The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-20

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messed, IN ths t9 u Wy Wy 1.!ttt1ay!
Acauenly-a scene Worry " II.Isa,15
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| ADDRESS OF DIR. FRANCIS iVINT0N.
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ASS11g TE,;SsSy
IStases Se M af;iEtairTa rr1s 4 4 eaSemv
- WeAafe altered together on an occa-
sion ot peSpllaT inteFest nn1 !aS ness'
Inc traasitIohtfom youth 70 tne
4 Gfter, ,If with hopes and memories.
ThereBis .RIkdndT of 5olemuty In TINS
hour. You remember with y hat Ella
,tion You have anticipated, the fancied
Joys of the time of your urgraduattonia and
now that the moment fS come, You are
| sad ddened and ubdued. And You VIII
tremem ber this parting when yOn are
grown older, with reflections caught
from the, icissitndes 'ot He N which
the images of your companions iand
yonr personal exPertenees Will again
take the shapes of shadows. z In this
present interval of.intense conscious
nessl the past and the future may De
buried; but ootn VIII nave fesuttec-
tion SO soon as TINS crltlcsI nvlng nouf
Is dead. what thens, uoes me pas. pI..9 te-
veal & Il tells 81 acadenlc lnstructlQn
and OF knoWleuges aulu scenes .potn c,L
historic and magnincent. Here, on tne
lspot SconsesEaeitea py the t5au1sio4s 5su5 oi
the our
the BLACK crime Sii. tfeasoh M ~ Iya ~
masked anu euLseu s,1 ioEeNeE. 4' Ie.saN -
virtues OF Patflotistn.- nonoT, no,psSty
and trnth naSe-nesn AM
eVinceo. ~ 1onaer nll!S nave ssnosI -
back no sound put ti' that Oh loyalty, an! ana
law, q - ,t.t.,. .aJ = !
The laws OF God-tne laws Oh nan-
the pnyslcaI nhtuEei duu III tuS nunan
conscience and in organic societyihaye
of learning. ~ y.+.i5.si ~. Z .s9,sisu Z q
And yet better, discipnne ,aa, mas Dee5 t1
consPicuousIy snJolnea, snIoIeeo If any anu
practlceo-tne ~ VI Sey G.,SI1
II u ps rue tnaL ne tliie.. ais,,
IS nppteI HnnsSH HnsSH nS w. AI4.Ts, as,.ItsS
then Is the
~ euucatloh tne usless iInts5 ~.
whlch you NAYS SSS sSSeSSnpIishheu~ mn ho!io an
most useLut P4Met Sn. NJ tof
qulreqTgne nese i e, T.,
your countFys iaHoE mulSn ~, SSoia,n ~
IN gratltaqe, ~ ~ sSto;s
Your e1ampie 2! l9ydy Sy5 .y.;n 70 ~ sne SI' o,1as
10 the laws anu Y S1ou lHttttL) MI ~ pe.t1 s4S.
don to- Ouf- country, WHICH Will I6lhy
Some persons have argued g t9aL 9ana l9y- 2
atty y pok cohpauote WY VIII % Es Lee ~ ~
puphcan.9 .9oVerh5nent, ou. 1850 rs Souansu lanse
to the y ous " ILS .LspPne
sentlng Lthe !ieIssJ aoh ,t! sus! 5aSn1
But peter etnios anu y pet!er sinaL, usnnl
ton OF Ids caLulnalt sitElue 10 He!BEiH
from the etymology OF LioyalSyi ie Ia q, si,
legtaneeIt 70 tnellsovereign -IAW;n anu
that sovereign law mas lIs etnDouiIifsts
and It's throne IN the, e,0o'E'ess'ts'0''oy VIC
NGtloM. ,.,,oI .o.,ara,s,r
10 thls auSustI thPettaA tl ,SSSsIsts
you al q ia
mccain ,caiiing .io9 - 3t ID
TO record your - = IA ~
you Dy All Ln9 Donun VI n.I, eHS ~ s.tSa "
heayen w w yI4i3 S,sa.s r,t,;s
Constitution OF tne Ohlleu oIaIss' to LUIS ~
occasion, tnetelote, Mnen ,yo1. ,y.t naEe Sc i!,
ceived your ulpIotns,ss u ~ sl,1s 81
cellence, omnenqlng you Lo5 cgun-
missions IN LLS aEnyI anu I.ts,1 na,tis
you to the a@int sanctlons OF tne , oath,
l8 q. Crisis ,oIlpecuilars sacIeuneSSI pelnk
the pointon which the soul poises ltself
in august tconsciousness ofduty, sus,
ltained by the wings OF fmemory and
hope. In your personal history this
hour shall be signaltEed by It's concen-
tertng OF the events OF tne past WIN tne
purposeS OF. the 1utnfe OF your DAYS.
The ctrcu umstances Of TINS occa sion are
specially worthy OF record anu remem'
brance. ,stl..1.ltrt
The diplomas OF your academic. su-
periors have been, presented to you by
the General OF. the army. He is come
| here for this gracious Ministry, TO dig
'nify md to adoEn this ceremony. The
giving OF the diplomas 1.-THE Gradua-
ting Glass has heretofore Deer. 2 sl PIE
thing, unaccompanled oy any tokens OF
the, supreme value Whieh sucn tesu-
monials- ought 10 possess. sometimes
they have been issued-someumes call
Thecontinpousc ceremonies ofthe mill
ttaTy course seem 70 nave yco!Ihps ~ 81
4 at once In the crowning eventat the end
4 OF the Cadets career. But to-day ne
who - theo only man. mat has ever
d hhed the highest otnee OF military rank
In these United StatesT-the man wnom
the oldest soldier characterized as the
best soldier OF the age-the man whom
the nation dedghts.to honor for his
valor, comes IN sReet courtesy q. pre-
i sent these diplomas TO the graduating
/ cadets From the height OF
General, ne looks ,9QWn ana looks Daqk.
to the corps OF cadets whence ms own
starting post 20 renoWn y n1ed.
Caoets OF ,oI 9en' dEaue Intenos y,
| do you the honotas .welI}as to eyince7
his estimation OF a-dtPIoma from West
i Point, by .hi6 presence and his Sparnct-.