New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-15
ERIE RAILROAD CELEBRATION.
Dinner at The Aster House.

passing over il to Dunkirk number OF the friends
of the Road were having feast of good things at
. table spread by Nessrs. Coleman stetson.
Hon. James @. Forsyth Of Ulster County was
in the Chair
oman, sneeoh Great enthusiasm prevailed. The
dinner was sumptuous.
Mr.. Grinnen, Mr.. Devyln, Mr. Tslcost and Mr..
sts,.on made spirited and eloquent remarks.
The health of Mr.. Webster was drank with en-
tbusiAsm.
The health of Mr. Seward was also drank with
equal applause.
In the course OF the evening Gen. Lyman was
called out and described the Road and gave a
history OF it's affairs from the commencement 20
the present day. The following 10 bis speech;
Mr. CH.IsmAS-Ths great Railroad OF this country th'
e ApPsn Wy l.Iont IN IN ns Of me BRAN
OF the immortal FUOn-locC moti'es-pAss over eiue
length propelled by ioexhausiioe elentgts so-y Gsiy
ing hundreds OF passengers Irigt "a UI1 e'e9 h'nu "a
sichaDoisewih all Iiods 81 products ~ the e+ta -
the o,eans IL is also, 'hide IT, snsihS ny .als saa
As hers; Whist Is here 10 here
The City ofMeV-YoTk SO ju'ty he pride VI ne Empre
State now spd slways 70 be The great mari OF TIE western
Hemisphere, Is 10 sit forever Of The Ests efmnAuon oil
this Rail way, while he iiimilbio Nos' vii poIi mo ne
Tsp wealth Of which CTrsUs n yer dreUu7d TIE great
strogse aud the long ny over The fros Dc OF Ia
teri al In pTovemehs generally aud OF hle Road III pRiuc
mar, have az other victory
Her OO Of 10 the touhsrn CHr;s Of his St4e
and the 40fOoC0 10 the porhern pat Of PeDny vara ana
NewJeIsey, liule empire OF itssi "olcA Das receoty
was spoken Of o. wild se;udod, rural ost'cl ter
OF bach Counties through whi;h ~ SYKES with his gun,
his fishing ts.hle and his dog Csto many tines rJgmed
quite urciturbed by ths woader W klng ma hioe,
placed he front "a while all the other Cou, 1es
westward Of the Hudson aiver are 10 uirm osy back
Complies This portion Of the county, which Is tho rich
its OF coal and iron ana their tindisd maze
rss in lie capacity for agricultural proc ana 10 Us
advantage for manufacturing purpose al taken tsgeIh7
10 nov much favored Us sny eofuon OF Tue goo1 Ihs
road has LAID the Ounoailon ~ more Than twenty cues
which are running with Troy. Schenectady, OhcA
syracuse, O.wegS Auburn, ROches er and Buffalo. Al
though these proc perous G. s III be al avs making pro-
giess AID hso decid dig The .tIt yet They are destined
10 be disancsd with ell their efey asd sustained l. they
ever Will be by the good old Ee Canal One OF these
cities Is my home and always wi be sud have no DOUBT
her mach will always be ON ward Yes uust ADMIT that
there are poip this road p5ssessibg greater
By ali "'' s''A' 10 -'''' -
This road 10 outrunning AL oh-r missionaries labcrng
TO Improve condition Of TIRE humsu family By is aid
ell the arts are and are 10 AJurshing condition
lhrOuR hOut the whole EOaihGrn lue Of cOunues Sci
snce IL rearing her numerous temples; Common schools
have aien bJ the hand the children Of those naG1isnts
whose hopes have been so long deferred srd leading
them 10 The fountains OF ssiogi Fortune 10 scattering
her fGvOrs With exuGvaRant prou'ioo; Religion has 81.
ready planted numerous tsrs long The ue where anil
'"'''' I" 'O@' tn. uSa Of ,is cburch going EEL
There m ION he no poiut ffom Hhch steepe cannot
be seen which while II points 10 Heaven, VIII t7li!n
approaching that God il 0fsllprd mere Tel
ne A Won csD Of a country where The people can he
MOI P osperous happy han those 90 The lice OF
his road 800, o,,
Th,s1d Mr. Chairman ibs, the opening Of Ibis Railroad
10 in uepcs upon the growth snd po,peny OF New
Yorh IL sscoad Only Opening OF h7 Ede Oans Sec
oSdt ,sid- hGow Sir tbs he greatest event that
has ever hspptned to the ci'y aud ne sood 10 90 ~
tbs bext 10 The opening ofbe Erie canal ia The opeong
OF The Erie Raj TOsd-Ano woud 30 Fefhaos oeseu 10
vdlous II should tempt 10 compefe oee "'.a we n.i
10 prove that tho opening Of the lie Railroad Is The mo,
Important and In fact second u nothng tial hts
viii cot do But pTopoIe, ~iihou Hking one lo.a nom
the .nce OF Pat great wok 20 speSA OF me lmPof-
lance ot this 10 county AID The City aud TO ha ,Oet
hodders leave for your Judgment anc Tor Tune 10 DC
iermine which shsll ne first Ia lmposnce snu w1 n
sha be Rst am speaking oft more ss Will be when
what uudeuAAenis done than asiis ouy - iS eomPe
The New orb and E'ie Railroad Compsuy, ny ltcuS,-
ier has The power cOnsuuct single oouoie ~ t.'
