Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-10

when senator Uonkling arose Ia pro.
sent the nams III General Giant ,expec.
talion Was az tho highest pitch. The
urant men asre la most SxaCting moSd,
aud the opposition we're la that impa.
tisnt and critical frame VI mind incident
Ia evaporation and fear. This stead.
hal, devoted, aud confidential friend II
the hero Ut Appomstiox, this dl.tin.
guishod slalesInan, aud this great orator
III muTp than national reputation Was Ia
speak on the most momen,ouA occasion
II his splendid political career. Wouhi
leo rise to the occasion, would he ho
equal tO expectation, would he strike
the Keynote lo which so many hearts
wero tumultuouHly thToh' ingP Theae
we're questions IN every mind ~ tho
man 81 magnificent presence stood wait
ing lur tho npruar NJ applause, which
his coming and the consciousness III his
GRAND, hal created IN one ~ the larry.
est, finest, and most critical audiences
that ever listened Ia man.
the answer Cano with tho iltst Enund
ri the rlrh. mellow yOico. 4 wave IT
thu hand had slillrd tho tremendous
Iunull, aud. carccrinV hcyond oNpcc.
tatinn, went the first HurpriHing utter.
anrU ~ what was Ia bo masterpiece ui
utatury slowly deliberately, grandly
aud With manner that Rald ~ much M
wnUla. Mr. Oonkling, IN u yoiro that
penetrated Ia tho remoteAt parts al tho
immense building, entered upon his
work Coming down aa u irnm n great
hriuht, 90 II ignoring state lincH nnd
plating only the nation and its interests
an whole, swept the opening words
When asked whence Comcs our Can-
didatr, W. snHwer from AppomattoH
and iis famous apple tree,
They struck above tho mark ~ Ia oN-
prctailnn they Indicated the scope ut
the a,ldrrsa aud pointed uui the eNalcd
plane along which the thought aud srn.
timeut and argument we're to muNc
lhrIV was instantaneous and tumultu.
aus Icaponse, AMI eager, exultlng. aud
granpluH. the mon and women ri tho
gtuat crowd glualod 10 thor expectancy
over the certain PROMISE II what was Ia
hp laid hcinro thom.
MI Cnnkluv ,lid not address, hlmsclf
To- the Imagination 80 tho heart alone,
hui tn the reason ~ we'll Hts piCturrs
Iurnrsz hal Ia u tho impuls" 81 battle
charge hlH manner VAS masiotiul ~ iis
,unr,iuusnras nt puWuT aud all hls
methods Ia modulatlun, emphaSis, aud
infection, wore those III man who
meant tu convince
n vas a revelation a. the large audi
onrr tn find a man Who could ho cln
.l.t.lt..l talt
rnuIl hn Irryid without wlldnrss, aud
VIII" could hold Imagery aud mrtaph"r
tu the slrsdy pare 81 rclcntloHs logic
without drtrartluR tum their special
and peculiar character Tho orator rndo
down the puTInHslul the 81 his arWu
urnl. NIL like cavalry lcadur ~ u
change, hut like the commando IA Chiul
at ga army, dirrrtinv all hlE rrsuuIUcH
tu one central point. The prugrrss Vas
allow, with every accomplishment at
spVc,h. every charm ri NJ lo, every grace
ul sentiment, and every beauty "l
thuughi hrlI puhloct tn the roHtTalnl al
rluro rrasnnlng. Tho pOllSh given 4" ~
Arntrn,r hat made u ruI tho deeper
The turn III every graceful prriud was
hat the opportunity Ia complete and
,llnrh and Hcud home au aruumcntallyU
blow 1T telling i"r,r. Tho presentation
ct a gem 10 rhrtnri,al iulSh Ma hui th"
opportunity tu Hay g""d word lot
,,,am The play al Har,Hsm, the ilaal,
81 p,utu, the Hahrr cute at HoNcIiiN, nnd
al tho pagrnlrv ul cluqu,urU wCrU used
~ holp umul The addr"HS had the
warmth III nuluRy, the inlsh at u p""m,
the lurrr and iirr ri - phillpptc. tilhnt
lWas iu every line ui n, hiS Spiril breath
rd ~ every sentence, his personality
liyri and moved ~ the smooth lnS'7
tru,r ~ tho uagic Nur,la, uud Tt"ud ."
,,slrl la the ,linaN 81 ia" r"r"iailpn
When JuukliuR said We have only
la h,tru uh"vc the dln, aud lnuk hcl"
The duet ul the hour, ~ hch"ld iho We"
publican party advancing With ~ 90
Wpus Icnploudout With IlluSlrl"uH
achievements. and marching I" certain
ytrtuTy with its gTUatvHt mar'hal at ~
heal
Tho apccrh was magnificent one. u
was worthy ut thc sprakur and worthy
the exalted man III whom ho Spnhr.