The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-08
ELOQUENT SPEECH OF Ex.PREsI
DENT HAHE8
Al the Rsanion OF the Array Of the ISa-
nsssoe a. CineIanati Yesterday, In
Response 10 the TOaat "The
UaIIed States Other
Proceedings.

tOTCe 4ItAuIet' 5Ls Loub was Euuoeu y
the place for the next meeting, which vii
be held on May 10th and llGh, 1881, Col
williamson, Of Iowa, now in the Lane
Office at Washington, was chosen a. ora
tor, Sherman read long paper on mill
tary discipline.
A reception was: held at Col. Daytoni
this afternoon. The elimination Of thI
Fourteenth Reunion was In Q banquet
o'night at the Burnett House. Three
hundred and fifty persons eat down TO The
table, OF whom not more that twenty were
not memb mbers Of the army during the war
The dining room was filled with fags
many Of them being the battle flags oI
Ohio regiments,
The table decorations were profuse and
significant, representing nearly oil the i'm
plsments OF war as well az badges OF the
different army corpa Of the Army Of the
Tennessee. Under wide canopy com
posed Of . large garrison flag, which was
placed in the middle Of one side Of the
room, was the table Of the President and
the more distinguished guests.
Four other tables extended parallel with
this the entire length OF the room. Gen
Sherman occupied the centre OF the Pres
ident's table and presided over the ban
quet. At the same table were ex.Presi
dent Hayes, Generals Sheridan, Pope,
Cox, Belknap, Force, Hickenlooper, Judge
TAFT and others,
Ii the body ottke hall guests were seated
Promiseuously, excepting that gentlemen
wishing 10 be seated together had formed
groups before entering the dining room,
The menu consisted Of plain black cart,
ridge box oil pSpe', when the interior re-
yealed satin list Of toasts, and the whole
inner surface OF the box covered with
pertinent designs, In colors, At the top
was q view OF the Shiloh meeting house
and tents. Battle scenes and badges Gov
cred the remainder, excepting the centre,
on which was printed the bill ot fare,
There were seven courses served, with
military precision, and rather rapidly, foT
in less than Two hours the dessert was
served.
Gen. Sherman, In introducing the
toasts, directed the hall 10 be cleared oi
servants, and the speakers be given Just
five minutes 10 each toast.
Ex.President, R. B. Hayes, responded
TO the 6rst toast,
,rff@ "THE UNITED sTArEs."
he said: Mr.. President-0ne Of the
most eloquent and best known speeches OIL
Mr.. Clay was in reference to the war OIL
1912, In reply to the question, "What
have we gained BY the war;" II the same
question 10 asked In relation 10 the great
conflict OF 1851, no eloquence Is required
10 give emphasis 10 the answer. The sui
fCient reply is found in the single phrase
OF the sentiment Just announced. II itiG
asked, "What have we gained by the war
for the Union?" the answer must be, "0ur
gain is the United States" How
large a part Of ell that exslts our
patriotic pridel When we look at the
present condition Of our country and
think Of its future, Il Is the fruit OF the war
Of 1851. The war established not only
that the people Of the United States are
one people, that they are free people, oil
Of whom have equal rights, and that their
Government Ia supreme within its sphere
on every acre OF the American soil, but
also gave to intelligent men Of home and
abroad q confidence In the stability oil our
institutions, and In the capacity OF our
people for self.government, which 10
working, and has already brought exten.
sive and gratifying changes In this coun.
try aud throughout the world. The war
taught ourselves and the rest Of mankind
that faith 10
THE FITNESS OF the PEOPLE TO GOVERN,
which Is essential to the maintenance Of .
free government here aud 10 It's adoption
by other nations. Our increase in wealth,
population, territorial extent and In other
elements Of physical progress, We easily
trace TO the triumph Of the Union arms,
but the statistical tables which exhibit the
strength Of our country and iis resources
afford very inadequate means for tneasur.
ing the progress we have made, and are
making, by reason OF the war. Before the
war, twenty or twenty-five years ego,
many we'll Informed people In this country
denied and many more doubted the iun'
damental maxims OF free inatltutions. In
other countries the general Judgement
was against popular government This
bA0pllClbu eAPOoou
Our EXPERIMENT IN REPuBLTcAStsM
TO double peril. Those who are active 10
public Affairs, and who distrust the wis.
dom OF the people, resort 10 sophiStry,
intrigue and corruption to attain their
ends. Al the same time, good citizens,
who lack confidence 10 the popular judg.
ment, lose their interest In the Govern.
ment and neglect their political duties
The tendency Of this state Of thipR, is 10
the opportunity and power Of
the demsgogue by the apathy Of the good
citizen. Confidence In the people 10 one
OF the main props oil Q government by the
people. As faith Ia the humanity, justice
and wisdom OF The people increases, the
arts ot dishonest politics give place 10 fair
debate and intelligent discussion, and
good CitiSens will be found OF the front oil
political movements.
OUR ClviL WAR
On this bead gave 10 us and to The
world much needed lesson. In the
hardest stress Of the war the private sol.
der and the private citizen were often
wiser and itmer than ths.f leaders. The
mastery leadership Of President Lincoln
was rooted In bis perfect knowledge Of
the people, and in bis implicit trust In
their heroic and uhdyipg patriotism. On
this rock the United States stands Here.
after the sthies Of party and our political
differences will hardly touch the iunda.
mental principles OF even the forms Of our
Institutions. More and more the conflicts
oipatty will be over. Mere questions Of
administration, important questions tin.
doubtedly, but they are not vital, they
may be decided either way and not involve
the lie Of the Republic OF the force even
OF our Government. The United States,
since the war, and because oi the war. has
entered upon
A CARGER WHICH 10 oPEN 70 no oTHRI
NATION.
Here the people with almost entltt
nnan,r,,tv haliaVa that ont form oi eoy