Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-13

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and beautiful The structure rose-iis Dome the skv
ills base ihe everlasting hills.
Previous 10 this time the difficulties and prvation,
under Which oar i4Ihsrs nad To- lalor-were nu,n.
erous and abundant; but few and insignificant com.
red TO thO,n they were now called uIon 10 encoun.
ter. Time honoured etrArs. aud h.ury headed mi.
quliies were not To lie yieldej without a struggle
The banners on whirh were insc ribed "IIomaga
10 Kings" were not tn he raed m the dust without
champions L. step forth 10 The rescue Monkish sn.
perstrtl1u and krgly power startled fun their
dreams o iancied security lurlel the traditions of
the lahefs. and the authority al immenuria msf ges
To crush The new born heresy. II the minds Of
those who had reared the s'upendous edi6ce ola co
Nernnent based Ou the system of representation,
were deeply impressed with the principles of Tree.
dom and the equality of men, they found that others
must be taught the same lfuths, before that system
Gould he maintained Aye, ar,d they were taught,
on the hattie feld-al the cannOu's mouth with the
citizen soldier for n teacher The gauntlet lad bcen
flung To the world, ard the challenge accep,ed.-
Foremost IA tho ranks sluOd The M,Iher country
from whence the colonies had seceIed; her pn,ver
aud military resources. realizing the splendid Ian.
gnAge OF webster Here morning drum beat com.
mencing wIih the TisIugsun aud ACCOMMODATING tho
hours. encicled the earth daily with one cnniinunus
aud u broken strain Of the martial airs of England
She was wounded IN sensitive pnnt-het nri,Ie
wns iouchcd-thut handful oi Iebels as she termed
Them, should boldly proclaim to The worli prrnci.
Piles nj war with her very existence as Nation and
mutually pledge L. each other their lives fortunes
ahd sacred hOnur' for their main enance
On The one hand slud the mailed warhor. and
trained bands of despuiic p5wer fighting Tor con.
quest and revrnge-on the uiher, Liizen soldiers
continuing for their affairs, their res.des aud their
frcedum
But you have other aud mnre p'e1.anf duties Il,
periurm aud Will hot eSpdss upon y,ir paIIenc,.
10y TCh, Osins conflict Tie rtsus of Which y,,,, oII
well know. With Ibe actors IN tina, cunle.t and
the scenes oI their disasters aud defeats their dur
ing and their triumph, yuu familiar us huuse
hold words. The historian las recorded them and
they belong rot 10 Us, hut The world. Woman Io,
acted ia the evrHis OF HAT day. aud nobly dig she
perform her part. Aud although history may G,L
Ia PerPeIuae tue INGp1ptl n h..l endurance he, ,,
ais her s''Icr"ss' hcI wrongs and her al rium hs
yer there IS a record made, which Will be given,
H. Nhere an assembled universe are mel
Here ihen we stand sixty seven years removed
nom The events 10 whicI We nave thus briefly ailu
dcd
The actors In these scanrs have p1sscj awo,
Nest OF those who lived then. sleep benea,h the eioI
OF The valley. The sIlvered locks of ia scattering
lew ihai remain, whlieued 10y the WINS of hall j,
century, warn us that their existence on earth IL but
short. Aud II II required all their experience. and
enlightened Wisdom. their rnarurcd counsrIs and
ii'oup" ueineTalluh To direct the affairs nf this
NuiIon-in guard against disunion ON the one n nm
AID consolidation the uher-lp keen The Execu
hvc' legislative and udlcnl Departments of Cow
err mtni III their UPpruprae spheres each indcpei-
ner' oil The Other aud yet c-opera ing together Ic
form one harmonious whue, low shall we Who are
iusi stepping upon the OF hie an,wer for the
tremendous responsibilities committed la usl Tho
iesp"nse resis IN The future. and will tell Tor weal
or Noe on coming gcner riuus
Bul. should we even fail here as history attest the
ao', INA. olher Nations thai have enjoyed some OF
he freedom wh"h we now boast, had their rise
progress and declne-'haI the S.ar that shnue nrnn
ihen hung but for moment upon The horizons
verge aud then sisappeartd for ever lGsuch should
he our inle which may heaven avert still this day
WIZ hs commemornIed. lis sprru has already it,
fused iis" INTO the lIie blood Of The Old World ana
modIhed her ins liiuiiOss voice has been, clue ht
ny oiher Ian Is. and will Ice sent onward in Ionder
accents all II mingles with the shouts ofa WORLD
MADE FREE.