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Extract of speech of MR. Holt, of Ken


lucky, delivered before the National


Convention, at Baltimore, June, 22d,


1885, in reply to the objections Of the


Virginia Delegation to the nomination


of Col. Johnson.


Mr. PRESIDENT:


Who is he? If, Mr.. President, you
could at this moment transport yourself 10
"the far west," you would find upon one Of
her green and sunny fields, surrounded by
the mpliments of husbandry, parsonage
whose plain and simple garb, whose frank
and cordial unostentatious bearing, wonld
tell you that ne had sprung from the peo-
ple-that he was still one of them, and that
his heart, and all its reflections, its hopes
and its sympathies. was blended with The
fortunes of the toiling million. But, sir,
his SCARED and shattered frame and limp
ing gate would tell you, too, that the story
of his life was not confined TO mere recl-
tai of household hospitalities or neighbor.
hood charities. The story is no legend OF
obscure and doubtful authenticity-it lin.
gers not alone III tti6 hLluiy UOSOuiS VI
friends, but every tongue in the republic
can give it utterance, and the brightest pa
ges Of your country's history, have caught
lustre from its glowing record. When thl:
country was agonizing and bleeding a
every pore--when war had desolated with
fire and sword your northern frontier, and
the best blood IN the land had been valniy
spiltupon its plains, he left the warm hall;
Of Congress for the bleak winds OF the
Canadas and waiting for no summons o
the recruiting officer, he rallied about hin
the chivalry OF his State, and dashed with
his gallant volunteers to the scene OF hos
tililics, resolved TO perish or retrieve the
national honor. With daring impetuosity
he persued and overlook the enemy
threw himself like thunderbot of war in
to the thickest ofihe fght--fought hand Il
hand and eye to eye with the Brlton an
his savage myrmidons--poured out hi
blood like water-triumc,.,ed and return
ed losded With ies..e richest trophies Of III