The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-25
SPEECH OF GEN..R. s. NORTH.
COTT.
Before the Prisoners Of war In Con,
yehtlhn AZ ptItshuFgh.

bugh, on the lIth inst
CcMRApES-LanguASe is inadequate to
express the emotions that swell my hCSom
On this occasion, when l SEQ around me
here those with whom, nine years ago, 1t
was my tate TO suffer about as much men,
tally and physically as poor human nature
could endure We suffered physically
trom thirst, from heat from cold, and
more than ali from hunger. We suffered
mentally from the fact that the unity and
pcrpetnity Of our great and gOod govern
lnent was In jeopardy, and We were In q
position In which weeOuld have no Acaye
participation In the great struggle tASt
was then going on 10 suppress treason and
steer the old ship Of State into safe hAr-
Dor. A great drama was then being acted
On the worlds stage, and VIC were iorced
into the position d superuumerAries Con-
fined between iour brick walls with Ceebe.
riAn guards al the portals We suffered,
because We were denied tree communicA,
tion, even by letter, with our loved Ones Al
home.
You were brave mca-mosally brave,
and physically brave, but no moral hero,
ism could cause you TO contemplate death
by starvation, q being blown 70 atoms
by gUnpowdcr, (ADd you knew q mine
was laid for that purpose should certain
contingencies artsel with any but feelings
Of sadness But We were not altogether
without hope Even within the gloomy
precincts u a rebel prison, bright rAys q
light would SOnetimeS enter. Our irSt
cheers Of rejoicing were caused BY Gen,
Giants victory at NicASb0rg, RAPIDLY sue.
cce3Cd by Gen. MeadeS Gt Gettysburg,
and then Gen. Grants at ChAttSnoacS
We then had confidence In Gen. Grants
ability 10 save his country, and our Con.
tidence WAS not misplaced, and thank
God the people Of this nation have onua.
dence in his ability to administer the
government u the country which he
saved.
All things earthly come to IN end, and
our sad psEsoa life aher time terminated,
but not until many cf our comrades were
Consigned To their last resting place in the
Richmond cemetery, Many u Us sur.
viveI, were exchanged, and hSG the
hoaOS " participating in the closing
SccncS u the wSr, and some o. our ooln.
rSdeS lost their lives On the led Of battle.
PeAce 10 their ashes Their menNies
will ever Be CHERISHED by their surviving
eamrSieS
Ai(er the w&r closed each one a Us re-
turned 10 his home, and We hSvS nos seen
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