New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-04
JIRGINII IGINST THE UORLD.

The full text Of the inaugural address Of Gov
crnor OFcrrall of Virginia. Il short. juicy cx-
tract from which was sent 10 the press If the
country by telegraph and printed Tuesday.
iustihcs the opinion expressed by The Trbun"
that the new Governor will prove Il very Lively
competitor for The palm of clcqucncc with the
fine array of State Executives who have been
scattering The surface of the land with burning
words for the last eight or ten months. Fol
lowing the extract printed yesterday WAS this
eloquent outburst. II is, as will be seen. chal-
lcngc 10 the universe. and should be read mt one
breath. if possible. to get its full strength:
We'll grounded then. in her faith. firm in her con
victions. with principles that
Time cannot bcnumb
Nor torture shake:
with population well on t. 2cotv0 and an area
Of a. $50 square miles with a fruitful soil and
boundlcss mineral wealth. magnificent rivers and
majestic mountains. endless woodlands. rich val
lcys. and fertile hills CLASSY bays and crystal rivu-
lets; with the interests OF farm and mine forest
AMI field. furnace forge and rolling NIL All blend
INK and working tos .hcr IN beautiful harmony;
with an intelligent Industrious. frugal. lnw-.h.G-
ing and God-fear!ng people; with cilma.e thn'
IS salubrious and temperate broczes that baimy
and that IS genial. whot more could SO de-
sire to give stability 70 Virginia. to comp etc E"r
material Advantage add t. her blessings
With history rcplote with the glor!es II her
sons ana the virtues Of her daughters. with the
council chambers OF h~ Nation huns. CD farrr's
eye with the images Of her statesmen. with uonI-
nents 10 her sages. heroes. and patriots standing
out against the ky In their stafc.ia.f7 bore auI
there and everywhere: with her bench adorned ly
her Judges. whose erminc robes were never sul.l.l
her bar DISTINGUISHED always FOR lte character AMI
ability the pulpit Of every denomination n..el in
al tho year, with her eloquent sons preaching
WIKI devout fcrvor The words OF The living God.
her poets, with their Tyres. her painters with their
nd her ipf 1yf
Ing Inspiration. like a Hope. Elder and Il Val
entinc. from tho though; that She their mother
and In her lap they had nestled and upon h'r bosom
they had rested their heads. and then hsr editors
guiding public sentiment. creating public opinion
correcting public morals. making and unmaklng
political parties. and maintaining the peoples
rights
't'nawci by Influence and uubrlbel hy gain:
with all these reflections crowdine around with
what pride can this obi Commonwealth look the
world in the face. and VIXEN ask"l for h'- jewels
point to her sons. and when asked ior hor pass
port to the heights OF imper.shaDe fame. point 90
her traditions. and challenge not only her sisters
in this s!s;erhool Of states. bu, The nauonai,os
Of the earth In any century II their existence 70
surpass them.
Elsewhere he says liz proposes 10 labor In
season and ont Of season with heart. mind. soul
and body TO supplement The Efforts Of the law
makers and the loyal citizens Of the Common
wealth 10 make her the grandcst Of the grand.
the nobost If the noble the strongest Of The
strong commonwealth that adOrn This great
American Union. which Is the cynosurc Of all
eyes, the admiration of all lands, and The won
der Of the hemisphcrcs." These are noble sculi-
mcnts. very brcczily expressed. They ought to
be committed 10 memory in schools. and cirI-
lated everywhere. If There is u disposition any
where, as we think possibly there may be in
some Of the clfcic monarchlcs of the old World
10 ask Virginia for her jewels or d" her pass
port to the heights Of imperishablc fame"
there's an answer that will do away with doubt
and double up the doubter
Speaking of the State militia which parad"l
on the occasion, the Governor said
Here In martial array. breathing the inspirations
OF memories so grand, rococctions 50 glorious.
stand these companies. battalions and regiments
Of Virginlas volunteer militia OF the present Rome,
In all the dazzling splondor Of the height OF her
power and when her vllor had carried her eagles
from the Tiber To THE rim Of the world could
not boast of legions superior in physical develop
ment so!dicry bearing, chlva,ross spirit rcsolu-
ton, courage and devotion 10 these pattalons now
drawn up here under shadow OF this Old Capitol
1t was great day FOR Virginia when O'Ferrall
was inauguratcd. Rome never was d" in II y
with Virginia either in soldiers or orators
COMPARED with the Virginia militia, the lcgions
were n mere mass-mccting OF the uncmploy"d
and as for orators, why, O'Fcrrall alone could
talk Il whole Roman forum deaf, dumb ana
blind IL seems TO us, on the whole, That
though OFerrals discourse Is less pcppcry
with cuss words than the uttcranceS of the
Western Governors, he holds all Of them
in copiousness.
"UUON THE GODS WISH TO DESTROY"