Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-15

According to announcement yesterday,
Major Gen. Sigel arrived in the city about
half past 1--WE last evening from Pittsburgh.
He was escorted over from Bridgeport by
quite a number of citizens on horseback,
under the lead of Louis Keller, the General,
himself, riding 10 the carriage of the Hon.
Sherrard Clemens, in company with Messrs
Gen. Wheat, f. NJ. Norton and Jacob
Berger. Quite u large crowd had cougre-
gated around the Mcclure House awaiting
the arrival Of the distinguished German
soldier, anxious to get glimpse at him.
Many persons followed him into the hotel
in order to be introduced aud pay their re-
spects. Before it was cleveriy dark the
crowd outside commenced increasing and
when, about half past six, fire works and
rockets were let up and shot of the tide OF
population was attracted from all parts of
the city, and by seven O'Clock had blocked
up all passage down Market and Monroe
streets. About half past seven the General
made his appearance on the balcony of the
Mcclure aud the sight of him was the sig
nal for three rousing cheers from the vast
coucourse of people below him. When
order was restored Mr.. f. N. Norton step
ed forward aud read the following intro
duction:
Me- FtLOv CItiztns-Iu few moments |
shall have the honor, aud experience the
pleasure of introducing to your personal
acquaintance that patriot, soldier, orator
and scholar, of whom you have heard so
much. man whose name and fame has
become familiar household word IN this
broad land of ours. One whose burning
thoughts and words OF love towards our
counIry and her institutions CaViIvates us
all. and inspires each loyal heart, with
higher and more exalted views Of unity
and liberty, whose good sword has SO OF
ten carried confusion and disnAy into the
sarrisd ranks of the despots and demonincs
arrayed in hate to divide the nation and
eus!ave its population \ German, II dem.
ocrat, a Republican indeed, whose deep de-
votion to the principles of universal liber.
~, equality, fraternity, justice and unity
impells him, as it did the revered Latay-
cite. Jekalb and Pulaski, to devote his
lite, his fortune aud his sacred honor for
the preservation OF the principles for which
they coutended. Honor, then, my country.
men ia due this noble German American
citizen, and not to him alone, but to all the
tens of thousands of his noble country
men who this day stand shoulder TO shout
der with our loyal brothers breasting the
surziug ives Of rebellion, which II 1t
break the barrier they array against 1t,
will carry accurseG slavery instead of low
ed liberty over every foot of soil from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, aud from the lakes
to the Gulf. Millions have sworn that
that wave shall not break through nor in.
undate the land, aud none more religiously
than the man now present TO you, Major
General Franz Sigel the hero of Pea Ridge.
To this fattering introduction the n
eral gracefully bowed his acknowledge.
ments, and stepping forward to the iron
railing and looking down for moment
attentively on the people, said:
My FRIENDS OF WEST VIRGINIA III gives
me great happiness to be here among you.
came from far away in the East and in
the West, where have been speaking for
Curtin aud Brough. have been trying
to do something fo- the cause which
hone you have at heart-the cause of this
great Countryside cause of humanity
the cause OF liberty. I did not come to
1reshen your memory OF myself, nor ofany
part that have taken 10 the great contest
tor the Union, however grateful l may feel
ton, and for the cordial and kind way in
which you have received that intro.
duction. / honor the people of West
Virginia. honor this new free State, and
honor this city, now SO well known
over the country for her noble stand ir
this rebellion. Your city deserves forever
TO be remembered among those cities o
other days aud other nations that have
preserved freedom. She will live in his
tory along with st. Louis and Baltimore
aud those places in the Slave States tina
did not go into rebellion against theft
country. Here it was in West Virginia
that this war was opened. Here the gal
liant Rosecrans won his laurels; here the
heroic Fremont made his great march
here the brave Milroy endeared himself t
the country. The rebellion first spent III
fury upon you, and you nObly resisted it
To. day YOU have more soldiers in the field
in proportion to your population and th'
circumstances surrounding you, than AM
State 10 the Union. l honor such peo
pie, and the country, too, honors aud ad
mires you. have had the troops of Yves
Virginia under my command-Iknow vel
your gallant I'd. and Sd and 9Th regiments
No better soldiers are in the army Of th'
Union. They are always ready to NEE
the point OF danger know too yOnr Is
Virginia cavalry, one OF the most viRllan
aud serviceable commands in tho army.
would honor aIso tonight the battery
once so CALAMITY led by tho lamented
Capt. Buell.. You have for these two years
and a half borne noble part in the war
This war, men of West Virginia, although
not war for States, is eminentIy war on
your behalf You are on tho border
Here is 10 be the line the rebels propose
to run. You arc to be saved from the
horrors of being "a border-a ground OF
coule Ition-an uncertain spot-a bloody
field If strife forever. You have n pecu-
liar interest in the salvation of the Union