The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-23

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and snubs) are simply ridiculous. IN
the past tho South has been tho best
friend Of the West. In the future tho
Wcst VIII be the best friend OF tho
politically, they are old and natural
allies.
South Car0lina'H lcnterpr1Se.
Who made spain stop throttling Mis-
Pinekncys, the uwinnetts, Fought that
battle and gave free vent to the cur.
rents OF trade that now sweep to the
Gulf? Strange to say, and miraculous
as ~ must be, New England had noth-
ing to do with any OF these great ma.
tional movements-not even in the
way OF ineddling or dlsapproyai, big
as they were with the fate OF millions,
the fleets OF q great nation, the wealth
of another dolconda. Politics rather
the South, and she has produced a.
great number OF men who were states
men, not politicians. What IS more,
she aplw y aya VII, for she is J !, !. !. IN , 2 I, 4
narrow hearted narrow-minded, after
me. the Deluge!" one, and she has
done as much for this country poiiti.
S Sas s rs geog berseIs ayso ana sra n wa Ws see
you think what disadvantages wash.
tngton, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison
= their tollow!ng labored under IN
not being New En%glanders, or having
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beans and "educative wafers.1' their
State papers cannot but be considered,
on the whole creditabie. And n any
body were to be cast for that colossus
sus q public opinion at home and
abroad would certainly name our great
tVtrginian, Washington, as the only
man we have yet produced who could
pose, though. to be sure he Is the last
man TO such a distinction.
l say "is," for, as Horace says, we
may change U skies, but not our dis
positions" The roaring loom OF time,t.
to use LoWelPs fine picturesque smile,
may put many O bright thread In our
national history. but Q small body OF
Virginia gentlemen built 1t and set II
up In q glorious fashion. never count
treasure. ease or comfort, life or
death; absorbed in the creation or q
new world and the dennition OF q new
principle: Each for all" and all mer,
ar. 9 Tree ana equal. as q matter
Heredity. poverty, country, conditions,
class, temperament-a thousand things
make 1t q lovely .Utopian aspiration
only; save as a political principle and
eminent. In the experience OF the
world, 1t has happened before now that
republics have not lasted, ana 1t may
be that our VIII not exist nearly
Do lOn6 "a yII0otJ Gil
Indian prince, for theirs reach back
w or three thousand years. But
there Will always exist In the MINDS
and souls of men some echo OF the
divine spirit. Of that small band Of
thinkers. whose minds, like mountains
tops, caught the first beams OF the
sun OF perfect 1reedpm ana tnen
to the valleys beneath. our great Yir-
ginians are sure OF Immortality. Free-I
dom is the great passion Of the race
from which we come.
{ Nelson and Lee.
the same, the identity OF race is made
perfectly clear bytwo notable speeches
made by representative men. Both OF
them had grasped the great truth tnat
dom thai character alone makes any
nation great. Millions are nothing,
either In population orrmoney, when II
comes to making. a nation; fappits
teach us that AS LoWeti. says; rne
that brings about the greatest results.
Nelson said simply: england expects
every man to do his duty; our dear
General Lee wrote to his son: .Duty
is the noDiest Word IN tH Naw s:nga
land. save TO q local ana .lih..eu ea
tent. has stampe our elgnty mii!ions
OF people with her ins
sympathy between tue lWo
abiding. fundamental, perennial.
all intents and purposes II vas a sma!l
body Of English gentlemen. pianted on
Virginian SOIL. VINO gave Us ouE Dp,Ghaa,
alton Of Independence, our ELL!
Rights. our Constitution OF the united
States. Our laws. Y our
literature We get from the nno,nsr
spiritual and moral we get
from a thousand gensrations o. y
common progenitors who loved 8r1gn!-
eouSneaS and hated 1n1Qultys VINO