Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-01-20

Nh Lalrobe handsomely responded, and propOs. |
g rs $50 clss n tAs oiioThe beautiful river
thai uniies them is : the silver eord tha. WI, q
aows, The golden bowl that never WI DC BRO
KEN
NJ w Cosnell-The 25 years travail has this
a.y ~ ,he magic power OF the Iron Horse,
hr3pght firth twin sisters-Baitmore add Wheei-
ing On the 9TH otJulY next, The West VIII marry
one ana the South the olher and Join soseinsr' IN
I hands Of stesl their future destiny. :.
Pc n Barbour OF MaIietia--Pennsylya wanna, MA
rvland and Virginia. be their rivalry " me oesl
lines for Iniefnai Commerce miner sssS,ss Ssats
ever To- agree, they VIII never ,ooss p =
magnificent coal ana ifon NEWS - -
PyA s Todd-The B. s. o. R. Road: The iu-
ouIar vein between the Chesapeake and On'o;
nv II n GaIlaher, Of the !" virginia ffes
press The people OF Wheeling Patience and
s.rcseveranee-iheir steadiness OF purpose has en-
sured them glorious triumph. They web deserve
| success. ssuSk..,;n,
IinSed together as they are. by bonds Of inn,
NAV their motto. and their experience ever ne,
Eva Baeheior-The Ladies Of Wheeling aud
nv CoI. M J. Cohen. Zone OF he Directors Of The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in 0eAah
OF the city, ,sf.t;...,. Ma
he ell
the Lake shores of the North wesi-the Paeihe
shores 81 me West-ant the Gulf shores the
a Southwest, throw uninterrupted stream OF eun
meIee over The first railroad connecting me ONO
river with the Atlantic ocean :,
RyJ w GiI6-ThegPeedr connection OF " meet
inc Win The Railroads Of Northwestern ohi1 ~
way Of Bridnpeft Cadiz and urGkxlle; wat -.
81 HE eity Of Wheeling win IN enc ns
sYeat raifway resting It's terminus IN her lap anu
four Others ai1ying with iron steps towards her,
shs NAV rel herself in the consciousness 81
Nv Major w. Bradshaw-lnasmuch as Mary,
land, Virginia and Ohio have ms Jay P9omsne s,
10 tbe world a bad = union, feeling and interest
The sake Of The Union-lei 70 unhaliowed
tongue forbid the bands Y
, ~ Jobn M'Iure-Php f. Thomas, the 4st
XII President, and Jonathan hing Inc Isl CheI Ens
4 peer Thomas Swami, the present Presideni, ana
r ri Latrobe the present Chief Engineer oil the
: Baltimore and~Ohio Railroad Co: MAY taey iohg
live and receive their just reward Tor their pefse-
in the commencement ana 5neif ae.s' VA
nation to complete The work 10 the Ohio river ana
, civ of Wheeling Va where the cars have his
day successfully passed over the entire road from
: Baltimore 10 WheeliEg4
RyE B. SWeatingen-The memory OF Henry
Clay The patriot and statesman, the unflyalled
advocate OF Internal Improvements, alike the friend
. of Railroads as HE was Of TuTnpikes and Canals,
the man this CITY loyed1o honor, while living and
whose memory she reveFes when no more.
: Ry Governor Johnson-The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Uniting BY strong and unbreken chain,
the Two points suggested BY us name binds togeth-
or more closely tan ever The two sister states Oh
Maryland and Virginia.
