The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-07-08
Virginia-TEle SiGaEler Of
Statesmen.

oSssttSAhASHS
g. Response of Col. Ws,lly 10 the
toast at The Editorial Banqret at
Charleston, ". Va, } ane -, sc.
! a little over a cenntury ago,
there was born on this continent
Il Nation-tle free Republic Of
the United States Of America
Tie monarchies Of the old world
stood in dismay apd almost par
alyzed at what they conceived TO
be an act of folly and criminal
audacity, on the part of the thir-
teen colonies, whom they believ-
ed TO be a weak, dependent and
rude people, in declaring them
selves an dependent nation, and
announcing to the world !hat sail
men were created equal" In
Virginia that proclamation was
greeted with ardor and enthusi
asm, which, for so many years
had characterized the people of
The. old dominion in lis every
course for rpolitical freedom. And
no one Of the colonies contribut-
Cd so mech TO the accomplish
ment OF the great end Of The es-
tablishment of This Union of
States, and moulding them into
the most liberal and powerful
government on earth as did Vir-
ginia, through the profound wis
dom of her statesmen and her
heroic people. She gave Us
Washington, whose wisdom and
sound judgment as a statesman
and a soldier stands uneGualed.
He left a political legacy which
not only our countrymen, but The
people Of the civilized world,
ought TO value as one of the most
precious gifts ever bestowed by
man upon his race. She gave us
Jefferson, the author, in one
sense, of the organic law and
principles of this great nation,
which withstood the mighliest
contest OF any nation known 10
history, ancient or modern.
Jelferson's imperishable renown
consists in having penned the
Declaration Of independence,
rather than in the fact of his hay
ing filled the highest Office in the
gift of the nation; she gave lis
Patrick Henry. whose burning ell
oquence electrified and aroused
The people and warned them OF
their danger; whose every sen
fence breathed libery. heroism
and independence for the colo
nies; she gave us the pure. learn
ed and able statesman. Madison;
she gave us the able statesman,
Monroe, the author of the Mon
roe doctrine He declared that
any attempt on the part of Euro
pean powers 10 extend their sys-
TENS to any portion of this hem
isphere would be regarded by The
United States as dangerous TO
our peace and safety. We all
believe in this doctrine and l
hope the day is not far distant
when we shall realize and carry
out the Monroe doctrine. Espe.
cially are the mackcrel catchers
Of to day, down in New England.
believers in the Monroe doctrine.
She gave us the refined, courtly,
scholarly and eloquent Richard
Henry Lee, who, as an orator in
his day, had no peer IN the old or
new world.
IN counting The great sons and
statesmen Of Virginia, we must
moi forget the name of Allen G.
Thurman, Of Ohio, who first saw
the hight of day in Virginia, and
is her legitimate son of whom not
only the States of Virginia and
Ohio may be justly proud, but
the people Of this great nation
are proud to own Alien G. Thur
man as a son Of the Republic
The names of the statesmen, sons
of Virginia, l have mentioned,
are cherished not only in the
hearts of our liberty loving peo-
pie, but by the lovers Of liberty
and free institutions throughout
the world. These men fought for
and finally organized and main
tanned, for the first time i'll the
history of civilization, a govern
nIent Of and for the people, a
government which cares for and |
protects the interests and well