The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-06

then ADDED, i would rather die than
have blot upon my name" Battle
SCARED and Obdursie as be was in polt.
les! sLri g, on this subject he Vas Is scru-
pulous as Puritan and as sensitive ss y
woman. | AN glad of this. Our ideas
upon this subjec. have, Of .a;e, been sad
ly confused. So many conspicuous men
nave shown such wasn't O.: delicate
and profound moral connections.
while some hsye been detect
ed IN such vast schemes
OF doubtful self emolument that the
shadow has fallen on the who,e class,
and men have asked, Who can be trusted?
TINS mans honesty comes like sweet
harmony IL the dIsCords OF public greed
and unscrupulOusne,s for the nations
sake. | rejoice in it because We must
learn to be honest or look Tor destruction.
immortality Is stronger than empires and
more tnsn one nation that nss detied ex
ternsl attack, has crumbled at lengh from
Internal corruption, In his mode Of lie
he was rlgldiy plain ana simply He
refused to sttend court party
in Europe be -ause he would be
obliged 10 20 in court dress.
In Washington City, at one time, col
Ured servant of his saw other coaChmen
dressed in livery, and to BE- equal with
the rest went and bought for himself
suit o: sinllar style. When the Senator
came out TO MS carriage ana saw the
new dress OF MS COachman, he compelled
nm 10 60 ana change it at once, as he
would have no lIverIed servants in his
employ. If Senator Morton would were
alive, he would not desire me 10 stand
mere, and he was Christian IN the ordI.
nary sense OF the term. II there WAS
anything he Gcspsei 1t was man
VINO proicsscd religion iusiLCercly,
and aimed TO use his relation TO the
church rs n means OF political prefer
ment. lie did not make "A minute study
Of the Christian evidences, but he took
the system us whole. He saw how the
religion OF the Bible meets the demand
ut man for AL intelligent faith in n
Suprem Power which rules the universe
a. UIs own table ne had silent blessing
after the manner Of the Friends, unless
some ore WAS present on whom ne could
.u, on 90 perform that duty orally. As
death approached his wife SAID, oliver.
are you not afraid TO dep He said "No
"Do you love your Saviour? she asked,
and with emphas he answered, a do,'
aud added, "and my wife an4 boys. %
But time haStens the solemn
hour Is here, the grave waits
for the mighty, and though we
weep aud wonder where we can find au
other like him, We must prepare tor the
knell OF earth, ashes TO ashes, dust 10
dust. MassiIIOn, at the funeral OF the
King OF France, stood before tho vast AS
which contained lock OF halr from the
mead OF the silent monarch. Slowly be
raised ms hand and stood as motlonles-
and pale as u statue till the awe hushed
the people TO the stiffness OF dealh
Minutes passed. Some thought he was
truck dumb before the august
multitude. At last ne said IN
tones which thrilled men with
deep solemnity: "God sl)ne Is great
The death of this son Of power is 3 blow
which makes u nation reel, but rs We
stagger backwards from the shock let Us
be grateful that We lean against TINS phi
lar OF truth from which springs an arch
If hope that spans AL the world. Still
the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth."
AT 2:55 o'clock prayer was offered by
Rev. Prof. 5. X. Hosspour. At 8:O2
o'clock an anthem Alter the bcnedic-
ton by President Tuttle of Wabash Col
.ege, the casket was removed to the
hesrse and the funeral procession moved
uader command OF Gen. Lew WaIlsce,
the odd Fellows having taken charge ot
the body by their ps.I-5earers.
Ii was clock when the Odd Fei-
,ows' ceremonies were begun, which were
necessarily shortened by the lateness Of
the hour. The remains were deposited
in the vsul. OF the chapel at Crown Hi
Cemetery.