Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-19
Senator Bayard's Eloquent Ad-
dress, and EVarts' Mastery
Tribute TO Washington.
A Day Which Americans Should
Look Back Upon With
Reverence and Love.

Attending the Celebration
of the one hundrcdth anniversary OF the
| disbanding of Washington's army.
Many persons could not fad lodgings, Sc
crowded are the hotels and dwellings o. the
city and towns roundabout. Torchlight
professions, fremen's displays, fireworks
and much enthusiasm were the prepara
tiors last Light for to day. The bay was
Illuminated by electric lights along the
river front ard large number o; vessels,
including yachts, steamboats, and the
United States war ships, riding at anchor,
made a picturesque scene. Brass bands
and the life and drum seemed not to De
still during the night. Mayor Ward held a
reception IN honor Of the
Distinguished Guests.
At FIVE this morning the first salute was
dred and salutes continued to be fired tor
several hours.
By nine people began to flock into the
town by land and water, and long before
the time for the parade TO begin there were
5000 people in the town. Every house in
the place was decorated and the old town
seemed dressed for holiday.
shortly before noon the procession
formed and began its march. When the
grand stand stand was reached there was
The Greatest Enthu>iaSm shown
by the assembled thousands and when the
Governors of the different States, S3I2tor
Bayard, the President OF the day, and the
chaplain, orator, poet and others who had
had a special place assigned to them,
wheeled from the ranks cheer after cheer
went up. The exercises which took place
in front of WaShingtOn's old headquarters,
were Opened with the Te Deum by Dudley
Buck, sang by q chorus Of five hundred
voices, Senator Baysrd then arose and
| after thanking the people for choosing him
10 preside over the day, spoke as follows:
As native Of one OF the thirteen StlteS
which originally formed the Cnion, l ac-
| Cept the honor Of your selection IN the
| name of Delaware, whose CitiZ"ns treasure
| the memory of the part their ancestors
| bore in our united struggle for national IN.
dependence and cherish the honest fame ot
| their fnrefathers, whose fidelity and cOur'
age were we'll attested on the long line oil
| battle fields which stretches from Long
Island 10 the Savannah river. To-day We
! have assembled from our homes IN States
| far distant iIOm each other, all
Drawn Together by IA Common fun
pnl>e
| of the brotherhood OF American citizen
| snip-not as citizens of New York, nor oi
! New jersey, nor OF Massachusetts,, nor oi
| Virginia, nor Of Delaware; not as citizens
| OF any State, but as citizens OF the United
| States, 10 commemorate with joyful graft
| tude the sacrifices, the tolls, sutterings ano
Il kl h.v lF,f,, Al offs al
| ted yalor accomplished what their separate
| efforts could never possibly have achieved
! and which have made US to-day the happy
! inheritorS and posseSsOrs OF liberty aud ln'
| dependence under Republican forms O
government. A full century has passed
| and now that we find ourselves in th'
| midst of bounliful harvest OF prosperity
| possessing all the
Elements Of wealth and Power
let us gratefully cast our eyes in retrospect
on the condition of things on this very spo
| whereUn we stand tOday-lOO years ago
| That was the second time OF American
| liberty and independence; this is the har
| vest home, and il is meet and Just that WI
" to. day reap in Joy and safety no I'D re
! O. ember those who sOwed in toll and dan
| .er.
Who can real the history of the eigh
| eyeutlul Years of war from lI15 TO lIo5
even at this lapse OF time, without breath
ess iuteTe and ag.t to-, mingled witt
wonder at the result he who can ris'
1 from its perusdl without 8 realizing sense
| an absolute conviction OF the presence o
| the hand Of an overruling Providence il
| human affairs, must indeed be strangeI!
and
AbnOrmaIIy Constituted,
and he who fails to comprehend the tru
| vslue of the virtues which marked tn
| characters of the men Of that period, VIII
we're the instruments Of Providence II
bringing forth strength out Of weakness
| and victory out of defeat, can know bu
| little of the true origin OF our presen
| happy condition, Of the methods by which
! il was attained, and the conditions under
which along we can hope to preserve il
With minds and hearts freed from the as
perities, jea,ousies and misunderstanding
which may have been .engendered by tn
| political differences and personal amol
lions of our time, let US, forSaking al
such things, return TO the day whose hun
dredth
Anniversary We Celebrate.
1t was the day on which the Continents
Congress issued its proclamation snRounC
ing the end OF contest involving the es
sential rights of human nature and IN
yoked Divine aid ITO give wisdom and una
nimity to our public councils. to cemen
all our citizens in the bonds of affection
and inspire them all with an earnest regar,
for the national honor and interest"
When the news Of the preliminary treat
of peace, which had been signed at Paris
| January ~, 1888, was conveyed to thl
| country by an armed French vessel, wei
| named The Triumph, under date OF Apr
| L. ,l7SS. and Washington promulgated iron
these headquarters his memorable order 10
The Cessation Of H0stIIiIies,
and recalled the fact that Its date, April l.
was the anniversary of the battles OF Lex
/ ington and Concord, where the trst oloot
had been shed in the struggle for Ameri
can Independence, eight years before, an
which was now crowned with COMP let
spccess On October IS 1888, Genera
! Henry Knox, the brave book seller OF BoS
ton whose robust frame of mind and bof,
made him so distinguished and impressiv
Q figure in the great struggle, and who's
patriotic virtues and abilities brought bin
so close in peace and in war to the hear
and confidence of his great leader, was her
IN command, and by him was the action o
c ngress msde known to the srmy.
ConEratulRtIon Were rendered
J upon the prospect Of q permanent an
| honorable peace, and thanks awarded IN
army for long, eminent and faithful sci
vices. Its final dishandment was an
ncunced in these words: ut is our vii
and pleasure that such part Of the fedora
army as stands engaged 10 serve during tn
war, and as by our acts of May 26, June II
August 9 and September 26 last. were fur
loughed, shall from and after November
next be absolutely discharged by this proc
lsmstion from said service" And well wa
| 10 that under the wise recommendation O
| Washington, there recited, orders for fur
loughs bad been literally granted and tha
officers and prlyates had been freely al
lowed ever since the early spring to 90
Back 20 Fheir Homes
until but a comparatively small body re
mained hete under arms. For upon the,