The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-12
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90 The Hon. eco. u. Latham, Member
OF 0onsr,~, from the al Nr>t Va.
District Delivered GA the ith day of
Iuty last. az Tair, icW. IA Tay iOrCO.


OF Ooasr,-,, rroni abe al West va.
district. Delivered on the ith tlay al
Iuiy last. az TairN lev. IN TaS Tor 60.
Lr.T., aad G.sH.uel - FtH.lr. C,b-
.H,. -Th.. dav i~ iuughl with aI iu-
trr.-t which Was newer attached tu 30
I.ur.. Nut only Ihr htlluWul memo
rI,.- OFF tuy Revolution. uut those ul thy
lulU great struggle now cluster around
lt.l, tIu first after tine crushing Out ui
tha great rebellion; uud We hail % J~ q
national feast uHy lur Tine veterans now
returning home. and mot iu pride, nor
with vain glory. bout. trust. with hum
DOH. thauNmluu-- Goo the supreme Com
trUll,rot events. have Ne assembled 60
celebrate ihy ~I.h anniversary of the
u.elaUuiuuui American Independence.
cur national career. though yet short
h1- hyeu muSt pyeutiul; and We find us
To-day rs IthuUt % cloud tudm it, glory,
ORA barrier Jl STAY it- progress.
D am satisfied that 30 would Doe time
u-DI.~-Is employed Tor u~ to gu back e.
u,uuIN. and recount lhp deeds OF VJlor
and wisdom hv which the ship of state
hl- H.,u ~p successfully ~Jyyrri over
fI. tumur-luUU~ u.cIu ct political usi-
,ation and strife. into the haven, as we
believe. of security, iu which We now
uuI beer muuryd; CO.. turrcuuut the steps
Dos which We have risen Co our present
national greatness. The study of the
past, Con Tine purpose OF gathering Wis
dom from thupNp rriyucc OF others, and
thus avoiding the shoals and breakers
Vh.r.uu thpN have made shipwrrck. is
the business of the statesman, and suit
.J iluo3~iUus oi JchIracterot than
.hc present We live. act and have Co
tU. .'t|Ur| |Tfrfs.
Tu. ordinary themes for Fourth OF
July occasions have lost interest m the
awful and sublime exhibitions OF ul-
umlI power and individual ~,lf-s0cri-
G,m- patriotism 1uJ NJ,Or which have,
m Ih.- nation. challenged the admiral
tiuu OF the world for uIe last four Years.
The .r~t Napoleon i- reported % have
said uf Washington, thtthis fame would
Ir fresh and h.- memory cherished 10y
generations vet unborn. after his own
uuud he forgotten. 4 British subject
said of him. "It matters little what inn
mediate spot may he Che birthplace OF
such wuu g- Washington. No people
u.u claim. uY country cam appropriate
hm-thr boon ct Providence Co the hut
uu ue.. his fame i- eternity. his rD~-
II.uUe cryaJIUu.' Aud another, school
UI Iu European politics, with cruuh-
Hu. thrones. the rise and fan OF cm-
pines. mI tine succession of dvuJ>,ip,
passing Zoo panoramic review before his
Uu.UDNI-iuu, exclaimed:
SCAN tymut> bul by tymuu couquerd bge
\nIH,yt'um tuI poo champion WIi ul child
such .t> tu.uuilI.t-.iW arise, 50 hen size
sprung urfn Palms. UIW,i uud uluichlyd'
N.uIH-f -U.I minds hyunuIi-hvd iu thr Wild,
u.UU boo tIr uuuumuI FOREST luii-' inn Iuu
OBJ ..IftriUI-. when. uUr-.uG uIfUU smiled
Uu infant Washington Has earth uu moro
-..U -,rtI~ within her breast, ur Europe uu
Deer -u.u.'
Europe ha- Vet failed to produce the
counterpart. hut America. thrice happy
Nm.rleu' has, 90 possible, improved
wuu th, uudpi NUrturcl iu the Wild,
ui huutUckN, grown to manhood ou thc
plaIuSof Illinois. % child OF nature, uc-
uu-tumpd Co witness with cumpu~urp
her -ub.imy~t manifestations OF power
aud grandeur 1S cNcmplihcd I'm the re-
-i,llc>- tornado, the huundlr,~ prairie
and fhr bosom of tho majestic father of
waters: called hy his country tu the
helm ct the ship of State. during the
most terrible cuuNul~iOu thut ever ugi-
uf.i the civilized world; with sur
rluudiuES calculated Co eugyudcr the
most ymmttyrcd feelings, Vet rising tu
fHr morality of the Sermon uu the
Mount with malice toward nome and
charity for uil: with unlimited power
uui mslu, frosty given tu his charge,
and used only fpr the public veal; hls
uyrtptIou boo every virtue and quality
u.p.I.I Ton thr National welfare and
safety. mJ the entire absence boo his
composition or character, OF every vice
uruuuItN which might have been dam
-prou- thereto; masking the govern
mput .alI the ISLANDERS tp the contrary
Notwithstanding the most perfect re-
Election of the public will that govern
W.ur WAS ever know tu hc since first
ordained for thr happiness of maM Toy
U'~tNumu.ur enabling the national ~"uu-
W,u, tu reach. practically, the ethics OF
OBJ. Declaration OF Independence, THAT
sIl meu aru created equal which had
hitherto bHHU accepted bat u~ "a political
myth ur metaphysical dogma, mot
m-uifad tlr itG 1i July occasions. but
beyond tbe practical application of hu-
man laws. These, mN fellow citizens,
plu-g even thr GLORY of Wa~GIu ton,
without dl~IHr-,myu Co lose much
ut it- tru-.,uJput brightness when
brought into contact with that of Free
dum.- lat0. .llu-in0u- marty r-Abr1-
ham Lincoln.
And ve need NOT now to dwell upon
The J,o,ls of oar grandfather. iOr how
over illus riHla aud however DhoriShed,
the lIte deeds 90 our fathers, brothers
and SONS tell as, Iu language which
cannot U. mistaken. that the love OF