The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
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1 the foot Of the mountain Is q spring
Eot very cold water. Winchester, Va.
! SO miles from Clarksburg. is -ver5y,
old town and the eastern terminus
Of the Northwestern Virginia turn.
pike. Many OF the buildings look Is
they did 100 years ago. The old
Taylor hotel on Main street with its
three porcehs, one above the other,
was for more than half a century
one Of the leading hotels In the VAL
4 ley Of Virginia, and during the war
!, was Headquarters for both the Union
and Confederate generals. Winches-
tier changed hands more than $50
times.
The following incident in the life
of Chief Justice Marshall was origf-
nally published in the Winchester
Republican,:
1t is not long since a gentleman
was travelling in one OF the counties
5of Virginia, and about the close or
the day stopped at a public house to
night. He had been there but "a
short time, before an old man alight-
led from his gig with the apparent in-
tention OF becoming his fellow guest
atsthe same house. AS the old man
drove up he observed that both
shafts of his gig were broken and
that they were held together by
iwithes formed from the bark Of a
hickory sapling. Our traveller OBJ
served further that he was plainly
tclad, that his knee buckles were
loosened and that something like
negligence pervaded his dress. Con-
ceiving him to be one of the ySo-
many OF the land the courtesies OF
strangers passed between between
them and they entered the tavern. 1t
was about the same time an addition
OF three or four young gentleman was
made other number, most, IL not all,
OF them, Of the legal profession. As
soon as they became conveniently,
accommodated. the conversation was
turned by the. latter upon an elo-
quent farangue which atl that day
been displayed at the bar. It was
replied by the other that he had
witnessed, the same day. a degree of
eloquence no doubt equal, but 1t was
from the pulpit alteration ensued,
i'm which the merits OF the Christian
religion became the subject OF dis
cussion. From o'clock until IL
the young champions welded the
sword Of argument, adduclng with in
genuity and ability every thing that
could be said pro and con. During
this protracted period. the old GENTLE
man listened with all the. meekness
and modesty of a child, as II he was
adding new information to the store
OF his own mind, or perhaps he was
observing with philosophic eye, the
faculties Of the youthful mind, and
how new energies are. evolved by res
peated action: or. perhaps, with pa
Itriotic emotion, he was rejecting
upon the future destinies OF his coun-
try, and on the rising generation up
on whom these future destfnies must
deyolye; or, most probably, with a
sentiment of moral and religious
falling, he was collecting an argu-
ment which, characteristic OF him
self. no art would be able to Glide,
and no force resist. Our traveller
remained a spectator and took no
part in what was said. At last. one
was impossible to combat with long
and established prejudice, wheeled
around with some. familiarity and
exclaimed. Well, my old gentleman,
what think You OF these .things?'
1fs said the traveller, a streak Of
lightning hadsat that moment crossed
the sropm, their aniazement could not
have been greater than 1t was with
what followed. The most eloquent
and ,tnanswerable appeal was made
for nearly Al, hour by the old gentle
man. that he ever heard or read. So
perfect was his recollection that ey-
cry argument urged against the
Christian religion was met in the or
der in which 1t was advanced.
Hune's sophistry on the subject of
miracles WAS, IL possible more, per-
fectly answered than it had already
heen by Campbell. Andiin the whole
lecture there was SO much sublimity-
that not another word was uttered.
An attempt tosdescribe It. said the
traveller would be ian attempt to
paint the sunbeanls. 1t was now "a
matter Of curiosity and inquiry who
the old gentleman was. The traveller
concluded 1t was the preacher from
the pulpit whose eloquence was.
heard-but no, it was the chief JUS
Itlce of the United States."s 81. Ssle !
There are many things of interest
TO be. found at Winchester-from
this place George WashiDgton started
on his first exploration sot the then
West in 1853. He also started from
this place to join General Braddock
at Fort Cumberland, and returned to
this place after the. disastrous defeat
near Pittsburg in 1853.
General Washington erected here
Fort I.oudon. the entertainments OF
which are still to be sean On either
side Of Loudon street. Washington
again started fro nhere when he cap
tured fort Duquesne and changed Its
name ito Fort Pltt.1 .8s d
Morgan Morgan was the first set
tier In the valley Of Virginia south
of the Potomac. He with others
erected the first. Episcopal church In
the valley of Virginia, =
Daniel Morgan. the thunderbolt
Of war;" ,.the brave Morgan who
never knew fear" died In 1862 and
was buried in the Presbyterian grave
yard. lord Fairfax Hes buried un-
der the Episcopal church. His home.
!" Greenway Court" still stands some
dozen If miles from flo fnvy, -