Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-08-17
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with the failure of that hope which gen.
erous partiality and personal devotion had
centred upon me. The end we reached
was in the pursuit of that line of policy
which had been considerably formed atthe
beginning, formed without reference or
prejudice to persons, but with distinct re-
spect to your better interests and due re-
gard to the just claims of another great
section of the Commonwealth. To your
own grand division Of the State, whose
people have never faltered in any cause OF
party or Of patriotism, or to the Valley OF
Virginia was in all fairness due the honor
which your partiality would have conferred
upon me. And SO, felloW-eitizens, it was
daily approve their decision) to yield the
chances of personal promotion to that
sense of justice and to that wisdom of
policy which your public conduct has ever
displayed. You thereby recognized and
enforced that principle OF reciprocity be-
tween the sections Which in the dlstrlbu-
ton of public hon.,rs has been too long and
too often disregarded.
Fellow citizens. this canvass has I'M
covered most important issue-One which
concerns the harmony of our Conservative
party and the very life OF our State. Upon
that grave question, that OF the public
l. AAASoe
solemn manner, my conviction of the cor
rectneSS of the views which [ have hither
to expressed. The interest of this people,
the honor of Virginia, ana the security OF
the creditor, alike demand that readjuSt-
ment and equalization of the public obllga-
lions shall lie made; and | am more than
ever persuaded that unless speedy. and
earnest efforts be directed to this end,
bankruptcy, dishonor, and open repudia-
ton must enSue.
That you will, as always in the past,
give cordial support to the nominees OF
your convention, am assured, and it any
hesitates, invoke him here to carry out
in full faith the pledges made in Richmond
by his representatives and mine. The gen
tlemen thereon are one and all true Vlr-
ginianS. and patriotic citizens, and they
should and will be elected. And now, fel-
low-ctizens, thank you again for your
kindness, and bid you good night.
WHAT THE SLEEVEL ESS HERO OF THE
VALLEY SAYS.
Col. Holiday, at his Office in Winchester,
was first informed of his nomination by a
telegram Friday afternoon from j. P.
Reilly, nothing having been heard since
the third ballot till the final EeWs came.
At night the infantry and artillery paraded
and with citizens marched to his house,
and serenaded him. Col. Holiday made a
speech, in which he said:
When look back over the long lire of
illuStriouS men, beginning with Patrick
Henry and Thomas Jefferson. whom, if
elected, 1 will succeed; when l think of
the tranScendant memories of my State.
known wherever the English language is
spoken OF read, and rivalling that of any
nation that lives in history; when [ recall
the stories OF her triumphs when peace
reigned, and of her victories on the field OF
arms; when [ think of her in the days of
her prosperity, when refinement and purity
| prevailed in all her borders, and the faint
| Of diShonor came notnigh her eScutcheOn,
| and reflect that it falls to my lot, now in
| this her hour of trial, to speak and act in
| her name and behalf, and uphold her
| ancient Standard forget all personal con-
| siderations. and self is swallowed up il the
sense of Vast responsibility. l pray that,
| should the people confirm the action OF the
| Convention, and put on the robes of Of
| flee, self may never more appear. till they
| are laid aside.
! 1t you are gratlfied at my elevation, i
cannot express to you my gratitcati N at
your choice. Here | was born and reared,
here all my life has been spent, and here l
hope to be buried. You know me better
than all the world beside, and you took me
with wonderful unanimity and presented
me to the people Of the State as your choice
for Governor. If it is an honor to be chosen
by one of the grandest Conventions that
ever assembled, l regard it as no less an
| honor to be presented for that choice by
such people as inhabit this Valley.
But when leave this quiet town to act
as the Chief Magistrate OF this Common
wealth, shall kno no Section. Whilst
we love our beautiful Valley, We love, TOO
| the State Of which she is a part, and WE
have always contributed Of our treasure
our labor, AID our blood to maintain hel
prosperity AID honor.
So now, whether in the Mountains, Pied
mont, Southside, or by the Sea, [ shall
| think only of ow | can make Virginia II
all her domains happy, prosperous, glorious
WHAT GEN. WALKER SAYS
At Dublin, Pulaski CO., Saturday night
there was general turnout to welcome
Gen James A. Walker home, and a banC
was on the platform, at the depot awaiting
! the cars on which he was a passenger. A
letter to the Lynchburg "News'' says:
| The General stepped off and was escort
| ed amid the cheers and hurrahS OF his
friends to the hotel, where he was loudly
called upon to make speech.-ThiS was
entirely unexpected to him, as he had eX
pected to meet no one, and was unprepar
pared for anything of the lNnd.-But be
acceded to the wishes of his friends, and
from the hotel porch delivered a graceful
address of fifteen minutes length; thank
ing his people in appropriate terms for the
kindness and respect they were showing
him by their actions, anG for their high
appreciation of the distinguished honor
which he. as one of Virginia's sons, had
received at her hands. Amid long, loud
and deafening cheers, he spoke Of the plat
form made by the largest Convention ever
assembled in Virginia, and Of which Col
F. w. M. Holiday, r. t. Daniel and him
self were nominees and of its determine
| lion not to repudiate our State debt, and
| with it, the present honor and integrity
the future hope and prosperity, of our
grand old mother State; its resolutions to
! do it's duty with honor and bravery; to
| hold our old ship of State fast to her moor
| ings of honesty, and recognition of just oD-
| legations, upon which principles Virginia
| builded her old time greatness. and upon
which she is to lay the foundation and
erect anew, for the admiration of future
ages, the temple of her fame. Again and
again he was cheered for himself, and the
glorious principles of which he had spoken ;
but he was tired and worn out. and could
speak no longer. Bidding his friends good
evening, he was escorted to a carriage in
waiting, and driven, among more than a
dozen vehicles filled with his friends, to
his home in Newbern, where he was again
received with cheers, and escorted to his
residence. Thanking his friends once
more for the tribute paid him, he babe
them good night.
COLONEL F. w. NJ. HOLIDAY, THE NoAII-
NEE FOR GOVERNOR.
Colonel Fred. W. M. Holiday was born
in Winchester on the 22d day of February,
1927. After receiving a good preparatory
education he entered Y ale College, and
was graduated with distinguished honors.
He read law for few months at Winches-
ter and then became student at the Uni