Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-04
FOR H0AR AND LODGE
JUDGE WILLIAM POPE DASNEY'S Re
pLYTO VlRGINlA'S OeTRACTORS'
A Precious Patch of Land in AibemarIe
and Orange-Thc Long Array Of states
mon, Diplomats. Orators, Authors.
PowR,TAs. September %. 1891.

To he Editor Of he D,sDn'ca:
Yonr readers have been very much IN
terested in the account given by your cor
respondents. Spotsylvania and "estmore-
land. of the admirable reply made by do n.
John Critcher in Congress to Hoar. OF
Massachusetts, showing the utter fa!sIty OF
his charge that slavery had dcmoraiized
the southerners, and defying him to show
any portion Of the whole country ~ the
size Of the county of Westmoreland that
had produced as many such men as tAe
Washingt6is Monroes and the Lees
The same charge made by Henry CABOT
lodge IN a late number of the ts".i"y YOU
have ably repealed and answered IN your
issue OF the 18TH.
TIE BANNER TERRITORY
II is O fact rs remarkable as that stated
by III. Crtcher. that there 10 IN virginia
another portion OF country MOI over thirty
miles long and fifteen broad. comprising a
part of the counties Of Albcmlrle ana
Orange. that has produced. or mas had
residing IN It, four Presidents OF the
United states, four send ors, an Attorney
General of the United States. u Speaker 81
the House If Representatives. u Judge 81
the Supreme Court of the United states.
two Secretaries of State, two Secretaries
of War. and two N;ulst ,rs to England. two
Ministers to France. and one 10 rpsln, be-
sides numerous mcIlbcrs of the House 81
Representatives. aud six Governors OF tlc
commonwealth.
SONY or THE FAMOUS MEN.
Mr. Jefferson was orn NJ s,halwell and
live and die AZ Monticello, Mr. Madison
lived bis whole ifo At Monfpclier.. NJ.
Monroe lived part IT hiS ihr ~ h-hl!wn,
the present res, icncc of Hon. John D..
Massey. i hill ut the west end o; Ia"-
sons row nj the University of Virginia ia
called Monroe's Hill and 1t IS believed that
h. lived there az one timo.
Governor James Barbour and his brother,
judge philip J.. Barbour. were born IN
Orange. one lived and died AT barbol's-
willie and the other az frc,catc; both no
ole residences worthy OF such men. Inc
former. the residcEce of ,rOvc7nOr Lar
bours son. L. johnson Barbour, the
scholar. the orator. and the finest CONVEX
satiOnaiist since the DAYS of Governor
Giles, was burned = few years ago. win
his library. not only IA irreplrahle los -
the owner hut calamity 70 tho state.
Jame- Barbour besides being Governor ~
Virginia was Senator OF tue nited
States, Secretary Of War. and Min
ister Plenip0t 'n'Iary TO Great Brian.
Philip y. Barbour, after many sessions III
Congress. WIS appointed judge OF tho
Supreme Court. No two brothers were
moro dlsslmilar Judge Barbour was cx-
act. clear, logical. and sententious. Gen
eral barbour WAS iu!pollng Ia his manner
oratOrlcal. and as gran1ilOquent ~ Dr.
johnson III Ra,seas John Randolph Of
Roanoke, III contrasting them III his satiri
cal style. SAID " Phll. lires at hofsc-halr
and splits it. James fires at a barn door
and misses IT. he clothe; d bcsgIriy idea
IN imperial purple ana calls down the
lightning of Heaven to Kill gnat upon u
bulls horn"
on TIE SANE PATCH.
President Zachary Taylor was born IN
Orange not very far from the residence OF
MADISON and the Bgrbours. lie lett the
county 1T an early age.
William Writ. Attorney General of the
United States. lived In his early lite al Pen
PARK, III Albemarlc. Ia attending Orange
court he wa, attracted BY crowd AT III
old church on the wayslde near Gordon,-
vile, went IN and heard the blind preach
or. whom he immOrtallzed IN the BRUSH
s5py."
Andrew Stevenson, for many wears a
member, was speaker OF the House of
Representatives and wa- Minister To Eng.
land. The last appearance OF the retire
statesman OF Bcnhelm WAS when ne al-
dressed the people of his county III favor
of sending delegates TO Nashville 10 coun-
sci with the otner southern States a. u
their action in the event of tho admission
of California IA u free state. which ques-
tion W - settled by Mr. CLAWS compromise.
which only for ten years postponed the
evil day. Mr.. Stevenson was supporit I'd
bv Shelton ,. Leako and was repllct to 10y
he fOrciDle and eloquent Valentine
,outhall, who carried the people with
him.
THR HOME OF THE RIyEs.
Hon. William c. Riyes lived a. his fine
mansion, Castle Hill. about midway be
tween Montpelier and Monticello. now the
residence of Mrs. Amciie Rives- Chanler,
lis fled grandlau. Inter. the novelist and
artistic. Nr. Riyes was u member oi tn,
House of representatives and senator OF
the United States, ahd was twice Minister
to France. lie was "A III mber of the Peace
Congress III 1861. and when that failed h,
followed the fortunes OF his seeding Stat,
and wrote an eloquent and encouraging
address to the people OF tho South when
tho cause o. mo toIfelerary vas wanlu-
after tie bate Of Getty burg. no alter
noon OF his days he occupied III writing
the " Life and lines Of James Madison
which Is now IN American classic.
Wilson Cary Nicholas was member ol
the House of Representatives and scna-
tor Of the United States and Governor OF
the Commonwealth. Hugh Nelson was i
member OF Congress and Minister - Spain
Thomas Walker Gilmer wAs Governor Of
Virginia and Secretary OF tho Navy OF TIE
United States.
MAN OF MARK.
Thomas Mann Randolph lived At Edge.
hill He was member OF Congress anc
Governor of the Commonwealth. lie
married daughter Of PRESIDENT Jefferson
and his son, IhOmas Jefferson Randolph
was man Of mark. In the Virginia lie
gi,lature in lS30'3l, when q young man
he offered plan for the gradual enamel
patton and deportation OF the slaves OF
Virginia. which would have accomplished
It's purpose IN lsct. and If 1t had beer
adopted Virginia would not have been th'
battlefield and tho greatest sufferer b.
the civil war. 1t Was lost BY only one vote
He was n member Of the convention to rc-
form the State Constitution III lsJl, gld
did more than any other member for IN,
establishment of the mixed basis OF repre-
sen,at.On in tho Senate and the white uasl.
in the House.
GoRDOS's DISTINCTION.
While not go prominent before the pcO
pie OF the Union. being only member Of
the House of Representatives Tor seyera
sessions, no man was Of groa,er nature
talents OF so much impressed the people oil
this section than General William h. Cor
don. Descended If not the son Of Gordor
who was the colleague OF Mr. MADISON II
the convention 10 ratify the Federal Con
stitutIon Madison and Gordon then be.n1
elected by very small majority over Bar
bour and Moore. who opposed ~. no occu
pied u distinguished position III the Legs
lature and Congress. The greatest dis
tinction of his lite was the part. although
IA Young man, lie took III the great conyen
.lon of 1890. which mad among is mem
bers Mr. Madison. Mr. Monroe. President
Tyler. Chiei-Justice Marshall, JUICE Bar
bour. John Randolph Of Roanoke, anC
mauy others "a equally q distinguished
DIVISION OF THE sTATT.
The question Of the representation i
the Legislature. whether on The bass O.
population or property combined, so great
IL cxcitcd the people that al one tIpe
division Of the state ty the line q th'
-. Ia So L. ih..r