Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-06
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On Tuesday last the great Fair at Chi.
cago, for which preparations have been ir
progress for several months past, vas
opened with imposing ceremonies. The
day was fine, and there was an immense
turn ont of citizens and visitors from the
surrounding districts.
There was procession through the
streets, of citizens and municipal and State
dignitariss, and of militia. and returned
volunteer regiments. 81
Ths openi6g exerei of tiiS Fair were
y held IN Union Hail, eommencfnR at Eve
o'clock: A more appropriate place could
not have been selected. The most pictur-
esque loeuls not only in the Fair buildings.
but probably on the continent, presentibe q
a long vista, extending the whole length
OF the block, nearly four hundred feet in
extent, arched over in gothic ribs, from
which hung pendent flags and banners al
most innumerable, brilliantly festooned and
set between which other arches, devices,
designs and emblems were placed over
hanging fairy stalls and tables, which in
turn were loaded with the results of hu
man industry; ingenuity, and patriotism,
and having as a back ground, fair danes
aud lasses, the place reminded thevisitant
more OF one of those palaces of enchant.
ment one reads of in the Arabian Nights
Entertainments, than the sober realisation
of human labor. l
AT FIVE o'clock the band paused in front
of the building, and played the national
air, and then marched to the residence of
Colonel Bowen, where the Governor was
staying, esoorting him thence to the build.
ing: ~
After music by the band, Col. Hougb,
chief marshal Of the day, advanced and
called the assembly to order. He declar-
ed the Great Northwestern Fair to be for
mally opened, and called on T. B. Bryan,
Esq, the President of the Executive Com
mittee, to preside.
After prayers by the Rev. Dr.. Wood
bridge, of Massachusetts,, Mr.. Read recited
an inaugural ode, and the choir sang an
original hymn, composed for the occasion
by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Gov Oglesby
delivered the address, from which We sx-
tract the following.
During the whole time the war contiu.
ued, was constantly in favor of subjuga.
tion or extermination. / thank God we
succeeded in the former. They have laid
down their arms upon our own terms and
conditions. They are conquered, and the
world cannot denyit UNIVERSAL morality,
the safeguards of our liberty, the very ex-
istence of our nation, demanded that they
should be. They are now crying for
peace, with proclamstions of a positive
purpose to return to obedience to the laws
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by ell good citizens of the Uaited Ststes.-
Their morality has been 30 improved by
the terrible thrashing they have received,
l do not know but what we may be safe
in Venturing to believe, on this subject,
what most of them say. There are some
grave charges against them, however,
which deserve to be gravely met by our
! Injured country, aud, unpleasant as the
task may be, it must yet be performed. 1t
is very difficult to fiud and mark the dis
tinction 30 generally made between leader
and follower. In the monstrous offence,
both are guilty; but as it may be impossible
in the administration of justice to reach
all, those most prominent in guilt should
be made to suffer most. In theory know
no distinction among them; every man in
rebellion against the United States is gull.
| ty of treason and deserves the punishment
1
hict that punishment or some other, or
upon some of them none at oil, these are
questions for our determination; questions
to be judiciously considered by an outrsg.
ed, but an intelligent and forbearing peo-
pie, who, fervently believe, will, under
all circumstances, look at what is best for
the public good, with malice toward none,
and with charity to ALL" notice lately
the practice generally prevails Of putting
the question in this manner: What are
they going to do with JEFF. Davis, and Gen.
Lee, and Breckinridge2 l think the more
forcible way to put that question should
be: What are We going to do With them 2
and where the multitude of offenders is SO
large, whom we can never forgive, 1 do not
/ see why y=tbe iuterrogatoTy should generally
be confined to this small lot, am frank
to declare il as my opinion that We must
get rid of more than lhree-we, at least
should be allowed one representative from
each State in rebellion, and recognized by
the. OoDfederacy as part of it, few from
the Coniederacy as twas, and some from
i Its army aud navy; and thus when the
msjesty of the Law shall have been justly
vindicsted, we will be in a mood 70 forgive
! the others It may be unpleasant to them,
but they must receive the. forgiveness of o
Yankee. 1 have thus, felloE-eitiIens, in
the few momentsI have been Rddressiug
you, taken the liberty, simply as citizen
and one Of you, deeply interested in the
exciting scenes through which we are pass
ing, to submit these suggestions for Uha,
j they are worth; and have been prompted
to do so as know not what more fitting
to talk about. II was difficult to recog-
nike, for some time, the state of war. We
must now realize that we have peace. The
army is being rapidly reduced, and do not
care how soon-sO much of it as We can
spare-is mustered out. earnestly hope
Y your fair will be . complete success.
At the conclusion of the address, on the
call Of the President, q round Of cheers
was given by way Of opening the fair, aud
to the musie of the band, the crowd which
hAb been gathered on and around the plat
. Eorr, a,., A.,