Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-31

attempted to reconcile these antagon-
istic views by compromise, by which
il was declared that all powers not DELI
egated to the general government were
annexed tO'the States. but like all COM
promises It left this vital question IN
sectleled and from 1887 until 1861 the
proper construction to be placed on
the clause of the Constitution just re-
ferred TO had led to constant and often
angry discussion This unfortunate
condition of affairs was further COM
piicated by the injection Of the ques-
ton of slavery into it, and we all know
what has been the result of these I'M
happy differences. These are now all
dead issues and I do not propose 10
discuss them. The veXed questions
which have disturbed the country
since the foundation Of the government
are settled and reference to them IS
made only to show how natural the
course of the South was educated as
the people there were in the school OF
strict State rights. Every Southern
man felt thaUa call made upon him
BY HIS STATE
was an imperative command, and that
his duty was to obey without hesita-
ton and at all hazards. When the
North called on its citizens TO rally to
the old flag, they, too, responded to
the summons from sense Of duty as
did the people Of the South TO the call
made to them. State allegiance and
State pride in each case was the NOV
| ing cause which arrayed millions OF
men in arms in this country, and Whild
/ the war that brought them out caused
untold misery to the country, it has
taught q lesson TO the nations or the
earth that America in arms can deIy
the world.
1t semes to me, too, that it should
inculcate another lesson to us, and mat
is. that the time has come when the
actors in that fearful fratricidal strife
and those whom they represented,
should judge their former opponents
as they should themselves be judged.
This can be done without the sacrifice
of principle of either side, as the eX-
ample of our mother country has shown
us. York and Lancaster CaYiler and
Roundhead, no longer wage war on
each other all are Englishmen, proud
Of their country, and the red rose and
the white are emblems Of peace, and
of the glory of Old England. Can we
not all be proud Of the proves OF the
American soldier?
A memorial poem by Major Henry II
Stanton, Of Kentucky was next, and
the literary portion Of the dedication
was closed with an address by Right
Rev. Samuel Fallows, Bishop Of the Re
formed Episcopal Church Chicago, late
General of United States Volunteers.
The ceremonies of consecrating the
guns and placing the floral decorations
followed ana the exercises closed with
the firing of the three volleys over the
graves of the dead by the first regi-
ment. Illinois National Guard, ending
with a bugle blare and taps" Fol
lowing the set programme came the
decoration Of the
GRAVES OF UNION SOLDIERS
in the cemetery by the ex-Confederate
Association, assisted by large number
of visiting ladies from the South, many
of them noted Southern beauties,
among whom were General Under
woods daughter General Longstreets
daughter General Capell's daughter
and many other celebrated Southern
women. After the exercises the guests
were entertained at luncheon by the
Chicago Club and reviewed the pro-
cessiOn of the G.. A. II. from the bal
cony Of the Auditorium.
Tonight there was a military ball
and reception at First Regiment arm
DRY and a reception at the Palmer
House.
The display Of flowers on the graves
of the Confederate and Federal dead
was very impressive and will long be
remembered. For several days they
had been coming by the car load. six
car loads having come by one railroad
alone, an unprecedented supply.
Savannah sent palmettOs, MOSES, wild
smilax. magnolia blossoms and laurel
wreaths New Orleans sent 5000 mag
nolia blossoms and other tributes came
from New Orleans and Pensacola. The
Charleston car contained 600 green pal
mettcs, 1000 pounds of Carolina moss,
branches Of cedar, and many branches
in laurel leaves interviewer with the
letters IS. c." the work and offering
Of the women and the Daughters Of the.
Confederacy and the Ladies Memorial
Association, of Charleston. TWO car
loads came from Charleston, and in
cludad roses, palmettos and moss, de-
signs by the Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton.
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