The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-06

nation and would really need the nation
| al monument or not. But now that eS
pertinent is decided. We are a nation
and the glorious National monument will
ascend, aud on the cap stone Of that mon.
ument will be engraved ABRAHAM LIN.
coin - Enthusiastic applause Great
and wonderful is the work be has accom-
plished for US I have sometimes thought,
when he was sailing down the Missis-
sippi river, on his fatboat. il an angel
had come from Heaven and told him ha
| was to be the eniancipator Of four mil
tlions Of human beings,-had told him
thathe was TO lead the American nation
through the greatest civil war that had
ever been in the world he conld not
have believed that angel. Vet God raised
him up. having destined him for that
work, and smiled upon HIM ~ he f,.
lowed the 'radingS of Providence NATL
he had accomplished i.
aud now, my fellow citizens. lc' nS uo,
for,rt a. he worthy citizens of such
NJ on as this Let us not forget how
great and glorious thing, God has done
for ns, and how very rapidly under thu
smiles oi His providence IN onr army
the rebellion, during the last nine
months, went to destruction There
never was anything like il in the history
OF the world. And, o, il was narvellnn,
to think that Jefferson Davis the heat
and heart Of tho great r.'bellion, should
have run at last into-I know not what
To call it-I am ashamed To name it
80 SIR please let my poor old mother go 10
the spring for a little icater." [Grcat laugh.
ter.
Let us not forget to be grateful, io
1.-Two as patriors and citizcn> worthy II
this great republic, so tba, il. VIZ - to
Europe if we go to the islands of The
ocenn; five go to any nation on. which
the sun ot heaven shines. we can say ~
all thr pride Of our national spirit, Il -"
II citizon of no mean natiou-of no pcan
republic" Aud let us, my friends, tell ~
10 our children instruct the rising geu
Grafton in the great principles of virtue,
and the principles of our holy religion -
never forgetting that our prosperity de-
pends upon Gods blessing upon these
efforts, that sin, az we have heard ~ TIA"
prayer thatiwas Offered, is a rcpro,rn &,
our people, whereas Righteousness eYli,-
And now let me tell yOn, tesIsa
closr one thing | am afraid OF l. I,nrt
that VIC shall have another rebellion
not that we shall ever come under tbs
power Of King Cation; but ] am afraid
we VIII come under the power at King
Alcohol | am afraid OF ,luuukon ~,
bringing the curse Of God Yet upon ~ ~
this nation Oh that our Young nri
would bear these things in remembrance 8.
and abstain from all Intoxicating drinks,
upon the principles Of patriotism, moral
ity and Of our Holy Christian religion
Aud let us not forget TO maintain
spirit at christian charity towards o"'
brethren of the South. Let us ,,,pt fH
get the multitudes Of them who Mere d.
ceiyed by their leaders Let us leave
the leaders of this great rebellion in iha
hands of the proper authorities si the
government Let us cherish lratern,l
feelings towards them let us love the
aud help bnild up their ruined cito,
aud villages and wide desolations, that
We may thus have them "to bad AMI
blossom like the rose" aud ere loAg,
through emigration from the North and
the blessing of God on orr christian s"
cieties through all this land, the wreca
and rnin Of this rebellion will pass away
There il one thing am reminded oi
before | close. What have we beou
doing here to-dHyi We havr CONS
to celebrate the fourth
We have come to Ia, the foundation
stone of monument in memory of oui
illustrious dead o, let III not forget
my fellow citizens, that soon we too will
ue gone. Soon this vast multitude. ou
this mountain here to-day, will'be laid in
the silent grave. Let us live the lt, -
christians. Let us consecrate oursel,,,
to the service of God o, let ~ become
soldiers Of the cross of our Lord Jrsu,
Christ. Let us fight out as good soldier
the good fight of faith. Then we shalt
ere long i'm another and better cOnniry
than even this, receive the crown OF
wave the palm Of victory,
aud slug the song Of freedom through the
ceaseless ages ofeternity. tApplause J
Music 10y tn. band Of Battery ID. (Yan-
kee Doodle.)
BY HIs ExcELLENcY. COY
FOREMAN
His fxcellency, Governor Borcman,
was introduced and spoke A. follows
We have assembbled bcfe to-day 90
dedicate this ground AZ a cemetery for.
and TO lay the corner stone Of monu
ment TO be erected to the memory 0f, the
sons of West Virginia. who have given
their lives that constitutional govern
ment might be saved and freedom eN.
tended and preserved to all
While, during the rebellion that is just
ended, all was enyeloped In clouds aud
darkness, and the strongest trembled aud
doubted, aud in every neighborhood
this broad land there wero
disputes and discussions ON the question
whether the laws and authority Of ths
the Government should or could be- eB.
forced aud maintained by force OF arms,
or conciliatOry policy should DC pur-
sned. aud II this failed seyeraacc Of the
Union permitted and the South allow.
ed to set up an indepeDdent organi-
zatiOn, the brave men who are 70 6e laid
in this ground showed their appreciation
of, and their faith and confidence In, free
government; their love for the liberty Of
the race, aud their courage ~ meet the
momentous crisis that was upon rs, by
voluntarily coming out frow among the
masses, leaving friends, families, aud all
the endeannents Of home, and going ont
to endure the deprivstions, bardships
and uncertainties Of actual war, and TO
meet death itself
We rejoice that these gallant men died
not 10 vain; that they, with tho heroic
Of all the land. accomplished the work