Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-11

mace OF nigh grade material. ana IN
this respect it is emblematic of the
stern, true stuff out of which you your
and countryman, and unsheath it ever
in the cause of right and liberty; and
may Gods best blessings forever rest
upon you, is the sincere wish of your
thousands of friends who are assembled
here to-day.
Captain Chadwick was greatly af-
fected by his reception when he arose
to speak. The audience cheered MIN
frantically for several minutes and he
was unable to proceed on account of
their wild enthusiasm. He was very
greatly moved and repressed his emo
tion with evident effort He accepted
the sword with the following words:
RESPONSE OF CAPTAIN CHAD
WICK.
Governor Atkinson and Friends
To say that 1 come here feeling deep
ly the kindness and honor bestowed
by you is to express but badly the
thoughts which fill my mind and heart
in being again among the men and wo-
the familiars of my boyhood. I thank
you for your noble gift, the sentiment
Of which fulfills all to which | could
ever aspire; for there is nothing in the
life of men to which enc can reach high
er than the honest, frank and sponIa-
| neous regard of those who know us.
This, l know, is the limit of my own
aspirations. and | will say, for the COM
paratively small society of the Navy
in which have passed most of my life,
that it is but rare to find an officer
whose first thought is not that of stand
ing well with his fellow-officers; to
have the good will, the esteem and hon
or of those who best know him
l am rejoiced to renew once more my
bonds with my native State, and with
native hills. In this long reach of years
now we'll nigh forty, since l left Nor
gantown to enter the Navy. / have
followed the fortunes of my State and
town with the keenest interest.
I have always loved the woods, and if
there is any one thing which / could
find in my heart to lay to your blame,
it is that we have not been careful
enough Of our heritage of noble trees
the like of which do not know else
where. Our State is one Of enchanting
beauty. do not know that those who
live continually among these hills APP
preciate how beautiful is the land in
which their lives are cast I return to
it always with fresh admiration, and
l say this after having seen and known
many lands.
Though | do not feel old, in fact, FREE
quently feel as my old friend, Mr.. Lo-
well, even at seventy used sometimes
to say to me: 81 feel as if l had never
grown up" Yet, when | can cast back
to the Mexican war and still see the
unhappy pig which the Uniontown
bandwagon ran over in front of our
house when they came to celebrate the
return of our volunteers from Mexico;
when | can remember the time when
land; and the time when Henry A.
Wise stumped the then unpartitioned
State of Virginia, 1 know I am no
longer young.
l am happy, in having here in company
with us, the commander in chief who con-
Quoted so brilliantly our West Indian cam
paign of last year. and brought the war
to so splendid and fortunate a conclusion;
and with us also Lieut.. Commander Staun-
ton, who did strenuous and noble work
last year, and who is a fellow West Vir-
ginian of whom you all should be proud
and hope YOU areas is the navy
l accept the splendid gift, Governor Al
kinson, which embodies the good will Of so
many kind friends, with heartfelt graft
tude: its possession binds me to the high
est endeavor to ftly meet the appreciation
which YOU have so kindly dwelt upon.
Hon Joseph Moreland was next intro
duced and spoke as follows:
ADDRESS OF JOSEPH MORELAND.
Mr.. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen
1t is to do honor TO one of our fellow citi-
zens who is at once a citizen and a soldier,
that we are assembled to-day. We honor
him because his life has been voluntarily
given 10 the service of b. 5 country.
He is a West Virginian, born and reared
amongst the West Virginia hills. HIS eyes
first saw the light of day in staid old Nor
gantown. By the placid waters of the
Monongahela river he sported in the days
of his youth, enjoying the companiOnship
of many OF you who are here to-day to
welcome him.
He has Won distinction fer himself and
brought honor TO his State. his birthplace.
and TO US. He returns to us with the re-
wards OF his fidelity to duty. He brings
the trophies of his victories and We rejoice
with him and delight 20 honor him You
remember with what earnestness and SYM
pathy and anxiety We watched him during
the war.
But most intent was the interest that
eentered on the West Indian squadron,
as it closed in upon the now bottled UP
Spanish fleet within the harbor of SAN
tiago. The eyes of the world. and especial
~ of West Virginians. We're fixed upon the
gallant ship New York, the flagship of the
admiral who IS now our guest. We were
more interested. because with him were
TWO of West Virginia,s sons. Can't Chad