The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-09
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The tlu,ter Of the units compsctsd in the
building showed the existence Of tho mag.
nesic forces which emauste from the great
Intellectual dynsmo.machlue in Maine. at
no moment were they Il. rest. When the
,mc OF Blaine was called by the Chair.
MN OF delegation aH he gave tho ballot
of bio State there WIS a round Of cheers.
When there waa change whereby be
gained a vote there wGs an inundation OF
enthusiastic satisfaction. When the con.
di,ion Of the balloting showed tina. bis
nomination wab reasonably certain thu
whole sxdience rose to their feet, and shook
the earth with applause, and hid themselves
behind clouds Of waving handkerchief
and gaudy banners. When he vas finally
officially announced CO nominated words
fail TO express the intensity and extent OF
the mighty outburst Of enthusiasm.
The exctss OF nsnaibility in women was
shown in the fact that they were con-
stantly stirred by the prevailing Influence
They vera tho galyanometers Of the oCca.
sion, and reflected constantly and accu-
ratcly the direction and utrsngth Of tho
Electromagnetic currents which penetra.
ted the audience. Hence there WAS ycster-
day al appeal 10 the eye in the gay dresses
OF the women, their iucsssant tlutteringa,
and the heecy crouds OF white which over.
spread them when they brought out their
handkerchieis to einphaaizs their satisfsc.
ton. anF
Those who admire galantry aud appre.
ciate courage when exhibited under excep.
ttonslly trying circumstances must have
found matter for an epic in the contest.
The allied forces stood shoulder to shoul.
der, and fought On long after the knowl.
edge that defeat was inevitable Especially
did the Illinois troops fight nobly, and as
did the Colored troops uforetime; and the
latter did not in the lesst impair their glo.
rious record In yesterdays fight. The IL
lino:s contingent went into the fight with
"No Surrender" on their l,g, and they
only lowered tho banner when resistance
was woYse than useless. Indeed, some
OF thsm refused to surrender with the
majority Of their forces. and fought
on, even when they lacked q flag
around which to rally. Cullom, Carr,
Cook, and others, like the hero Of whom
Hud!bras speaks although they lost
their legs, continued TO tight on their
stumps. And the Southern States,
too, scemed jmbued with o heroicssre
sistencc, which, considering how listle
choice it waH to them who won, may bore.
gaIded as unparelied. Connecticut had
Derved iieelf with last ditch determine
ton, and it adhered to its resolve. The
very last s,uud THAI marched into tho
camp Of the vic'ors was the Nutmeg quots,
with it's Hawley fas, liks tina. o!aer one,
so "gallsutly streaming"
The Empire State has no reason 10 blueh
for i!s captain, George William Curtia. He
kept his phalanx in line as lit wcro wall
Ct ateel, and from which projected the long
spears. as in the Infantry Of Phillip OF
Macedon, which it was death for an enemy
to assault. Curtis held his position TO the
last, like come g!izzled warrior of ;clsssic
era, epurning surrender; while young Casa.
blanca Roosevelt "s.oGd on the burning
deck WHENCE all but him had fed" and
only went ashore on plank ut tho last
moment, pnd Just as the flames we're eating
their way through the very door OF the
magazine.
1t was day Of great endcavor, OF heroic
Efforts, and chiyalrsns accomplishment.
Townsend, Of New York, covered with
blood and perspiralion, although little
short Of wind, came in at lest and yielded
up the sword which be had handled 10 Wig
oroasly, and which was dripping with the
cora OF his enemiea, among which wasaoma
from the veins OF P!a!t and Conkling. Il
was day in which every one covered him
sell with glory; aud on which was aecer.
tanned by the trial Of battle who was
the strongest man. the most accom-
plished captain, to lead the hosts in the
coming autumn battles.