The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
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This volume, the title of which will
arouse the interest OF many lifelous
friends OF Vlrsinia's distinguished son
and Statesman. is dedicated to Major
James ID. Patton, of Richmond.
Tho contents of tho book cover a
period from June of 1856. whsb JOHN
W Danicl delivered an address before
the jefferson Literary Society of tho
University of Virginia IN its public
hall. to March 3, 1909 and to remarks
made then by Major Daniel before the
United States Senate, The compiler
of the book says In his foreword:
HIS first speech. entitled The Poo
pie was delivered at the university
while Major Daniel was a student at
that institution and only twentythree
years OF age The Panie--Its Causes
and Its Remedies n speech delivered
in the United States Senate Septcm-
Der H. 1898. which covers mor> space
than any other. is an exhaustive treat
ment OF n question long of vital in
1erest TO this country and without It's
inclusion, regardless of It's great
length, this volume would be incom-
nlete
The address upon The Life and
Character OF Stoncwall Jackson as it
appears herein Is Major Dantel's hnnl
draft OF his address on this subject.
Originally. It was delivered at Nanas-
sas. Va. in 1865. Some years after it
was rewritten For delivery at Fred
oricksburg, Va. Ii is this last rcyi.
sion which has been selected.
"It Is a subject OF frequent and Jus.
criticism that the works of Nirsinia's
distinguished sons have not been pre-
served in published form as their i'm
i>ortance ana merits justified. In thus
preserving Major Daniels speeches and
orat!ons, feel that I have performed
y service that is not without real
value to tho STATE and people he loved
50 well and served so long and faith
fully. Certainly, II has been a labor
Of love. in which have experienced
hoth pleasure and pride"
The arrangement OF the book pre-
sents Major nanel's speeches in chron-
illogical order. Therefore the ono with
which ii opcns-"The Peoplc"--rnay be
taken as an example of his early style
3n oratory In the summing UP of
his argument. this typical paragraph
may DC quoted; EVIL men may turn
back tho hands OF the face OF the clock
OF civilization ANA postpone the hour
of destiny. but they cannot break the
inner machinery, whose hidden spring
whose animating principle, is God;
path and detaiu but they cannot over
throw the Car Of Progress. as, with
Divine ProNidcncr holding the -eins,
and the human races pulling In tho
traces. 1t moves sublimaly on to ac-
complisIl the dcstinies of mankind Its
track, indeed, IL no smooth and graded
path lereled by the engineer, but q
devious and perlous path that twines
around the mountains side, now bend
ing downward to avoid the precipice,
now hidden behind the mist from hu-
man vision, but stil moving ever on
ward and upward to the sunInIt-that
summit which:
Though round its base me gathering
cloud be spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on it's head"
1t is most interesting to note that
Major Daniel said OF Jackson, in his
Grafton regarding that great soldier
and leader, that "Jackson's personal
appearance disappointed those who
expected TO see the hero of n picture
Tall. it,lc round shouldered ana
anything but graceful, his figure could
never have been taken for sculp-
tors model. He looked, as ne ambled
through his camps or along his line
on his gannt sorrel horse, more like