The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-07
.!eiene raI Taasafcrsro serenadcd.

I PLAIN 1P NOT NOMINATED. .a,4.,t
General w. b. Taliaferro, Of Gloucester,
| arrived In the city Thursday evening and
was serenaded by his friends last night. The
1 band OF music (Voelker's started from the
4 Corner of Sixth and Broad streets about
fYeloek, and, followed by % large crowd,
4 proceeded to the residence OF Judge B.. r.
Wexford (brotheT-in,laW OF General Talia-
[ferroI, Sixth and, Clay. streets, where the
General was stoppingr.I After two lively
I:piecces had been played, General Z. Moore
came out upon the porch with General
[! Taliaferro and others and said = 'tgtg /.
.aGentlenen, Permit me to introduce to
YOU General William b. Taliaferro, who |
trust and believe will be the next Coy
ernor Of Virginia" go ),
The crowd responded with cheers, and
the, band struck up I" See, the .Conquering
Hero. Comes.n after which General Iaila-
ferro said :: =. ,ir 49, q 81.
Gentlemen-and il you will permit me to
have that honor, which / should esteem
very highly, allow me to say my friends
have stood with many Of you who are now
before me opposed to the serried ranks OF
the enemy. While / do not pretend to any
very great degree OF courage, I declare that
on such occasions felt less abashed thar
now standing here before you, the recipient
of, this. unexpected and imposing compil-
ment. / have had no time to prepare a
speech, for nothing was farther from my
| Thoughts or more unexpected. than this de-
,monstratiou. Even il had the eloquence
that many other persons possess could not
tell, YOU in suitable terms how gratitied [
feel.l So Is s,-
It is worth long life to be the recipient
OF such an honor as this. 1t is worth long
life to come to this capital OF Virginia, this
honored and famous seat OF the Confede-
,racy, and to have this outpouring OF friends
to greet, and welcome one. have never
known the moment or hour when l did not
dedicate myself thoroughly to my native
| State, and would sacrifice everything for her
but honor. While have striVen in field and
! forum to the best Of my ability to advance
her ,interests-and hope not altogether ur1-
successfully feel that / have not. done
enough. to call to me such an honor as you
have this night bestowed
| There is not one man within the broad
| limits Of this Commonwealth who would
feel more highly complimented than to be
called upon to serve as Governor OF Viz
ginia. Yet if do not attain that honor l
Shall be satisfied without It, so many evil
dences Of goodwill and esteem have l re-
| ceived. .er.
With my success in Richmond I am well
pleased. The man who receives any vote
| from, this people has reason to be proud.
That should have secured fifteen out OF the
seventy delegates, and carried two OF the
principal wards here in the very heart and
centre OF Virginia, fills my breast with emo
tion. [Cheers.] It is due to those who
were my friends in the working organiza-
ton and to those who supported me by
their votes that should return my thanks.
With so little time for preparation, what
they accomplished cannot but regard as a
magnificent success. Coming from the very
confines Of the State, from county washed
BY the waves Of the ocean itself, appreciate
the more deeply your evidence OF goodwill.
I cannot conceive OF any Virginian who
does not love Richmond and admire her
| heroic people. No man who wore the gray
but venerates this city and remembers the
kindnesses heaped upon MIN, not only by
the men, but by the women. [Cheers.]
am reminded that this day eight years
ago 10th July, 1861 Virginia, tEen strug-
Cling under the military heel, was, by the
earnest and determined effort Of her noble
sons, enabled to resume her attitude in the
confederation OF States. account it most
suspicious token that we. are assembled
here on the anniversary OF that day When
Virginia was restored to q place. that gave
her, il not her old-time influence, at least a
station Of great moral power in the Union.
| should be, very happy, il the occasion
permitted and anybody desired it, to ex-
press my opinions upon every subject OF
public policy. wish everybody interested
to know my views, and I would tcheerfully
answer any question prppounded, but | |
only come forward to- express my thanks
for this, demonstration, spontaneous as lam
assured It Is. II I never succeed In my am
bition, and in what appears TO. be your. de-
Fsire, / shall at least have with me the. plea-
SAINT recollections OF your esteem and conf
denee. (Cheers.j IL. i,,.si1,3rZ- ltg..
In response to calls, Mr.. William Loven-
stein and Colonel j. B. Cary made short
speeches, and the crowd dispersed. a., i,