Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-19
Thou that lead'st thu restless Power of Mind
Ger destiny's untrodden field,
And guild Il him, wandering bold, but blind,
To mi ghty ends not ct reveaIed ?

Anu Sulu' 81 MN, wandering DOlu, D0t bIlnd,
To mighty ends not set revealed.
At the conclusion of this Anthem, Theodore
Sedgwick, Esq, the President of the Association,
addressed the President of the United States as
follows: -
Mr.. PREsiDENr-Amid this concourse ofpeople;
in this assembly OF perSonageS collected from all
parts Of the world, eminent in every department Of
human skill and genius, surrounded by the tro-
phies of intellect and industry, the eye and the
mind naturally, inevitably rivet themselves, sir,
upon you. [Applause.l Upon you, the head OF
that political system 10 which, under God, we owe
our choicest public BILE Ssings-of that vast confed-
eracy founded by the immortal man W hose effigy
stands before us, and the chief executive powers
OF which have been transmitted, through long
line OF il ustrious statemen, 10 your hands. IRE
newed applause. 1t has fallen, and will fall 10
the lot of others 10 welcome you in other capaci-
ties tits my duty, sir, the presiding officer OF
The Association which has raised this edifice, TO
thank you most cordially, most respectfully, for
the honor you have this day done-we feel it
deeply 1t was perceived by us at the very outset
OF our enterprise; that twas essential to our COM
plete success to obtainthe appreciation, and Sc
cure the confidence of our Government; that
while we were mainly of course to rely on our own
energies, it was at the same time indispensable to
create general conviction that our objects were
public, and our aims national.
The wOrkiot lmpresSing on this undertaking the
seal of national appreciation, as far as that can
be done under the restrictions Of our form of gov
ernment-and recall the circumstance with graf.
ltude, mingled with pain-was begun by an illus
trous statesman, and now no mora son, sir of
your state. He had mind large enough,
and heart broad enough, TO perceive, even in its
infancy, the development of wi ch this underta.
king was capable. How m#ch of interest his
presence would have added TO this occasion,
need notsay. Alas!his image is only among u.s. Ge-
MUS knows no country. The monument Of Daniel
Webster, hewn out Of French stone by English
hands, rises here most appropriately TO contem-
plate the work to which he gave the first great I'M
pulse. What he commen was continued by
the eminent gentleman WHO succeeded him in the
last high Office which he flled-a gentleman OF
whom may be permitted to say that the country
is still fortunate in commanding. in another de-
partment, his experience and ability-and finally,
you, sir, hay this day consummated his work, by
permitting us to greet the the Re-
public within oe o., We once more thank
you, sir, for the honor you have done us. ian.
plause.l Your presence here to- day proves the
close and friendly ties between the Government
of the United States, and the happy people whom
its power protects. Applause The cordial
sympathy entertained by the highest functionares
OF the Republic for every legitimate popular nm
dertaking- intimate connection between labor
and honor--while the same time it is proper ito