Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-23


right TO all her children. Ihey are the
Romans of modern history. They love po1'
they tell tbs truth. they honor MANHOOD
they despise the false. they scorn Tricks;
They are the English of Shakespeare ana
Elizabeth. of Raleigh and Of Drake, VINO
have made the genius Of England 70 be
known wherever thought lightens or I'M
agination all.viates human lives, ana VINO
circled the globe with tho red cross OF o.
George.
They have changed less than Their
brethren over the SEQ, and furnish now tne
highest types Of the character wnicn nss
moulded Englsnd, end the closest family
resemblance to their ancestors.
TIE FIRST rAMILIys
There hos been much derision and rfdi-
Guile over the first families OF virginia.
They haye furnished mirth for fool: Tor
three generations. But the first faInilies
are facts. They are not separated oy
wealth. They are marked by character
alone. and N all the vici,studes OF fortune,
wheceger they have been, and however
called upon. they have promptly RESPOND
cd. aud SHOWN themselves first in tact TO
the demands of duty.
Whether "a merchant IN Hongkong or
sea captain, against the Malay pirates. es
pioneer TO California or Australia or South
African mines, IS hnancier on Wall street,
az tho bar. IN the pulpit, or in tie pro-
lessons chair. the scion OF tine
first families has everywhere always
indicated the law of heredity. and given
another proof that blood will tell: and
there we're no second families. Livery VII,
glnian was az good ss any other man, and
no other man was as good rs any |irglniah
unless he was brave, truthful. honest
Money never eQuslized them.
RISING OF THE vIBGISIAss.
By the assize of arms instituted by King
was raised tho arrayn of all mon capable
Of bearing arms was bound TO turn out TO
support the King. authority. Virginia op,,
posed the war. begged for peace. called
peace conference TO meet her sister states
and avert war, and elected n convention 20
meet az Richmond To consider and decide
upon what ought TO be done, what the
duty and the honor. not tho prosperity and
the proht OF Virginia. required to be dono.
When the President OF the United States
called for troops 10 cocrce the States who
had seeded. Virginia raised her standard;
called her assize Of arms and sunmonci
her array Of Sons 10 protect the Old
Mother They came from overywbere--
Austin Smith from San Francisco. Brad
fute Warwick from Naples, POwhatnn
Clark from Louisiana, Robert Edward Lee.
colonel of dragons. son OF Ligbt-Horse
Harry, Of the Legion; Joseph Eggleston
Johnston, son of Peter, ensign OF the
Legion. Ouartermaster General OF the
Army of the United States; Jeb. Stuart,
and A. Z. Hill. The very earth trembied
at the tramp Of tho NIrglnians az they
marched to the assize OF arms of the
mother Of them all.
PICTURE.
No such picture can be drawn of any
event in history 10 such incident can be
described. Webster said OF old England
that her morning drum beat. following
tho sun, circles tho world with the martial
air. Of England
But when Virginia flung her standard 70
the breeze wlth her proud motto, SIC
Semp.T T1rgnHiS, and summoned her array,
tho earth biazed with the fiery cross OF
| Virginia as they rushed to her defence.
From every continent. from every cline,
| from all ayocations. from tho bar, the pull
pit. tho counting-room. the workshop, the
| NiTglllans came.
"Ihoir5 not 20 rena0n why,
Their. but q DO and do
When the sea venture, after the romantic
| shipwrech 81 the SOmcr Isles, which gave
! Shakespeare the incilert snd tho locality
| for the Tempest. vas about 10 lose her gal
| liant commander. old sir George Somcrs,
when he gave up bis manly spirit. ho call.
ell his crew about him and " exhorted
them to 10 true TO duty AID return t. Viz.
ginln.
The words Of the Old knight rang like @
| trumpet~cail wherever there was Viz
cinian. BE true 10 duty and return C.
! Virginis" Those who failed % obey that
call. for there werc few, q very few, wh(
did tail. by their subsequent hyoa, did moi
furnish 5riGh. examples q renown. success
or happiness, 20 encourage Others il tutur,
crises to follow their example.
LEB AND sOHNsTOS.
II Is duo to candor ~ say that neither
Leo nor Johnston approved the actor
Of the other States Tor they knew TIM
such action would inevitably brinl
on war, aud they knew what VA
meant, but there Is no reason
to think that either of them for momcn
believed that Virginia could. would. o
ought 10 net except Just exactly az she dit
act. With them. es with all other Viz
ginian.. the simple question was: "Wi.
or against blood and kin? For or agains
the old mothori" and the question al
swered itself in the asking.