Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-06-08

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gulf, the earnings of the people are
being annually sunk beyond recovery !;
that, in a word, we 60, to use the
language of Andrew Jackson, for ga
plain government, devoid of pomp,
protecting all, granting favors to none,
| dispensing it's blessings, like the dews
of heaven, unseen and unfelt, save in
the freshness and beauty they contribute
to produce"
If on these grounds we appeal to the
| country, we will arouse the great hsart
of the American psof'e, aud we shall ,
behold a revolution as sSano as 'ha'
which, under the lead OF emerson
reversed the politics Of the yes ~in
world seventy-six years ago.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
General Fit zbugh Lee, chairman of
the Committee on Permanent Organi
cation. submitted the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
For President: :,
Hon. John L. Marye.
For VicesP Presidents:
First district-Gen. VIM. B. Taliaterre.
Second district-Col VIM. Lamb.
Third district-James Fl. Cox.
Fourth district Nathaniel Mathews.
Fifth Neutrality-suspicious. Scruggs.
Sixth district-Hon. 7. Whitehead.
Seventh district-E J. Armstrong.
Eighth district-Gen. W. H. +. Lee
Ninth disirict-Gen. J. A. Walker.
Secretary:
A. @. Holiday.
Assistant Secretaries:
Such as the secretary may select.
REMARKS OF HON. W. A j. SPARKS.
On motion, Hon. W. A. J. Sparks,
M, c. from Illinois, was invited to
address the Convention. " -
Mr. Sparks said he did not come to
Richmond to make a speech. Never
having been in Virginia, and being of
| Virginia extraction, he had visited the
capital only to see what we had here
but he was glad to be present when the
representatives of the grand old Com
monwealth were assembled. He came
very near being a Virginian the only
trouble being that he was not born
soon enough. He was, however, born
in daughter over the mountains. He
| would not essay to discuss National
! politics here On this point be would
reserve himself until he was in his own
State and among bis own people. he
understood their interests and wants
better. He considered that it would
be needless for him to attempt to in>
struct Virginians. They could take
care Of themselves, and with the blood
in his veins he was proud that it was
So He did not say that we had never
made mistake. He thought We had,
but what he did mean to say was that
in every situation in which Virginia
had been placed they had acted to the
full stature Of tull-grown men. His
first affection was naturally and proper
ly for bis own State, but second his
love and affection was for Virginia.
He loved her on account Of her his
tory; it was the history of the whole
country. But for her we would have
no country; but for Washington,
Jefferson, and the fathers of the Con
stitution, there wolj3 never have been
Republic on this side Of the Atlantic.
He believed that the people OF this
State had been too much trodoelsrdown
He did not say this for applause: he
had uttered the same sentiments on the
broad Western prairies. He confessed
that he had thought the great lights of
the Commonwealth had gone out
When he was elected to Congress be
expected to find men there of whom he
would be ashamed. But when he saw
Virginias Goode, her Tucker, her
Walker, her Terry, her Csbell-her
eight Congressman for eight were
from Virginia, and one from Vermont
laughter he was proud Of bis Vir-
ginia blood. AS Rip Van Wrinkle says
in the play, we won't count the one
from Vermont. Renewed laughter1
When he met these men he knew that
the Old Mother was up to the full stand-
ard OF her former days. On the whole
he did not know but that it wonld be
better if the entire Congress was
from Virginia Certainly there would
be as much ability, and be undertook to
say as much if not more patriotism -
There were 100000 Democrats in
Illinois-not enough to win, perhaps,
but the number was there, nevertheless
They were beginning to understand
this ching called loyalty, and what the
party in power m cant by it. They
meant to get possession of the money
bags to uphold the ,vernment, in
order to fleece the Treasury. The
Democrats recently caught big fish up
st Washington, and in his trial it was
urged as plea for him that he had
stood mp CALAMITY to preserve the
Union. Because he had helped to save
the Union now they wanted to let bin
steal it He thanked God that the
Union was saved, and that Virginia
was a part of it and held place in i.
equal with any. In the Committee of
the whole it had been urged, while a
certain high official was being invests
gated for playing draw poker-of
which the speaker knew nothing
[laughter]-and engaging in Emma
mine speculations, his loyalty had been
urged as plea in his behalf. Loyalty,
as they. understood it over the noun
tains in bis State, was to take care OF
the country and protect and defend
the Constitution.
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