The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-03

whose nrln hO 1obip VI S'"'O |
safely into the haven OF peace.
Mr.. Hubbard, in response, said the re-
cord of Mr.. Lincoln needed no enconiums;
he had been called To the Presidential
chair at the beginning of the war, ana
has since that time met the storm III
manner highly commendable; the Ameri-
can people had approved his course by
the recent compliment paid him i'll re-
election. His ideas of right were not so
far ahead of the age as many had sup
nosed. he patiently waited for the public
mind to help him carry them out. Ills
letter to Horace Greeley and the Chca-
oo commissioners, in which Mr.. Lincoln
had declared that his first duty was 10
restore the Union, shows that II he was
NOT aware of the formidableness OF the
rahallion, he was determined to stand up
FOR the honor of the country. IL he mas
erred. he has erred OIL the side OF God and
humanity. The thirty-fourth Congress
had endorsed him by the adoption OF the
Constitutional amendment abollslting
slavery. He presumed not one in four IN
the present assembly cast his vote iof
Mr. Lincoln in 1860, but he did not think
there was man i'll the house VINO oio
not recognize his reelection as the saliva
tiou of the country. Mr.. Lincoln would
soon bring abont a permanent ana las'-
ing peace--a peace that would secure
the greatest amount of human happiness
The Gorernor Of WeSt Vrginia, talthfnl
in our darker hours. Still faithful III
our brighter days.
Gov. Boreman, i'll response, sald he
vsuld much sooner talk of the brave
deeds of the gallant men who SAT on
either side of him, [Gen, Heintzelman
and Gen. Kelleyl who had shown them
selves determined to do THEN duty to
God and their country, III tho heid'
than the subject proposed III the
toast. The brave heroes had fought III
ths field while we were behind the lines,
in not 50 dangerous place lhe toast
which Won have Just drank reminds us OF
the dark days of 1861; humble as l vas
| determined to stand by my country
satisfied that we would eventually sue
; ceed. Our forefathers had lott ns III
y heritage which we should look BACK u
! aud say whether we would stand by
f. and the flag In those dark days OF 1861
stout hearts; father could not trust son
- and son could not trust father; it was
n, fearful thing for men to take a step on
e, vav or the other Our Government
~ ~ | believe, has been Ill the hands
ev Providence since the inauguration
IS, the present rebellion, and that Omnlp'
III tent Power has led us on until tn
I'd brighter days which we're about dawi
ing. The people of West Virginia ha
Up not forgotten their duty to the govern
ment, and had nobly stood by IT; at ii
ed last election $4,000 men voted III III
~ State to stand by the Government an
her institutions, for which the gallai
General Kelly had spilled his blood
tn 1861 The day was not tar distant whe
ke peace would dawn upon u n"ace COZ
' -, missioners were going backward and 5c
ward. and we would soon hear tbr. st
small voice of peace-not the peace
es- heard so much about fro,u traitors a
,er. their allies--but a perina'dent, honoral
ins peace Let lis uphold Nh Lincoln i'll
los prosecution of the war, by furnishl
ex- both men and rLoney, and the old Il
ned will soou float in every State.
raj Soldiers Of Hest TUgiaia: Brave
lel untlinchU. gan honor to our state.
of who leads them into the contest. lei
,,.,, ouly 70 victory.
the Gen. Kelley, III response; SAID he
ems not come to speak but to participate
rho the testimonial of regard to the gall;
soldier, General Heintzelmsn; III hor
on ING him we honor ourselves. West
the ginia, with sparse population, mo
and famous and rugged country, large III
,em- Der OF her leading and influential
zeus rebels, and being border St
tbot had put seventeen regiments OF lntan
low. six regiments OF cavalry aud ski
r. to batteries into the field; these troops v
irtv among the first to take the tieldln De
ting OF thei country l"e a''.''"
for Virginia, and ali the regiments OF
State have distinguished themselNt
III this war. In the recent campaign III
.,yr valley, their promptness and galial
has been conspicuous; when the FED
.,no, troops were about to fall back, West
giuia troops wers ordered by Ge"
- os Sheridan 10 the front; they gaia
rushed forward, and achieved the
re- tory, when the brave and lamented
Is TO burn fell There we're great man!
done diers in our army of Western Vlre
onor who had been driven from their hH
that and could not go back TO see their
the lies. Too much cannot be done 1o'
Bull brave soldiers. He thought one
gone morn; one vigorous campaign woulu
and the war. aud happy peace would
they ensue.
efeat, The Legislature of our State-ChSrs
,rd tn ed by the debris of the Old Dolni
they will cherish agriculture, FOSTER
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