Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-14

Try" firSt in war. first in pence. first
in the hearts of his eonntrymen."
Then Patrick Henry, WHO, in
that impassoned address in the
convention which mat in old ST.
Johns church., in Whist is now 7
Think Il suburb nf Richmond, said
"Tf we wisla TO be free we mist
fight. The War is inevitable aud
let it come. The next gale that
sweeps from the North will bring
TO our ears the clash Of rpsonnding
arms. know not wbat course
others will take, hutas for me. give
me liberty or give M drath. )"
Then Thomas Jefferson, who,
even il he had never done another
Eaet, immort;lIized himself and stlla
State stllat:g;ty SIC lfirns6ifth lie
I.saHl silisIlis .ssllminars vie W. fstlie
lsriglltssof British America. which
paper WAS senttotIe VirginiacaIls
vsntion rs the proposed btsis of
instructions to Congressional dele.
gares-.
s'Klngs are the servants, not the
proprietnrS of the people. And
That the whole art Of government
consists in the artof being honcSt.n
Bnt greater YET Ii ltname rs the
author of the Declaration of indie
pendencp, which did honor to the
head aud heartof one Of Virginia's
greatest SONS and won for him II
crown of glory that shall dazzle
"When vicfors1 'lraths AID
monarchs gems mall bend in
common DUST"
But time fails even to mention
more Of the brilliant deeds Of Vir
elnianS. Rul all the way from Bun
ker'S Hill to Yorktown. the Alpha
and Omega of the revolutionary
war, ynnr ancestors have left their
footprints on the sands of time,
to which yon andyonr descendants
can ever point with pride and cry
'helol,l our glory!'
Virginia is very properly called
the mother of Presidents. ] have
often wondered why she WAS not
called the mother OF this great na.
ton. For IT. every notable event
that transpircd in the formation OF
this Government, tile pages Of
history are illuDined by the val
liant deeds Of her master minds.
Then can you wonder HAT | am
glad to be here tod IS in he hap
py enjoyment of your fellowship,
when consider the filcr, that
to your patriotism very largely J
owe the fact that [ am one of sixty
millions of free and independent
people, whose privilege it is TO
follow tho dictates OF conscience.
with i, ,lue regard for the rights OF
othors-tfat by this government
which you have helped so largely
To frame We have free institutions,
l. Ms c;.svsswe A:!Ss lons.sodas lAy
the foundations of philanthrophy
and erect thereon comfort, peace,
and happiness for sorrowing hu-
mainly.
Virginia has todAy-true to her
inherent love for humanity, been
the first of the States composing
this jurisdiction, TO lay the corner
stone Of building to be dedicated
to the uses and purposes Of the
Ancient Ouier of United Work
men. l rejoice that you have been
the first in this work, for it We may
Judge of The result, upon tile basis
ofyour record of patriotism, soon
ON whole jurisdiction will be dor
ted thick with similar monuments
Of love for humanity. Now breth
rem or he Ancient Order of United
Workmen of Virginia, let me say
TO you that you are engaged in just
As noble and grand IL work as ever
your lllustrious ancestors could
boast of. Trae it may be possible
that YOU may not succeed in i'm
mortaTizing Your names in he an
nails of history. But go with me
% tllathumblc coitage-arountl aud
ABOUT it are tho evidences of sor.
row, the windows are bowed, from
the door knob is suspended that
which tells us we are in the pres
ence Of deatll-tlle very flowers
about the cottage door are seem.
ingly dropping their heads in Sor-
row-we enter-death has claimed
its victim-the husband and father
is no more, the strong arm that
has laboled so willingly and so
lovingly iorthoSe he loved so dearly
lies palsied beside his inanimate
form-wrapped in the cold mbrace
OF death. The tickle goddess Of for
tune never smiled on him. 1t was
only by dlnt Gf great energy and
industry that he was able to pro
vide the necessary comforts of life
for the wife and little oncs--noth
ing is saved. Added to the sor-
low OF a heart bleeding for the one
she loved above all things earthly
there comes up before the vision OF
Tat widowed mother the grim
spectre of want. Unframed in art
by nature not robust, she sees
no hope, The children must be sep
arateti from her and from each 9th
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