New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-09

Cold ssrings snd p Morgan Of Pou1 70 Whoa
the public indebted Tor the pioneer ehr -hsh rese
81 IN the cor s,iucon Of the most important oaa eaie
prise the tpiied States Of Amenca.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of PoughkeepSie. reSpona1
The citizens of PouehkeepSe did not clam the
honor OF completing this enterprise, but OF having
furnished the cradle IN Which the caierPri>e was
rocked-of bringing the project out OF the cloud Of
ridlcule II gave the sGea currency ana popular
ltv When this was done, then came the hcrculeaa
efforts a. the stockholders and the President. We
nursed the child. got him out OF baby hood and then
introGut ed him 10 ms OrefathcTS IN Newly ora We
convinced them that Il would He great artep OF
commerce ara they believed Us IL y proper that
these things should De remembered aud recorded
lie was glad that the road escaped the mputanon
~ beng monopoly There Is TIE Ole tufi PIKE up
On which one can reach Newly ORR m four days
There Is riyer sal ample ami sufficient Unlike
oc rmcs, YOU can seam more than SlN miieS an
hoOr but there L Is. showing that tas rOti Is no
monopoly. All VIII oo benefited Oy a, bui New
York manly We adm, that Il was chiefly her o.h-
zons who carried this through New-NOrA sits Ike
queen IN her island home. Al nation pay her
homage, ara ihiS road VIII contribute abtadantly 10
her uch cOtSTS.
In conclusion. he gave
Tie Csa-svs 81 Ncto- Yort-May their enterprise ma
lberahy always keep pace With their wealth and pros
III T exhibited the original subscription list. -
deiray the nr Ssiry cr2e.slS or ,''G rns cea,tcr-
Thctsum subscribed Was S26. VI. Nas>al h. Van
Wagner, {. Appleton, Thos. L. Dawes, VIM. \
Dawes. s. each. Cash 81.
WILLIAM {. YOUNG, Esq, late Chief Engineer aad
now President fthe Road, after some bretremarAs
which were lost to AS. IN the noise, save
The City of New York.
AMBROSE 4. hiNGSLAND, Mayor % the CITY Of NcH
York. responded As follows
Irespond, gentlemen, With pleasure, 90 The Senti-
ment YOU have Just honorod me by proposing As It
affords the opportunity OF tCS'iivng personally aud
and officially, my apqrec luon oi lhe unittefhg en-
erey and PERSEVERANCE IN the face Of every obstacle
Of hg ofn lpu %
\. ' are indebted for The successful contamination
Of the magnificent enterprise which We commem0-
rate on this occasion.
This is an enterprise OF which New-York may
Justly feel proud. for Do has been commenced and
carried through 10 completion IN despite 81 obstacles
which would have deferred many from rs prOSecu-
ten. and affords another and enduring Illustration OF
what can be accomplished 10y ,ae proper Application
and direction o energy perseverance ana 'ndomiia-
bic will
Asaclt.zcn OF the great metropolis. IS merchant,
chicf magistrate. am proud Of this achievement
on the part of New York. adding aS 90 does - much
10 those unsurpassed advantages which have made
our CITY the great Commerclal Emporium of the
Western Word and All sure speak the scn,i-
mCutS OF the entire community when accord al
praise 10 the gentlemen who nave stood shoulder 10
shoulder IN the prosecution OF THIS great work.
To the worthy and efficient President j. especially
honor due, and am sure none viii more chcoriuly
accord 10 than the gentlemen with whom he has been
50 long assoc aied, for 10 tins wolN he has devoted
all those enCrgles which have raised hlmtO - high
rank among the merchants of New-lork. l nave
not the abny nor i II necessary, for me 20 dilate
upon The immense advantages which must accrue to
our City end state from the completion of tiuS I'M
pOrtanl work.
They are appreciated by every citizen and time
WILL only serve more fully 10 deycopc the oenehe
which shall derive from tins added llnh IN the
cham OF our great Internal commerce
Renewing my congratulations upon the successful
contamination Of tins really magnificent enterprise
| beg leave 10 offer as a sentiment,
The Railroad 81 Pc Lnfi sat Zach ADDITIONAL INN
union the peolse OF the United States An honor 60 those
who forge them.
Ex.Gov. WILLIAM l.. Marcy was then called upon
by Mr. Kmgsland and the company around him.
Gov Nj. made a very bret speech, which was unfor-
unately very impeTicctly heard, as many persons
had started for the doors 1t the sound Of steam
whistle. The Governor welcomed his fellow
zens Of the City of New-York, and, on behalf oi
Albany, offered the following toast
our new neghhors Of New-Nork, with whom. ~ the
compshmeut II noble enterprise We eau exchange morn
able
Hon. JoHN c. SPENCER was then called upon. lie
eulogzed the excellent foresight OF those who had
originated and carried through this Road. and spoke
particularly of the great value of the work to the
State Of New-York. lie referred in neat and CON
phmeniary manner to the personal cxertions of Mr.
Boorman. and gave as toast
To James Boorman-Notthe prcadeuf OF ths ,oad, but
JAMES BoORNAN, the individual who sfsrfca
Mr.. JOINS then gave
John >iecens Of Ho9oken; the man who irs suggest
cd and planned a railroad from New York 90 Albany.
Mr. BooRMAN stated 10 thc stockholders that the
prospect was that the SIX million OF bonds ald four
million Of stock would undoubtedly be an used
up. But hg WAS sure hey would give another mil
non TO ia} double track neX' year Those NJ IA
yOr say aye. IA unanimous response
AID. MURPHY, of NeN-Nork, was called out, and
Congratulated those who came through from New
York IN 81. 3Jm. The completion of tins road
was seven years ahead II time. The frs, steam
boat came through On y hours We came through
III less than four hours. The next time We try
we viii come through IN 30 Is not this witch
craft lie appealed to the Governor # II was not.
But what VIII twenty-five years develOpe Who
answer When the enlargement OF the Ere
Canal was first pro- cted, Governor Wright PREDICT
cd that the INST years revenue would be $50OO0
but the revenue really was, when the time came,
million and "A halt The revenue Of TINS road Will
equally eclipse the calculations of ITS friends. IL
VIII pay lour-iold, even # one iaTihns's rcsenue IS
returned 10 me OckhOldeTs. But II VIII pay
Us stockholders.
When We first discovered California Is0 days
were considered good time. tho FLYING Cloud has
Just done At IN 80 days. Do You suppose That the
news Of this nnety-day passage will hinder the Fly
mg Cloud from getting freight SO Will .hls four
hour passage draw custom 10 this road
MT. JONEs proposed
The Public Press of the State Of Nev-York
Gen. WARD, OF Westchcster. was called out and
responded, urging the continuation OF the road 10
Whitehall and Montreal. and congratuia;lng the dc-
i've stockholders ei the Hudson River Railroad upon
he hnai completion OF the great enterprise He
closed by giving
The Good ola Cry Of Albaol God bless Ter
Mr.. JONES announced that the hour had arrived
when II was necessary tor the cars 10 Leave. He
moved on adjournment Carried.
Three cheers were proposed for the President. and
the Company adjourned, With three times three.
Blu. We must hasten 10 close, and If We get %
the end as fast as We came home, We are near FMS
Having hamessod the iron horse " New-YorN" TO.
q tram Of eight or nine cars, Cond .ctor Shaw and
Engineer hiersted undertook 10 put rs in New-York
IN period Of time never before dreamed Of and
well md they 90 II, az val be so9s from the follow
ing carefully kept " Time Table -
E1cnson Tran Of H,dsoa Rtasr 2oslroofOcf 9. l2Il.
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