Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-06-22

you here with alacri; free and CORDIAL greeting
Tread this sacred sI,U and breath atmosphere Of
Liher ,. OF the IL millions UC Americans, every
dividuai has IN interest in that structure.
The respeo liability. or rather sublimy Of the DC.
eosi7n consists oi its nationally aud the amount
Of the pure American feeling experienced. Woe
he TO the man who here wanting IN this holy
eelng no local ami n'sy should exhibit iisclf There.
Onf happiness as 'tion depends upon unity;
ihi' Monument t0oHid mo- stand sh Iuld dsmem ber-
meni he the aiiiiriIIn ufhe land. Should Il be nv
MISFORTUNE To see such time. would avert my
eyes frum il forever
IL Is not. proceeded the speaker. rs n mere mill
ary encounter that q Baule Of Bunker IIll POUNDS
It's claims, yet rs mere battle 81 was eItruord,.
nary m ils character. and carried a peculiar inter
est with HAS At tough; in the prcsenc. of more
spectators than comhaIanIs. On yonder heights in
ohe night arose entertainments thrown IN nv a few
hardy men. ihefe does rot appear 10 have been day
OF calculation on either side, and il would be diIi
cult To ascertain any particular advantage To be
gam d M a military view
! However. Prescott and his followers were con.
WINGED that the limo near " hen open
should commence. and " ere eager for the trial oC
arms and the pride Of the English arms would not
summit Here the orator proceeded 20 drrcribe the
cannonndihg irm the floating batteries; the assault
! from land an he'd that in ,Eseq aeucos II WINS n
most Important battle. being The first great move
menl OF the American war. and the commence
I w
rem Tell, That peace would not be established bur
by the establishment Of Am erran | independence.
| IL TINS monument hes marked the progress of the
human rnce. then il has been raised without q
cause What, let us ask. are the principles Of the
1 American revolution crmrared with those p,lircaI
governments called repuhlicsl h" -s'
Under this head the Learned orator iook an e1ten.
ded view " the circumsi noes e ding 10 the cooni.
cation respectively OF North aud Snuih America
and maintained the Revolution IN North America
was not caused by instantaneous movement but from
cleaI development OF opinions which had tbeir
origin sumo time back and which occupied nearly
300 years in developing, whilst that OF South A.
nieroa were more disposed 10 become absolute mo-
marches.
England, SAID the orator, transplanied liberty
whilst Spain transplanisd power the frmer cnluni.
zed by industry and the latter stopped ON South A.
merica Ikea falcon on its prey. aud thousands ell
by fire nnd sword. lie also to,k this occasion to
Condemn standing armies connected with military
republics. contrary "a the principles of pure re-.
publicanIsm also an episcopal hierarchy. with the
revenue Of princes, while the county destitute
Of public schools.
we had Of oppruprarng all go1I fenures ia govern.
ment aud leaving all the dross. acknuw Lodging
our Obligation To Europe with fiial regard. ut the
same time claiming 10 have added considerable u
the cummerce Of England and The world.
In combustion. the learned speaker challenged the
world to produce such a character Washington:
what character Of the century towers IN history
NEST submel Washington [Cheers.
The Monument is no unfit emblem Of his charac
ter, upright solid, and pure It there stands Blu
how inadequate is the emblem! for lowering above
MT seen by the inhabitants Of single city or state
b looked up To by all. his character stands rs the
; great prototype Of the American people Behold
hIm, an American born here-his parents also DO RI
here, his lle in oil its grandeur was thai Of an Am
erican cIt,Z
turn, saii The orator. to that IrinsC endant name
for courage when need IL, aud point Americans q
his character for their example. Aner e1horting
his audience to perform we'll the duties and obliga
iluns enjOiued OIL them as Americans,he exclaimed
thank God. / also at. an American
~ MIR Webster then took his seat amidst reiterated
cheers OF hundreds Of Ihous Inds