The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-27

permission of the General to do 80. he
did not give me any answer. Silence
gives consent, however; SO you need rot
have any scruples on that point He
signifed to NE his grateful appreciation
of the efforts your paper has already
made IN his behalf and in behalf OF the
principles for which he fought, and SYM
pathized deeply with you in the suffer,
ings you were compelled to undergo IN
1864 for your expressions in regard to
him / AFTER.
ADDRESS
Feliot Ciassn3 Of the legislator, and STATE
of Hest Virginia:
The period has once more arrived, at
which it becomes my solemn duty, with
your permission to retire to that sacred
privacy of life, which, in the summer OF
1904, was forced to relinquish for the
vicisstudes of a, Il cannot say pleasant
retreat, induced by the luCkless genius,
and hurried forward by the slave-lash of
fear, of your lately judicial, but unsuc-
cessful Nimrod, General Hunter But |
will here beseech you to be mindful that
am prOudOf the gallantry of that Cen
eral, and grateful for the hospitality
with which he entertained me while in
his camp yet think, regarding his late
iuridical functions, that my Old Com
monwealth has more reason TO be honor
ed as the mother ef the civil Judge Mar
shall, than of the criminal judge mar
tial
! beg yOu not to misunderstood my
meaning. You will also do me the JUS
tice to remember that Tor eight years,
having fought through glorious rebel
lion, on the success OF which now repOs
es the foundation Of every republican
government in America, claim no
exemption, however; from the peculiar
system Of CONSUMPTION inaugurated
in the Virginia Valley by that
discreet and refined General, aud
was .uot too old a soldier (haying
received my discharge papers at York
town, Oh the nuster.out OF Lord Corn
waIIis) 10 respond 70 the tgarRt, IuWmg,
invitation of Major General Hunter,
who, after having examined the curlosl-
ties of ny Military institute, at Lexing'
ton, poted over its immense and valua-
bic libraries, brought there by NY old
friends and fellow soldiers appropriated
in that exquisite manner Tor which Re
was SO distinguished, whatever he was
pleased to regard with delight; and
directed the venerable homestead, which
had been dedicated to ne by the mar
tial pride of my children, TO be given TO
his Chief of Stat-Ftrei jocOsely said le
would take me as ! hostage for the re-
turn of al that military genius, which
had emaDated from that institution,
and honored me with floor OF one OF his
army wagons II is needless to say that
| left with a little moisture trickllng
down upon my by0nzed cheek The road,
at first. tgas aarkaed Hy Il host
of the friends Of the General. WHO came
to see him al the way. but was sGoE iliu.
minated with tue glare ota huge bonfire
kindled aud continued, 10 more clearly
illustrate those principles of civilization,
Christianity and Glory which always,
peculiarly, pervade the spirits OF that
noble hearted class Of men of which
General Hunter is go perfect i represen-
tative.
1t were Too much waste OF your truly
precious time (iu which you members OF
the Legislature should be enactlug those
constitutional laws, for which your pre-.
decessors were so emiuently not remark
able) to recount TO you tue Whole OF
the events Of my coming hlther
In my anxiety 10 DO for the loyal
cause whatever lay in the power OF Il fee,
Jle old warrior, sometimes endeavored
to cover the rear of the columns OF the
gallant general as be advanced west
ward over the mountains but from the
situation OF the country aud the pain
fuluess of an old wound, l was unable TO
prevent several vCry sad occurrences -
In the wagon IL which had the lnest!.
mable privilege of beng tGo.ed yy Gen.
eral Hunter were, at the beginning OF
our tourney, several tiue looking, bright
eyed young soldiers, who evidently had
been wounded IN some unfortunate con
fict las was treated somewhat as an
old rebel, both by King George and Gen
eral Hunter, l should perhaps assure the
very loyal members Of the Legislature
that / gave them all the attention was
capable of bestoving on them, under The
circumstances Of ny situation at dit
ferent times l took several OF them upon
nv knees and let them play with tie
handle cf NJ swCrd lec2i stgHam,) 4
weapon which / sill carried with me,
not foT offensive purposes, but because
the grateful hearts of ny CoUntrymeI
mauy wears before lad iudisso!ubly
bound it to ny side, always intend to
draw this sword in defence OF my native
land, aud l hope the general government
will permit at least Que old rebel to bear
arms in the South would not feel well
disaTmed. besides "a well regulated
militia being necessary to the security Of
a free State, the right cl the people to
keep and hear arms stall not be iuiriDged
Irefer vou TO this constitutional pro,
vision as containing the guarantee q
my wearing this sword
These Young soldiers we're completed! !
dressed in blue clothing, OF much bet
ter quality than that which covered my
old comrades-in-arms at Valley Forgt
some years ago, and seemed TO NE TO be
as loyal and patriotic as any II the com
pany They might have been TebeI
spies, Int beg leave 10 state that N!
opinion is decidedly 70 the contrary.
must admit that they were not negroes
! but white men from your noble little
State. need not. therefore assure you
that I vas much surprised, and deepl!
mortified. when on a certain occasion
General Hunter rode up, aud ordered
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