The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-06

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Arrived At the Falls 90 miles, aoS
The Utica and Schenectady road ID entitled to the hag
the distance, seventy eight miles, having made
tive hours the time the Rochester Brockport and
Niagara Falls road seventy six miles, one hour and atty
eight minutes.
At hafpast three o'clock, the company sat down to
sumptusus dinner at the Cataract House. After
the removal Of the cloth, Ex-Governor Hunt
rose and said that to him had been assigned the
agreeable task Of welcoming the members Of the Ls
gislature to the couT of Niagara. he proceeded to
speak Of the pleasure 1t afforded him personally
to meet many Of the of the State on
such occasion. and to the advantages which accrue
from free intercourse between the people and their
legislators He also referred to the event which had
brought the company together and to the rapid passage
Eight hours-from the capital Of the State to the Nj
sgara river and recounted his experience in making
the journey few years since in days and nights
The Governor closed his remarks by saying that he saw
around him many old friends who, he hoped would not
leave this part Of the State without coming to see him at
his house. and see how retired public servant enjoyed
himself at home. His remarks were received by the
whole company with hearty applause, and closed
with the following sentiment -
The Legislature Of the State Of New Yor-the elected
q enlightened
may their wisdom entle them to the gratitude Of their
constituents
Mr.. Speaker LUDLOW, Of the Assembly, was loudly
called for and responded in speech In which he re-
fred to the vast and happy results Of the railroad
prsss Of the day. and warmly approved Of the consoda
ton act which had brought the several central lines in
This State into one. In concluding, he gave
Tho Central Line of Rairoad-a proud monument Of
enterprise capital and sk-may It's success be COM
mensurats with the grandeur Of the project.
After the Speaker took his seat,
Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD called for, and on rising
greeted with three hearty cheers He proceeded
remark upon the rst building Of the old railroad through
Auburn Geneva Canandaigua ks and the pleasure the
citizens had experienced in seeing the tide Of travel
through their beautiful villagesbut said the
nor 1t discovered that by building air line twenty
miles could be saved between Buffalo and Albany. And
after building this air ine what do they dos They ask
as to come here and celebrate the sacrifice. No
voice ON the old line had been raised against the
air line, but he gave notice that they must
carry their passengers faster than they had
done to day, his friends would build roads which
would enable passengers to reach the capitol ahead o.
them. Like his distinguished FRIEND who had frs
addressed them, he Welcomed the members the Leyis
ture to Western New York. They should have come
sooner but they welcome He referred the
scenery which they had passed In their rapid ght-the
falls Of Cohoes Trenton the Mohawk Oriskapy and other
beautiful streansthe silver lakes and fertile ads but
to pass from nature to man. they had passed which
were an honor to human enterprise. But fol-
low him through his speech. 1t eloquent and eee-
tive, and ELECTED hearty applause.
Comptroller WRIGHT was next loudly called for, and he
not to be found.
Senator DRIsT0L then called up. He responded in
speech Of some length but in low scarcely
to be heard by the reporter His argument seemed to be-
that the world would move very well while had q
free press independent of party and party press inde
pendent Of party.
PARK GOODWIN called on, and made eloquent
speech. He told story Of man in Loodan who was
quite night that he felt the shock Of earth
quake but reading the London FINES the next morn
ing and finding mention of earthquake, he con-
cuded that there had been So in this country the
press did not herald what DONE here there from
day to day. the people would not know that cee
braton bad been here to day and many the persons
present would hardly believe it, unless they read the pro-
ceedings in the morning papers, Railroads do much to
cement and bind together distant parts of the Union He
spoke further of the value Of railroads to the country
and closed by giving appropriate toast.
The company separated at six O'Clock.
RAILROAD FESTIVAL AT SAVANNAH.
BALTIMORE, June s, 1853
railroad festival held at Savannah Thursday
which attended by large number of guests from
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