Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-08

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The Moores gcci-lcoking young incn-twn,, and
much alike, that the ono cannot be told apart from the
other They are perfect Dromios-N, y Mer.
SIXTY MILES OF THE RAILROAD OPEN
We enjoyed the qualification Yesterday Of whine .snr
the Interesting ceremony OF the formal opening the Bal
umorc and Ohio RAILROAD TO Frederick and, after dining
there OF returning hon,c last night having in the
performed journey Of one hundred and trcnty miles.
Maryland the Hon. Judge Baldwin Of the Supreme Court
the Mayor and Members Of the City Council and other
gentlemen left tho Three Tuns Tavern in Pratt street
about quarter after in the morning in four arrapes
each drawn by single horse The barouche and horses
Of the Governor also in the train, suitable car
The new carriage "Frodcrick" led tho way. No;with-
standing the ground covered with snow which had
fallen on the previous night tho speed Of the carriages ap
peacd TO be in wise mpedcd. In about four hours the
party reached the foot OF the Inclined Planes tho
which was surmountcd with and CELEBRITY by the ad-
dition OF two horses with outrder each carriage
On the summit level Of the Ridge decorated areb with
nsc1Pions was thrown over tho Road. In tho descent
down the two western planes, tho extra horse, dis
penscd with, and additional breaks applied the wheels
On reaching the Monocacy some time wa, ,pent in the
examination Of tho fine viaduct that stream The
main road here DIVORCES the south west while the
branch road TO Frederick preserves westerly course
bearing the significant motto, To the Ohio-ea ra-ed
ma" After the train had all arrived at tho Monccacy,
tho party again moved forward at half speed, with tho
carriage, at regular intervals In th, ORDER with tho
"Fredcrck in front, surmountcd by the American flag
and followed by the Maryland" virgnia" and Obios
tho train approached the city of Frederick between one
and two PM The entrance into that city wa, truly
gratifying spectacle, the road for distance being lin
cd with citizens, amidst whose cheers the ringing bells
and the firing OF cannon, the party at length reached the
Depot Soon after they alighcd, happily and
eloquent address was delivered by RICHARD Porrs,
Esq. Chairman Of the Committee Of Arrangements, to
which suitable reply made by the President of the
Rail Road Company. procession then formed in
which the citizens of Frederick, headed by baa Of m
sic escorted their guests to the City Hotel where sump
tuous table, for company of two hundred persons was
prepared. Nearly the whole the party remained for
the public dinner, and wcrc to return today leaving
nil a
Thus have the bold enterprise and untirinr perscve
rance of the Board triumphed obstacles difficult
ties whose number and magnitude might well have ap-
pallcd less rcsouo and patriotic minds No one can ira
verse the road between the two cities without being
struck with the various nature of those obstacles, and
without being impressed with asonishment and admiration
at the labor and skill which have been happily applied
in surrounding them. Not less worthy Of remark and
praise is the style in which the entire line Of Road has
been constructed sody and durability AFRO ovcry wher
apparent, and mpart the work character Of
ey perfectly appropriate to an enterprise truly national
Its plan, objects and results We sincerely congratulate
the Board the Company the State, and indeed the nation
on the triumphant accomplishment of the great link in
the important chain Of commune alton which Is destined 10
unite the East aud West by ndissolubc tic To our
own immediate community. which shares largely the
honor OF projecting and prosecuting the work. and which
will enjoy in like degree tho benefits resulting
from II, would offer warncst fluctuations, The
beneficial influences arising from the circumstance of
the commencement OF the enterprise and, subsequently,
OF the completion Of the divisions have be for
some time past manifested in striking manner; and now
that the roadis extended to point which forms centre
uenccs will begin 10 display themselves still more dccid
cdiy short time must necessarily capse, before thc
people of the interior will be able conform
nents TO the perfect revolution which the railroad will cf-
feet in transportation but interest will render the conr
nifty OF easy and ready attainment, and succeeding
month viii witness regular increase of the and ira
vel OF the road The great saving of time and oxpcnsc in
transportation viii operate aYorab,y the business of
the city merchant aad mechanic who furnish .unnIc. for
the Interior will that of the farmer and nnnufac
turcr, who bring their products TO market on the road The
benefits viii be reciprocal and the effect nvgora,n to all
will hin thN nf ,1n,,z
The same energy which has brought the Road between
Baltimore and Frederick completion within the promised
the line to the Point of Rocks Should the weather CON.
finuc Propitious, the communication the Potomac will
certainly be oPcned by Christmas. This will form an adj
dihonal channel OF trade which, there is doubt will
greatly benefit our city The proximity OF that termna
ton of the road TO rich and productive section OF virC
MIA will inevitably be the means of drawing IL, trade in
this direction where better and more certain market
always b. found We learn that measures are already in
contemplation ia send the coal of Cumberland down the
Potomac TO the Point OF Rocks and thence to this mark
by the railroad We confident that the experience of
the ensuing twelve months will show that the road 10 Fro
derrick and The Potomac will pay fair interest its cost
and-as we doubt not the legal obstacles the extension
OF the road up tho Potomac viii in tho time be sas
Acorily the Company will therefore he enabled
10 push forward with renewed energy and pcrcycr,ncc
toward the Ohio-7meIicau
CHEsAPEAxE AND ONO CANAL CoMrAxY.-Thc
stock holders Of this company the 25t inst but
majority Of the stock being represented the Meeting
wa, further adjourned until Saturday next.
Dcorc the adjournment, Che President Of the company
ad upon The table, at the instance OF the President and
Directors the following preamble and rceoution which
we publish for the information Of the Stockholders general
w. Herdndrio Gdretfe.
Whereas, by sundry Of the General Assemblies of
Virginia and Maryland the authority vested in tho
late Potomac Company to improve the navigation Of the
branches oil the Potomac river, which authority regard,
all the rivers and streams flowing into tho said river through
the right bank thereof is general; regards those RI
vcrs and streams flowing therein through the left bank
expressly the Monocacy Antetam and Como
cocheagc; pursuant 10 which authority tho said Potomac
company did improve ri Of the said branches Of The
otoac And whereas by the charter Of the Chesapeake
and ONO Canal Company, the assent Of the Potomac
Company thereto and the subsequent surrender and con-
vcyancc TO this Company by that all the property rights
and privileges OF the latter is vested in the former And
whereas the Stockholders OF the Chesapeake Ohio Ca
nal company have been informed lat upon the Antieam
IN Maryland and several branches Of the Potomac in yir-
gna disposition exists and has been manifested TO make
those branches naygable with view reach tho Chesa
peaSc and Ohio Canal by water communication from points
IN the interior OF both States: Dc IT, therefore, and
hereby resolved and declared by the Stockholders Of the