The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-01
The WING LOG CABINS.

agrees Is consult tfeir. comfort by ac-
ceptIng the use of this House, Wings
enough viii attend to hide the nakedness
J OF the land. v apd we think we can under
take for the Building Committee, that
there shallabe no coon;%o or coon, skin about
[ tho House, The Democrats met in the
hall OF the House OF, Delegates But on
Wednesday,s7th Of February, 1874 Z d very
large Whlg convention was held In the
new club house.
54 Two great Wing speeches were made.
In Richmond by. William c. Preston, and
Alexander H. Stephens.l do not know
that they were during the same cam
paign. did not hear Mr.. Preston s. but
a large number OF those who did char
tered q special railroad train and went
to Petersburg to hear him again. even
though he might there make the same
speech. But I have heard him.. and he
was the most eloquent speaker to whom
I have ever. listened. He had more Of
genuine spontaneity and Eafflatus; had
more continuous and well sustained
flights OF impassioned loratory. He was
eloquent all over-in his thoughts, his
dictlon, his countenance, his gestures
his pastures and his changes Of position.
He was addressing thousands In the
open air and somewhat against the wind,
SO that his voice partially failed him.
Still he kept on speaking and acting, and
was perfectly Ineligible from the SPLEEN
did j pantomime which he presented. II
became so aroused that II tsprang invol-
unfairly from the ground, and with my
shoulder hastily closed the gaping mouth
OF a fellow-citizen who was drinking In
every word from behind me. Afraid I had
hurt him, II begged his pardon earnestly.
He replied 81 excuse you; but wish
you would look before you jump."W What
an absurdty! How could I know that he
was poklng his open n mouth " a over. my
shoulder. or that ! was going to jump
until 1T actually happened :? s'i
b Mr.. Preston was eloquent as a CONVEX
sat!onlst What q rare treat that was in
listening to him a whole evening whilst
he was president OF the University Of
South Carolina at Columbia, with, his
torturing foot resting on n soft cushion
In front OF him. M & ssf 555
once heard Mr.. Preston here in Rich
mond twitting Mr.. James ~ Lyons for
veerlng from the Wing party, Mr., Lyons
did not relish it particularly. but 1t was
done so nicely that he did not get MAJ.
Mr.. Preston was then on crutches In the
midst OF small group Of gentlemen
/, near tho eastern steps OF the Capitol,
IIe reminded me OF the Earl OF Chatham
and our own grand Edmund Pendleton,
both Of whom were also eloquent on
crutches. 3s.S 4 3s y 5}, n Il 4. TX
I did hear tho campaign speech OF Mr..
Alex. II, Stephens in Richmond. Flo
was then member Of Congress from
Georgia. What a contrast there was be-
|. tween him and the senator from South
Carolina, Mr. Stephens was physically
n poor and sparse specimen Of humanity.
His oratory was frequently compared to
! that OF Randolph Of Roanoka. During
the Taylor campaign In 1913, Mr. steph.
ems was again actually engaged, but had
to quit the field In consequence OF half
a dozen wounds inflicted upon him with
a pocketknife by man named Cone,
His recovery was for long time doubr-
ful,S K. & ilSi
The Wings did not build cabin In
1S48. They had Trough and Ready
Clubs senior and junior but they met
In the African church on Broad Street
and In tho hall over Bosher's carriage
factory at the corner Of Main and Ninth
Streets, where tho Chamber OF Commerce
now stands, have attended political
meetings In that hall and United States
courts were held In It. In the time of
Chief Justice fancy. During tho CAM
paign Of 1S4s, ] was a part Of the time
In. Stanton, Va, engaged as principal
of tho Virginia Female Institute.
q BEN BLAKE MINOR
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