Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-04-08
THE PROCEEDINGS.

Eloquent Addresses by Distinguished
Gentlemen.
MARIETTA, April THE City Hall
was too small to accommodate the throug
that gathered this beautiful morning to
celebrate the one hun3redth anniversary
of the landing Of Gen Rufus Putnam and
his band from the May Flower. Ex-Presi-
dent Hayes and Senator Hoar entered
early and were greeted with hearty cheers.
When Mrs. Hayes entered later there was
a cordial ovation, which was renewed
wh=n Governor Foraker and staff were
announces.
Hon. ]. Randolph Tucker, Of Virginia,
came Ia for q share Of the applause, and
indeed the Yirginians have received quite
as much .ttentiOn az the guests from New
Eugland, the fact being recognized that
Virginia as we'll as Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts contributed to the founding and
the glory of the northwest.
The venerable Douglass Putnam called
| the meeting TO order. Before introducing
the orator of the day the following dis
patch was read:
"ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, April I.
"T0 Dr.. 7, W. Andrcr, Marietta:
''The oldest city in the United States
sends greeting to the oldest city in the ter
ritory uorthwtst of the river Ohio.
geo. S. GREEN, M0yOr."
FoRAKER's WELCOME.
The frst formal part of the programme
today was the address Of Gov. Foraker.
| After SAYING that others would elaborate
the theme of the century's progress, the
Governor said: my duty is the simple
one of speaking hut a word of welcome.
When the forty eight passengers of that
old, but modern Mayiower landed here
| 100 years sgo there was no one u speak
such a word to them. They had lett the
world behind. They found here only the
wilds of nature a necessity to sac ihce and
and opportunity TO labor. But how
changed. Our state IL but one OF the
five great empires, almost that have
been created from what was h
known rs the territory lying northeast ct
| the Ohio river. And yet we have within
| our BORDERS a population Of nearly 1000
OCO of people. Our 90, 900 square miles OF
area are covered with all the improSe-
msnts, convenience, facilities, beauties
and adoruments Of the most advanced
modern christian civilization, and Ohio 10
these respects ia but typical, MOI only OF
the northwestern territory, but also OF mat
farther and greater West lying still beyond
and stretching away to the golden shores
of the Pacific"
In this hour of our might and glory we
turn TO this spot, proud OF our achieve
ments, but not unmind:ul Of our humble
beginning. We come not to boast OF what
has been accomplished, but to express ap'
nreeiation for the conditions, by which
that beginning was surrounded, on account
of which all that has since followed was
made possible. We come, remembering
| that we owe to New England and to Nir-
| ginia and TO others of N sister States, q
debt of gratitude that can never be repaid
except only by that necessary compsnsa-
that must result, if We continue to stand
together as God and our fathers intended
far AN indissoluble union, 3 common con-
] 8tltut10D, one CouhtiS5 Wy
destiny for the whole American people.
UIn other words, We remember to-day
| and are here to give testimony to them, Oh
THE EFFECTIVE GOeD WORKS
Of Mspasseh Cutter, and his associates and
| co-laborers in demanding aud securing, as
a condition, precedent to their occupation
! Of This cell. our first organic law, that i'm
mortal instrument the ordinance OF I787;
and for the further purpose OF giving testl'
mony, that We remember with gratitude,
The generous, liberal, patriotic action oil
Virginia, North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Delaware, in voting as they
| did by the representatives IN that old
Continental Congress, that slavery, al
though a domestic institution with them,
| should not be allowed to put its aecursed
blight on this fair heritage. The
people of this commonwealth re-
member how largely they are indebted
for the blessings they have reaped and en-
loved. to these important contributions
from a sister States, and hence II was
that they were soloeitous that representa-
tiyes OF these other eommOnwealths should
be here to engage with Us in the exercises OF
this day. The spirit that prompted the
invitations, in response to which our visit
IT, friends are honoing as with their
presence, bids me 10 say to them no" that
/ they axe welcome, earnestly, heartily, cor
daily, thrice welcome to 9pr midst our