The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-30

social and political rights end duues;
Thas mis- testimony may be receiver "a.
80 mrs; valuation IT may be id7ea s"a, =
am not personally acquain,eu w ,heir lei
editor. nor his stan, but sinp,y ,,'ss vim
Iow-citzens or Virginia, sianoins 49,
them on the grand Oh Roman pla..ts2,t,n.
condensed In the familiar 1,,'s,ice be
tustitia ruat coeium." let j"s'f,
done though the heavens shouln ~" and
But this is not ''remin'scsn.e'
we will resume our discourse. 49,
Was IL not IN this same campdi9r tns,s
the enthusiastic Wings Of Richmonu .ss'
n monster log cabin l think ~ 49,,
and when Daniel Webster came NY
from his New England hSme "a, ana w aiIs that
falling to hold more than small portiVn
OF the mutitudes of COUNTY, Peof''e
drawn to the city to attend s.anu a.
"" OF the Wings OF the State, u was ue-
cided that Mr. Webster should have moIe
room and a greater audience the nsA1
day in the Square. In front or tne caP
itol porticO. II was either IN TINS Cain,
paign, or the next IN lsfi, put.o coy.
quite sure II was this one or lSiV' ior l
remember a score or more or soun-
Wings. more fortunate than niyset III
having been born several years eain re-,
than l. and were qualined voters III ~
county, formed the mselves into coinlha-
ny of some = or 30. filled their sadoie,
bags with clean clothes. ana moun,vo
their fine riding horses, scaled the blus
20 Richmond 10 participate in the grs~.
demonstration, and hear webster W
their return. they told of the vas, Hu,
titude that assembled in the carry ~
ternOon on the slope between the Iaplsol
and Rank street when Mr.. Webster VINO
had dined with John NJ. Patton, az NE
house which stood on the lower side =.
Franklin on Ninth street, nearly iiohtuls
the old Bell House. in the square was
escorted TO the front edge or IN" Nap'~
tol pcrticO and received with roar or
human voices that might have been neal"
I'm Manchester. If any body hai reil'ain
ed over there 10 listen. When tne s"eT.
ing and waving OF hats ceaSth ~.
Webster stepping forward reached GU,
and stcadiei himself by resting the o.Sn
palm Of his left hand against one OF ~
columns OOr Mr.. Patton's dinner Wits
were Of the hesO. and turning MS tt'H
Grst 10 the sen OF expectant faces before
him. and then raising them toward pnS
western sky, began his famous eNtenporc
sDeech with the words "1e sons OF tl.
Old Dominion Of Virginia. The nome OF
Washington and jefferson. or Madlsen
and Henry. and Of all the Ions INC OF
their illustrious compatriots, come iron,
Massachusetts, 20 greet YOU ~ th' hsi,s
Of your bright and glorious october sun.
and then proceeded In q hurst OF tnat I'M
passionate eloquent. which had even theh
given him worldwide fame. / repro
dtite the opening sentence from mehipI9
as / often heard IL repeated hy my ehlnu-
siastic c0untrymen, when they came
home There may yet be living some who
heard the speech and Il may nave neen
reported NJ the time; but or THIS 40 ny
know: however. this do know; tnat ~
had much to do in causing me Twelve
years afterwards 10 go as delegate 10
WING National Convention ia Baitiinote,
Tho last ever held TO vote 20 nominate
Daniel Webster for the presidency over
General Winfield Scott. who won me
nomination. and destroyed the party for-
ever But OF that, more anon; ..,,,-r,
A GRANDFATHER.