The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-23

the CRpll1lS-TeGliIn0niRl to
Geo. Y. fingle, ESQ.
A large delegation Of the snlid elasP
Of our citizens met last evening At the
samm Hotel -four mileseas Of the eity)
ID tender 70 MI, Geo, R Tfpglsa bapqnet
and m elegani gold watch in testimony Of
their appreciation ofhls successful efforts
in bringing about Iths action OF the Leg
islatuTe which makes this city the Cap
ital Of the State. The meeting was
wholly informal one, and was called to
order BY his Honor Mayor Sweeney, who
having made few preliminary remarks,
Mr.. Sam'l Laughlin rose and addressing
Mr.. Jingle, spoke as follows;
u.s. NR. LAUeHIE's sPREcH.
MS with pleasure, lean assure you, that
in behalf Of your friends, and especially
Of those merchants who are your imme-
diats leighbors, that l extend to you q
cordial and hearty welcome home.
The successful prosecution OF any pub
lie measure necessarily requires much OF
thought and time. The talent the
energy, the ability Of the individual
Yields 10 the demand Of the community
and TOO generally at the expense OF the
Individual,
AT rhis time We need scarcely refer to
the period when BY unfortunate legisla-
ton the Capital Of the State was removed
from our city, n change much TO our
local inconvenience as we'll rs other pOr,
tons Of the State at large. Sufficient Is
II to say, that to secure It's return gentlej
men Of public spirit made generous otlerS
to the state Tor {this object end upon
urgent solicitation You have cheerfully
given Of your time and ability TO secure
this important object, Sacrificing your
personal interests, forgetting your own
cOmforts and the demands Of your tani-
", you have in connection with other
gentlemen earnestly and ably presented
70 the members Of The Legislature the
proposals referred to, and advocated the
change so generally desired by the people.
That twill be the pleasure and pride
OF Wheeling 10 fully carry out that agree
nlent ! well know; and gathered a. we
are nOW'in social intercourse, / hope It
may not be deemed egotlstical on our part
to refer with pride to our city, Battling
o. she has for many q long year with one
difficulty and then another, she this day
stands a. o model oil energy, enterprise,
thrift and solid wealth,
With panic sweeping from the great
commercial centers, making enormous
demands upon all mOneyed institutions,
and to which many succumbed, the
banks Of Wheeling answered every dc.
mand promptly and hOnOFably to the
full extent.
With industry parAlyEed in every
locality, the manufacturers Of Wheeling
continued, and never extinguished tire
nos stopped wheel, but steadily moved &,
along, giving to labor lis due reward, aud
o-daythey are without their SdpeiOrs
In any respect,
The merchants of Wheeling are spoken
Of in commercial circles as among those
OF uniailing promptness, Of honor with.
out blemish, 81 integrity unspotted, and
among whom failure rarely occurs.
And surely this Is record TO which rs
merchants We can point with qualification.
We feel that in the location OF the Capital
here We may expect advantages from 90.
largcd intercourse with the people.
Accept, sir, our thanks for your labors
In behalf OF our interests; and We trust,
when Il shall be our pleasure to minglo
in the future with those who shall visit
our city upon official business or other.
wise, that we shall be able to prove By
acts that any assurance you may have
given will be complied with to + fullest
extent ~ '''''"'
And as atoken Of esteem and slight
testimonial Of our respect, | am requested
TO present you with this nlemento, hoping
that you will receive II in the same Kind
spirit which It is rendered.
Mr.. Tinglc replied briefly as follows
e" MR.. rNuLEs Reilly " =.
lL. Chairman and Eriads; "
II has been truly said by one Of your
daily papers that { feel sufficiently repaid
for my exertions in behalf Of the Capital
removal by the magnificent success which
attended our efforts. But when my assO.
ciate in The work (AIr. Miller aud myself
came home and were greeted on theslreet
by our citizens with kind words Of con.
graduation and praise, | felt more shan
paid for all our labor and fully indem-
nifed for my long absence from business.
The demonstration tonight although
unlocked for Is grateial to my feelings
and shall long be remembered az one Of
the llappicst occasiOnsQfmylite. Showing
as it does an earnest approval by my lel-
low citizens Of the management Of qpOst
dilliOni question. = VI Ft .IiI1 II
Iaccept this beautiful gift gentlemen
and shall ever be reminded that II Is tho
reward Of the business men Of Wheeling
for services performed to lhe best Of my
Mh$ tOaslS were given, spproptiate
bothgtb NE occasion and tie iNalionall
Of the day, and in SOME Of the
responses very. happy allusions were
made 10 the two combined. While the
gathering was more Of social than
ceremoniOus Occasion, many Of the re-
marks were fully worthy Of detailed re-
port, which, at this hotiry lack Of time
preventAaa ,.Hr ~ .l.sgJ J.rr
We enunerate 9 few. Of the ton'Is, as
follows:
BY Hon. Lewis DakOF-"The New Cap
ital Of West Virginia" Replied to by
liyAIJ. SweOnOy-"Ohio County,"
Replied to by Mr.. George Davenport.
By Major NOrton-"The Merchants
Df Wheeling" Responded to by Mr..