he had froo,a,,sIY, ~
marked, he would not consent to make n
speech. we felt satisfied that ha ,vo,,ld not
,arro;t +bo o,,,orn, - "o"ru ~,
Poiu eie occasioH W pass WunOut saying
| something he ought not TO saw
He had declared tba occoc;o,, do,,,.l :,
b;s s;,o,,a, a.,J - w .. cI. cI.eoou u1inahueu
hn7 snehOc, anu yeI we lelt SatlS1led the de-
mands would be disregarded. While on
| paoed elsevbere ba want hool, 40, 10 =
fhe ,,oo,,Io ,,f V;,..;,,;s " 1 ~ on V,i US, anu
Sio PeoPio VI fhBund ueprlVeu OF What the
| Governor reQttu diI san. Several pentIe,nen
| standing near ne stated b;c snoao5 80 ~
| t;roI,r ipo.,sI - n,1 'po1ch WAS eh-
'noiy iVydi W tne Ooutn ana contained
| enough "SeceShD matter tn make n Saeond
| ordinance yVa ebolJ =, AZ ct i -
ca,,atI: A. - no siu.ui y, ht''e
oonieeiniiS " say III felallOn 10 ms speech
| as reported by one of our ,nornino cn+ap,-
noraries Tha cavoroI ,,,o,,: o. Q ~ 1'I
RI a. n, 'e.ai ~ liJ"ii,cs ,Ppiauu-
Gu tue OoVeIliOr very enthusiastically when
he announced his det( rmination to sscom,
| mand fha,,, ;,, r,orro,, - 1l; /; 1i
oe tho -, ~ '' 70 oAousaoie,
40 uic uoyS are qtilic young, and Know but
little of his Excelleucy's mast historv nc q
commander H;s IooLs w., -! u
49, I r &. ho may ueoolse, put
liiat TecoruO OF command Will NEVER,
address ,rcon uu..,,r aAN
"' "'""ie' 'ohnson.&
The following address was dal;varad l,,
Con RraJIa,r &, TI "'' uo'oi0o oy
ooi' Diauiey L. Johnson, 10 the company
awarded the gold medal for its proficiency
in drill
Gentlemen and Soldiers The comm tee have
dlrected me to express TO you the pleasure they
nave iet N observing the dril of these companies
and the difficulty they have experienced in decid-
ing between ,, 7. them The practice displayed by
The proficiency Of YOUR @ nnd
lenee of the material which they have AVE. operated pc i
m Where sa all are are first it is lawto say who shall
pcresthe precedence even among e peersthe peers tn.
Committee have devolved on me the duty t Of pre-
wealth Uantau if" pnro 70 ehe G,ara 81 the Common
Guard Of the Commonwealth - significant
name name! , there are men living, and women too still
plain len thousand mem 'n n seraed h TANKS on the
in their hands who were of a yerity the s,,ard
Of Of the ne Gommonwealthl And while the memo
the tide eDse rshes be drae oyer human
grief for those days are past and the fnried flag
emblems of menos ou p.caehea ply e nlusket are our
from from which we sprang is a race that never re-
time bnt os snrs rrsnss, ~ ~ ~, may lose them for
blossom so surely will they in the f,ilness Of
tune retrieve every thing now lost,
and lost and ,op years have fought
ty, but from Rnnnymede down their loss has
neen ei temporary their gain more permanent. In
YOUR sons will ratrav Ja 20 ,,s la,ie ana yon or
lost. In this belief we present this medal to Won
And We feel that not only this company, or this
chivalry Of Fl ,he ,e mountain men or the
side, but all Virginia-men who love the 'Iu rray y
an ana stand by the State-will in the future, as in
Tireinia,' I , 'e ''e u''fo Oh 'he commonwealth OF
Captain Purcell. in accent;no tho n,od,I
spoke briefly and annronr;ateiy Ua cod
the company which he had fbe bonor M 70
command did not yaunt itself in view Of ;tS
success. but were orotef,llv rrond of tha I
result Of the contest Ue conalndad viii
graceful allusion To the name Of tba con-,
pany and some comnI;mant.rv re,,orI]s
about the other comnar;es a,,ao,;ne, i, tio
contest. He was several t;maS s,,,'1 1.,dod
and when be closad tbrea ohddprs lp, ,,.o
given for the Gnard If tha aCo,,r,o,,,,o"l.is- !
We o;ye tho Gouo', =, ..9 ooiiilliDi'"ealt
nortad hv ~, D;a,,o,t.1 - :. = r1NN'' = - 80
~ W. a'o D''p'e'e''
'n''rAs OF 1oSernor walker
w LOUD calls were then made for Governor
Waiher, ana IN response he appeared and
sPohe ior lew minutes IN his happiest vein.
I, A,aaresSing the Committee of Award and
the soldiers OF Virginia." he spoke of the
occasion as one OF great Importance and of
interest TO all the citizens of Virginia. The
medai had not been given SO much to the
Uuard OF the Commonwealth as to the First
virginia regiment. The men of the regi-
inent are al guards OF the Commonwealth.
anu should danger ever arise and he sin
cereiy hoped H would not-in the form of
;iioo violence witnln, or organized despotic
.h ,ilSas'on from without, ne should summon
,aasaua sneln % ine 5n held and command them in
tas pelson. ~ lureat apPlause.l He did notsay
ns,1a vs ~ IN tlle way o. ofaggadoclo, because it
wouia oe ttle ue'y ana pleasure OF the Com
tnaa'aer,in-oniei eaaa 70 De at the head of the
Igaoes Wa.. ol virginia IN tne hourso OF her need.
IL diasn's va swolh 70 execute the laws, he would
.s;ey au ~ a. any nazaro, ana 1t was source of
stas,,ica1lon stsarl' 70 nm mat ne had such a
sa,',asaa smU. aI,a ~ .he volunteer militia here
IePiesen'eo OIL Wheh ne could confidently
ieiT; "
Go. "a ~, nv eno.i cApiSsscu his piea-
ment under such unfayorable ansn;cas
The exhibition of to-day was somethine of