Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-23

OF constructive government the world has
ever witnessed. To cement the Union,
thus formed. with generosity UNI
edualled, ignoring seif-interest and think
Ing only OF the general good. she present.
ed the General Government with a vast
territory. out OF which have been formed
five great and prosperous States.
when the Constitution was paper
parchment. lifeless and underlined, she
furnished her Marshall. who became us
great expounder, and whose judicial de-
clssons gave new life and vigof to the
Federal Government.
OUR FOREIGN POLICIES.
"Ber Washington, Jefferson. and Mad,-
son formulated those principles, whl.n
have become our fundamental precepts
and policies. I'm dealing with foreign al
fairs. When European Powers sought W
extend their systems and aggressions
upon the American continents, II was
her Monroe who pronounced the FAMOUS
Monroe doctrine, which to-day furnishes
security and freedom to all Ameficah
nations and stands as a hinufahce W
foreign interference and usurpations, j.
'.Emerson. the most thoughtful OK
American writers. has well said that
EVERY institution Is but the heightened
shadow of q man. II this be true, the
institutions we possess to-day, with their
manifold blessings, with their untold pos
sibilities. are but the heightened shadows
Of men that Virginia furnished 10 our
common country.
"What proud recollecuons' "hat
pleasing associations. what sacred memo
rIes what pathetic interest cluster
around tho name Virginia Her settle
meet was so replete with the daring
adventures Of Captain Smith as TO sur
round her earlier history with halo
Of interest and romance irresistible. Her
loyal devotion TO Charles H., amid all
his defeats and misfortunes. indicated a
consistency and consistency OF purpose and
principle bespeaking a lofty and deter
mined people. The rebellion OF Bacon.
the first of American history. gave proof
of a people conscious of their rights, ana
who would tolerate no infringement OF
them.
"The old Virginia. the refuge and
home Of the cavalier lies In our imagi-
nation, and stirs our hearts like the
memories OF q delightful but vanished
dream. in all OF it's chaste beauty and
lovely proportions, with its almost feudal
splendor, It's ancestral halls, and homes
OF princeiy magnifcence. its beautiful
and good danes; its brave and high
spirited and chvalric men, whose achieve
ments, commencing with the majestic
Washington, and ending with the match
less Lee, have made resplendent and
illustrious the history of this entire
country.
What exciting scenes. what stirring
events what fierce conflicts, what exhi-
billions of human valor. what number of
distinguished soldiers are comprised In
that wonderful history, extending from
the first Manassas to Appomattox! AS
long as human annals are kept they will
tell OF the great battles and deeds OF
yalor here performed, alike by the Blue
and the Gray.
"As the receding years shall destroy
ell sectional and partisan passions, ana
they shall be swallowed in a common love
for reunited country. people Of all sec
lions and all States will be proud to CLAIM
kinship and be of the race of Stuart
Jackson, and Lee.
VIRGINIA'S SUFFERINGS.
virginia was the greatest sufferer in
that struggle She emerged from 1t, 1t Is
true, with her entire soil made historical,
and almost sacred, by the rich libations
OF human blood there poured out, but
bankrupt in fortune, desolated In homes
dismembered In territory Without COM
plant, without subseryiency, she accept
ed her new conditions. and sought
bravely and manfully to work out her
new destiny. 1t was a problem beset
with difficulties, and surrounded by new
and great changes. Only those who have
gone with her through the dark hours OF
suffering and misfortune can appreciate
how great were the difficulties which con-
fronted her, and how successfully she
has overcome them
Gradually the gloom disappeared, and
the sunshine of prosperity ana peace
came. The sweetest thought that this
returning prosperity and power gives Viz
giuia is that Il makes broader the glory,
deeper the majesty, and more enduring
the strength Of the Union. which reigns
supreme in all our hearts. Virginia STANDS
in no estrangement OF this Union. she Is
proud of the great part she per'orn'
in its creation, proud Of the gifts ana
sacrifices she has made to IL, prOud OF ncr
great sons. whose lives have adorned
and Illumined its history, proud to con-
tend in generous rivalry with her hume
rous and worthy sisters in Its service
and devotion. Her warmest impulses, her
highest aspirations, are those which link
her future with that OF the Union. ana
make her share in the development OF It's
measureiess possibilities.
"All the successes which mark the his
tory OF Virginia, the lofty traditions, anu
high ideals she furnishes, the rights ana
noble principles she has contributed 10
the cause OF humanity, the achieve
ments which have crowned the efforts OF
her sons in every field, dignified by the
genius. the intellect. and the enterprise
of man, constitute a rich and an inesti,
mable heritage, of which her sons VIII
strive 10 make themselves worthy heirs
and possessors. The mighty voices wnich
speaks to her from the past, the insplra-
tion which springs from the present. the
which crown the future.
arouse in Virginia noble aspirations, and
confirm the resolve within ner to measure
in actual achievements up to the hign
demand made upon her by our common
At the celebration Of washington's
birthday by the Daughters ana
children Of the American Revo-
luton q delightful feature of the
occasion was an Grafton by Mira. Stephen
putney. of Richmond. This lady. who
was one of the handsomest and most
charming women present proved herself
10 be no less an orator.
Mr.. s. ID. Crenshaw. of Richmond.
passed through the city, going North,
this morning -
delegate Joseph E. willard, OF the Vir-
ginia House of Delegates. is at the Eb-
bitt House: Messrs C. w. Simms and q.
y. Dougherty, OF Richmond, are at the
Howard House.
Mr.. Robert NJ. Parkinson, OF Luray.
Va and Miss Gertrude J. Drane. of this
city. were married here few days since.
After a bridal tour they will reside in
Major william A. Guthrie, Of Durham.
N q. il at the Metropolitan Hotel He
Is spoken of In connection with the gu
nomination OF the Populist
nar tv In that State.