Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-24

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0rate and very strOug production, s1eh al
he Always writes. The oFat0Fy of the ef.
fort was nothing ct all, leaving Olt the trm
aud clear ennneiatiOu Of the Wqrds, But
the 0Fati0n itself was grand, Gnd not less
striking was its logic than its fhet0Tie.-
There was alseene % 6l6Ok upon upon and
Femember Immediately around u.s.. Tue
Rev, Ne Stockton, OhapIain OF the U. s.
Se1bte, opened The exercises with prayer
not less elabaEats aud even more ornate
and eloquent than the 0FatiOn. 0ne Or two
parts Of it were very beautiful aud impress
siVe, aud over the acres Of people who lis
tened there was at times not the noise Of q
whisper 0ne had need t0'see the old. man
to fully appreciate his player. Bis hair g
as white as snoW-thin sud long, aud
eOmbed stratght dOWu-and his face q Ne
sallOW aud blOOdlGss as it will ever be In
death. his VOica tEsmbIed all the way
through and be hooked the very picture Of
OF q man who had cousectated his
iife 70 hOltuesgs54JEe eOutd hut nutlE5
the group that sat behind him, the
centre Of which was the President Of the
the United States Z On bis LEFT were THREE
Cabinet ministers-Messrs. Seward, UsheF
and Blair. On bic right and In bis rear
wefe Governors Curtin, Seymour Tod,
Br3ugh, Morton. BRADFORD, Peirpoint, Par-i
ker, BOreman, E&-GOv. DennisOn, Hon-
Simon Cameron, MsjoF Generals Schenek,
Stahl, Doubleday, Couch, Brigadier Gen.
eFal Gfbbon and Provost Marshal General
Fry. Just TO the right and trout Of the
President sat Mrs. Commander Heavy A.
Wise, daughter Of Mr. Everett, . besRtifpl
aud accomplished woman. On the plat
foEqa was the representative OF the Loyalty
and courage Of the Repnblie, sPEroupded
by genius, military daring aud civic dis
tinGtiOu. On the tanks Of the platform
stood some two thousand ladies. Beyond
them we're lines Of bright bayonets, glis-
tenthg sabres, grim cannon aud splendid
uniforms Still farther doWn the slope OF
the hill were maBy thousand citizens,
while mingling with the imposing mass
were Fegalia.ad0roed marshals on their
steeds. Every head was uncovered. every
lip was silent and every face wore grave
and reVereut aspect as el0queuee aud pfety
we're l0Wly bEeathed out BY The Chfistian
Embassador The wind was still, the |
banners dropped, the tags were scarcely
nufdrled while the prayer proceeded. In
. grand aud stern circle around the scene
stretched the blue hillg. ROnnd Top with
It's forest covering, Little Round Top with
its ragged bIo0d.stained rocks seemed
half yelled in Indian summer haze; while !
the skY, as lin sympathy with the eonse-
grafton, was tiuged with grey, through |
which the blue Of the more distant heaven
faindy shone. L was scene 20 be en-.
graVed ON the heart aud brain for eternity,
and no spectator standing on that h0noFed |
soil can ever eaaee it from his memory.
The most reVerential persons notieed |
In the whole throng on the platform duriug |
The prayer, were the President and MF. |
Everett. Me-. Eyerett,s prakfdn nseussail
gWp hours lacking nVe minutes. Ae was /
great effort, and will 70 70 history as prob
lbIy the most reliable compilation eon-
.ernfng the group Of events which center |
n the great battles Of Gettysburg that has |
10 far been furnished. The whole eere-
uopy preceding and succeeding tss deliVs-
" Was unique. The dlege that followed,
shanted by four rare voices, and accom-
panied with music that seemed ethereal,
was calculated 70 make 8 deep impression,
and did contribute to give great effect 70
Ehe short but pointed words Of the PTesi-
1ent. Ny time Is 80 far spent that I cane
aot give you any more bAflieulAts eohesfh-
ing the incidents Of the day. We got oR |
lt tsn atnight over the same road We came, |
md With no better accommodations. For |
ny part was sorry to bid good bye 70
GETTYSBURG, and would been glad 70 have
remained another day 70 have gone over
svery acre Of the greatest battle held Of
modern times. o.