Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-08

RECEPTION OF the DEpTPoRD F1Rx A..o.-
TloN.-The. Deptfords Fire Association of nNl'.
more arryedpt our wharf on the steonaT ca nal.'-
on Monday night alter ten o'cioek. ~ 0u',et
home returning from their late and avsass' LOT
euIsioa TO Louisville and Cincinnati The 4 e1-
received by our hsemen with flaming torohs wee
every demonstration of welcome. and ss"o anu
through the streets. The torch light n,ooao.:
was enligened by the delightful Of yoIsaa''
Band. The following reception speech wac 49,,
by S. Clemens, Esq. s7.az. 'sF93s. -taoe
Mr.. President, md Gentlemen of he D.nyE.
Association Of ths City Of Baltimors5lt has ptlord
made my duly 10 congratulate Won on peen
rival at this point on Ty6r route, and in gale a.
each and All the File @GompaHes Of Ira C;. o.
Wheeling, TO extendtolyoua waIm and w,Ia.ot
come to!the soil oil Virginia. i .t.5.7 vel
/ You ale now, mag9eteally, but a minnie f..
your homes, and all that you may be suboSa avn
hold most dear, but il wi!lGe our obiett o; 10
tainly desire, tomake you all feel Gus;n1 eeE
solourIl III our mltis, that there is moi even Yus
rnent Of :Ime, between YOU and U.s. that w.
not strangers depending upon our generosity
IoldcGIhpaniois, met ater long absence ~ ~; Sel
in our festivities, to pnItake of cur good cbss,
TO Slale with us, the smiles of our fir, sd a'a
(CheeIsA 'a''t'assa
/ In such case formal words Of invitatifnts,..,
solicitation, are indeed vain and ilIe Eve sH NJ Of
TO eye, lip to lip, and heart 10 heart Iioa
| ble'languuge than the tongue can.ever nits, vi
pass you oyerto theliyingy memo, The breaiiD.
Virginans around you, and pledge Won IL ItIauS
will find them semper parates, that they will IT ~
true5to you wllelheT ut the festive boatd or Tonf
from'the egg to the appleton the soup tothr ~
1-7jsn water as well as 'winel Qmnlense chez sfs
ing) .,..i,.........I....'. ,,i;,55s
THE mission i'll which yon ale engaged GENT.
nlets is a noble one. FIFE Companies uIe In far,
the Standing armies Of cities. The soIdl, on !.
turning from fields all red and reeking with "a,
nageis received with every demonstration Of NH
lie gratitude; with shouts, with the thanks ofle
isptiye 6pliss, and the moLe substantial bolatSs q
the government itself. It's his province 10 destr,
human Ii lt4it is yours to pro ect and 10 s,ys y
Ii is his province 10 deYastale private propettya
yours 10 rush TO IFS rescue and prevent its min
1t IS his province 10 do att the nam he
in The circlesof his operaions-f IS yours ID al AZ
4 the good you can within the sphere 10 which yo1
Y are confined. He tights men like himself, some
times for patriotism. Lnt otener ot pay, enticeJtn
the drum head Eby glitter Of bounty money o,
dragged there bylheSuong.a arm oi'the Law yoI A.,
Sociate yourselves voluntarily together, and fPbt
one of the gteat elements of uature lselE-or no.
thing. (Great cheerlng.) 't BUS hlf. 5-1'5r'-.
Bat the contrast does not stop.Eere. Is The spee.
tacle OF aeFirenan5rushing up aladderitIuay be To-
inc Nun g MS }Wal 1lifV Chamber
hIIelwlth noke,yandiIescuiDg the sleeping infant
in the cradle, forgotten in the wild constsrnsuon
OF its mother, and half snt1ocates stepping his wav
4 down again 10 tetaTtt6 restoring il once mole 10
The bosom Whchgave 1T birth, inleIioE in point Of
neral sublimty or moral her6isnl, 10 that otbrr
spectacle Of the soldier scaling The walls Of lott
or being4t first 10 enter the CAFES Of besieged
: cIty7 .isa.t ljsgd5 - ~ 5sll
No, Gentlemen, Mol The voluntary benevoleuce
which prompts your work is the beneEolelce Of
the heart. In all lIrge cities II is not those who
own property, who when fire RACES aIe able to
{ save il. LIS preservation ami Its safety depend
:, mainlynPoniYoluntary Organization, of which tn.
