The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-26

To Appear in Place OF the Governorof Viz
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GOV. OFerral was expected TO attend
the banquet OF the Connecticut SONS OF
the Revolution at Hartford, on the End
but was prevented Dy sickness from 10
ing so.
The Hartford Courant gives lengthy
report Of the interesting proceedings
from which the fonOWing extract Is taken.
Toastmastor Woodward expressed the
regrets Of the society al the enforced
absence Of Governor . ferrdl OF VII
ginia. aud read the telegram from MN
which has already been published. lie
introduced the Governor personal lIleHu'
the Hon Lewis Spcrry, cA-consressilldh
from this district who spoke ioI hii4
and for the state OF Virginia.
.Ex-Congressman Sperry's Address.
Mir Spcrrv esteemed it an honor 10
anuoar Tor the Governor Of Virginia. but
regretted that he was not present 10 up-
hold the good name Of Virginia. ana 70
receive the honors which Governor COOKE
AS the chief executive Of connecticut
would have extended 10 him as the exc
cutiye OF one Of the original thirteen
States. II was a happy thought on tne
part Of the Sons to have invited ms
presence. and It would be good INNS
at some future meeting OF the society 10
scat AT the guest table the Governor OF
ticut the speaker had ever been proud
no matter where ne might have been
placed but to-day he had feeling or re-
sponsibility for Virginia. There was
difference in D4e settlers OF the two sec-
tions Of the country Those Of the former
were cavaliers. church men, King men
while those Of New England were as
sentors and king haters. IL was an early
wri,or upon this country. probably "a Nir-
of
rivers teemed with FISH, its mountains
were covered with forests IN which game
abounded. and its soil WAS most fertile.
making IL an easy situation ia which 10
obtain food. whereas in describing New
England as "a barren waste ln which IL
was necessary to put a herring into hole
before the corn in the hole would grow.
There was however "a bond OF sym
pathy between Virginia and New Eng
land when 81 became a question Of Inc
depcndeuce Whatever may have passed
between those States since that day. tne
same was periodically true to-day. IL
has been told 10 Won 10y the honofcd
Governor Of our state that Connecticut
had three times as many soldiers in the
Revolution as Virginia. Virginia, how
ever was the great granary and source
of supplies for the army. Connecticut
is said 10 have soldiers dead ON every
battle field OF the KcNoluuOn, hNt Ni4
not have battle field. Not so with Nir-
GINA The English army invaded her
soil. chased Lafayette am over the state.
but the great leader with RochambeaH
and the French allies outwittod Sir
Henry Clinton and advancing upon Corn
wallis penncd him at Yorktown and
caused his surrender 10 the greatest Of
Nireinians. Washington.
Governor OFerrall. for whom he was
TO speak was of that old Scotch-Irish
stock which has had so great am in-
fiuence upon our institutions and he
douhtcd not that ne was eligible TO mem
bership in the Sons OF the American Re
volution At all events ne was brave
patriot. with true Amercanism ia his
veins. who would have highly esteemed
the honor. as one which had been cX-
tended from one of the great original
thirteen States