Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-16

ea,es from Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenbure. and |
other S,s,es assisted. manihy'iug that ali Nor.
,hern Germany symra'hised in this opening Of
direct communication with America. Rorc'y |
hos there assemb,a at one board more re
spec,sbls or venerable looking body Of men, or
more undivided IN sympathy ~ith the cause
whirh brought them togeih.r. The room was
beautifully decorated with the Asrs OF the dif.
ferent German States, and a, the head, crossing
each ether, were th'~e of the United States and
Bremen. On the coming in OF the roast, being
the point Of the d,nnrr recognised for such pur.
venerable Butgonas,er Snidt toee snd said:
"tle designated the arrival Of The Washing
Ion on the Wescr as an event which hat con-
,ered hopes into MISREPRESENTATION into
facts: 1t w,s this which had hrpugh, together
those presen, of the American and German na-
lions In all the world" he ssid, 'there are no
two countries which are 70 we'll calculated for
mu,ua, interchange % the United States Of A.
merira and the United States of Germany. Nei.
,her Of them possess any COLONIES, nor does Ell
ther wish for any; and in this respect both es.
cape the jealousy of colonial mother States.
"As citizen of Bremen" he continued, III
may well remind you Of the fac, that, stler the
glorious end Of the American war Of indepen.
dence, Bremen ress.ls Tere the first which un
frled their sails to visit the shores Of the young
transa, ,lau,ic Republic; and as on the western
horizon Of liberty one star after anp,her has
made its Appearance, 50 the vessels of Bremen
have continued progressively to aeer their
course in that direction. This fact, as il would
| appear, has not been forgotten in America, and
as if in return the United States now send us
their first transatlantic steamer. thinkiug that
the bes, key to G'rmany is the Bremen key
and in the same spirit, he concluded. in the
name Of my fellow citizens, offer hearty
welcome to The Washington as the worthy pio'
ueer of an enterprise which is destined TO open
a direct intercourse between two great nations.' '
Perhaps no man ever stood higher in the esti
nation of his fellow citizens shan BurgomasteI
Smidt; and the spirit with which his toast wal
received showed that the sentiment it contained
was no less acceptable than the person who Of
tered it. ... ....
To ihe toast in honor of the President of tht
United States. and oi The Hon Cave Johnson
Postmaster General, Msj"r Hobbs responded
His ex xposiion OF the circumstances under which
the line ives psia ablished-- of the large and lite
raj views " the Postmaster Geueral--was lste
ned to with much interest; and the glowing tx
preston of his hope tha, the mail line to Bre
men would be the means of drawing close to
ypther in the bonds of amity and mutual goo
; Offices The United States aud the great German
nation, met a warm response in every heart.
Baron Pstow. in the name Of the Germa
States ofis :ed as ,oas, the city OF Bremen ahs
; in reminding the company of the importance {
the ocean as heiug the great highway whic
united nstions all over the world hy comme
cial intercourse. he begged to offer his good W
shes for the further success Of that city, which
in THE enterprise, as in many others, had bee
foremost Of the German States in opening III
way. Captain tie~ius interesting acknow
Z edgemeEt Of the toast TO himself, apologizin
D for hs ship fthere had been any fuilure to met
their expectations, on the ground that il ",
: only on the 7,h of September proceeding thu
her keel WAS laid. and that the carpenters WEI
o still at work upon her when she left the dock |
J, New York, kindled his audience. Mr.. Stephen
the Vice President Of the company. acknow
: edged the powerful co operation of Germans
g the enterprise which he had the honor in pa
to represent, ard particularly Of the city
d Bremen. lie nigh, cay much Of this city, i
: historic associations, iis monuments and publ
: institutions, i,s enterprise and its hospitalit
= but he chose rather 10 express his admiration 4
d that which il had not. II had no custom hous
: nor restrictions Of any kind upon trade.
X Mr.. =. read letter, signed by all the dire
l. tors of tho company, requesting of the Sena
"a their acceptance of model OF the Wasbngto
!. prepared by Mr.. Wes,ervell, the builder. S
l. mui,a ,aneously. and unexpectedly to most pr
d sent, the beautiful model, SIX feet long, W,
e born in on lhe shoulders of eight native Brene
u ess, residents in and citizens of the Unit
States. This was received with storm OF e
70 thusas,n. when Mr.. Oelrlchs, an associate
y rector, native Of Bremen, returned after yea
'S ofabssnee, and endeared tn all present by ear
ties, put seal upon the enthusiasm of the ev
n. ming by announcing the intention Of the comp
'e ny that the next ship which came TO them shou
20 bear the name Of 'Hermsae, a name identi
nj with German history and Poe,ry-tIermann
as ing the deliver.r Of Germany irc,n the Roma
ia as Washington WAS Of America from the Britt