The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-01-08

twill cost!the,people Of the United
States about s250,OO0 to pay the bills
of the Republican bull,dozors of the
Department of Justice. Considering
the result, this can't be considered
economical or cheap, and it is not
strange that the Republicans in the
House refuse to permit investigation
as long as they can prevent it.
Gov. Mathews ClevelandSpe
The Cleveland papers give to Gov.
ernor Mathews, ofour State, the cred.
it Of making the best Of the speeches
delivered at the viaduct opening in
that city, on the 9th ult, We find
the following report in the Leader Of
last Saturday. s4
In reply to the toast "0ar Invited
Guests" Gov, Mathews said;
| am sure that i express the senti.
ment Of every guest here when | say
that | experience the sincerest salts.
faction in having accepted your kind
invitation to be present on this &C,
casion.
| never before had the opportunity
of seeing this beautiful Forest City.
Not only you, sir, Townsend and
every memberof thiscommunity, and
you, sir, Governor Bishop and all
the people Of the great State of Ohio,
but every American should feel a
just pride in the beauty and prosper
ity of this city. [Applause.] we
have seen her wealth, her enterprise
and her energy in her rapid growth,
as remarkable, perhaps, as that Of
any other city of the country, in her
large mercantile establishments, in
her railroads, in her canals, in her
commerce and in her great manu-
facturies, Her devotion, her pro.
found interest in the great cause Of
education has been evinced in the
large number and excellent charact-
er other schools, fall grades, for both
sexes and for all races. Applause. /
Her appreciation of distinguished
merit, her devotion to the fair fame
of the country is seen in her histori.
cal monuments. Her large charity
has found expression in these many
institutions for the destitute, the
aged, the friendless; the homeless and
other unfortunates, and it has also
found expression, which touches me
most deeply, in the liberal donations
made by her citizens for the relief of
those who recently suffered so severe.
ly when the angel Of deathspread his
dark wings over the regions Of the
South. Her taste, her culture and
refinement are illustrated in her ex-
quisite works of art, her beautiful
parks and gardens, her splendid av-
enues, her delightful houses, sur
rounded and adorned by all that can
cultivate a love for the true, the
beautiful and the good.
Mr., President, | would not on an
occasion like this say one word to
mar the harmony of the hour. |
would not refer to one single politi.
cal trouble. P'ocal, procui este protani.
Butto.day there has been one thought
present to my mind that now seeks
expression. i. is that the more the
people of the differ ent sections of this
country see of each other the more
they observe in each OTHER to learn,
to admire, and to love, [Alp!ause. ]
Occasions such as this, wheI we
turn aside from the excitement OF
politics, and from the hum-drum of
everyday life and mingle in social
intercourse, dofar more to break down
prejudice, to establish confidence and
to promote good feeling, than all the
laws which can be enacted by the
wisest Congress. [Applause.j Ev.
cry citizen Of one section Of this
country who visits another section
to know them, adds an additional
span to that great band which, as
your Viaduct unites in lasting EN-
brace the two sections of your great
city, should and will unite every
section of our country in one grand
harmonious whole. Applause,
The lesson which the people Of our
country have to learn, and especially
those Of the section from which /
come, is to cease violent political
agitation, to devote themselves to the
development of their material inter.
ests, to build railroads, to dig canals,
to construct viaducts, and endeavor
to beautify and increase the prosper.
ity Of the communities and cities in
which they respectfully live. We
would say to our politicians, our leg.
islators and our members of Congress,
Vote all necessary appropriations for
the Legitimate purposes of the Gov.
eminent. Devote yourselves to the
enactment of wholesome, just and
impartial laws. If anything needs
to be done in the way of peace and
reconciliation, leave it. to the people,
and we will soon launch upon a ca,
reer of prosperity which will find M