Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-12
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Egl Correspondence OF the InteIlgeucer.l
lrhe following letter should have appeared in
| 'ur Monday paper, but from some cause did.
not reach ms till Monday evening, after the mat.
ter for Tuesdays paper had been prepared. -
This will account 10 our correspondent for the
lelay in its publication,
1esss. Campbell and MeDsrmot.
tnnding the intense cold weather, the sth of
January was celebrated in style ut this place.
Atan early hour guns were tired-the soul stir
ring music of the drum and fife was heard-and
the people were astir in expectation of a great
lay. About 10l o'clock, the cars arrived Ia
special train having been scnD conveying the
Virginia State FencibleS, commauded by Can't.
y. LoFing, aud the Riflemen under command Of
Capt Pankey, with number of your citizens,
'Vho came to'witness the doings of ''the day We
celebrate" The military of your city were re.
;eived by the Washington Blues, commanded
~ Capt. A. Wishart and the Washington Ri.
aemen by Capt. c. Schmidt, with staff com.
posed of Maj. W. S. Mellenger, Maj. Jas. T.
Kirk, Col. James Scott, Capt. r. f. Cooper, and
Col. JAS. NJ. Byers. After parading the princi-
pai streets Of our Borough, they were escorted
70 the Fulton House, where each and all enjoy
ID themselves as best they could, (Which was
no doubt by seeking some place near the fire)
lntil II o'clock, when the companies were again
formed and performed divers military evolutions,
among which was the 'Shanghai' movement
by the Fencibles-A most amusing one and very
useful on n cold day to bring the blood into cir.
culation. At2 o'clock dinner was announced,
and now my powers of description fail to con-
vey an adequate conception of the matter and
manner oflhat repast. Capt. Hall, suffice it to
say, outdid even nimser-an1 added II Csl alory
to the already wellearned fame of the Fulton
House.
The cloth having been removed, on motion,
Capt. AlonzO Loring was called to preside over
The meeting. Lieut. n. L. Dorsey, Capt. =
Schmidt, Capt. Plankey, Col. JAS NJ. Byers and
Capt Lysander Patterson, were elected Vice
Presidents-and Capt A. Wishard, Lieut. NJ.
Rosenburgh, j. B. Shepherd and - Swartz.
bach, Secretaries. sss
The Regular toasts were then read and re-
Sponses suitable to various ones made by sever
al gentlemen, as follows;
L. The sth Of January Isl5.-Memorablc in
the annals of history as the day on which was
achieved the last great victory Of the second war
for American Independence.
p Response by w. F. Templeton, Esq, the or
ator of the day.
[1ftuFCtU OHChSOIL-llle llCIO vi ANGW OTleAIlS
"a brave soldier far-seeing statesman-and
an incOrruptible patriot.
Response by Ira jackson Lacock, Esq.
g. The officers and soldiers ofthe war oflS12.
f. The President of the United States
o. The Governor of Pennsylvania.
be first in the heart of the American people.
Responded to in u very happy style by Col.
Richardson.
Z. Education-A sure foundation of morality
and patriotism.
$. Peahsyleanid-Ev true to the country in
times of trial and danger 1.-THE past, ut least,
is secure" .--
8. FirqiHia-The mother of states and states
men--we this day give her SONS hearty well
come to our festive board.
10. THE Ay7ny and NdUy--The pride Of our
country, aud terror to the world--nay their
power never be eXerted save in the cause OF
Liberty and Justice. on
II. The Monroe doctrine Of non Intervention
by European Potcers in the affairs Of this Con.
tinent-Ehe American people endorse It and will
defend it at all hazards.
u. Washington, Jackson and Scott-The he
roes of our three great wars-''natncs that were
not born to die"
Responded to by Il. A. Purviancc, Esq.
49, The Citizen .Soldiery-our standing ar
my; law.abiding in time of peace, and in war
invncible.
No. was responded to in an amusing ard
practical speech, by Col. Wheat, who closed
with sentiment to Pennsylvania-the Key
stone State; whereupOn John L. Cow was called
out, and responded in his usual able manner.
Shortly alter:a sentiment by Capt. a. Loring,
complimentary to the Washington military, the
Wheeling Companies were escorted to the cars
and thus ended one of the pleasantest days
(barrin' the cold) it has ever been our good for.
tune to spend. May such occasions often dawn
upon the military of the sister States, and thus
serve to strengthen the "Union of the States"
as illustrated by Col. Richardson, of your city.
80 An EYEWITNESS.
TnE editor of the Southern Star, Democratic
paper, bepg sick recently, had avail himself of
The services of friend in the management of his