Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-14
THE RECEPTION.

gina. Governor Lowe, of Maryland, the members
OF the Legislature, and the great concouIse Of thu
invited guests. were escorted TO the Court House,
,.bere his Hoaor, Mayor Nelson and the City Coun-
Gil were in waiting, and where the ceremonies of u
formal reception took place.
Alter brilliant overture had been performed By
Captain Hollands Band, of Baltimore. his Hono-
Mayor Nelson, addressed the distinguished Pre-
silent Of the Company. Thos. Swami, ESQ.,, al
follows:
On behalf Of the city of Wheeling, and in theiI
name. permit 10 bid your and your respected as.
socrates. welcome to our city-and 10 congratulate
'ou The suspicious conSumation of the enter
Prize which YOU have carried forward with 50
much zeal and with such signal ability.
: In ancient times, Carthagenian Captain i'm
mortalized his name, by successfully leading his
army across the Alps, in the prosecution of his
schemes OF aggression and war-and within the
memory of.somc now living, another soldier, per-
haPs the greatest of modern times, emulatel the
like renown, not indeed, by conducting his army
but around the Alps for the like purpose o.
sa aggression and conquest.
You, sir, and the Company over which you pre-
side, without bringing in your train the calamties
carnage land war, have accomplished, that which
although itstrike not mems minds with such sud
den surprise and admiration deeds of arms, is L.
be esteemed more glorious, because more benef.
cial to our country, and 10 mankind You have
constructed, chain of mountains, which It,
our fathers, seemed hardly les formidable thai,
the Alps, highway, bringing your beautiful ana
rising into close proximity to the valley of the
Ohio hereby the products of our fields and 0.
aur workshops, which used to find their way toI
yonr city by tedious and Circuitous voyage eX-
tending the ,ege ofthe torrid zone, will now be
transported tllither, in single day. Goods iron.
the East, 100, will be received with the like des
patch, instead of being subjected, heretofore to-
the delays and dsapnpintments incident to numer-
our shipments. a.n.
For most practical purposes, weshall be brought
neare your city, than many places, few year.
ago, which are situated but 80 or 40 miles from
you.
HUT who, sir, estimate the social, moral and
national advantages to be derived from this great
hishwayi How largely the facilities for trade aud
lravel thus opened are TO contribute to the dissem
nation Of know ledge, and to The promotion of al
more extensive, and better acquaintance between
our fellow citizens of the East and of the West
and aboy, all, to strengthen the ties of good will
and attachment between the East and the West, by
furnishing the means OF more speedy and convent
ent inter communication, and Of exchanges OF
wha..ver those Of our section may desire TO pro,
cur. from another.
The opening of your road.cannot fail to attract
To it other similar works. as well such new lines
Of STEAMBOATS,, stages, wagons, &C., as the bust
ness ofthe surrounding country, stimulated as it
will be by your work,) shall require; thus largely
increasing and extending the business of the coun-
try.
As au. itary TO your great work. the line Of new
ami beautiful steamers about being organized to ply
Between Wheeling and Louisville, is deemed inn
portant. his enterprise is under the manage !
inet of ,cn of experience. skill and character, and
i trust will fulfill the expectations of the pubic.
Itisr;ynt, IF, that your City which first pro-
ieeted and has chiefly contributed to the consruc-
ton of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, should most
largely shar= the fruits and honors of the work
Inthis, tIust, yom are not to be disappointed-l
But, Sir. were you so selfish, (Which am re is
not the case) rs TO desire to monopoze the fruits
OF the achiev elnent. sueL monopoly wPddbe found
as in:oftable as it is for tls rich and powerful Of
earth 10 laonopoze the pleasures of vision, ofhear
ine-ofthe vital air,-ando of other countries, which
a kind Providence bestowS alike upon all men, Its
works Of charity and benevolence confer happiness
upon the girer well as the recipient. So the
growth and prosperity of your city must serve to
enrich the country around it, and to benefit the
West also, by afordng us better market for our
surplus products we'll as more convenient one'
in which to make our purchases.
trust, Sir that the increased intercourse which
IL TO take place between your citizens and ours. |
win prove as mutually agreeable, as am sure it
must be favorable to their business prosperity.
81 We are happy in being hon.red with the atten-
dance so many distinguished guests from various
parts ofthe country-and especially by that Of the
Governors of The States Of Virginia atil Maryland,
and Of so many of the members of the Legislatures
81 those States.
Il is most gratifying to us that they have con-
sentelto encounter the fatigues Of solong jour.
at this season, for the purpose of honoring us
7 VIII their presence on this occasion. So,
30 AEutn; gentlemen, permit me to welcome you to
cur city. 80 s-a4
His Honor, the Mayor, having concluded
P.tsIpExr SWANS said, that he scarcely knew i
how 10 thank his honor for the very complimentary
,msnuer he had alluded to his humble services. He
claimed no credit that was not fully sharedby those
who. had been associated with him in his manage.
renttf this great work whose opening we were here
to,eelebrate. 1860
On behalf of the Board of DiTecton of The Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Company, and the distin-
Euished guests who had done them the honor to be
ptesent ON this OCCASION he returned his most SIN
ce,e thatks for the very cordial manner in which
his honor had extended TO them tie hospitality oil
I tbs cay Of " hesling. a,s
We are here Mr.. Mayor said President Swami,
10 bling glad tdings great JOYS are here to an
rmuce 10 the city Of. Wheeling and 10 the great
west beyond you, that the mountain barriers which
have 10 long interYehed between YOU aud us, now
No lnny,re exist: and that an unbrd nlfne of Rail-
way communicated srdi now stretches banks