The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-25
Virginia for VirgiEianS.

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and fully indorsc il.
We want Virginia to be in the hands oil
| her own children, who are identified with
her in feeling and in interest. whose home IS
within her borders. and whose domestic ties
and home associations are with her.
We do not want her to be ruled, and her
interests controlled, her wealth commanded,
her honor and credit dependent on, those to
whom her welfare is consideration second
ary to the welfare of party outside of and
separate from her, by those who have no per-
manent concern in her, but value her only as
a mine in which to dig for their own profit,
and which they will abandon aud forget
when exhausted.
Again we say, with all heart, Virginia for
Yirginians- Yirgiuians to rule Virginia.
But who are "NirginianS ~
We answer: All who are identified with
her either by birth or by adoption.
Those who are born in Virginia, and re-
side here in the land Of their nativity.
Those who, born elsewhere, have chosen
Virginia as their home who have cast IN
their lot with her who have brought to her
their skill and their experience, their wealth,
their energy, their all who expect their
children to be born here, and be reared as
natives of our soil; whose hopes and happl-
ness are centred here, and who look to sleep
their last sleep folded in the bosom of the
mother of their adoption. These are Nr-
sinians" as truly as those to the manor
born.
In some respects they have peculiar
claim to the name, for Virginia has become
their State by voluntary choice and prefer
euce, not by any necessity of birth. We
are Virginians ourselves by birth, and we
glory in the fact-arc proud of it, and con-
slider the privilege one Of the choicest bless
ings bestowed on us.
But to those who come to join us from
elsew hereto become of us, to Intervene
themselves, their families, their property,
their future with ours-who make the well
fare of the State their welfare, who mean to
stand by her or to fall with her-those men
are her children and our brethren by adop-
ton, and are in truth and reality Virgil
MANS"
TO all such we say come and stay among
us. We want you. We give you cordial,
nay, grateful welcome. Would to God
that the good men of the North, or East, or
of anywhere, would come in thousands in-
stead of hundreds, and be "Virginians
with us.
But even if they do not choose to stay
with us, but bring here their capital, their
skill, and invest it in enterprises IN helping
us to develop our resources while they bene-
tit themselves, we say come-if you don't
stay, it is our misfortune as we'll as yours.
TO all those who come with these intents
in good faith our hearts are open, and our
hands are ready with hearty grasp oil
friendship for them. They are not the class
| we would repe!. They are the sort of men
| Virginia needs. They are utterly different
| from the class of adventures who come, like
the plaques Of Egypt, to gorge themselves
with the blood of the land, who give no.
thing to it, and who leave it exhausted and
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PROSTATE.
Many of her children by mutual adoption
have been among the noble of Virginians
| Where has there been nobler, truer Vir
gilman, purer gentleman, an ADLER or more
faithful Governor, than GILBERT G. WALKER
And we could name host Of others, "Vir
ginians" by choice though not by birth
Virginia's experience may have taught hel
not to give her heart and hand too hastily t.
the stranger, but when she finds that hel
confidence may be well bestowed she give.
it without reserve; and he who would repe
those who have come to US Virginians by
choice, and who deserve our faith and trust
is surely neither patriot nor Conserya
tive. We say again, Virginia must be ruled
by Virginians in the true interests of Wiz.
| ginia.