The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-22
GREETING TO GARPIELD.
The Cuyahoga Veteran Association Wis.
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CLEVELAND, October 2l.-About LOO
veteran volunteers, mostly from this
county, visited Garfield at Mentor to-day,
going by special traiu. In response TO the
address Of General NJ. D. Leggett, General
Garfield said, as reported for the Cleve'
land Herald:
CoMRADEs:-Any man that can see ], 200
comrades In his front door yard has as
much reason to be proud as for anything
that can well happen to him In this world.
Alter that has happened heneed not much
care what else happens or what else don't
happen. To see 1900 men from almost
every regiment OF the State, and from
regiments, brfgldes and divisions OF
almost every Stale, TO see the consoli.
dated field report Of the survivors OF the
war sixteen years after it is over lisa great
sight for any man to look on. greet you
all with gratitude Ior this visit. As q
personal compliment, It is great. But
there is another thought in 1t far
greater than that TO me and greater To you,
Just over wonder, about ten miles, when |
was mere lad heard the first political
speech of my lie. II was a speech that
Joshua R. Giddings was making. He had
come home to appeal TO his constituents.
A Southern man drew a pistol on him
while he was speaking In favor OF human
liberty and marched toward him to shoot
him down, to stop his speech and quench
the voice OF liberty. remember but one
thing that the old hero had said iu the
course OF that speech so long ago, aud II
was this: II knew / was speaking for
liberty, and felt that II the assassin shot
me down, my speech would still 90 on and
triumph" Well now, gentlemen, these
200 and the hundred times 1900 the
million OF men that went out into
the field Of battle to fight for the
Union felt just as that speaker felt,
that II they should all be shot down the
cause Of liberty would still go on.
You all, and the Uuion felt, that around
you and above you and behind you a
force and cause aud an immortal truth
that would outlive your bodies and mine
and survive all our brigades and all our
armies and all our battles. Here you are
to day in the same belief. We shall oil
die and yet We believe that after
US the immortal truths for
which we fought will live in a united
nation, q united people against all faction,
sgoinst all section, sgiinst all division, eo
long a5 there shall be a continent OF rivers
and mountains and lakes. 1t was that
great belief that lifted you all up into the
heroic height Of great soldiers In the war;
and it is that belief that you cherish to-
day and carry With youin all your pilgrim.
ages and in all your reunions. 1n that
great belief and in that inspiring faith l
meet you and gree. you to-day, with it
we will 20 on to whatever fate has III store
for us all.
thank you, comrades, for this grand
demonstration Of your faith and conf.
dence and regard for me. Why, gentle.
men, this home Of mine will never be the
same place again. l am convinced that
man does not take everything from
q place when he takes his body away.
1t was said that long after the
death Of tie First Napoleon his
soldiers believed that on certain
anniversary days he came and reviewed
all his dead troops, he himself being dead
that he had midnight review OF those who
had fought and fallen under his leada
This doubtless was an affection OF the
imagination, but / shall love to believe
that in all time hereafter tho character
and spirit and the impressions OF
my comrades live on This turf, under
these trees and in this portal, and it will
be part OF my comradeship In all days
to CINE, aud now, gentlemen, thank
you with all my heart, and l ask you for
your sake and mine to let inc introduce to
you Senator Matthews, Of Cincinnati, a
brother soldier. Senator Matthews spoke
briefly. after which there was general
haudsIaking.