majority Of members may have no other interest ia
such property, than that which is prompted bJ
their ON strong hands, and sil stronger and moe
: willing lear,Sl In day gelsuu aud lught SeasoE
in heat, and in cold they rush to The rescue d
q theit neishbots. perilling health and oGtenlina
sacrificing ii e. itself, IN the cophlct- All hail
thenl glorious CO. workers III such glorious Sink
All hal, them f. emen of the City of Baltimore,t
the homes and the heaItS OF the freinen Of u
City of Wheelingi Immense cheeting,l
Here perhaps my office onght 10 cease, but can
not resist the temptation g say one more wOn
1t was q cherished idea of Washington himself, 10
5 unite the waters OF the Chesapeake bay viii
those OF the Ohio river. We have lived teSee Tit
, bright idea accomplish ed, mainly, il not eniis!
through the energies of>the City OF Baltimore b!
! work which,, IN inaguiicence and stupendOus
ness of achievement outvlsS every monument Of
antiquity and will stand the wonder Of genen.
tons yet to come. Tie social ELECTS OF this yak
II Improvement, are moi the least of lis benefits
Comming as you do.afrom The very borders Of he
Atlantic, you, have bsen transported upon one Of
the tributaries of the mihgty MISSISSIPPI into The
midst of the open Souled, magnanimous kentuck-
innG, and have fe t. doubt not what II Is 10 R
tcitt them, and Of theni; you haSebeen greeedb by
the energetic, enterpriSipg citizens Of Ohio, and
enjoyed the hospitality, which they could accodt 10
you The result of all this intercourse in dllereut
States and among different people, must be, 10 d
aWaywIth sectional asperuieS and local animoSltls
and TO give 10 you, all, more hearty appreciates
and deeper love, for that peculiar system of gur.
eminent under which we all SO hhpplYlile, and
Iwith which, the hottest hopes of our race, ats
f bound up forever. [Great Cheering.l o.! -.
we have thus instiliea, a patriotism which y
not narrowed and confined 10 State lines; which
is not hemmed in by degrees Of latitude OF longt
tude, but whether on the sea OF on the land, wheh
er at home OF abroad, prompts the honest boast
prouder than the Roman eyersgaye, III the palm
) lest days ofttfeir gIory-I,am free man,-lams an
American citizen. Loud CheeIing.l IL +,
II Long may such sentime ntS be Strengthened ala
7 rreyade lie whole country! Long may we all feel
that the flag that waved over us first, mSSt aad
shall, wave over us iast-that rs we had one birth
as confederacy, we Shall have one desiny;-tha
however titmaybe withthe rest OF the wotId' hsrt
HERE upon this western continent, we have indeed
3. ga Union Of hearts. union Of hands, y w
IL The American Union foreyerln
--- Loud and long continued cheerlnsl
To which MI GaHbgherfesPondedon behalf o
the company in an. appropriate and eloquent m'n
ner,, ellcit9g frequent, and loud cheers, ate
4 which the crowd dispersed ior the night.
N Yesterday the members OF the company Spen
the day quietly in viewing the city and in rsposu.
ffomthe fatigues of their long journey 50. +
n Last night thetcomplimen;ary Ball tende1etb
our Fire Department, came of at Washing'0l
Hall to all accounts, was bTian
.frair. -, ~ - - -
IMPGRTANT DREas ,aGEsTiroS9Po LxAs ADAMS
CLoAxs.-The New York correspondent of th
washington Star, gives the following lmpOrtsn
inforu,atiom:i egr:a eiazi 10 s''s!se' q '.s i
s4.Well, theselectioaye beng =orer' We
! are now pretty thoroughly qgitated on the two
questions, whether LADIES' over garments shall De
made loose andiclonkE WISE or close 10 tlhe form