Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-18
MR. CARLILF,s AnnRFas.

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MIR. CARIILE's ADDRESS,
at the. Raising OF the UnI,ed state,
Flag Over tIie Custom House IN
wheeling, May 18Th, 1901.
On Monday, the day of the assembling
oflhe Western Virginia Convention, the
United States lig was raised over the cns-
tom House in this city, in the presence OF
tlons,nls of people .asse,uhled to witness
the gratifying ceremony. wrshould have
given this u,Idress nt an earlier day. lnni
not the pressure upon pur columns render
ed it impossible. a stand had been
erected on the opposite corner of tue street.
9nd nfter un opening prnycr by the Rev.
1 Wesley Smith, the Hig was run up and
thrown upon ths breeze. and when it
fimtCd out gracefully, and displayed each
fold, "with not II star heltmm.d. or
Il single stripe erased, there went up fr, m
that Immense throng one universal si, ut
of gree ii x TOR the lag of our country
The Star spmgled BtaRer1 was then
sung in magnificent style by a choir, tile
people joining in the c',orusi anil nfrcr
it WAS concluded MIR. Cariile addressed the
assembled multitude as follows:
Ftiio'0 CRizens,-Whcn i look nronnd
upon this sea of lupIurned faces INV blnoI
| tingles freely through my veins. while /
thank TIE great Author Of mv existence
that there is yet Il spot in the old D,min-
ion where ''lreedOm's suiI'' is ..bencnth our
feet" aud "frecdom's bannerr vet streams
] over us. [Cheer-.1 This is perb4rs th,.
only spot IN Old Virginia where lie ma.
| ton hig Hmts proudly over The n.tion's
| property. That symbol of lihertv-tl,nt
protecting flag, revercd by all the enrth-
respected 10y all civilized men, and Wor-
/ shipped by the nucivilized-hHs been torn
| down. nnd miserable emLlem of military
! deslntism erected ia its steatl. elsewhere
| within tile limits of our own Stntc
I Swear with me, my countrymen. solemnIv
swear, in the presence of. aud under ibe
responsibilities you owe to, Your God, that
never. while lille shall last, shnn Tint flag
/ be torn from that builling. GTremendons
cheers, and ciies of s.Wu will IT,. .WewilI Is
''It.SLall nerer DC torn dowbrr1 Swear
with me that no rebel hand shall ever de-
sccrnte; no Southern Confejer.cy flHo ey.
er float in its place. T'Nererl Never ri
SInd by that Outh, now recorded in henyi
Gu, us you value nIi that is dear in life ,,nd
all that is dread in eternity. and He who
T6y you. TSensntion.1 StnSd here Irne-
and you will prove Yourselves worthy TO
be free, aud You will hnrl into The Gleptbs
of misery those who are now plottinv tour
| enslnVe emtut Applause.
In tue name Of this pToud old Stale
nbout hundred dicintors huv. ,l,een Sin,
f! ting in secret plotting YOUR destruction.
| and the destruction of an our Iibrr,ies
.tlt is for you, The people14.ydu who ure ms
SCISSORS of all power under our beautiful
aud benihrenl system of fGoverruIntZroi,
who hive the honest hearts and sto,,,
arms, TO hnrI those men frDm tbe nInrqs
they now dishonor nud disgr,re. and IN
nsseri yUur s,ipreniat:y i'm tiiis Ststs ana
under that flag. fAppIAuscI Itrnst thnt il
| may lie FOR the Convention which this tlnv
assembled in this riiy, To devise such mcns-
ures as will aid you inlhis movement. III IL
/ useless to try to distinguish the fact thai we
urc in the midst of n revolution. The ,lay tor
1 talking has gone hy. never MgiintO return.
unless yuu prove yourselves worthy sons
/ OF patriotic sireS. We now must reIy
upon uur own frouraresand tile. strength
pof argument thnt pnw,lrr and lead mas
/ furnish ms, for our preservation. rCreat
cherring.l trust this Convention will
authorize that which will rally to the
tslnnd"rd of our liberties sud. those of onr
common country, every honrst and patri-
Otir lIeart within its broad limits. II
shall lac my effort, as an humble member
of that hodS, tojhring al,nul S .rh a gnltify-
lug "a and nsd3,i i%dsrSas.'Is result ,,
people ssgF aehsye E SiP5s5s$a I, ihaf sSEn9 Ed "9
l.therournRe aud the will to spend the last
dollar they had, aud spill the last drop of
blood, if necessary, tu attain and pref erre
Il [APplngnse-l 1t is ogly by that spirit
tlal you chn preserve tbs Government
O5 III; y, Is ses.osiiy threatened;