The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-19
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Governor xIoaliday.
Tne Governor Of Virginia seized & rev
DAYS OF leisure, at the conc tuslson o. tue IT,
rislatsse session to make a briel visit 20 ms
home In winchester, 10 see somew hat 70 ms
.,rs.r personal Interests, have a pleasant in
teryiew with his local friends, and gratAs
his si,ial affections in meeting with ms
ared parents. He needed this rest, ana the
menta, and hearty recreation that ne WIN
derive from the change from the tFouoies
and anxieties OF alegislative season. malA Key
no the bitteress partisanry and the mosseS-
cited and obstinate preandices, and the mos.
impracticable legislative statesmanshlp.
we may be allowed to employ this word 10
sucb n manner. We do not think that any
previous Goyernor-certainiy not IN QUIZ
day-had such cause for anxiety and dlssat-
isfaction. He found the majority IN one
branch OF a department coordinate WITH
that OF which he Is the, head commlttea'
and obstinately adheriDg to policy ana
series Of measures that, as he thought, were
In conflict with the public interests and
wlLIl TUG sSOiistttuliOhs. AAS so" $500 s-'>
iority in state of impulsireness, passion
ate, unconciiatory, and overbearing. hc
saw that there was little chance OF any
moderation and OF consideration. Their
course was heady, and not 10 be resisted
until il brought their :. forcible" policy TO
the point where he would be compelled 10
approve or condemn. Throughout the pro-
ceeding up to that point he was the OBJECT
Of inyidious innuendo and disparagcment.
BEING one OF the most Conscientious OF
men. one OF the most generous, because
both earnest and kind, he could lot fail to
feel the unsenerous and unjust and rude
criticisms which were visited upon him.
At last the duty devolved upon him,
which, with his views Of the Constitution
and the public honor, had to be met, and
he met it like true man occupying the
I highest position in the State government.
This brought down upon him IN avalanche
OF bitter defamation and most offensive
criticism. He had expected it. From the
temper and disposition OF the body OF men,
who were checked in their needless career by
the exercise OF the authority conferred upon
him by the Constitution, he expected to be-
come the object OF unconsiGered censure
and rude comment. All who know how
this treatment would disturb the rest OF
generous and Just man can understand that
Governor HOLIDAY has not reposed upon
a bed OF roses since he was Installed into
Office.
Still he had that satisfaction which cannot
he taken from him, which cannot be dlmn-
ished-the satisfaction OF duty well per-
formed, the satisfaction OF fealty to COO
and man pobly maintained.
The Governor has the satisfaction OF sec
ing the Legislature in its closing hours
nearly unanimously united upon meas
ure for funding the State debt. In body
which had displayed such extremely un-
coaciliatoriness such harmony was an IN
spiration cheering and hopeful. This COM
promise may end in gratifying and practl-
cll results. II not. it cannot work harm.
The noble statesman-the man OF humanity
and wisdom ndcayors always to do good
and avert harm. Such man must delight
in the harmonious conclusion OF the legis-
latiyc session OF 1S7T-'7S. We know that
such was the feeling of Governor HOLIDAY.
In his homeward route he iourneyed with.
several members of the Legislature, incll-
ding no less person than the Speaker OF
the House of Delegates: The Governor was
honored in Staunton and called upon to say
a few words, which he did in good taste and
with warm sentiments OF public devotion.
Other gentlemen were called out, among
them the Speaker, who took occasion to
proclaim that be differed with Governor
HOLIDAY, and certainly it is fortunate Tor
the State that there is this very difference
between them. Suppose the Governor dld
agree with the Observation-Disclosures
Judge ALLEN, where would Virginia be ?.
We tremble 10 think Of her fate. Laws plung-
ing. the State into the worst condition,
surrounded by embarrassment, complicated
law cases, popular alarm, disturbance OF in
dustry, stagnation OF commerce, and dis
tressed and anxious people. Let us be
grateful for this difference between the
Governor and the illustrious Judge OF Shen-
andoah. who had concocted for his State,
in addition 10 the injurious policy to which
we allude, convention OF the people OF
the State, whose objects, as ne himself de-
scribed them, would have forced upon our
noble mother Virginia calamity that
would have filled her cup Of woe to the
brim.
Itwas pleasant incident OF the journey.
the Governor to his home and Judge ALLEN
to the happy region where he lives-tbe re-
gion Of green fields and sweet waters, which
should fill the heart with gentle sentiments
and fair dispositions, the difference
between the views OF the Governor and the
Judge should be proclaimed by the Judge
himself, for which he should be thanked.
We mean in this article no unkind senti-
ment or expression towards bodies of gen.
tlemep. The harmony established at the
close Of the session was, we believe, sim
cere. We would not lift finger to disturb
it. Still there is manifestation OF indonl-
liable resistance, ferocious and forcible, re-
sembling the unconquerable will Of the
prince of rebel angels, which will yet, il
possible, bring discerd rather than peace,
yexation rather than Joy, to society, II the