The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07

Orntton Of q. v. AIS inaop, Of Wheci.
4 ,nv, W. VA. D'iivrsed may sotb, 1854,
on tus Orrn>iaa Of tho Decoration Of
,hs 0rn,r~ Of Federal soIdi.rs In tho
National Cemetery NJ orAfiou. gg
LAplksASD GkSTLiMgs: It WA prentiw,
Of Mississippi, WHO was among the moat
elcquen, men, in. Fourth Of July Grafton,
many yea,u 40, who raid, "My country.
men! | can stADd by The lar away Psnob.
scot, and my my eounirymen l G IN stand
by the rIppliiE sa'ets If Like Etie, snd
Bsy my couht,ymeEl ! can sand under the
shadows Of It,cky Mountainr, and pay
my countryue ! And here by tie father
Of waters ! can FAY my countrymet!" 70
ray to-day, B!sading here on the slopes
oil the Alltghanies, beneath the shadows
Of these hills, rrck.rbbed and towering In
the Starlight, ny counlIymei We are
citizens oil Common herltage-a land
united, gifted, aud sealed by ths blood Of
tho hefos wao sleep beneath these green
mounds In lhis, one Of the neatest and
sweetB. OF S!l cur National Cemeteries,
Our citizenship q not lvmlned IN by State
lines. On t!,U contrary, like our patriot.
isu, Il has tho nsiestc sweep Of tho con.
tincut. tlill4 fas 5s a,lns.I
There are honors that are ilsetlng Xsrxca
crowned hia ilotmAn In the morning, and
beleadrd hin in the evening Of tho samu
day. AndfUn.cus, The Creek su,pe,or,
crowned his HImiral In the morning and
then took If Ills head In tho afternoon
| ID IF ,,uta IAu ii EnvtIp.lt, I. .k ..,t :, til,
hut his head SAs Gu. OIL beloro 1t came Il
hand. Mos. men In position and power
In this world arc panied to admit the
ttnthIulnrts ii the remark Of q certain
gres, king, ", crown, thou art more noble
than HAPPY But, my friends, there are
honorU v hichNre enduring, There are laurel,
which never iAde. There are monument.
which the tooth oil time cannot destroy. II
10 said that the crown Of Ivan contains 81
diamondt; that the crown Of ps,er contains
SS7 diamond'; that the crown Of England
contains ! 100 diamonds; that the Imperial
crown Of l!'stia contains $500 diamonds
and the crown oil France contalna 5.35g
diamonds. Bit there are crowns that out
shine all there. The laurel wrea,hB which
are to-day entgined about the tombs OF The
heroes who sleep in these graves, represen,
honors, lepr:Atiou md fame moro On.
dnrus than the diamond crowns OF all the
kings, princes and potentates Of earth.
"R,st On rmb,lmed and m!ntcd dead,
staebI0:d you gave: aIHf
No imroG, fIotslels here snall tread
The hIcSge Of Your grave" "
The men who sleep in the graves around
us TO day IRE our Nations wards. While
America lives they will not be forgotten.
When the May months come, with theil
charming green, their fragrant aowers
their Staging birds, and .heir babbltng
brooks, they will ever bring together ar
admi,iug throng to do honor 10 our sleep
ing brave. No, my friends, our duad
soldiers will not be i,rgo.ten. These
States Of ours may forget thtir Lawmakers
may forget their jursts, may forget thei,
ORATORS, may torgst their poets and theil
scholar, but they will never cease tt
cherish the memories Ct the men who died
,hs: tho Government might live. We can
never forget the times when these mer
fell. Then 1t YVES that deep ios hunl
Low above our Nations crest, aud doubt In
the mind oisll dimued and chilled the
day. which, under God, has nourisacd &
more intelligent and unquestioning iail
in the B,abilIy Of our Institutions.
These ua!d.ers came from every locality
q. the NMion'e call, and
"wtni iorth 10 do ssf &
Pale, eStAe't IE01s4nt from the dizzy mills,
And suuhGEnt Thousands f.om the harvest hills
Qu'es. tages lauuiauds fion the city streets,
| aud s.Olil.l;!sd ttoaAAuts trutn the n4hers leet
'lIOw they went forth 10 die
| IIceNlug. Yet shnnkInv al IL m ihe hot breath