Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-04-09

pleased TO bestow upon me, i fully appreciate
the feelings and motives that induced the b.
stoMal5 coming asSit docs; from those who have
opportunity of knowing. and ARC the best
qualified to express an opinion Of the manage
meut in tletaiI'of. a concern so large and varied
as the Crescent Rolling Mills II, during MY
administration, 1 have been so fortunate as to
have met with your approval, the result has but
anticipated my most ardent desire. It is very
gratifying to me to haYe the appreciation of those
with whom / have been associated. The gifts
highly prize, andswill sacredly cherish.
You have been pleased to refer, ina very COM
plimentary manners to my connection with the
iron interests of Wheeling. Itwould be vanity
in me to appropriate to myself the honor, al
though I may have been the moving cause
Yet must say to my fellow workmcn, am
indebted for their valuable assistance and CO
operation in bringing about the grand results
that llavebeenachieyed in Theron manufactorits
of this city. Here gentlemen, the problem has
been fully solved-that working men are capa-
BILE of self government Look around you, and
see WHO are the owners and managers of the
most successful iron establishments of this city.
The answer will be working men-rnechanics.
With true heartfelt pride say it, being myself
a mechanic. Ny sympathies and feelings arc
with you. IF working men would GROWN wealth,
power and greatness, and if they would fulfil
the high destiny that God in his providence dc
signed that we should, we must have ourre!iancc
on industry, economy and scbricty. We must
inform ourselves of the passing events of the
- fl1nSy
to industry, which is the true and only wealth
of the nation; and the result will be true great
ness. You have referred in very fattcrinG
manner to the construction of the Crescent
Mills. When the location of these works is
viewed, the magnitude can only be appreciated
1t would, gentlemen, be atfectation in me to dc
ny that feel proud Of the success of that estab-
lishment. Observation-Disclosures every department
is second to. none, whilst her machinery, though
complicated and ponderous, moves lat high vc-
locity smoothly and with entire success. am
also pleased with the success of other establish
ments in this city, and the citizens of Wheeling
have now only to be true to their own interests,
foster her manufactures for she has the position
and locality, to be great manufacturing city.
To mo, gentlemen, there is ever a sadness in
the word farewell, !" but in this instance it is
so; woven as Wheeling is with the highest and
hottest feelings of my heart; circling as it docs
the feelings of my youth, and the thoughts of
my maturcr years. Feeling that 1 stand before
you now for the last time, in the character of
employer, or Eellow-wOrkman, or citizen, the re-
mcmbrance of the past, and the many fayors l
have received at your hands, and the kindness;
of the citizens of Wheeling, return the deep
acknowledgment of grateful heart. / shall
shortly bid aJicu to this the city of my early as
pirations and varied progress. Ilcave here to
unfurl my banner in sister city, (COvington,
KY, and as it is once more open to the winds
you will read inscribed on it, in indeliblc char
acters, the American motto, "victOry or death"
Gentlemen, have no doubts 1 carry with me
your best wishes for my prosperity, as well as
the citizens of Wheeling generally. This feel
ing nerves me to great cxertions, and feel that
success is certain. Believe me, that wherever
my future lot may be cast, still there will live
with me the remembrance of this parting hour,
and will not need this token 6hough welcome
it is, to remind me that owe debt of graft
tude to YOU and the citizens of Wheeling. Re-
collections of that kindness makes it a heartfelt
and bitter pang to say the word-FAREwELL.