Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-01-19

: the inner atiu OutcTdtpet. AHscs "''S' S"se'
mingled WITH ieasty shouts Of COED bye.
went % to the wrlkin from the mulritude
Hats waved high aud Some, who lad ia bur
rs come to the ground without that append
age to comfort. pulled off tier coats and
4 whirled them in the mir The ladies too peer
ed out Of easements. from Fiazzas, aud even
the sidewalks, waving their haadkerchiefs as
VIC moved slowly on our way.
Nor we're we inscnsible Of the kindness
4 and consideration extended to us,--if SO, in
crates we had been--but from the Blues band
swelled out the sweetest symphonies. aud from
car to car rung out cheers for Wheeling, for
Virginia. and for the Ladies
Thus parting We swept down the banks
ofthc beautiful Ohio, eleven miles, to Mounds
vile, neat village on its hanks. and SO named
from majestic Indian mound near by The
scenery hero is beautiful. The bills Of Ohio
loom u in majestic grandeur and seem to
stand as eternal sehtiacls Of the graves
"wbere the'.l io,e.atiers of lie hara'et Sleep
"'ihe citizens were Ut to cheer US on cur
way. but we could not liogor. Here wc leave
the Ohio aud enter Crave Greek valley. aud
commence devious way among the most 20
mantle scenery imaginable.
"Wereachcd Farmont about 'clock, and
stopped few minutes 4 crowd Of citizens
were there whom We left cheering US forward
to the Ahcghanics
''At Fcttcrman. two miles from the juno
ton Of the Parkorsbu'g Road, G overnor John
son; Of Virginia left us. His residence being
about twenty miles distant in Harrison coun-
".
1t vas night-decp black niglt--as we
Numbered on amidst the sublimity of the al
cganies. The woile! Of wondlous gran6eul
was shnt out. We could not gaze upon tae
works Of tie Almighty, as. like Alp on Alp
the upheaved mountain mass loomed Up to
ileavea. We could not see the work Of man
10 clcasing er boring the mountain. filing up
aud hrilgiag the chasn and making high
way where. crewhie, the bird Of Joye sat on
the storm beat roea or the forest beast had
his manifested lar. Bntwe had good fellow
ship and good cheer within our moving world.
Ihere were many prominent men Of both tile
legislatures OF Virginia aud Maryland. -
Speeches expressive Of fiaiernal mion DO
tween the two States were made aud anus.
ing anecdotes related sentimental songs SING
I'LL beyond the wisehiag hour Of night
"Morning, about 7 o'clock, found US at
Cumberland. We paused an hour for hreal;
fast, and then rolled down the hunks of the
beautiful Potomac lhs day made us not
melancholy. All were cheerful aud delight.
ed t,asts were draak aud speeches made,
bnt IN the midst Of expressions Of pleasure
which passed from, lip to lip in regard to our
excursrn II was not forgottep that we were
ander obligations to our wakeiul pilots who
had watched while while we had slept. as was
ntlma'cd BY some complimentary remarks Of
Dr.. Verify, Of Virginia, addressed to Capt
Owens, expressive Of the appreciation Of him
self aud friends Of the care aud at,et,on he
had manifested during the journey Capt
Owens replied that among SO many really
distinguishes guests as we're now present, it
can hardly be expected that an humble indi.
vidual Ike myself, shoula attempt to make u
speech ; but. under the circumstances, can
do no less than return my thanks for the
compliment 50 unexpectedly paid me.
"Bc assured. gentlemen, no one, here or
elsewhere has taken deeper interest in the
| progress Of the great work over which we
have wended our way. than myself; and, let
me further say that no one will strive harder
than | will, in my humble sphere, in for
warding the great objects for which it has
been built safe, rapid aud comfortable
transmission Of passengers over it," Capt
Owens is tho oldest conductor on the road,
and dsservsdly popular"
Ahou, 8 o'clock on Saturday evening We
/ reached our home. having spent most de
| lighfal week, and one long 10 be remembered
The occasion was oneof deep interest 10 the
cites Of Baltimore and Wheeling. as well as
all noF''' western Virginia Much that we in
'eaded 10 notice has been omitted for want of
space, We shah refer again ic some incidents
connected with our Trip.
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CONFERENCE.-THE va. sILvEIs.
The examining triil Of this case was com
mcncea on Tuesday morning of last week,