New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
MR. nANIrI,o nRArION.

The Hon. John W. Daniel. of Virginia, delivered
an oiation a. the representative of the "Old
dominion" \ portion of his remarks was as fo!
lowe:
It nttus that tho eminent etiten m who thirty.
should the orator at the eonsammaion OF tho Work
struck tn fret blow ioi ina y deL,e II WAS h'r So'c9
thai made fha stones ol Boston To III" III mhtl} IL
was her blcs,cd blood that scaled the covenant oi our
aviation. The araamont OF our National Inc she has
thickB eoNn win deeds o So9 ,, JTnu S
Ia urge the nano OF Washington t0 the COu-
unental Congress when IL commissioned him ~
her r0I th.t he drew the sword which sheahod at
YORKTOWN and rst To the battle breeze the thirteen
~ VS. ma ] no. t 80 n ceiIiry nom a., b'ri tie coqucu
lance oi NOR ,n snI a, thr chnst win
Li, bridge of gold and emDlzon the hnl Arch "t con-
meu0raou. And fancy too. that III - Innd where the
factions Tongues of the older nations arc being hushcd at
last and al rival strains conninglcd ~ me blood of
hrniLrrlDud the accomplished mission OF America finds
hitting illustration IN the sag descending from the Phi
grms crownns the Hero sprung from the Cavaliers.
fl hn, seemed ning To yOu Mr. Chairman, aud semitic
men uf tho Commission. that citizen Of tho state which
was the brtn place aud the home Of Wash.nston :
made the first burst OF opposition against the stamp
Act although less peruniAriiy Interested therein than
tueir New England brothfei ana was the hlst repre-
body to recommend tienerti Congress oI the
Colonies the State whose Mason drew That liil or
Mghts which has been called the Magma thAfa OF amer
ra: whose Jefferson wrote, whose Richard Henry Loo
and independent states whose henry cohuehseu 'ne
revolution into tho electric sentence. Liberty or
vast territorial dowry out OI which ave STATES have been
carved nying here ninety representatives Of
that state whose Madison named the Father OF the
urnt expounder Of the stat, which holds within it5
bosom the sacred ashes of Washington, and chcrishes
not less tho principles which kinded them WIN
nres Heaven descended 1T has seemed nttihg TO
you gentlemen, that czen OF that state should also
BE- invited 10 deliver address ON thls occasion. IN
Vrgnins thank you for the honor done hefe even
OF her humble Son VINO - tho hedii OF s
acceptance New Hampshire, Massachu'etts' RlOlo
Island Connecticut, Ncw-IOrk. NcwJerrcy, PcnnSyl-
VaulI Delaware Maryland North Carolina, South Caro-
lima Georgia. your cOHrade OF tho DAYS lu't
med ems aouls salutes you In homer ahd hie.-
on No laurel could be picked too bright Tor virginia
hand 10 lay upon your brOws, And yo. our younger
Gonna MONS who have sprung forth from me wilderness
the prairie and the mount ain. and now extend your Nu
pire this far slopes where your teemih& cities &ht
hrir lamps by the setting sunwhHt gnnder trbutp to
the part what happier assurance of the present what
more auApciou. omens Of the future could iieavon
vouchsaie than those which i've and move and have
their being la your presence
pNo sum could be made OF WashingtOn's character
That did not exhaust language OF It's Dne,, ana repeat
virtue by all er names No sum cOiId Dc hude oi MS
achievements tnat did not unfold tue history or Ills
country aud It's Institutions the history or MS age ana
rs prrgrrssthc history OF and his destiny 10 10
free But, whether character or achievement De re-
garde tho riches before only expose the poverty OF
praise SO clear he In his great office that no IDEAL
of the Leader or Rnlrr be formed that does not
shrink by the side OF tho reality. Aud 50 has he I'M
pressed himself the minds Of men that no man can
Justly aspire he the chicf OF FREQ pcopr whodoes
not adopt his principles and caiglate5 hs example