The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-15
ARRIVAL AND CELEBRATION AT ELsIIRA.

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WEBSTER AND SEWARD.
ELMIR., May 1I-s AN.
The excursion cars with their living freight reached
here at O'Clock. p. NJ, having travelled to-day 2s3
miles Enthusiasm at every village and station along
the line unhounded. The feeling seemed 70 be
stronger everywhere in favor Of Mr. Webster than the
President
Cannon and smaller arms, bands Of music farmers,
with their deaicnng cheers mutitudes Of men AMI
wcmen waving their handkerchefs, the constituent
parts ~ oft repeat Cd scenes patculary at
village Brghamptcn aud ow,go.
The In, dcn aud Mr. Webster called on TO speak
al eNy stopping place and expressed their most
sur,d Hdmiraiiun of the matchloss scenery through
which they passed.
The rrlident was hoarae fsom speaking so much In
the open air,
At one station lady climbed up In the ear to shake
haLda With Mr Webster, aud was carried away conf.
deiailr distrnce.
AZ various stations fag. with inscriptions we're pre-
serted 10 the company and being Kee the top ~ tc
Presidcnts car had beautiful eeca the train darttd
alefg
Nj s,wsrd Get into the cars AZ Goshcn aul senator
Iiekins,n ~ hinghamton. iir. Webster most
dial to Tho latter
1le scruc a. Elmlra was grand the citizens the mill
tar, ttd the hrc companies In uniform turned Out
igos. with hands aud banntrs 10 meet Mr.. tmore Mr.
Ntistef aud thr 0Aisr EIssts. national salute
hitd aud IN people cheer,d most vuhCmcutly
NJ ba'tn formerly Director ~ tbc Lille Bsaruti
addio.ttd The President lis cabinet sod hc bircetors
- ~ fHioud ~ witty speech snd invited thtm q
Join In procession o. the tso hotels. The company
having divided themselves one party went pith tho
iutCeut a. Haunrda Hotel and the other d ilairlt
With VT Ntbstsr. a magnificent entertainment wts
firtn ~ the citizens a Elmra The Vruscsslon 0as
sfrtod monsiTaicu. aud wotthy Of the Vuecn Ciiy
ou The lrt Railroad The hotel were brilliantly N1umi.
mated AID aftworks asc,ndsd a the evening.
thu dinner ~ Biainards was ready III O'Clock y. " ,
,s.f ....., - ~ 49, .s.t. - M.
Tel Itrtst Geo Gray presided "a his tleht .iS thc
lffsidtnt q the United states and the President ~
Erie Haiiroad On his leit, the Attorn'y GENERAL
and the fostmaster General. There we're four
rarps o alles extending the entire length q he
sfaCicUs falosn Geo 4 Downing. with hia corps of
black watsfs assisted On the uccnen ana brought
choice dglcscits frtm New York hs ssstgls we're Tie
thcmc - uniysrai rraise There pucche. A..
lvertd on the occafion and the President retired IN
shert time % ptlon room whore he held 1--WE
for IN h. ur and large number Of both paricu
laiy iadies, wet. INTRODUCED to himn lact. the hotel
was hlltd 10 sunocation IN every part
The lnuquet ~ llairht's vss ntsfly Il the same
rttlrtd early
Bcfo dinner Mr. webster was called on vocifcrou.ly
by tho people " the street lie the balcony
and addressed them.
mR wrnsrrn's srsreu.
lie said he was fatgucd with his journey. and he
trusted they would not expect speech from him. lte
bad spoken several times duig the day but he hoped
his heart was sufficiently capacious At a times o appfe
ciate the great enterprises a the country and anong
them the present which the mightcst of them
All IN imior'snce Difficulties we're overcome which
we're De- nsd nsurmounablc and the locomotive walked
the mountain tops and the highest trees this day
IT, morrow ~ would cimb other cmncnces on ~ way =
Dunhrk the terminus on Lake Erie Of this vast and
Mr.. NrnsryR concluded after few observations
which we're pretty much rpctitons a what he had aid
a various times during the day Altogether he vas not
like himself and appeared fst gued without energy and
VI Perhaps he i rcservipg himself for tomorrow.
Mr. sfwAnp having been several times called ON Tor
sTecch, came forward and said
Mn. srwARp's srrrcu.
lie was like man his hearth. and i was hs
place 60 give way TO strangers lie could not however
refuse 10 respond 10 their call To- few words on the
present occasion When he graduated IN 1870 he wrote
an cssay en- the mpossiby ~ the Erie Canal and the
eighteen
Afterwards he, VIM, " Seward delivered an address IN
this place In which he maintained that the Ere Canal
was net half large as u ought TO be- and three railroads
were necessary to complete the plan The correctness
~ the views he then put forward now esabshci
The state of New York not only not assisted ~ the
city in the building of the Eric Canal but accomplished
u In opposition TO the merchants OF the Empire City.
The first return thse merchants had ever made or the
vast BENEFITS conferred upon them BY that canal was the
Eric Railroad One of the beet evidences a desire Tor
union ON the part of the state ofNev Norkws the can
rleticn d this raircad and the Elie Canal which we're