The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-21

I imag giIation can take US no further. IL
this beautiful spot, surrounded by al
that the mind could wish, God placed
man. Having had gwen him tongue
/ with which TO speak and 4 mind capable
Of thinking great thoughts and grsspir {
great ideas, it only remained for man tC
invent u language by which TO commu'
nicste his thoughts and ideas to the
helpmeet which the same benif.
cent hand had bestowed upon him
Here grew the first language spoken
| by the human tongue, and we
can imagine none growing here
that is not beautiful full o!
delightful vowel sounds, and rich in imi-
tative words. No other could grow in
place endowed by nature with SO many
advantages.
"This was the one language Of the
earth from the creation of man to the
time of the building Of the
Tower of Babel. Then, rs it became
necessary TO scatter the people over al
the earth, il was an inevitable cOnse-
quence that there should te diversity Of
language, rs much because of the differ
ence OF climate ss Of difference of pur.
suits. The language of the north was
full Of coarse gutterals; those who lived
in the warm, sunny cllmstes Of the south
spoke in musical tongue, and their
language abounded in beautiful symphO-
MES and harmonious cadences. From
that time to the present the character OF
nation can be estimated in no better
way than by its language. The Arabs of
the plains speak language wild, beau.
titul and romantic, showing the free.
rowing disposition OF those wandering
tribes, full of open mouth vowels, denot.
ing the warmth of the climate.
Ancient Greece, that natiom OF philOsO-
pliers, orators and poets, spoke in q
tongue full of words Illustrative in sound
and meaning of the thoughts and occu-
pstions of her people-scholariy and pro-
found when IN the months Of her
philosophers; eloquent and soul-stirriug
rs used by her orators, brilliant and beau
titul from the poets pen. until conquered
By the fierce and wsrliEe tribes Of the
North, her people gave into the hands Of
the spoilers, their language, their Gus
toms and their liberties. II their liberty
was taken from them, and themselves
msde slaves and bondsmen as their Gus
toms and manners gave place TO the war
like occupations OF the northern barbsr
isns, so their language, polished, refined
and elegant WAS swallowed up In the rude
dialects Of their unrehned, uneducsted
conQuerOrs, and the less OF the noble in
strameEt by which DemostheneS forged
and launched his thunderbolts, left the
world without its equal in power and
himself forever unspproachsble as an or
ator. Rome, "when she sat upon her
seven hills" "mistress of the world"
when she numbered Brutus among her
orators, Cicero among her statesmen,
and Cesar among her soldiers, she too,
had a grand and lofty language, but as
her people lost that love OF liberty that
once WAS theirs, as her sons degenerated
into slaves, and her daughters into bond
women, so that mighty weapon with
which Cicero drove Cstiline from Rome
and saved the country from the great
conspiracy, gradually sunk into oblivion,
and to-day instead OF the tOrclble mascu-
line language which stirred mems souls
to sCtion, her people speak In a soft
musical effemlnste tongue more suitable
Tor the drawing rooms than for the forum,
more fit for the ladies' boudoir than for
the battle field Instead OF the lofty
epics and nobl5 heroiCs of Virgil, now
has poetry which leads the readers
to some romantic bowers and is most
beautiful when accompanied by tho
lovers lutte. 1t has been SAID that "Things
are the sons Of God, and words are the
daughters OF men," and these sons and
daughters must so hsrmonlZe that they
may dwell together, for it is written,
"By thy words shalt thou be justified and
by thy words shalt thou be condemned"
The Pleasures of Memory" was Sc
lected by MIR. j. W. Tate, Of Missouri, as
the subject for his address, and he han
died it in the most praisewolthy manner,
giving interest to sll the besrin gs of the
paper.
Mr.. o, s. Marshall, Of West Virgins,
gave some new ideas, we'll expressed and
well uttered on Liberty, Not License"
and was followed by Mr.. w. Hayden, OF
Ohio, who discussed the Critical Mo-
ment' with conspicuous ability.
An intermission was then taken until
two o'clock in order to strerg hen the
inner man. We were kindly invited to
lunch at the residence of Prof. Pendleten,
and in company with over hunGred
other guests psrtcok of his hospitality.
Prof. Pendleton's residence is about as
beautiful and its surroundings are as
charming rs any in this broad
State. The view from the
porch is one of the loveliest
of lovely BITS of scenery in this section
while nature seems to have outdone her
self in the immediate surroundings OF
the house, SO perfectly in hari
mony are they with the re-
QuiromcntS of a cultivated and refined
taste. Mrs. Pendleton is as agreeable
hostess rs could be found sRd when she
is aided BY her Gsughter, Miss birdie"
Pendleton, there IS not Il more delight
ful place to visit in the country.
The best of everything edible was to be
had for the asking, and little knots of
lunchers were soon scattered all through
the lower rooms of the house, and on
the porches and lawn.
The afternoon performances opened
with superb paper called The Sun
Shines Through the Clouds by Mr.. j.
II. ShIun, of Arkansas, which was beau
tiully wordei, and gave the speakers
ideas on death and eternity.
"True Greatness" by II. W. Grigsby,
was an elaborate concentration of the
things which 60 to make up the character
of one whose nature is expressed in the
title OF the paper.
Mr.. ID. o. Thomas, OF Wales, England,
delivered an essay on Time, the preface
Of Eternity" which was thought by
many TO be the best paper OF the
day, and we regret we cannot give
it in detail. To quote from it would
only mar its beauty. "a Students
thoughts on the Future" were told By
Mr.. j. W. Amber, of Virginia, whose
delivery was remarkably good. The
vslidictory was one of the gems OF
the programme. 1t was given by Mr..
Z. T. VlnsoD, Of Kentucky, and was said
:, ba tho host that has haa0 sD,keD fDr