South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-11-06

FRIDAY. NOV. 6. 1891
THE GRADY MONUMENT.

Hon. Clark Howell, Mr.. Grady's
successor as msnaping editor Of the
Constitution and Speaker ofthe Geor.
gia Huuse OF Representatives,. intro
duccl Governor Hill. aging 10 sub.
stance:
1T TEST BETS this occasion that
todsy's memorial Grafton should bo
spoken by lips which atc akin To, vet
not OF, the S"uth. The question has
| been asksd 10 the North wby q South.
ernoF Was not chosen To deliver tire
Grafton at the unwilling OF the .mouu :
meut 60 one vho Vas % essentially
8 uthern, and here in the South i
found echo. Let me snswer it by
invoking the spi,it which pervades
the public addresses of the hero In
whose name No are now asse mblcd,
and who died. IS Inscribed on tbis
monument. literally loving nation
into peace With head uncovered
and reverence in his heart, he stood +,
not two years ago. on historic Ply
mouth Rock and invoked the blessing
Of Almighty God on this reunited re.
public. II was his last mission on
earth, and a. In recognition tia. bis
grea: life work Was done, then and
there the angel Of God descended
through tue chilling Christmas winds
Of New Englaud's bleak and beaten
coast, the dread germ Of death WAS
planted. and in . few days the great
soul OF Henry Grady Was gathered to
Tvs Maker. Noble patriot. noble
death that he suffered. Pouring on
the altar Of his ,un,ry the libation
OF his lies blood for the M IRE PERI c.
unison OF the sections, history will
write Of and patriots point to him as
long as hero has place in the hearts
OF men or country has love worth dy.
Ing for. Then Why should the North
not present the sp -kesman who would
lay today at his fret the emblem of .
nations 1--we end garland his brow
With laurels Of prai.e 2 There are
those Of the North who would not
be entitled to speak, and to them the
plea for sectional fraternity is lost In
the rack.bound prejudice which
strives to put out the sacred fire of
eternal brol herhocd. There are those
in the South who could not speak tor
Gray, and from them his >fo.ts TO
re-estab.ish national unity 10 sent!.
ment a. veil - name met little en-.
couragcment or evoked but little gym.
patty. Bu'. tbAnk God. those tNo
types stand Alone for themselves. and
not for the people OF either section 1.
The North sonds you today the Gov.
ernor OF the great S.s Q Of Neg York
to speak of Grady's work and for the
great mass Of the people who t. OK in
g od faith the hand OF friendship ex.
tended, through the peerless urato =.
by the people Of tie South. Govern.
or Hill speaks for those OF the Nor.h
who have accepted 10, the fullest ex.
tent g sdys ASSURANCES Of Southern
loy atty and his demands fer Southern
Independence, political, industrial and
cpmmercial. AS Grady spcke fVr the
SIuth of today. Lee him speak for the
North Of today. the pulsiug, throb.
bling ateries Of whose commerce,
congesting for want of wider circula-
ton, arc tapping the rIci veias OF
the South and breathing renewed life
into Southern enterprise aud Sou h,
ern industry. Quoting the spirit OF
one OF the characteristic sent ments
deemed worth, OF q place on this
mnnunent, as embodying the purpose
of the address irim which IL was ex-
ac;ed.s he speaks for and in behalf
OF shat broad and perfect loyalty
that loves and trusts Georgia alike
with Msssacbuset's that knows no
South, M Norsb, no East. no West,
buI endesrs with equal aud patriotic
love every foot OF our soil, eve
~ State In or Union
GOVERNOR HILLS SPEECH.
Governor Hill vas greeted with
great enthusiasm He commspc sd
mis- speech with the declas alton that
the occasion presented al unsccus-
toned spectacle. II was not TO the
memory Of . great soldier or q fas
nous salesman that this statue is
unveiled, bot to q plain citizen of
the republic-a journalist. orator,
par To commemorate the mark
be made. the prizes be won 10 q high
calling, sail the speaker, there needs
no ealogy from me. His acquire
meniS, his gifts. his genius, the onts
line OF bis manly character, the cir.
cumTancss or his career. are best
known to you among whom he lived
ADD did bic work, until for him too
soon, ala, the eight cqme, which
ends all our brief days and work
Yet beside this tomb, before this 81 {.
Leaf token OF q nalion's mingled
grief aud homage, no grealer tribute
could | pay 70 Henry w. Graiy's
memory and public services than to
repeat the story OF his brave life.
That ljfe--so brief and yet so full
10 the history OF . noble purpose bon
In the generous impulse OF a warm
and psITio'ie heart, stirred by the snf.
fsriDgs and despair OF bis stricken
county sustained by his conA,
dsnce in the Sou.h's resources ani
the SOulh's manhood. aided by bis
own great genius aud prOctical energy,
a1il accomplishing within bis life
time its great end-Lbe restoration OF