The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-20

to the bill of fare it is only to say that
the Messrs. Guy, Of the United States Hotel, were
| the caterers. with instructions to disregard
pense in getting ii up. band Of music sta
| toned at each end of The saloon
JOHN c. BRUsE, President Of the Board Trade,
presided with Senator Dawson, Underwood, and
| Hon. Messrs. breckenridge, Bowie, Jones. and
| other members to right and left.
| The cloth was removed at eight, and MIR. Bruno
prefaced the regular toasts with some appropriate
remar ks, complimenting the mechanics of Balu
| more the magnificence of the sal on, and
graf uating the merchants Of Baltimore, declaring
| this to be proud day for the city-the doings of
| which had been spread abroad on the wings OF the
lightning.
| First toast-1he Union A shrine whose wor-
ship knows no sect-whose pilgrims are all breth
| rem. GMusc-cheers.l
and the Presdsnt elect The fulness of the harvest,
and the promise of seed time.
This toast received with unbounded enthu
| siasn.
Third toast The Senate and House of Represent.
| dtipts 9f the United States The eloquent voice Of
| our nationaIity-whilst they utter ts voice, may
| they never be silent
| General Downs, of Louisiana, responded. He
expressed his qualification at what he had heard to-
day. as he always had felt deep interest in the
prosperity of Baltimore. The spendor of this hail.
which he believed the United States could not pro
duce equal was an evidence of the enterprise of
Baltimore, that promised equal success in all she
light undertake. The present scene of hospitality
WINS also truly characteristic of Baltimore, and
| another evidence of her determination to stop at
| nothing short Of success; but who, with her rail
| road piercing and Gaping the Aeganies, and
| tapping the banks of the Ohio, could doubt what
| was her future destiny.
| The North has the start of the South, bat
| with that determination on the part of the South
and West to rally on Baltimore, who can pre-
dict what will be her future greatness as a
| great commercial emporium. He predicted that
not four years would elapse before an air line all
road would be completed that would land passen
gers from Baltimore in New Orleans in the short
- no.
there should be no jealousy between the South and
| West towards Baltimore, but that there should be
| a cordial union of feeling to advance her the
great commercial emporium of the South and
West.
Fourth toast-Ths Army and Nary: Like the flag
| they bear, the storm that moves them but shows
| the blazon OF their glory.
! Lieut.. MAURy was called upon. and responded-
and alluded to the route to Rio, first travelled
by w. II. d. Wright, of Baltimore, in twenty six
days, and the second trip in twenty four days,
whilst forty one days was the shortest passage by
| the old route.
| The fifth toast, complimentary to foreign con
suls, was responded to by Mr.. SCHUMACHER. agent
| Of he Hanseatc Towns Of Bremen and Hamburg
| Sixth toast-Ihe Rentier sec: The only informed
ers in our domestic institutions in whose will we
| recognise a higher law.
| s. TEAKLE WALLIS was called on and respond
cd briefly, beautifully, eloquently, and appropri
| ately.
Mr. Dawson, Of Georgia, said he under
orders, by distinguished physician OF Phiadel-
phia, to neither eat meat. drink or talk on account
| of his lungs. but when the ladies were concerned
| he must violate his orders. He then paid some
compliments to Baltimore ladies; asserting that
he walked along the street to day with a phlegma-
| tic old bachelor, who was compelled to exclalm, in
the fulness of his heart-"Was there any thing
so beautiful as the ladies Of Baltimore
| J. c. BRECKENRIDGE. OF Kentucky, also re-
sponded; but having wife and six children, would
| not enter the lists in complimenting the ladies
| with the bachelor and the widower who had pre-
| ceded him, who had covered the whole subject.
| He proceeded to speak of the convention and its
objects; declared that New York energy, lndom
table perseverance, and never firing Industry, had
| attracted to her metropolis more Of the commercial
| business OF the country than legtimatey belonged
| to her by the laws Of trade. He honored her and
| her citizens for the noble example they had set
| their countr ymen. Whilst he gloried in the pros
perty of New York Boston, and Philadelphia, he
did not wish to see such immense concentrations OF
| commerce and capital; the trade OF the SOUTH
Southwest, and West, does not belong to them.
| Commercial concentrazation, like political con
| Capitalization, Is tyrant. tie would divide
and scatter this power; but Baltimore must must
| not only talk but act; she must bear in mind
| that men will go with their productions where
they get the best prices, and supply their
wants where they can be cheapest supplied.
| But he glad to hear that Baltimore under
stood what required of her, and was prepared
to hold out great inducements as could be found
elsewhere Having said thus much, be would
make a few practical remarks by way ofimprove-
ment. He would call attention to what may be
| accomplished by Baltimore and by her great road
to the Ohio. He pointed to the Parkersburg branch
of that road the great road for Baltimore, and
called attention to the condition of affairs in the
! West and Southwest Commencing at Lexing
ton, his home he reminded them that they had
several roads all Meeting with the great railroad
| network of the West and Southwest including one
| to Memphis, soon to be completed and one from
| Lexing ton to the mouth Of the Big Sandy, which
| would be completed in few weeks, between which
point and Parkersburg, Virginia, there was but a
gap of eighty miles left to be filed Baltimore. in
order to secure this connection, must help to com
plete it, and when completed the geographical po-
son of Baltimore will give her the immense trade
branch yond competition. You will have road
| to Parkersburg and ten miles below, and when
these connexions are made you Will attract to
yoursef trade and travel the full ability of the
road to carry it.
Seventh toast Commerce: The civilizer of the
world-the pacifcator of nations-let US not rest
until every air OF our own nation shall rustic with
the beatings of its wings
Mr.. Dan, Of South Carolina, responded, md al
| luded to the new start his own State taking in
commerce and railroads-as also Georgia and
other Southern States. He asserted that Georgia
and South Carolina now had more miles of railroad
in proportion to population than Massac husctts;
and to Baltimore he would say it is your duty to
establish lines Of steamers to Europe and all the
southern ports. Complete these ard you will be
able to secure more than rnoiety of the trade of
the South. He further asserted that in accordance
with the late census there was more wealth, two
dollars for one, in proportion to population. in the
FsLlx HoUsroN, of Louisiana, also responded +,
and to Baltimore he said Cross the Aleganiss
where you will, mine them md tunnel them you
may, and Louisiana, free from jealousy, will meet
you and extend to you the right hand offelowship.
He closed with toast com pmentary to the ladies
and to the commercial enterprise of Baltimore.
After como further remarks, the banquet was
adjourned by the president at half past ten o. lo1k.
PosTPoNEMENT OF OPENING THE BALTIMORE
AND Ono RArLRoAp.-We learn that Mr.. Swami
had received go many letters from Wheeling stat.
ing they could not possibly be ready for the open
ing the let proximo, that he called a meeting
of the Board this morning, and the facts coming
before them were Of such nature as TO induce
them to postpone the contemplated opening till
Monday, the 10Th January, at which time it will
be formally opened.
/ Baltimore Patriot If Saturday.
FIcrIroUs BANK NoTEs.-Charles Il. Hunting
don, a broker of New York, bae been arrestcd in
that city charged with fraud in issuing fictitious
bank notes, and held to s ,OC0 BAIL The Tribune,
noticing the matter, says:
"In the possession of Huntingdon we're found
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