The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30
|STRONC BOOK
by O'FERRALL
The EN- Governor Writes Most
Interestingly Of Public Af-
fairs and Men.
FORTY YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE
Entertaining "reminiscences Of
Two Decades in Virginia's
History Soon to be Issued.

Tile friends OF former Governor Charles
T. O'Ferrall who have known for some
time that he has been engaged in writing
a book. embodyng his "reminiscences and
called Forty Years OF Active Service"
i will be grat.f1cd to know that his labors
are ended and well ended, that the book
Is now in the hands Of tho Neale Publish
Ing Company, and that It viii be one OF
y this seasons most valuable contributions
TO Virginia and United States history.
IT does not often happen In the eXper-
fence of men whose lives arc interviewer
with national and State events, that the
period of their service extends through
time so unparalleled in its importance
and in its development. as that covered
By the scope of the forty years which
. Governor O'Ferrall invests in his book
g with moving panorama of incident,
& action and individuality extending from the
time of his election rs q lad OF seventeen
Fl years. to the clcr:ship of Morgan county,
Virginia, in 1858. to the close OF his guber-
4 material administration III Richmond in
(. 1895. During this period he had served
A three years as county clerk, two years
as a Virginia legislator, six years as.
4 judge of Rockingham county, twelve years
as member of Congress from Virginia,
and four years as Governor.
afft43 III f j OtIN ERON N tt4AlD.
HIS book. which will shortly be publish
ed opens with an account of the John
Brown raid, October 16 1859, in which
the writer refers to himself as a boy of
eighteen who was attending an agricul-
sst,lr1ll fair at Winchester, but who asked
for and obtained permission to accom-
pany "rhe Continentals." q Winchester
military company that was ordered TO
Harper's Ferry. In describing the events
,5yt,S !, 1nr,tt nf1g
s his first meeting with General Robert %.
Lee In these words:
Monday night. he writes. j" about ten
II O'Clock or later. company OF ninety
United States Marines and two pieces OF
\ artillery arrived under the command Of
A Colonel Robert Z. Lee, the handsomest
man, I thought had ever seen.
He continues: eat seven o'clock Tues
day morning, Lieutenant J. e. B. Stuart
OF the United States Narmy advanced and
demanded the surrender Of Brown and his
men who had taken refuge in the arp1ory
engirAhouse at Harpers Ferry. brown
refused peremptorilyi to comply with Lieu
tenants Stuart's demand. instantly a
deta chment6 OF marines under the com
msrld Of Lieutenant Green. rushed upon
! the building and using ladder rs a bat
( 2tering-ram broke III the door, and after
MI the resistance Brown could offer,
brought him. and his men out and liberated
g Colonel Washington, Mr.. Alstndlt and 9TH
er citizens. who had been held as rrison-
ers from the previous Sunday =; ny I1
j " "a s WENT INTO THE ARMY.
Governor OFerrall regards the John
Brown ra Id as .'tho match that ignited the
II. ire az secession TIc definitely states his
t'rial and individual position when seces-
mad become an Accomplished fact,
ssE alls. words:
peculiarly situated; my mother
L. 7 =. q
son. When seventeen years
i -, been elected clerk of Nor
hey art and this enabled me to
Meet support OF my mothers
lsnaa,o, - there was a conflict
CONVENTION, yly.t,y'u Tinally.l de- !,
dav Was q great day for tic GD1eot 'l
VIZ in Covington. Governor Montague
$3s congressman II. y. Flood arrived OF
morning train and spent most Of
day in meeting the voters OF the I
Il Atnight q very enthusiastic meeting
held In the courthouse. Mr.. Flood S
#&Y first and was Introduced by Mr..
Delaney. He spoke both of nationa
sues and those Of especial 9interes
voters ~ .rtl,e Tenth Congressional
trct ~ -~lsking for the support OF
voters OF Covington, he appejtlfher
record in Congress which and had
he had satisfactorily perfer at the
ties as representative ofitd i think
Governor Montague waser, brother
Al s, Mr.. r. l.. Parrish, Jr. Til be but n
time the Governor had IN that day
an Allegheny audience, a'came. But
an especial ovation, The ,rnestead re.
z s5i he emphasized during mother, did
was that every voter. syas IN Dece m
party which stood ,ewall Jackson's
5s all 5 to Romney."
q nrol,ov,n,. this ,.gins his narration
,,as ia nn,;ry /, q soldier In the
- favor Ira filth his appointment
,,,on,s z 1,hn a. second sergeant IN a
n"a,i, ana ~ nison's cavalry This
49,. I,,,,,a rer, IS exceedingly rich
80 ,,'..aant aa,,,snt and personality,
nv - ~ hitherto remained
on new form and
HNDEEoONn inspired by singu-