Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-25

Correspondence of the Iutellfgeneer.l
CBIEBRAT1ox OF WAsHIxGToS's BIRTHDAY
AT BETHANY CoIIEeE-ORAr1oxs NJ. THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LITERARY So
cIET1Es-ANN1vERsAR1
BETHANY, Feb. %, 1860.
Eds. fnteIEigeneer:-4 Ia mode OF cities
and towns. Legislative bodies and insti-
| tutions of learning in all parts of the
Union, Bethany College has united in 9
| grateful voice to-day, in rendering tributes
of respect to the name and natal day Of
washington. And why shouldn't She
why not be filed with, and why not mani-
fest the spirit of i76-nestled as she is, on
the yery arm of the mother of true hero
| ism and great craftsmanship in. earlier
DAYS. and the theatre of remarkable MILF
tary displays and Wisemen in later days.
The citizens of Bethany, with the in
mates of its college, assembled in goodly
numbers at their church and commemora-
ted in worthy manner, the 12sth birth
day of Washington. Vice President
sPendleton was called to the chair, and in
troduced the exercises of the day, with
petition, we'll in keeping with the occa-
sion. to the throne of Grace. Speeches
were delivered by the following regularly
elected orators: Messrs. j. w. Harris, OF
Miss, and Eugene Tarr, of Va, of the
metropolitan Society; Messrs. j. H. Rogers,
of No. and j. L. Hunt, of Ohio, of the
American Literary Institute. AS it might
be invidious for us to particularize by
way of criticism or commentator, in any
way regarding the addresses, we dispense
with comments, yet for the good of one
and ali, be it noted that the Imagination
of many writers and speakers is often very
lofty and exuberant; but in aspiring to
the sublime, which they sometimes reach
they occasionally fall, at the expense of
sentiment and effect into extravaganza
and distortion. The exercises, as whole,
were interesting, as was the occasion to
all present, and being conducted in due
form everything passed off pleasantly, and
reflected credit on one of the best educa-
tional institutions in the country.
To give full report, or an elaborate abb
stract of the speeches would be too much,
and very brief sketch too little; so, with
a breath and dash of the pen on anniyer-
saries, we will consign this missive for de-
livery, to the fostering care of our INDECENT
if artal system, whose fiscal sinews are
sorely impaired by the burdens of that
dear, propitious trumpet, to political bell
weatders-the ranking privilege
Nothing short of that which is intensely
human, can keep feelings of admiration
and affection alive in the hearts of men,
long after those who inspired them have
mingled with the dust. That is blessed
nation, and should be a happy prosperous
people, that sincerely enjoy the rare priyi-
lege of paying honor to the momory OF its
departed sons. Indeed, people are false
to themselves, ungrateful to their benetac-
tors, and neglectful of a bonnden duty,
when they fail to recognize and to do hon
or TO the anniversaries of their departed pa
triots, who have shed lustre upon them and
their homes. 1t has been truthfully OBJ
served, that the lives of great men are the
history of their country, hence. to know
one, is to appreciate and profit the other.
Celebrations like those held to-day through
out our mighty land, in remembrance of
the great and good Father of his country,
are the most happy and successful means
of bringing afresh to mind the good works
of learned and noble men of the past
They show what man has done, and what
man may do, if he only wills to do-they
teach the active living by the mighty dead.
Nearly all the true patriots and heroes of
revolutionary times, and of the infant days
of our federal government have passed
away; and from the present political de-
generacy, government disorganization and
are constrained to believe their wisdom
and love of country passed off, too-the
saying that the good of men lives when
they are dead, to the contrary, notwith-
standing. Certain it is, that the states
men-many so called-and aspiring poll
ticians of the present day, cssaying to fill
the high Offices of their illustriOus prede-
cessors, have inherited small share of
the craftsmanship and political wisdom,
moral courage, loyal integrity to the Union
and Jealous public spirit of days agone, or
their antecedents furnish false premises,
from which conclusions at home and
abroad are drawn by observers and in
spectors of the movements i'll our social and
political machinery. May this aspect of
our republic speedily cease to be re-
proach to the mightiest nation on the
habitablc earth.
All honors paid in remembrance of re-
markable men and their glorious achieve
days to emulate their example. In the
big book of time, every celebration of
Washington's birthday. reviVes and brings
anew to the memories of men, the many
time various phases of the brave struggles
for American Independence, and makes a
bright page that records the proud incep-
ton of our military fame, while it tells
and rebounds to the glory of the band of
heroes, who in that signal contest died a
noble death or learned how to fight their
way to final victory.
Washington and the Union, now and
forever, Amen. PHGSlx.
soME eastetn merchants seemed to have
made the same geographical mistake in
writiagtto We1lsburg, that others of them
did in writing to Wheeling, judging by
the following paragraph from the Wells
burg Herald:
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