~ r. Sweeney. ESQ Kentucky The Pioneer
in HE settlement and civilization OF the West she
e was also FIRST anu foimos in ZEE great ~otK o.
i constructing turnpikcs ard railroads. Her pest
g lion and relations midway between sl1he gteai
sections Of the country point 20 her as raliroad
STATE III he future for connections with which eF-
ery other qnaTier will henoraby struggle =
n fCoI. Stevenson President II the Maysyiile and
r Big Sandy Railroad Company, responded TO his
toast in an eogaentmapner.
a By Oliver / Taylor-Balimore and Wheeling
d Having spent 25 wears in eog1ling, may their Wig
orous offspring show that marriages are better
late than never 'af#
e By Con Anthony Kimmel, Of Maryand-TEe
e Plough and the Railroad: . The SuBDuERs CT
4 THE Earth.
! By VIM Cailow-The mechanics and machin
IS lists Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
They have produced model work and established
: their character as model misunderstanding the
e bone and snewCf the iron horse, and the wings Of
II the road TO span its streams and noun ain gaps
BIZ Nj Roseby Carr-The mann who laid The
) rails and his army Of sappers and miners The
e latter assisted al The couftshP and the former act
edas parson at the nuptials iof The Ohio and the
is Chesapeake
Works 10 The Ohio II make her influence felt ever
II on the shores Of The Pacific vi
% Return Of he Excursion Trains TO Baltimore
The railroad excursion party from Baltimore
the day at Wheeling, on Thursday 10 ex-
e amining lhe many objects of interest about the
\. CITY, snFh as the great suspension bridge, the
J sFendJs boats Of theTnion line. commercial and
+. 4, r@arding houses, i on and ga; narula 10 les
: &c: At III ht many-of them attended the spen
/ Cd ball at Washington Hall, where the beauty
/, and fashion oi Wheeling bad coagregared !; and
/. on the following morning. with many regrets oil
hAN In hahn
e friends, bat with high sense ii their wa m hos
pttaiiiy aud Find treatmenb they prepsr red 10
. take their departure IN the cars for their homes
! in The city Of monuments' Our correspondent
thus describes their departure The trip bac K, nd
h The ARRIVAL here, Yesterday morning, about five
r. o'clock:
{ Al half past eight 0 clock we were comfortably
seated IN tie cars, which were on the outwa I'd
pas sage divided into two trains OF six ears each;
the first tram 10 charge Of the attentive veteran
coEduetorf Captain Owens, contained Governor
! Johnso1of Virginia, Gov. Lowe OF Maryland
! and suite; the members OF the Legislatures OF
! to'bStates, President Swami, and lie Directors
\ efAhe Road. The second train, in charge OF
e ,Gatt. Rawlings, contained other invited guests.
h as well as Messrs. Parker, Cole, and other off
u GERS Of the company -
y Onf number had teen reduced by the forma
tlonkahd secession OF two parties The fist de
: sI1ous OF seeing The country, had gone TO the
II
. hence heme by Harrisburg. 10 Penusy lvania,
. and the other, amounting 10 thirty or forty, had
4 left, the night before, on an excursion 10 Cincin
matt, ~ return next week, and still Others had
$ latred behind with friends
s The farewell scene was most exciting and en-
thusiastc. Crowds lined the road between the
2 inner aud outer d. put. Cheer after cheer. min
gied with hearty shouts oi"good BY, Baltimore
! ans" wentpp 10 The Welkin, from the multitude
I Hats waved bighs and me who had in hurry
come TO the ground without that ap3eudage 10
j comfort, pulled Of their coats, and whirled Them
5 in the ar.4 Thsladies, too, peered oussot case.
menis, from pazzas, and even The sidewalks.
wav Dg their arfkerchets as sc moved slowly
on our way.
Nor were we insensibe Of the kindness and
/ consideration ex'ended lous-z so, ineraies we
bad heen-but from tie Blues baud sweIled ON,
The sweetest Symphonies, and from car TO ear
rang out, cheers Tor Wheeling, Tor Virginia. and
J for the ladies.
J gIhus parting, we swept down The banks of the,
besutiiul Ohio, eleven miles, to Moundsyille.
neat village onits banks, aud so named from
majestic Indian muund near by The scenery
here is beautiful Tie hills OF Ohio loom up in
majestic grandeur, and seem 10 stand as eternal
sentines Of The graves
ttXhere the n I'm 6,refa - 49, ~ Al . :,