The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-22

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whose price is counted in pennies, a
brary larger. fuller and more varied,
han was within the reach OF the rich in
The time Of Columbus.
The sun of human happiness has
been infinitely increased blythe millions
rom the old world who have improved
tneir conditions in the new, and the
returning tide Of lesson and experience
mas incidentally enriched the father
lands.
SOUND DOCTRINE.
The time has arrived for both u closer
union, and greater distance between
mo old world and the new. The former
lndiscriminate welcome to our prairies,
and the present invitation to these pal
OF art and industry, mark the pass
period. Unmatched and unhealthy
immigration can no longer be permit
ted toour shores. We must have a ma
tonal quarantine against disease pau
and crime. We do not want
Candidates for our hospitals, our poor
or our jails. We cannot admit
those who come to undermine u in
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wewill gladly throw wide our gates for,
and receive with open arms, those, who
BY intelligence and virtue, by thrift and
are worthy of receiving the
equal advantages OF the priccless gift OF
\ american citizenship. The spirit and
Of this exhibition are peace and
Three millions of Germans, who are
among the best citizens OF the Repub-
lie, send greeting to tho Fatherland
their pride in its glorious history, its
ripe literature, its traditions and asso-
Irish, equal in number to
those who still remain upon the En-
eral Isle, who have illustrated their de-
to their adopted country on
many a battlefield fighting for the
Union and its pcrpetuity, have rather
intensified than diminished their love
for the land Of the thsmrock and their
sympathy with the aspirations OF their
brethren at home. The Italian, the
Spaniard and the Frenchman, the
the Swede and the Dane,
English. the Scotch and the Welsh,
are one the less loyal and devoted
Americans, because in this congress of
heir kin the tendrils OF affection draw
closer to the hills and valleys. the
and the loves associated with
youth. "
The grandeura and beauty OF this apec-
iacle are the eloquent witnesses OF
peace and progress. The Parthenon
and the cathedral exhausted the genius
Of tho ancient, and the skill Of the me
architects, in housing theStatue
or spirit Of Deity. In their ruins or
their antiquity thew are mute protests
the merciless enmityo OF nations,
which forced art TO flee TO the altar for
protection. The United States welcome
thu sister republics of the southern and
northern continents, and the nations
and peoples OF Europe and Asia, OF
Africa and Australia, with the products
Of their lands, OF their skill and OF their
industry to this city OF yesterday, yet
with royal ~splendor as the
queen of the great lakes. The artists
and architects Of the country have been
hidden to design and erect the build
Ings which shall fifty illustrate the
of our civilization and the
breadth of our hospitality. The peace
Of the world permits and pro tects their
efforts in utilizing their powers for
mans temporal welfare. The result is
this park OF palaces. The originality
and boldness of their conceptions, and
the magnitude and harmony OF their
creations are the contributions OF Amer
lea to the Oldest OF the arts and the cor
dial bidding of America to the peoples
Of the earth to come and bring the fruit
age Of their age to the boundless oppor-
tn mites OF this unparalleled exhibi-
All hail, Columbus, d~iscoverer,
dreamer, hero and apostle. We here,
Of every race and country, recognize the
horizon which bounded his vision and
the infinite scope OF his genius. The
voice OF gratitude and praise for all the
blessings which have been showered
upon mankind by his adventure is linn
tied to no language, but is uttered in
every tongue. Neither marble nor
can fifty form his statue. Cont
are his monument, and unnum-
millions, past, present, and to
come, who enjoy in their liberties and
happiness the fruits of his faith, will
reycrently guard and preserve, from
10 century, his name and fame.
Mr.. Depew's address was followed
with prayer by His Eminence, Cardinal
James Gibbons, Archbishop Of Baltl-
PRAYER ny CARDINAL IBDoN
We are assembled, 0 Lord, in Thy
name to celebrate with grateful homage
the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery OF this continent.
We adore Thy wisdom in choosing
for this providential mission Thy ser
want Columbus, who united to the skill
and daring of a navigator the zeal OF an
apostle, and who was not only impelled
BY the desire OF enriching his sovereign
with the wealth OF new dominions, but
was inspired with the sublime ambi-
ton OF carrying the light of the Gospel
to a people buried in the darkness of
Whilst the land which gave birth to
and the land from which he
set forth on his voyage Of exploration
through hitherto unknown seas, are re-
sounding with divine praise, it is meet
and Just that we give special thanks to
Thee, since we have a share in that
heritage which his indomitable
spirit purchased for w and for thous-
lnds unnumbered Of the human family.
For, where blessings abound, gratitude
should superabound. And if Columbus
poured forth hymns of thanksgiving to
Thee when a new world first dawned
lp5n mis- vision, though like I~srael's
.eador he was not destined to abide in
Inc Promised Land. how much greater
ihould be our sense Of devout gratitude,
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