The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-10
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this American dominion. the other
breathed into that body the spirit of free
and independent existence.
When the warships OF the moderns
were marshaied in review. the heart
that loves peace, commerce and good
VIII between the nations turned from
their grim majesty 20 search for the fraii
barks sent hither by Spain, the caravels
Of Columbus. And when the eye wearies
Of the colossal structures OF commerce.
and the gorgeous palaces OF art that
here surround US. il kindies anew with
genial Hight rs IL rests on that modest
tenement which Virginia has set amongst
them-Mount Vernon. the home OF Wash
ington.
An hail Columbus. the finder OF the
land, and all hail Washington. the foun-
der OF the nation. Parted in their mortal
lives by three centuries. they here meet
In the fruitlon of their tasks. In proud
ascsndency of power. with great pos
sessions in three continents. Spain looked
westward for n doorway TO the east.
and sent the immortal mariner on his
mission. A fresh-hcrn people. nur.ured
IN a wilderness, iu the weakness OF num-
bers. but IN ascendency of spirit. emerged
from obscuritv with Washington at their
head. and embarked upon n stormier sen
themselves. and unite with others In
moulding n nation
yirginians the First Americans.
These people We're Vlrsinans. and Vir-
ginians were the first Americans OF the
Erglish-speaking race. From the At
lantlc coast to the great Northern lakes
they won the land for MS and our heirs
forever The soil on which we stand was
,yr, sted from the British Grown by Nir-
ginia arms. The great state Of Illinois,
In which we are asse 1hlcd. was first or
ranizod as a Virginia county. and the
organic act Of civil government was
under the hand OF Governor Patrick
Henry. Beautiful Kentucky was Nir-
glnias first gift TO the Union. That the
northern boundary of the United states
Is ON the ST. Lawrence and the lakes, IN
stead of the Ohio is due to the Virginia
conquest. The Mesopotamia region. the
Northwest Territory. from which was
n,de the States OF Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois. Michigan. and Wisconsin was
v,rrinla's second gift 20 the Union. and
tbelr organic act Of civil government
boars the impress Of the hand OF Jefter-
son All hail Virginia au~ her daugh-
tors And all hail the Union and the
"otd thirteen" who together made II.
No matter what has happened. or what
NAV happen. all was well when we stoou
together I'm the spirit that produced IT,
and all will be well hereafter II that
spirit shall quicken the hearts OF an
entrusted with It's keeping.
\ Maicrlai Age.
This Mr. Chairman. has been called
material age. and Il is natural u houiu
he SO. individuals pursue their 10Y mes
win unparalleled avidity. no. only pc
stnr,ragD1fntF0
,ies in America, hut also because IN the
noace and liberty that We possess thelr
minds are relieved Of questions which
necturbed former generations. You ilsht
exnect from me on this OCCASION theIe-
tore. some exposition Of the nnteliHi
ACCOMPLISHMENTS and resources or VIZ
pinia. and the great diversity or interests
she possesses 20 attract hrawny iapoI'
sbretyd capital and directing skill. II
u,ieht be interesting to relate now soon
She appreciated the great West. ana now
fouo,gine the projections a. Washington,
ebo built turnpikos and sought 10 csthp-
llsh a waterway 10 connect win lne 'iIo
"a ~. Nfieeissinpi. how. when the syS-
tom of railroads became known no STATE
surpassed her Ia internal deVelopueht'
which she created ~ great cost, looking
in the same direction.
| His Txcelloncy Governor Mckinney ia
% he crrpratulated thlt the public debt
| =, Gated for these purposes was go happily
! settled during bis administration. There
| ,s no State ln the Union which could bet
TOR sunport a vast population n Get apart
| 20 ITSELF either with the necCsTd-lcs of
| lifa or the reGnoments Of civilization.
In the Tidowater region the Chesa-
peaxe BAY. its rivers and estuafles, sup
! nlv an inexhaustible larder or ish ana
oysters. and from its alluvlal soh the
i f.H
IT'S early products of orchard ana garden
Tbe cotton that clothes man and the
Genial weed that comforts his weary
snirit grow side by side. The great ana
| lovely Valley OF Virginia rs n granary
that has fed two armies ana could teel
the state. bright tobaccos OF the South
side are everywhere sought for their value
AS golden wrappers. The blue grass plains
and undulating hills az Piedmont are a
delight % grazlers. The southwest Is a
etore-house Of mineral and agricultural
wealth which could cash any draft drawn
nv Aladdin's Lamp, and the health-glying
waters of the mountains and lowlands
alike make the State one great santa
RUM Bay and river, field. forest ana
mime alike extend hospltable returns Tor
any attention % them
our excellent Governor has admirably
shown these things In recent paper
| and this, were thcfe no Oih'l i."7"i',
would deter me from speaking to-day OF
these material interests Nor shall turn
toward the States arts and letters, nor
IN her great work fOr education, which
| "a conferrlng so much honor upon the
! noople that support IT. and upon the
! scholarly and enlightened men who lead II.
The danger OF our progressive age ls
NOT that we will not pay sufficient, but
that we will pay too much attention 70
those things which IN natural develop
ment take care OF themselves, 10 the neg
! lect Of the great concern or government
which involves them all. our Govern
ment is n complicated and delicate ma
chine which needs constant thought and
| attention. The great republics OF the
| world which have hitherto existed nave
| perished Of congestion.
/ OF all our thousands Of officials there
/ IS but one, the Representatives VINO Is
| elected by the people. and each or tnese
/ represents a constituency OF one hundred
/ and nfty thousand souls. There Is a
strain upon the fabric OF Government Ut
/ these rushing times which none can est
| mate who have not witnessed II. and the
vast concentrated interests Of corporal
and individual wealth present 90 Il 10
day problems which 10 other generations
/ have to solve, and we might as well turn
10 those things which relate TO our we'll
being as a nation.
Birth Of the American People.
The history OF the American people
begins with the landing at jamestown on
| the 18th Of May, lC0. OF the first English
men who came to this continent TO stay
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