Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-12-20
Extract from Speech Of Hon. B.
Johnson Barbour.

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al hl Should say No Do, We cilppies anu
"siaal not upon the order of your going, but
~, no arce ."-turusi our. as ilr as a cruel and
lsriltss majority were concerned To- DIE or
' :, ti.sY ars utterly incapable Of main
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nn'-s themselves. ST' '.eIe mas not Deen a
more I-n"'ie VICTORY "". S'"o1 'l@' ',''s',S'
s-e.e wherein ,he great dramatist makes Fall
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" Ahs, o. Virginia Der pride has gone BY,
Aud thatspir broken men never "ol.u geiu'
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Jp2ti-el are beg sons u'i 'ues We ''-'N'u %
- .,.r l;-. 30 ,h., sl,-,s no, their
sirrs
sad tae torch which woud .ish, ;hem through
dignity 3 "'J' .....,..
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Ali now, Slr mat TIE mapfhy OF tnIs
Assembly ias shown ITS hand; no" thatlt has
developed MS purpose o. Wasius relentless
ana 'nds''9i9a'e warfare asalIs' on .n1'
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you "1s'' '"''17" 'eo e,.'e 'eO'u' O'H''5
upon i.'s- Asl-s aNe I'4 s1.us" IMPOSES Il
you aaa si'el i3rth IN your true c9'oIs Z" you
bad cFoye.y ana uo'd'y ANNOUNCED 'neN "na'
yon INCREASINGLY proclaim now, ilai you III
i,alel 30 lulec. toe poison OF no'lIlcs INTO Tue
hitherto uupo..lteI iourte.us OF education and
justice; Il you bad dared 70 tell tie people
tlatIt victorious you intended O. make party
i-l.y tAe sole tes' oi fitness; that long seryl-
eos would oe Ieptoael auI PATRIOTISM "a oIime
unless el4P.el WIZ" @oie-t submission 70 q"
dictator; Cha, sray-hea-el but SUI highly
compe-elt ,ihcers were 90 be substituted Uy
wca unknown OF only taken en- suspicion II
sou BAD been brave enough 20 elnouncein adj
vance what sou are bold enough 90 act uQon
DOW. sou slow as wclias We Do tla. tho result
o., .he comics. would have been laT did rcut
{. r what itwas. These are our feasons NI
ue.t.1- sou 40 every plilt aad c0sigstiug iog
cre-y iacl Of grouDl.
Though defeated 10 the field, we sill fight
son is ta1 c.talei-fs cveu iu our sorrow we
f..l o. bright auguIy Of hope from The very
ru,. lsssuess If your course; your graspiug
greed furnishes iatg.usic proof that You your
selves ar, conscious ,ha, your bold is frail, aud
Chat your DATE is brief History teaches us
,lat Gre uagcauimous. even The prudent con-
lEer3r-ae who expects % stay aud govern
wisely shat bee bias won h'r.y-wib not en-
t.e.y aesp.l ~ seeH 90 o'eAS utterly 'ls slilt
49,. .r.,,l.. v;,I ,or,..,,s rlY,,b st
everything within lis reach; i, is tie bully
rlo "i..s below Gle tc.t, aai strikes as tho
te -zith-r hoped uor expected % put IA al
o,l-r blow. Sr, Virginia has never been,
aHl, Naak GOD, IS cc- low ready for the one
ulH power.
a thousand Instances 10 ler history prove
c1- Dec proud armor'4i bearings demonstrate
-er "aa-iHl ana wiich.ai appreciation % the
trNt. that Do IS nee purple Tntcs r differing