The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-08
Eloquent Governor Of Virginia.

The inaugural address of the Hon.
Charles T. O'Ferral], Governor Of
Virginia, is written in higher vein
THAI is usual in such productions, a
vein of old fashioned sorority, poet
ical splendor, and descriptive elo-
quence. 1t almost makes the reader
regret that these gifts of emotional
expression are no longer TO be dis.
played at Washington, but are mon.
opolizsd by Virginia. Yet some
little taste and earnest of hem may
well be given to the ontsid' world.
A genius Ike Governor O Ferralls
will overlap the boundaries of any
state, and its fame cannot be hedged
in. 1t seems almost like defaclng
work of ART, however, to chisel
f, out a lump or two from this entire
and perfect chrysolite. One knows
not where to begin or where to end.
1t is our humble task to submit a
few specimens, and to direct to the
original mine the admirers they will
fad. How effectively in these few
sentences recruiting the triumphs
of The railroad, the Governor imi-
tstes the onw ard rush and sweep Of
the train, the thunder and the
trembling and the exultant snort;
and poesy of the conductor:
'Tney lead in the march of pro
gress, tunnelling mountains, bridg
ing gulches, spanning streams, pene.
tratlpg new and uninhabited regions,
changing the wilderness into smiling
farms and even the barren plain into
verdant fields, building homes and
giving employment to almost count
less thousands. In their track
plenty abounds where want s,alked
abroad; the ploughshsre turns up
the virgin soil, SO long trodden by
the native buff lo; the voices of the
artisan and mechanics are heard |
whore that of the wild beast 80 long
sounded d. fiance to the dislurb, r of |
his lair or den; the smoke of civil
cation ascends to the clouds, and
meets the morning sun in his rising
glory and bedims the moon in her
silver light, where from the time
the stars sang together, at the birth
Of creation, they have shone by day
aud by night, unobscured by even the
from a burning bush"
In the way of indignant, pas.
'ionate, patriotic eloqaence, this
passage will be initiated with dItii
,ulty:
"Whenever dangerous fanatioism
ears its head; whenever commun.
SIN comes forth from its hiding
place; whenever anarchism ru-hes
tut from it's dark den with its fl 4m-
ne eyes and sui ph1rous odor; wnen
ver heres:es or fallacies which
threaten the wool and web of our
Institutions appear with their paint
ID skin, plausible face, and inslnuat-
Dg manner, then federation to the
Wind. Then strike with the courage
hat duty begets; strike with the
{ solution hat patriotic iervor gives;
trike with the fire that love of
lome and native land kindles; strike,
trike, and ask no ornament for
'our sword but the notches on the
blade. These sentiments are the
entiments of Virginia; my WORDS
ire the words of all true Virgin.
ans"
Soundness of sentiment, with
Il eminent for sound, may b. found
n almost every line. We must
,urb our inclination to quote more,
md content ourselves with repro
lucing only one of the eulogiums
If Virginia to be found in this in
eresting and picturesque address:
"Well grounded, then, in her
aith, firm in her convictions, with
principles that
Time cannot benumb,
Nor fUrtuue shak, >
With population we'll on to 3 ,OOO,-
100 and an area of AZ, 45O square
miles; with fruitful soil and
ooundless mineral wealth, magniG
cent rivers and majestic mountains,
endless woodlands, rich valleys and
fertile hills, CLASSY bays and crystal
rivulets; with the interests of farm