The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-29

willing to extend the hand TO the men on
the other side, on the one supreme
condition that the war was right and
rebellion wrong.
His tribute 70 the Union soldier was
grand and heartfelt, who, he said, was
ever the true man, mighty to save, but
with no purpose 10 harm. He closed by
remarking OF Col. Dan. McCook, OF the
Fifty-second Ohio, who fell while leading
the charge at Kenesaw Mountain. Five
minutes before he fell, and while waiting
orders TO advance, he repeated 10 his stafi
the lines OF Macauley's "Horatius:"
Then out spoke bold Horailus,
The Captain Of the gAtei
To every man upon the earth
Death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better
Than tAclnS fearful odds,
For tho Ashel Of his fathers
Ana the temples Of bis gods.
OTHER SPEECHES.
General Alex. McCook, Chief Of Gen.
w. 1. Sherman's staff, was calleed out,
and in substance stated that he would NOT
make a speech, indeed he could not; but
he would deliver message from General
Sherman, who wished him say that cir.
cumstanCes over which he had no control
prevented hispresence. He said, however,
tell the "boysn love them as OF old, and
wish them well. Gen. McCook was fol-
lowed by Governor Bishop, whose ad.
dress was very brief and complimentary.
Gen. A. S. Piatt, the nominee OF the Ma.
tional party Of Ohio, for Governor, or was @
next introduced, and delivered q lengthy
address from manuscript. The crowd
tried to cry him down, but like Banouo's
phantom he was still numerous" One
unfeeling wretch yelled out, "put down
that newspaper" while another with 4
cold heart and bad eye suggested that it
was" s"about time for that novel TO close I"
but It did not, as "the william still pursued
her."
Gen. Andrew Hickenlooper, Republi.
can candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
next spoke, and made a very creditable
speech that was noted for breyity and
cleverness, saying he had only time to say
"hail and farewell"
Col. Neal Dennison, son OF ex- Governor
Dennison, OF Ohio, made short address
which was well received.
WEST vlRaENIA's REPRESENTATION.
West Virginia's representation, and es.
pecially Wheeling, had no reason TO hide
their heads for want OF afitting representa-
tive to talk for her. Judge R. II. Coch.
ran, OF this city, we think, made one OF the
brightest efforts Of the occasion. The
Judges heart fairly came out OF his mouth.
His speech was like the opening address
Of good Methodist brother at ioye-feast,
leavening the whole. II the Judge had
heightened his speech 10 the longitude Of
the others, he would have had the entire
concourse of people shouting "hallelu-
iahs." Among the things he said was that
the occasion inspired him so that he felt
large enough to surround the whole camp
and too small to say anything. The Judges
speech was cheered Justify.
Col. Poorman, Gen. A. V. Rice, Colonel
Shallenberger, OF Pennsylvania, followed,
while Chaplain Mcclure, Of Allegheny,
Pa, closed the speech-making.
THE REUNION AS A POLITICAL BOOM.
Many persons thought, VIII n they saw
the names OF Gen. Ewing and Gen. Rice
on the programme, that 1t was rubbing in
too much Democracy and electioneerinp
under the guise oil inviting these men as
ex.soldiers and veterans. There NAV have
been grounds for this suspicion before The
reunion, but to an intelligent observer no.
ticing the reception Of these gentlemen yes.
terday, it would have taken the wings Of the
morning and flown away. II it had been
the intention OF these men to get in little
side boom on Foster in the gubernatorial
canvass, they most miserably failed. Gen.
Ewing was not received with the enthusi.
asm that a soldier should arouse in his
comrades-in-arms. Weak were the cheers
that .punctuated his utterances, and when
he closed the crowd forgot that he was
through land cried loudly for Garfield and
Hickenlooper. AS We said before, the ten
thousand people who were present
were most all on one side Of the fence,
and we believe they are on the
right side. When Gen. Rice spoke the
audience seemed to tolerate him, and were
respectful because he had been a true
soldier, as his wounds fully testified, he
spoke as II he felt the majority in the
crowd were against him politically, and
were determined to remain so. He hes
ltated IN his speech, and seemed as il
soliloquizing to himself: General, why
do you waste your sweetness on the desert
air, and try to reach the voters on that
Republican oasis"
ltwas notthus that Garfield and Hicken.
looper were received. The crowd seemed
70 want to split their throats in giving the
Republican boom tremendous cheer
And they did 1t. The morsel OF consola.
ton and hope that Ewing and Rice take
home with them from the Steubenyille
Reunion. they are perfectly welcome to,
and Charley Foster will not suffer the loss
OF one vote.
REUNION REMENBRANcEs.
DR.. Mary Walker, Assistant Surgeon OF
the Fitty.second Ohio, was the only "yete.
ran" on the platform who didn't make a
speech.
Private Dalzeil was conspicuous by his
absence. What has become OF the
original boomer Of reunions.
Judge Cochran wanted to turn the re.
union into a soldiers camp meeting, and
he would have done so, If they had only
given him time.
Gen. l. H. Duval commanded the West
Virginia boys. Wv N''
While the whistle Of locomotive was
making more noise than Gen, Garfield
that gentleman stopped his speech, and
turning to those on the platform said:
ibid you ever see such a orowd!" It was
not down on the bills, but Gen. Ewing,
we think it was, who replied: "Hardty
~, The press was represented as follows:
Ihos. J. Brennan, Cincinnati Enquirer !.
a; Lawson, Cincinnati Gasette; Mr., Queen,
Cleveland Herald P. L. Walter, Pittsburpb
IetegraPh and New York Herald; Geo.
shaw, Pittsburgh Dispatch; Frank Higgins,
Leader; Major W. NJ. Hartzell, PittsbarSh
Commercial Gazette; @. B. Porter, Columbus
Democrat; W. P. Wiley, Wheeling Psci,.
ter; Father Drennen, OF the 0hio TalISu
Neus, and a few others whose names we
cannot recall. s' Nc
..5El6 The tGSas Courier took up about 400 people
-Four hundred and forty persons went
up ron Martins Ferry, and nearly the