The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-01
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
AT RICHMOND.
Continued From Tirs, Page.

historic capital and look into the faces
OF my countrymen here assembled, ana
to feel and know that we are all Amer
leans, standing as one for the govern
ment we love and mean TO uphold, uni
ted for the honor OF the American ma
ton and for the faithful fulilllment OF
every obligation which national duty
requires. / cannot forget-l could not
forget, In this presence TO make my &C.
acknowledgement to the men OF Virginia
for their hearty and patriotic support OF
the government In the war with Spain
and for their continued and untlinchinG
loyalty In the suppression or the insur-
rection in the Island of Luzon against
the authority of the United states. they
came In swift response to the call OF
the country, the best blood OF the state,
the sons Of noble sires, asking for SER
vice at the battle front, where the fight
ing was the hardest and the danger the
greatest. The rolls of the Virginia vol
unteers contain the names Of the brav-
est and best, some of them the descend
ants OF the most illustriou3 Virginians
of the earliest and latest times. They
have shed their blood for the flag Of
their faith. and are now defending II
with their lives In the distant islands
of the sea.
"All -snor to the American army and
navy. All honor has been shown the
men returning from the field OF hostili-
ties. and all honor attends those who
have gone to take their places.
My fellow citizens, two great histor-
ical events, separated by period OF
eighty-four years. affecting the life OF
the republic. and of awful import TO
mankind, took place on the soil OF Vir-
ginia. Both were participated In by
Virginians. and both marked mighty
epochs In the history of the nation. The
one was at Yorktown. In 1881, when
CORVALLIS surrendered TO Washington,
which was the beginning Of the end Of
the war with Great Britain and the
dawning of independence and union.
The great Virginia sage and patriot. IL
lustrious commander and wise states
man. installed the republic In the
family of nations. 1t has withstood
every shock of war or peace from with
out or within. experiencing its gravest
crisis in the Civil war. The other, at
Approximations. was the conclusion of
that crisis. md the beginning of q uni
fication new happil.' full and complete,
resting In the good will and fraternal af-
lection of one toward another of all the
people. Washington's terms of peace
with CORVALLIS secured the ultimate
union OF the colonies: those of Grant
with Lee The perpetual union of the
states. Both events were mighty gains
for the human family. and a proud rec
ord for nation Of freemen. Those were
triumphs in which we NIL have share:
] both are comraon heritage. The one
made the nation possible: the other
made the nation imrerishable. Now no
inrrtnr In re no bor IF
union. The seed of discord has no
sower, and no soil upon which to live
The purveyor of hate. II there be one
left. Is without n follower. The voice
which would kindle the flame OF passion
and prejudice is rarely heard. and no
longer needed in any part Of our beloved
country.
Lord OF the Universe
Shield us and guide us.
Trusting Thee always.
Through shadow and sun.
Thou hast united us.
Who shall divide us?
Keep us, oh keep us,
The many in one"
Associated with this great common
wealth are many of the most sacred ties
In our nation life. From here came
forth many of our greatest statesmen
and heroes, who gave vigor and virtue
and glory to the republic For thirty.
seven Of the sXty-one years from 1889 10
1850 sons of Virginia occupied the pres
idential office with rare fidelity and dis
tnction, period covering more than
one-fcurth of our national existence
What nation can have greater herit-
age than such names as Washington,
Jefferson. Madison. Monroe and Mar
shall? Their deeds inspire the old and
the young. They are written in our
histories. They are part of the cduca-
ton of every child of the land They
enrich the school books of the country
They are cherished in every American
home. and will be so long as liberty
lasts and the Union endures.
MY countrtymen. the sacred princi-