Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-06-23
OF Bishop simpson.

From the eloquent and brilliant ad.
dress of Bishop Simpson, of the NJ. T.
Church, who was deputed 10y the President
to represent him at the opening Of the great
Sanitary Fair 10 Philadelphia, we make the
following extracts:
No one, sir, more than myself regrets
the absence Of our honored Chief Nagis-
strate. lApplause. The noble ends in
view. the magnlticence Of the arrangements,
and the character OF the sssemblage com.
bine to form an OCCASION worthy Of his pres-
ence. Delighted would We have been 10
have heard from his own lips his sympathy
with this cause, and to catch the inspira
tions Of his manly heart. which swels with
generous affection and with strong conf
dence as to the glorious results of our pres
But he could not he with us His eye
was upon Richmond. Applause. lie is
listening for tidings IRON our brave General,
aud from our equally brave advancing
hosts He is waiting to furnish such aid
and to give such orders as the interest OF
the hour may demand. But while he Is
not DiM Us he is Of Us. He sympathizss
with the suffering sailor and soldier. and
his heart is deeply moved by their distress;
aud all that the Government could do TO
assist this great enterprise he has from the
beginning promptly done for the off ,ers OF
the Sanitary Commission. lApplaa:e
As we turn TO descry the signs Of the
times, think can see the light davning
over the mountain tops. Our resources yet
seem un1imlnishei |, whls the resources of
the rebellion are fast becoming exhausted.
Is borders are contracting. its vitality Is
waning, while with u. new fields of wealth
are opening. Oar vast Territories. from
Arsz mia to Montana, from California to
Colorado, are uuveiIing their mines and
boundlesS wealth, and are waiting only for
the miners toll
When this strife is over our national col.
ors viii he green and gold, for greenhacks
and goll will be everywhere at parl Ire
meninus cheering Speculation may be
rife fra little while; men may trade 10 gold
and try to depreciate our national currency
but as look around me here am told 10
aver that the ladies', always firm friends Of
union. will ever encourage n,t.s of legal
tender! IApplanse, cheers and laughter,
/ We have resources, too, in brave mem
/ ''ris true that many OF them sleep in the
dust. Lyon and B ,ker, aud Sedgwick. and
. Wadsworth unl Others, rest in their glory.
But we have heroes still living Sherman
i ju-t nsw showing from his onward career
| that he is a Northern man with Southern
proclvities. lCheers AMI laughter We
/ have a Thomas who never dnabts (Cheers. !
We have a Hooker, who pursues his hosts
through the clouds. CHEERS
New England has given up her Howard.
who, one armed is still within herself a
host, (cheerS. and a Butler. who i. the ter
ror of the Contedpraey. (Hurrahs and pro-
lonqe1 cheers Pennsylvania. in her Han.
cock has tower of strength, lcheers,) an |
near her heart she bears her Meade OF hon.
or! Cheer upon cheer) While the West
sends Grant of Unconditional Victory! -
Nrremenl0us outbursts ofapp'ause, culmi
mating in 'three times thres," given with
full emphasis.
Nor are our seamen less brave. 4 gal
iant Fon.e has ended his labors, and peace
AMI Farragut still marshal our feet
Cheers Our monitors have revolution.
ized naval warfare, and have taught the
world the value Of hearts Of oak in breasts
Of iron.
But must not delay. This vast asser,.
bly, is waiting to welcome the Parker OF New
jersey; they wait to hear the sound of Can
non, frori Delaware, and to greetthe rise oi
Pennsylvania 5 Curtin. (Deafening cheers.
And now in the name Of the people whC
have furnished these generous gifts, whose
sympathies are with the brave men in tht
field and on shipboard, in the name Of tn,
people who ordained that CONSTITUTE. N unde
which We live, and who have sworn to de
iend and uphold it, in the name OF the peo
pie who are determined to live or die unde
the stars aud stripes without a bar acIoS
them, dedicate these treasures and thei
: proceeds to the sick and wounded sailors O
our army aud navy, to O-th0ss brave me
who for us and ours have periled their lives
and have driven back the hosts Of the en-
emv. }H Ea.H
May God in his Infinite mercy res,or
them to health, and to their friends, and I
q their country. And may those donors re
aliz, that "it is more be sci to 81 o hi
: to receive" Amen! amen! shouted tn
audience. b --.