The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20

lsriss were thrssgsd With Ladies, aad che bin Of
fhre was 0umpsuous.
The company set down ct six o'clock, and tho
cloth was removed ct eight.
Mr.. bruno pfefaced the regular teasts with soma
appropriate remarks, complimcnsing the mechanics
Of Baltimore on the msgnihcence OF the saloon, and
corgratulating the merchants Of Baltimsre, dollar
Ing this TO % proud day fer the city, the dengs Of
which had becn spread abroad the wings Of light
The first toast was:-
The Union-A shrine where worship knows no eect--
whoss pilgrims are eli brethren Music. (0hssrs)
No response being made 70 the above, the second
toast was read, ~ folIews,-
The Pvddent Of the United States and the President
EiectTne iulness q harvest and promise Of seed time
The Senate and House Of Representatives Of the United
States The eloquent voice Of eur nationality whilst
they utter its voice, may they never be silent
General DOWNS, Of Louisiana, responded. He
expressed bis qualification 1t what he had heard to.
day, As he had always felt deep interest in tho
to which he believed the United States could not
produce an equal was an evidence Of the enterprise
Of Baltimore that promised equal success in all she
might undertake. The present scene Of hospitality
was also truly characteristic of Bsltimore and was
another evidence of her determination to stop at
nothing short of success But who, with her rail-
road piercing and Gaping the Alleghanies, and tap
ping the banks OF the Ohio, could ooubt what Was
South; but with that determination ON tho part Of
the South and West to rally Baltin ore, who cen
predict what will be her future greatness, as great
commercial emporium! He predicted that not four
years would eapse before air line railroad would
be comp eted, that would land passengers from Bal
tmore in New Orleans in the short space Of sixty
hours In conclusion, he said that there should be
no jealousy between the South and West towards
Baltimore, bat that there should be cordial union
Of feeling to advance her as the great commercial
emporium Of the South and West.
The fonrth toast was then read, rs annexed
The Army and Navy-Like the fsg they bear, the
STORM that moves them but shows the blazoA OF their
glory.
Lieutenant MAURY was called upon and responded.
He alluded to the new route to Rio Jaueiro, first
tIaversed by the bark w. FL. d. O. Wright, of Bal
tmore, in twenty six days, and on her second trip
in twenty four days. whilst forty one days was the
shortest passage by the old route.
The fifth toast, complimentary to foreign eonsuls,
was responded to by Mr. Schumacher Consul of the
HaDseatio towns Of Bremen and Hamburg.
The sixth toast was
The Gentler Sex-He only intermeddles in domes-
tic institutions In whose will recognize higher law
S TEACLE WALLACE was called on. and respond
ed briefly, beautifully, and eloqusntly.
MIR DAWSON, OF Georgia, said he was under or
ders, by distinguished physician Of Philadelphia,
to neither eat meat, drink, or talk, but when the
ladies were CONCERNED he must violate his orders.
He then paid some compliments to the Baltimore
ladies, asserting that he walked along the street to
day with a pblegmatic old ba ,helor, who was COM
PEELED to exclam in the fitness Of his heart, s'Was
there ever anything so beautiful as the ladies Of
Hon j. G. BRECKENRIDGE, of kentucky, also re.
sponded, but, having wife and six children, would
not enter the lists in compimenting the ladies with
the bachelor and widower who pre- seeded him, and
had covered the whole subject. he proceeded to
speak OF the convention and its objects; declared
that New York energy, indomitable and never
thing perseverance,, had attracted to her metropolis
more Of the commercial business of the couHtry than
1a al h6ln IN harb yth To- ne
He honored her and her citizens for the noble or
ample they had set their countrymen Whilst he
gloIied in the prosperity 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 concentralisation, like po-
litical decentralization, is tyrant. He would
divide and scatter this power; but Baltimore
must not only talk, but act She must bear
in mind that men will 60 with their produc-
tons where they can get the best prices,
and supply their wants whore they can be cheapest
supplied. But he was glad to hear that Baltimore
understood what was required Of her, and was pre-
pared to hold out as great inducements csuld be
found elsewhere. Having said thus much, he would
make al few practical remarks by way of improve
mentas the preachers say He would call attention to
her great road to the Ohio He pointed to the
Parkersburg branch Of that road as the great road
for Baltimore and called attention to the condition
OF affairs in the West and Southwest, commencing
~ LeApEtoA, MS own nome; no reminded tnem tnat
they had several roads, ali connecting with the
great net work Of the West and Southwest, includ-
ing oneto Memphis onto be completed and onefrom
to Lexington. to the mouth of the Big sandy (which
would be completed in a few weeks, between which
point and Parkorsburg, Va, there was but gap of
eighty miles left to be filled. Baltimore, in order
to secure this connection, must help to complete it,
and when completed the geographical position Of Bal
timore will give her the immense trade Of the West
and Southwest, over her Parkersburg branch, be-
yond competition. You will have a road to Parkers-
burg; ana ten miles below, and when these con.
neclions are made, you will attract to yourself
trade to the full ability of the road to carry.
The seventh toast was
CommerceThe civilizer Of the world, the pacifcator
Of nations Let until every air of our nation
shall rustic with the beatings Of its wings.
Mr.. ORR, Of South Carolina, responded, and
alluded to the new start his own State was 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 Massachusetts,;
establish lines of steamers to Europe and all South
ern ports. Complete these, and GU will be able to
secure more than q moiety Of the trade of the
South. He further asserted that, in accordance
with the late census, there was more wealth, two
dollars to one in proportion to population, in the
Southern than in the Northern and Eastern States
FELIX Huston, of La, also responded, and to Bal
timore said, cross the Alleghanies where you WILL
mine them, tunnel them as you may, and Louisiana,
free from Jealousy, will meet you and extend to you
the right hand of fellowship" He closed with q
toast, complimentary to the ladies and to the COM
mercial enterprise Of Baltimore.
After some further remarks, the festivities were
closed by the President, ut halfpast ten o'clock.
Police Intelligence.
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