RsdTo0d Wsy from tbs City o. New ora 20 ISIS noi
and The period 10 moi far o,iant whsu there VIII DO taree
uscks on tia whole line Before Nns ie WAs. ~
shed the western ernnson h busioets OF 'ns mao
demanded oopbe tr,ct on he easlero division sGchls
The ISpc accumulation OF heghi - the hue US ~.
ntmos1 vigilance The company oS 4n'1 ~ and
Few people conceive the extent Of This work IL mas AZ
k,, AZ j~rss, Civ The second Ficrm1ut sot iae third
nj Newhursh The sh0ftest cisa' &c loh ttr" - ~
IRON raj from he River TO hs without aunne with
oatG fsny without an ipoiiued plane feqlul g ~
power OF auy impedimcui 10 atop ms fap1 asu VI ~,
enges nor any ascending grade 70 retard uaursy 'e
prSerets of the Usus The usctsSe SIX iset ~l1- nv
soeF 10 nshe the engines 10 cary great easseoi su
stsln the Ilhe.t speed For he coor LIS ss'ey ana
eeonemy Of see Passeugss not ns Ia N e9Hauy 40
anosher snd sone banks OF she budsap The k5Spo
the De aware The su'quehsna ihe CtemeDe We tl'ss
the Caunato, he Gen ace he Airgsny sud Ice ~ 10
wsuso bs,ice crossing oher rivers 10 adorned win 80
much beautiful bod And StUscuVe acelcf}, 'Ha' 10
eefs for business pleasure viii avoid tbs r.u'e cur
viii pcss Rv perm Them TO tate g. The shape
Of the coQntrV The location Of great lsh-s eul te 't
meas OF he he, all CONT ineo 70 w
be.t ~ eetiuly as he laws Of nH11o sn'
the laws -; Jsde evrs pt0ddce s.iy ie'ttt- ...,
Plsce before YOU The mar ~ ia seotS- o. .e -
ty,c he cours Of he rvcfs AM valleys sro see
how naturally Snd cOnvesielUv u wi esveloP ne Vss
re,oUTcra Of Ihuse oouutes, Snd carry m7chA !.
room AID corner Of ~ mesns of Tue numsiol
branch RsOsdI and Canss whi-h coaCect wa a " gu
tribute to 10 importance sue revenues Nod VII DC Is'0-
hh~d ~ tleir extent and impor'S1co' ,., ,-.A..
Atsf ltHyiDs Il valley Of he Na4apo al ia sTsoene'
s,eah s'e on Re hut'Sa t,ieS St'wS' SSS ' oT
Ia hofh psssts tbrCUgh sfeTac valley Stesoy teenl
viii he ,iches productions o. NJ so - inc cI .,d
exIeIds i1io Psnnsyivsos sLo enus, S.s s9 ga ~
ore which ccntlu,vs al imrselt Proa'ao17 "s3e AnN
vii bald Up large cJ on Tie ue.S~s,e. S,r,h,,,.t
Anei leaving thai liver apo feacoiog me
Gres, Beud sou the Leggos Usp hsuIoal exc :
Ing s'o0t h0y miles iouht.y .e n- 80 s,S A.
slslds ana Iron MCTts and ,henrr - " 80. -
eoumodsdns The Valley Of lhs N3cWing the Les o.
tafe OF PyBusylyaLs have fect ~ i-c'Ss'el .a9
Si Company ard given - q el ne "a ,lln-s y
Tie sot goxs on rApalf llwN ~ 10 sue 'essia "tes
voc 70 NVE9h OF bcpUu0eT Trah t9S He"e -
VINO IA. not Ahea rsFteusT r'int 10 rXNu lu ana 0AS
hss .he res0oroes Oi IhStpar, " reonsy wants ri
Al BtoResw,sv, oply = few niles Wessot S'es1 seua
hon he Norh eoae are arc 20 four gfes' pS 1s
sIt, ~ eooriecnng % sresoco 10 vNne OF ny. &c.
We rosd non ssnN u Bnghemlon THU oraucosto pAo
through coe OF The fertile highly cultivated para
O. oar Safe slroug Ccmpsuy las been ofIsn.x-J soe
an too The tock has seen taken. Edward c DeiaVsa
10 ffeslcstI
Az sdcsn corps Of Epgneers IL the route TO met'
NE pFe'imnsy .urvcys The toosing are she Ddee.Sfs
kw1d Deaysn, khsry; Wm May, do MOO
en- Pmyu, DO Cbas Ven Beuthaysea % Ffans u
fowossrc. DO Essslus Corning 90 Joel Nou, SGlt
ecSssho; George W Chsso. YGylsndi Cosf.es Colr,7r
Con essin; ssInael r Beech OheongS, Arpois Wal
sou UeseilAi Biehsrd W Julisnd. Ss.nohdGei Gsteoi
Heaehtiss, wincsor
fhese BsHes sive assurance bs; the work sresty co
40 ~ VIZ Be sonpeted - s9essi - 80 49,
soe ne va. % the people dera1d Inc seS ,eo 70 en
Nues and eingha anton Bslr0td Ths project 10 one
ea merit hwas long ago surveyed an Too Toae fSonS
Yoe psevcshle Ii ~tL perhaps int seeS Ios i&.s me
nooed hslhosd Moth Of BirEasntcn This oisneh WI
Geomuetee he valhss OF i1s UuaeN Snd CnroSoso
arc VII std greatly % he Efss oSe ~ v -
sne seen Of lke Safe TIE third 10 Tue CheoSneo -
a-, Nn.ss soetbsgn ieTUiaauol a. as yo1 kro . "a
s~~n- fhs Slate wofk. Tie f0af'S Is ih5 S.t-
~ oieRaaTlou krHnad, TO cO'nccs mess w.
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