The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24

TT WAS HELD
of war hung over your city. the flashes
of our cannon illumined your 9N
and tne roar of our guns Wa ,nc .tt',,
M of your children. w hen az lael 'n1.
riori driftcd westward, lis merry nita.n
if with flame your dwellings, the ~ .D'
iirbfnin., of Sailors Creek and dI ~
,Ifa fgrf0wed fhc sky. ana theh 'a'"0
the awful silence of Alpoma.,oN'. ,,,,,o
ci..irr ciofhed y sackcloth and ashes,
v-reuinr. Ike hachcl. fog her chnoreh'
because they We not ... boboidf
.NVhat "a change now do we peio,, ,'. (,
>oo. "a queen ind .ed. she sits where one
stood the lodges ,f King foMi IN
fairesf of all the plain-a hFins nlonu-
mant 20 the patience. coerabe' e"''i f-'"
and -ltriOtism Of OLD NIsitfa' ,,. mill
''.sooo the rear-guard OF that army VIII
.,,,s over the river. soon the laM-lll" ..,'
anal fhe law-breakcr VIII nave rf",.
o., on~eer before the Great laW-DlNSi
and with them, perhaps, WI ,7o,ria.
manners and customs OF oiu Nit LII
buf Richmond, heauuiul i'i,illn .,,, nil
i am snonuruent. and win hef haiile VIZ
d.. linked the honorable nally trc
,nsn-that OF Major Lewis 5l'',,., ,,o,,
philosophical cltlzen, viz otherwise
MANY things possible, "nlaI
roI beeu well-nigh impossinle. al
g.ifs 1neech concluded the set a."
-.-..s,- nj the evening. but for con
siderable length OF time, the guests ".'''
c,tizens were delighted by short but elo-
oucrt speeches from legislators ana Gnu
zcns. ~..rr-D orr
Nrafor Lewis Ginter was next Loudly
called Tor and az last reluctantly rose 10
hi4 feet The Major said mat ne had hoi
tsl Tine most distant idea thdt me- Mouu
le called upon 90 speak, pul mo-" liidl NJ
found himself cOmpell4 10 90 80 Ht Mou.'
i. d IN
Governor Kent had said iu regard 10 tne
posscssions Of England extending around
..,Tith these vast possessions said
Major Ginter. (which iie 30 every country
OF the world. she gives us tine lnesuhaOl-
blessings of absolutely free trade
" Commerce was designed ,
no be- The golden medium of mankind
Zach cline requires what other cllmes
Yet ofers something Cor the general use.
..There is no discrimination against
American goods BOO favor OF Euslsh
goods each are placed upon absolutely
tine same footing
Major enters address, Wniie snorl Wa
fuI of sound sense. and he clearly SCI
forth the prOposition which he advanced
in rpgarf f0 the interchange or articles
OF commerce between tine various couh-
tries. BE concluded his remarks ny say
ing with humorous twinkle I'm his eye
that IL he had suspected Tor a moment
that he would Doe compelled 10 speak ne
would have prepared himself and knocked
the balance of them oar. ubi a@ 1T was
Dee would have 90 ask Tor their indui-
Ills speech was received was hearty APP
Ulausc.
Mr.. Tucker then in complimentary
terms called upon Judge x. II. tardNch'
oil the Supreme COrr, Of Appeals. who
made am eloquent and humorous address
Colonel 30 Lane Stern was next called
upon. Dut le said the only use ht Wuui"
make of The floor would nc To INTRODUCE
t0 the audience Judge Robert W. hughes,
the only representative or the Federal
Government present
JUDGE ROBERT HUGHES.
Judge Hughes made an interesting adj
dress. Tie spoke as follows.
As the only representative or me ed-
oral bench az this board. / respond 10
the sentiment just proposed. Although
derive nay commission from beyond the
borders Of Virginia. ana have 10 deaf
chiefly with laws enacted eiiew tnan
ar her capital still | am az home mere
no less as a judge than ms citizen.
our dual system of government has neter
had parallel in history We are INins
under two distinct governments, each
having plenary powers wiihn its special
sphere. and each acting concurrenuy in
the same territory and directly upon the
same people.
cation. entered into voluntarily. OF ildeii-
IS 60 common power. They have
pledged their fcalty not 20 ans man or
whatever name or character but 10
mere document. We call that paper the
Constitution of the United states. We
an swear fealty 90 b. IN complete devo-
ton. Tor documents never become tyranis
or usurpers The Government establish
ed los that instrument rests upon every
foot or territory ard every citizen OF
the land, and it's officers are as much ar
home in each state o2f ihe mon as those
of the state itself. Tho governments are
dual and concurrent throughout the fed
GRAFTON
As We have dual legislatures and ex-
ecutivcs. so we have dual judlcatures,
acting without jar o. conflict, side hy
side. each patroticallN respecting the
limits Of its own sphere OF action. and
each as much 40 home in the respective
states as the other.
have always felt that the trainers
Of our national Constitution builded bet
ter than they knew Those great and
good men We're endowed with extraor-
able 10 believe that they fully com9re-
hended the marvellous future OF the me-
chanism which they devised. They were
hut blind factors in the hands OF a di-
vinitr which shaped their divine work.
They bad 90 deal with a set OF States so
disc0rdant and violent IN their antago-
ulsms thai a. milo man as tllNer Els
worth sail OF one oi tlem that n had
u
the universe. STATES which had nothing
in common but the English language
and their mutual boundary lines.
BUT they brought 90 their task the
spirl. OF absolute unseiushness- Their
leading imnulse was concession and for
bcaraucc They infused that noble spirit
into every line an letter OF the Consti-
tuition which they framed.
Except ln the lameftable period Of
lsCl-'G5 when a mighty conflict was
forced upon unwilling sections by the
spirit OF T0phct % which oliver Ellsworth
alluded. history has shown no example
OF such harmony as has prevailed during
more than a century Of time between the
States of this Union. occupying an eighth
OF the inhabited territory OF the earth.
when We compare this history with
that Of The perpetual wars OF Europe
every true patriot Of our country must
tank God thaf he IS an American.
Especially mas this harmony existed be-
tween our Federal and State authorltier,
ard think ! NAV say With absolute truth
hat there has been 10 conflict between
the two judicial system OF the Un'en Az
any period OF our history. We owe the
fact 10 the clear perception and per
Constitution. and 10 the great aomty ana