The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-06
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come in the enclosure, and when the
time for the exhibition arrived q vast
eoncourse of people had assembled. Inc
whole affair passed Oft qu1etly, anu WIZ "a
lout the least disturbance; Doie e'r ~
give the result of the contests ior pro-
Trott;np horses that have not beaten
three minutes, I'M pnblic. best two mi
three: Bayr horse Grant ( Frazier
Barnhouse), 1,52, I; bay horse LUMBER,
Legs" (James Burleyb 9, !, !, =; sorfsi
e 2: sorrel mare Mountain Rose, (M.l
r Chambers), a, A, drawn; bay morse
"Tom Fred en-. Edwards), draWn-
Time. 3.O5i 256; 3O2t Purse, SoV.
pacing hest three in five. Bay morse.
aGnernsey Bill ALEX. Cochran,) j. u, !;
| hIocl mare "Cormet,Y hurley q Leep,
. 2: bay horse Punch" (fraNer q
por,n in, g 8, q, bay mare "Tucka-
b D"s TJobn MGannon,) drawn; bay
b bes Irish john q. 8. Porter drawn;
hov mare Jennie" IE1 G., STALL drawn.
Time: 25O3; s:5s; 2;58R Purse $500.
Trot to harness, best three in five.
Roam mare Chance" (G3ssW Robinson)
Ill; bay horse, "Lamberlegs," DANES
Burley) a, g., 9; bay horse Grant" era
zier g. Barnhonse} 2, 1913; sorrel mare
"Buckeye Peg" (Chas. Jenes) 8, a, a;
Time: sol; s ,o2;' 2,59. Purse 500, :,
CELEBRATING AT PROCTOR, wETzEL
A very pleasant 4th OF July celeo'a'
ton took place at Proctor in the staunoh
old Democratic county of Wetzel. The
mechanics Brass Band" went down
from the city on Tuesday on the steamer
Express, and several of our citizens who
expected to participate in the exercises
of the Fourth followed on the Potomac
the same evening, and we may as well
say right here that for comfort and speed
and for the kindness and courtesy OF their
officers, these boats are not excelled by
any on the river. .......F
| The Pic Mic at the mouth OF Proctor
was held in Mr. NJ. Moore's orchard on
the fat where platform had been erect
ed for speakers and seats provided Tor the
audience. At an early hour in the morn
ing, Notwithstanding the clouds and the
rain, the people commenced assembling
from all quarters, many coming eight or
ten miles. Men, women and children
gathered in, all intent upon pleasure and
all determined to enjoy to their fullest
extent the fest vities of the day. 1t was
estimated that at least one thousand
persons were present, and doubtless
there would have been many more had
the weather in the forenoon been favor
able. The assembly was called to order
about eleven o'clock and, after music by
the band, the exercises of the day were
opened with prayer by Rev. snodgrass'
The Declaration of Independence was
read by o. S. LONG, of the Wheeling
REGISTER, and HENRY s. WALKER, Esq,
was then announced as the orator of the
day. Mr.. WALKERS grafton was one OF
the most brilliant we have ever heard
|, 1t was we'll spoken and commanded the
strictest attention from the crowd, in
terrupte only by murmurs of delight
at some of the timely wrought sentences
and manifestations of applause at some
of the happy hits. We regret that it il
out of our power to publish the speech
entire, but cannot resist the temptation
to present one or two extracts. "Er unt
disco omnes." His subject was THE Ma
ture of American Citizenship; its privil-
eyes aud its duties" The following ex-
tracts are made from the latter part Of
the speech:
Among the duties which, under the
generic name of allegiance, we owe Q
the government, is one OF which few
take precedence in dignity and import
ance. | allude to the obligation resting
upon al Ameri, III citizens to revere that
holy ,nstrumer -, the Federal constitu-
ton. View it wemay, it is the source
of our national vitality, the life princl-
pie of Union, wi Ghout which this govern
menL IS impossible and this republic
dead. Preserve that instrument invio,
late aud you co'hply with the conditions
of national exis ence, you cause the vital
currents to ruo 20 freely and circulate
health tully. To elements of vigorous
life ale felt to glow and to warm in every
avenue of the sS stem and the whole body
of the republic IS strengthened and en-
livened by the workings of these essen
tial constitutional principles that
Live through a. life, extend through
| all extent
Spread undividel operate unspent."
But Wi enever GU disregard the bind
ing folc &c OF tralsgress the limits of that
bond IF our existence as nation, the
very act is fatal TO the permanence OF the
republic. Whenever you remove the
genius of the constitution from her sacred
throne, no succeeding usurper can sway
her sceptre and bid the nation live
Some shapeless .hantom of expediency
may clutch thu rod of empire, but Law
will lose its Uniformity, justice will
break her scale1, and the virtue of to-
day will becom, the vice of tomorrow
if the ieigning power SO dictate. Some
grim demon Of Il ecessity may assume the
emblems of SOY .reignty, but the very
evils that gov, rnment is designed to
avert hay then i've effected in the name
of authority anu every conceivable enor
nifty be justife, under the pretext that
the occasion demands it. Depend upon it
my friends, the animating elements OF
our republic are he principles embodied