The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-24

ZeNS and ladies' as well.
A notable and very pleasant feature Of the
occasion was the presence Of numerous prom
inent ex.Confedentes, whose interest oil
through the sad days since the death Of the
President has been constantly manifested in
the warmcst way
1t was solemn meeting with purpose, and
all present seemed to realize with renewed
force the magnitude OF the bereavement the
nation scaled upon to suffer; yetthCre was
vein through all the speeches, trust that the
lesson would not go unheeded, but that from
the bitter experience OF these dark days the
people would come to know each other fully,
and sections and parties see clearly In one an
other worth TO which partisan prejudice or
feudal feeling had blinded them.
"IIlgh hopes that burn like stars sublime,
Go down I the heaven Of ireedom,
And true hearts perish In the time
We blIterlicst need 'em.
Yet never sit We down and say
We've nothing left but S0Ir0W,
We walk tho WILDERNESS today,
The promised land tomorrow"
The meeting was called to order by
MAJ. J, {. ALDERsOS,
who aftera few feeling remarks nominated
Dr. r. W. Hazlett as chairman. The Majors
words were received with impressive silence,
and were as follows;
LADIES AND GRNTLEMES;-This Is indeed u
sad and most unusual occasion.
It Is eminently fitting that We should meet
together and counsel one with another On 50
terrible and memorable un event,
A pail Of deepest darkness has suddenly
gathered around us, and We feel that we have
lost one near and dear to us oil. Yes, the
"Slver chord Is lOOsed," and the Golden
bowl is broken" Strong men are bowed
down. The greatest head OF the grandest
Republic Of earth has fallen. A great and
good man "hath gone to his long home, and
mOurners go about the streets. Yea, to-
night millions are In mourning. The black
signals Of death are hanging from every
house and GncirCling the civilized world.
Fair women and brave men, both North and
South, are bowed alike In sorrow.
Another President has been aSSaSsinatcd by
demon In human form, and We have met to
pay honor to the silent dead. and unite our
sympathiCs with all ChristendOn, with an aged
and stricken mother, and above all with
her who was his "CrOwm Of glory"
In him We have not only lost President, q
leader, a great statesman, a good mnn and
gallant soldier, but q model Christian, cul'
tured scholar and faithful friend, To honor
his memory these are assembled here, alike
his friends and former foes The survivors
Of the Lost Cause and the soldiers who
fought under the flag OF the Republic know
no distinction in their common bereavement,
On me IL dcvolyed the acceptable duty oI
naming the presiding officer of this meeting
therefore name one who was gallant
soldier In war, and Is model citizen In
peace, DIR. H. W. llNzIett.
L II II lar mt MI
Secretary Of the meeting Col. Robert White
and tho following Vice Presidents MAjOI
James W. Sweeney, Capt. Andrew Grubb
Col. Hugh Sterling, Capt John Carlin and
T. L. Mickie.
These nominations being oil approved, AMI
the officers so chosen having taken theil
! places upon the platform, tho Chairman In
trOduced
THOMAS L. MCKEE,
who made speech of no great length, bu
which abounded In beauties OF expression
and feeling tributes to the noble dead Mr.
MiCkic said
Mn. PRESIDENT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Let him who would honor the memory Of thu
great departed bring to tho altar Of sacrifice
heart purified by the Influence OF his life an
the contemplation OF his death. Let unholl
strife find no abiding place among his pco
pie A common bereavement has bowed Il
grief the whole nation, and party rival Try an,
sectional divisions are forgotten. The bound
: of unaffected sympathy combine all Classe
and nothing human " foreign. Tit
: charges and CountOr'0harg0s W rOCklPssl>
hurled in the heat Vt pOltlCd
debate are consigned to oblivion; tICi
echoes have ceased to reverbernte and arl
hushGd In the stiffness OF death. In tht
flush Of success and power, and In the full
vlgOr OF matured manlIoOd, stricken dOwr
by tho dastArtl's foul shot tho nations 10
: tient calmly breathed hts life away. Whcr
Azrael, angel Of death, standngOn the shore
Of darkness, beckoncd, our dying chief iii
disnayed and umfatering ObGyGd the cal
from on high. And as his immortal sou
left that rronLratO form, ferycnt prayer
brpatlied the hopes OF tho Qlri2tAN YQrld
hopes founded III sublime faith that his IN
mtIrmuring submission, his unbrOken forti
/ tude, even to the portals of the Hereafter
will there plead tTVnlpet.tongued. with ILL.,!
great Am, bearing richest fruits IN m oltl
less eternity.
!. GrIovo, but do not despair, It Is appoint
I ed unto all men to know tho mystery o
death, and In that supreme hour Of trial TIN
:, remembrance Of our lamentcd President ma!
;. sustain and strengthen some who OtlGrwis
!. would tOtter In trembling trepidation. Ever!
u behaved companion, every cOnSecrated hero
! departed thlS life, form links connecting I'll
3 present with q future existence The Hrs
J. and last Of the Presidents Of this great Re
public elected by the geople have ClaSpet
hands IN death they are contemporaries
and GompatFlQls, Earth can pa!
no grandCr tribute to mortal mai
Y than to rank lin with Washington ant
Jefferson Aud 50 we, submitting the futur
to lod, dGOvOS to our .lalo Chief Magistrate
L such honor "a but tow llaya 4BpiFgi n Ellinl
T, We will place him by the SldO Of tho Hills
trious Virginians who ruled In the earl.
days Of the Republic, and still guard Its DIES
: TIMES. Let him who has observed the politi
u cal HORIZON Of the American Union and Their
b seen two stars brighter and steadier thai
other stars sillgRg :. 9IlE icGi4ftS y, sIA9
|" more. II will need no .tglaSc0pG q NisCNvG
third star, and we oil know that Garfield i
with Washington ind Jefferson.
/, COLI ROBERT WHITE
! was tho noxt speaker, and he desired to 50.
II few words as tho representative If plaSs q
: the community, the ex.mcmbeFs oil the Con
fCderatc army. lie referred briefly to TIL
. career OF himself and his comrades In arms
. and said that since the close Of the war thi
! class had huen as loyal citizens as. any IN OF
Q midst, and when llil news Of tllg leatll lou
: mOurned President thrilled nVGF the wires
caused them shock as great and u pain n
I indispensable as any In the land.
/ II llas been said the ways OF Providence ar
i past finding out. How truc Three month
A ago tho press was filled with bitter, atlgr.
. words, even with words of Islander, of Til
: different candidates, even Of lin who nos
1 lies wasted and wan In his coffin. Now, lOv
/ different Is tile case. All vie in doing homo
4 to the dead hero And II the lesson can b
7 learned that SANDER Is an unworthy nipple
\ nent Of political warfare, It will he on
y blessing ont OF Tho present bereavement, an
|. We will almost be ready 10 say 'FTly Will b
/. dohc"
r The affecting scenes At the Ciiattanoog
Z meeting Of the soldiers Of both sides wer
/ related In glowing words and the spcakC
continued that II the lesson be learned tia
i. seCtiOnnlisin Is and ought to he dead, thu
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