The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-11-18

RAILROAD FESTIVAL.


A festival was held on Thursday, at Brinly
Hall, to commemorate the opening of tie
Providence and Worcester Railroad. 1t was
got up by citizens of Worcester for the pri-
mary purpose oftendering the Inequalities OF
the town to The officers Of the Z. & w. Rail
road, but the plan also included the officers
Of all the other organized railroad corpora
tons, whose roads connect herewith, or whose
business is directly tributary thereto. In ac-
cordauce Herewith the officers Of the Boston
and Providence, the Boston and Worcester
the Western, the Stonington, the Norwich
and Worcester, the Fitchburgh, the WorceS-
ter and Nashua, the Stony Brook, and Barre
and Worcester, the Fitchburgh and WorceS-
ter and the Norfolk County Railroad were
invited, and delegates from most Of them
were present, as were, also, several other
gentlemen Of distinction connected With rail
road enterprises.
The company was received at the Town
Hall and welcomed to the Inequalities Of the
Town in a neat speech by Gov. Davis, which
was appropriately responded to by Thomas
M. Burgess, ESQ. Mayor Of Providence. A
procession was then formed and proceeded TO
Brinlcy Hall, where a sumptuous repast had
been prepared by those best Of caterers
Tucker and Bonnoy Of the American Tenn
perancc House. Gov. Lincoln was President
Of the day, assisted by Gov. Davis, Judge
Allen, Judge Waslburn, Thomas Klnnicut,
Stephen Salisbury Esq. as Vice Presidents.
The occasion was one OF graduation, not only
in relation to the success Of the particular en-
terprisc which gave rise to it, but also to
those other great works of similar kind
which give to the present age its peculiar
and distinctive character, and that narrow
ness of feeling which looks upon such enter
prlses only through the medium Of self inter
est, was excluded by that more enlarged, and
more Just and proper one, which views each
of such works, as contributing in some degree
to the resources Of all others, and thus as ben
citing the whole.
We have neither room nor time for the
details Addresses were made at the table
by j. Brastow, ESQ. President Of the P. & w.
Il. r., Samuel Ames, Esq, Il, M. Burgess,
ESQ, DR.. Wayland, and Prof. Gammell, OF
Providence, Hon. j. +. Simmons Of Cranston,
R. l., by Geo Bliss, Esq of Springfield, j,
Russell, Esq. of w. Cambridge, John Wright,
Esq. Of Lowell, Nathan Hale, Esq. and Z. Ii
Derby, Esq. of Boston, and by the President
and by the several Vice Presidents ofthc day
Appropriate sentences were also given, OF
which we have room but for two or three.
Prof Gammell Of Brown University, in re-
spending to a sentiment which had been Civ.
en-, referred to their passage in the cars thro
the populous valley of the Blackstone, and
spoke Of the time when the Rev. VIM. Black
stone was a lone settler on the banks of the
river to which he has given his name Thi,
worthy gentleman, he said, had trained bull
so that he rode him when he had occasion tC
visit Providence or any other place. abroad
from his own home. This was the first loco
moiire in this valley. In reference to it nc
proposed this sentiment, which was received
with hearty cheers:
Tie L9c0m2icc Of William Blackstone ana
the Locomotice Of the Pr0cidence and W0r-
coSter Railroad ComD1ny.-Fair emblems OF
| New Englaud's advancement at the beginning
and at the end of two centuries of her pro
gress.
Nathan Hale, Esq, President of the Bostor
and Worcester Railroad Company, at the
close of some very pertinent, judicious, ant
| liberal remarks on the railroad enterprises o
the day, offered this sentiment
The Torn Of V0rceSter.-More than eve:
entitled to the appellation of the Heart O
the Commonwealth from the numerous ar
ieries which she has extended and is extend
ing, giving life, blood and energy to the bust
ness of every portion of the State.
DR.. Wayland, in the course Of his remarks
said that not the least of the pleasures deriv
ed from their excursion, was that of meeting
so many of the Alumni of the College owe
which he presided in this part of Massa
chusetts, and he closed with this sentiment ::
The graduates Of Brown University in IVOr
ccster County. The University can lool
forward in no direction and be more proud G
her sons.
We must conclude this brief notice wit
only two ofthe regular toasts;
The Canal to Providence and its fallur
having been referred to, the following wa
given:
The tco Unions Jetreen Worcester an
Providence. The first was peat as racr, tn
last is strong as iron.
Rhode Island. History tells us of the stur
dy energy of her founders; we see the enter
prise Of her sons.