Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-28
GOV. Walkers Speech at the. Fair In
DanViIle. VA. .

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Inc loho"l'Is IS "h tA'r'cs rom a lul re
! port OF Gov. W a!kcr Speech at the Agrlcnl-
t;,r,l Fair IF D,nvillr puhIiSh.d in tLp Rich
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Il" not i'''e"' IT., ~ assert 'ha' az our people
/ are pip>IIrins. max Gay mas arisen aug
uenef " 81 III ''G s'l'c" u>t'''' p''>pcI"s P'e'
wallis. nAi;lt w llelu 10 sly Is THAT Tic ota'G
rs !! wi'"!e Is proapcrlug, that we have reached
ami PASSED the turning point III our tort uHc>:
"n'i 'hH fleufaof}" our our progress Will pe up
ward ana onward. nave i nhSl PfoiTu"u
respect i"r ''Ic la>t, ,ui nave never YET hc'i'
able t" c.npr"il"t' inc Wisdom 81 wasting eur
tine, AMI OK aisiilIs "ur vitatI'y N believing
'I: a~:';' Of rrar'eI GREATNESS WITH Cur tears
or i'll singing .Hr'mat> over "ti2i W. nave lost.
I hea',: i!t"t''2"', E':''n,. al ''"t fE!;'''
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take ">'''9I IL '' >'o'';. '''' ~, ~ r';''A -
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or h"ilrr !hr'"il'c' t. "c''""' ''F Pc"l'c '''
better understanding. 'tc!r own c'1i',C'"n am
wants; AHA our vast a?'''u'iuIa' '''u "'','''i
resources al" "tc''''!i- h'''' U'''''''"''
a'I"'iI'
l." lh' past "''! ih''I'H'' Improvement i'''''
booked mainly Ia ne drvrI"!"hnu' oi ''l' H2''
cli!tura! portions III ''c '>'a''. III! H''" "''
ton Is iurnc'l Iowa!d- "nr maintains wh"rr liz
hur'cd almost III VIRGIN i'''I;y' uH'"ii '"''i'Hi'S
ri lm'"crII wealth the r'a wealth %I 'FS'''
pathways are hcI"& rAHi'iy rn'iic! l'I"n.h'
Hc:''S>. amt between lhc>' mountains '"'
Tie '''ai> "l Nara" M WIZ 'e "r''''2 INC ~"
ni lnGn>ta amt "ihrr western c'u"'i,>' ~
decd c"Iiil l"ntly hc'I'V" NOT only 'l'at me
young mcn here hcialc n", tut even tl"Sc
W!i"Hc hea's HAI lily ""''' "it S"'clr' ''''
with the frost, Of yrar>-"r ii may o.. The
weight Of wi>d m viii get see the '!H{ wrH
tie Blu" RI-". tI";m the Potomac t" the l"n
n.>>re line viii hc lighted mp with the "i;1rr 81
Il thousand furnaces.
|. Fellow CITIZENS. what State III the entire
South equals Nrginia in present advantages al
future lr,,S,ccl>? What state l. p">-c>>cd
Of commercial aud manufacturing facilities
:. like ours ur what State has III "rniai and
hraithtill climate. >'lch variety aud rlrlln">>
"i' soil "r such varied and cXhal>tlc<S mineral
wealth :? Do you say that taxation Is ol'cron>:
Point me t., II Southern State where it l. not
twice. thrice or four times more ul.rr''I,
than here. Yes. ,oiut nc if You can. ~ any
State in the entire | mon. with one >iuG'r eX-
rc,,riu; where taxation is 50 light Il, III Nir-
GINA Consider. Ton. l!,r different purp,-,.. Tor
which taxes are levied there and here. Your
taxes arr. i.yit,i Ior Ill.,. purpose uf llyii.g the
legitimate current expenses of yonr State GOV
crnrncnt and the interest on your public debit
contracted in building the railroads and canals
which yuu HOW enjoy and which have acc'm-
p>hc,i 50 much in til" Il vrl"rucnt OF your
Stale. Are the objects and purposes for which
tl.c onrrorl> laxltjn under which aoinc OF oar
sister States are -roanins equally in.'. h"nor!-
Die. and worthy? Would you exchange c"ndi-
tons with any one "i them? Wo'Il You not
-"E:.l.er bear the lis w.. have
Than iIy To others that "" h'!"% not OFF,
F,Ilow.citizcns. cur STATE vas the battle
ground Of the late War. Her fair fields We're
Ir.nrh ii with her l,.>t l,mrl AMI al her terri
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