The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-24


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| work were born of acfviIIzatfon unknown
! to the Old World, alien 10 ITS traditions,
land hostf1 10 the arrueafit exaeti01s or the
! ihs oiipfaanl. ,Efief inquiry. then. my
/ fellow.citi izens into the growth and tieyel-
onIdent Of tfat eiSi Iizafs6n; alg1snee )at the
1fnfhenees which gave strehgt and sym
Ynefry ID Gthe cd iaraaS ters Of ourssneestors a
cd1sfderali9n 0f the catses which gave q
Iiberaf fefeYatfo 10Th heir theories 5ffS0yern-
lmentii Fl sous swsfd a fsw. reflections ON
t,tthsir sdasatfonA the as'5t;.st. ~ 81
'1n q1ssbtea ea9Ios oF tnE w1IpEaS;E S;Ei;
smaStnot be, out,off place. to- day. And this,
1 Lgepllemen,i is the task, + have assumed to-
EdnT jnri following my distinguished friend d.
THa has been the eEnat of the, great battle
piece; mine is, the. task OF furnishing a
hmodest catalogue ,of !, facts with q modest
dtsquisitfon on their meaning. :.
Ii Dir. Hope spoke,of the Virginia PENN
snla as G.ties Giants Eauseway Of our His-
tory" He alluded with all the glow OF a
poets, fancy to Raleigh, and ,Smilh,t to the
settlement at Jamesto TO R9whatan and
Poeahontas, ia. illiandsburg aud William
and Mary College, and many men and tlo-'
calties identified 9Th the Peninsula his
tory and precious In tue memory; Of all pa
triouc Ameyic ms, Then be treated OF the
education which lie herein the wilderness
gaze the ofoniists., and how they s'stood
| prepared to, do battle with; the ,Dons or
Dutch, the French or Indians 81, how,
tfthRs trained. to arms, the cofonists grew
to be hardy. and seIf-reliant, alert and active,
yigiiant Of enemies, confdipg to friends:
brave they were By Inheritance and skilfui'
they became by cultivatng the arts OF
war" But the arts OF peace had not been
neglected by theearly settlers. They estab.
lished- iron-, salt-,- and glass-works; they
grew hemp and flax; they planted vine
yards and aspired to become producers of
wine aud silk. But, the, impossibiIity OF
agreeing among themselves On any trade
centre, and the growth iof slavery, with
osher.State causes, ultimately defeated these
hopes. They had to ss. - ~ t.: ..s
ID STRUGGLE AGAINST THE ELEMENTS
and living enemies. They also were taught
10 think and act under compulsion Of cir
cumstances, so that energy, courage, enter
prise. and independence became strongly
marked traits OF character among them.-
Thus the colonists from Georgia to Massa-
chusetts acquired the Education of the W.T.
derneSS. 1t gave them honest hearts, gene
rous bands. pure iancles, robust bodies,
ready wits. heroic tempers, and love
OF freedom "Jamestown
and Plymouth Rock became two great
fountains. the waters Of which have coIored
the whole tide Of American history. The
ona was too warm and turbid, the other too
cold and astringent; but united in COM
mon flood they will mutually correct their
imperfections and expand into sea, where
on the ship OF State shall float: shall float
and fly file common flag Of our common
country over centenniais yet 10 be shaken
from the glass OF time. But there were other
Influences aiding IN the development of the
beside those have men
toned. An extended comparison OF the
colonies. however, Is impossible within
the limits Of popular address. Had you
the patience andI The time would be glad
to sketch st least one brave picture from
each OF ,.-
..o, The GREAT THIRTEEN;
but, as it IS, can only deal with types in q
rapid generalization, and here l sum up
much would fain elaborate. In brief, then,
as climate, soil, and the yicissitUdes OF life
told upon the colonists-as the forces OF ma
ture reacted upon them-the VirginIans,
and with them their brethren OF the. South,
became too responsive to the emotions,
while tue New Englanders became too
hard OF intellect and too intense OF ac-
tion. In one word, the civilization OF
the Ancient Dominion was too much
OF the heart-that Of Massachusetts, too
much of the head. And when we re-
fleet that tie Lord Protector sent an
armament against the Cavaliers Of Virginia.
and offered Jamaica to,the Puritans, Fancy
herself grows weary at picturing the differ
ent results which might have followed had
they left their rugged home for land where
the trade winds whisper to the orange and
the palm, and there are no fair miracles OF
frost anu snow ~ :.
After q brilliant sketch of William and
Mary, Of the list Of Great Names included
in the number Of her alumni, OF her losses
by fire and war, and the efforts to restore
her, Mr.. Hope said:
."LET THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MAKE CENTEN-
T. 1T t. IA, NAL GIFT
to- restore the ancient college, in commem-
Grafton of the great event we celebrate to-
day, which is still more titly to be cele-
brated on the 10th OF October, 1881. The
machinery is simple and easy Of construc-
ton, and call upon you, in the name and
by the memory Of Lafayette; in the name
and by the memory of Benjamin Franklin;
in the name and by the memory OF George
Washin eton, to vote as one man for the
resolutions presently to be offered" "n
I MIR. Hope, returning to his theme, spoke
of the old Nelson house, reminder OF the
higher colonial life; Of the beginning OF the
American revolution; OF the wrongs of the
colonies, the blunders OF George ILL.,, and
- WASHINGTON, ..-, -
"with the education of the wilderness to
develop. bis, great powers, he became the
noblest type Of the people OF the colonies"
Sand now, that his work has been done
these many years, his image overshadows
the Republic as the dome OF ST.. Peters
overtops the Eternal City, and the lesson
of his life speaks not to the hearts OF his
countrymen alone, but to the hearts Of all
mankind. IL :. s..-. ..sf, .f..t.
".And finally, Mr.. Chairman, one word
all inadequate though it be-one word must
be given to fair France, our ancient ally,
and now our sister Republic. Here beside
the toil-worn Continentals fought the splen-
did soldiers Of that martial land, which in
arts, and letters, and arms, has been the
school OF Europe. Rochambeau, De Grasse,
LAFAYETTE, and with them the gallant bat
talions that shared the hardships OF the war
and the glory OF its supreme yictory-these.
T saw. deserve TO be held in everlasting re-
mem brance by the people Of this country.
And of those noble Frencbmen 1t MAY be
said, in the language used by Washington
in general orders, that there was no dan
o.a. which they Cdld1 not Cheerfully encOun-