Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-31
Soldiers Dinner at n1oundsv,lI.
MoUHDsvILLE, March 26 1894

Soldiers Dinner At nIoundsvIlI..
MoUNDsvILLE, March 26, 1854.
Editors Intsltigsucer:
Notwithstanding the Indictment 1. weather.
this may truly be denominated one of
Moupdsville's gay aud festive" days, and
as such will doubtless long be remembered
by many of the citizens. :
without the usual publicity attending
such proceedings, the good people of the
town and neighboring townships, as late
as last Thursday, in \ quiet and well at
tended meeting, determined 10 prensre !,
Sinnsr for the soldiers; and fearful that
expiring furloughs would deprive many Of
the braves from participating at a later
date, they fixed upon To-day for the enter.
Iaiument.
from early dawn until late iu the after
noon furloughed soldiers and citizens ponr.
ed into town. At half past twelve The
steamer Express with large representa-
ton of the Tth and 4,h w. Va. Infantry
under immediate charge of Capt. Fisher.
OF the TLh, touched the wharf.
The soldiers were formed in line by Col.
Lockwood aud marched TO the front of the
Latrooe House, where, by request Of the
Commute of Arrangements, they were
addressed BY R. C Holiday, ESQ.
MI. Holiday referred to the past, and
said that the origin of the wgr, which
now and for three years had spread death
and desolatlOn over the land, was attribute
able to the perniciOus doctrines and teach.
ings of the South Carolina aud virginia
| State rights politician that the cause of
lhe war was slRvery, aud the proof was.
that wherever there was slavery there was
war, and wherever there Wus no slavery
there was no war; that every rebel and
rebel sympathiSer, North and South, was a
trleud to slavery, and that the grand and
Terrible events passing in such awful pro.
cesslou before the nation, proclaimed the
doom and downfall and speedy extinction d
this institution -
He adverted to the future, and announ.
ced for political chart: s3 1870
lst. That the war should be riporousIv
prosecuted With all the energies and re.
sources OF the government, until the Last
rebel IN arms should be forced to submis.
sion, aud the authority of the Federal
oonsutn9on andits Laws should be recog.
nlzed and respected over ali the land.
I'd. That the Federal Con titution sbantd
be so amended "a to prohibit slavery Frnn,
every foot Of its soil and to cousecrats i,
to freedom and free labor forever.
3D.. That it was the interest and #5ntviof
the people TO re-elect to. the Presidency
the honest patriot and honest man, AbrahaI n
Lincoln. zss ~ 57s = = 81 A"i
In conclusion, the soldiers present were.
on behalf of the ladies, the conmftlenf . nj
4 the community, Welc0medlto tho entertSin.
ment provided for them.
Dol. Lockwood, in behalf OF the soIdiers
rendered their acknowledgements for the
hospitaltties extended to them, when tbev
msrcned into the diaing room, and lost no
llune 10 Pqrt'qtty relieving, the seemingly
gtoanlng tables After probably twelve
.s,I, solalers aud civilians had graf
med their detieats(2 cravings, precision
was formed and marched 10 ths Oo,,s,
'aouseT which It filed toss rfloWiSS
here, after series of earnest and natrjSt;o
cheers and thrilling music by the marital
band OF the 18th, Col. Vim. Alexander in
tFoauced Auditor Crane, who delivered 4
very entertaining speech, urging the i'm.
portance OF sustaining the war a9ainst The
rebellion, by the use of every available
meaus-on the part OF the people At boi,,s
l-lu hlltng up the depleted ranks of onr
veteran regiments. He defended The IA.
ministration, pictured a warning ao,ss;nst
the result OF idle confidence in nneSsrts5s
power and declared that the nreservs to-,
OF the Union was a consideration mar.
mVuuL TO all 0tneE5, w
K g. Holiday, Esq, followed in a ys-v
earnest unconditional Union and admins.
traitor speech, the only defect in which:
was It's brevity. Col. j, 81. IoeIs v .1.SS
closed the oratorical part of the entertsi6 !.
Inept in q genuine, practical; and WarliEs
discussion, such as peculiarly becomes 90
thorough hero aud patriot T6s'
warm and Jealous Union sentiment
which peryzded the speeches, va
most IehemsnIly applaudsd. Porsootl
the eliire day, from the festivities ID tie,
dinner tables, TO the closing exercises a
the Court HOUSE was to any union man
present, most eheeringiy and laudabIvs
spent. }is4
Much praise and many thanks are dus
to Col. Vim. Alexander, Nessrs. GesTss
Stewards. Samuel Riggs, s. Dorsey. IL.
hooert 9. Sc Clair, and many. oths5rsi..e
ladies' and gsntlemen-for their enersy n
providing so bounttfally Tor the entetssi -
ment. S'.s't y y i
Now, Messrs. Editors. though q com
pafatiye stanget to this sestfon5 a. I'M
state, do mot hesitate 70 add, from vf,Sf
have inst witnesSe has hIarsta an cs1s ~,
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either men OF money, 60 long q tbs-s {s |
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