New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-07
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD EXCURSION.
From our own Reporter.
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theOPESlSo OF THE ROCHESTER AsD SYRACUSE DIREc
RAILROAD. Our Company included the representative
Ofthe New-YOrk Press and other invited guests ATE
arspd and pleasant trip we arrived at Albany about
o'clock During the esry part Of the trip from EswYor
TO Albany, we had thunder storm and m gnicent d.
play Of distant forked lightning We resumed our joune
at o'clock precisely A. NJ On this occasion the nun
bers Of heinved guests increased by the MEMBER
OF TBE LEGISLATURE. and oths Slater officials Ourtr
was additionally vivi6ed by the music of the Albany
Brass Band which performed left and also during III
brief moments that stopped at the towns the
On each Of these occasions considerable crowd ATTENDED
The In the foremost was standing cold collation.
sEd beverages on temperance principles Much gooC
hunor prevailed during the trip and the extreme rapdJ
Of the special train lent additional exharaon to the com
paDy. We arrived at Niagara Falls at o'clock having
travelled the entire 3O5 miles from Albany at the rats
about - miles an hour.
The high speed did not however interfere with the en-
joyment Of the rich landscape unroed either hand az
/ the Numbered forward To the eyes of habtual
prisoner in the City nothing could be deciousy re-
fehng than the bright and luxursnt green Of the land
scape, believed as il was by the showers Of the
previous evening Everywhere, too, the young crops
gave promise Of an abundant harvest; the grass,
grain and vegetables alike furnishing and learned
that the fruit crop was likely to be the heaviest for
many years
The Railroad company has managed tie affair on the
smunifcent scale The train OF six long cars was filed
entirely with their guests tickets furnished to each
INVITING him lodge at whatever hotel be liked at the ex
pense Of the corporation either at the Falls or Buffalo and
carriages in readiness convey whoever wished 10
the various points Of interest about the Falls TIE speca
festival Of the occasion was, however grand dinner at
the Cataract House where about four hundred gentlemen
took the tables which abundant and recherche
banquet was spread for their entertainment Gov Hunt
presided having on his right Dir. Speaker Ludlow Gov
Seward and Mr. Mcintosh; and his let, Hon joseph
Fields Senator Bristol and Mr.. ControlersWright We
also noticed among the company Mr. Thurlov Weed Mr.
Treasurer WEIGH, and other prominent
After the dinner had been satisfactorily discussed the
Chairman, Gov. HUNT and received with loud an
psuse lie said that to him had been assigned the agree
able Office of rendering cordial welcome to the members
Of the Legislature that occasion 1t afforded him great
pleasure TO meet here many familiar friends whom he
had been accustomed to meet in other scenes was most
agreeable to him to meet many whom he had long de.
sired TO see but whose acquain circumstances
had hitherto prevented him from making 1t was above
all pleasure 10 the shores Of Niagara the reprs
sentStves OF the people. When consider the impOr
lance of the representative Office all would admit there
was unfness in the members of the Isgatsre eavin
the Capital to make themselves acquainted with other than
their parts of the State The representative stood for
the whole State and bound to look at the interests of
the whole. His duty to the Commonwealth was higher
than his duty 10 his particular locality In the course
OF bis own legislative experience he had found
that many of the representatives in Congress
ignorant of the wants Of the people in above three
ourhs Of the States of the Union Men often took Their
seats the House of Representatives who had never been
north of the Potomac who not acquainted win
the States south of it, How could they eesate wisely
without knowing the country for which they were to eg
stel BE had been Of opinion that it would be well If all
members of the National Legislature required travel
least sixty days before they could take their places in the
Senate or the House. These views applied to own
noble Commonwealth. The occasion which brought them
here of peculiar interest THIS the first day when
il was possible TO say that could pass from the Capital
Of The n NIAGARA Of ir
hours He well remembered when he had spent days
in coming from there to the town of his residence and then
II took least week TO rest after the journey Applause
The public works which this change had gve
value to every mans land add labor and life aud
energy to the people. But he would conclude. He
old friends among the audience and he wished TO
them that he should not feel entirely satisfied with
them if they did not come to him at his hosse
Loud applause.
Gov. hUNr then proposed this sentiments
The LegIatre e State Of Nec YoyTne elected representa-
vss Of May the wisdom Of their them the
To this sentiment Speaker LUDLOW appropriately and
briefly responded concluding with toast in honor of tn
! Central Line of Railroad
To this Mr. BUMroRD, of Rochester, responded in a
few words.
Gov SEWARD being loudly called for left his place at
the table came forward to the front of the platform and
spoke as follows
Pardon Inc, gentlemen that have left the place where
sat, in order to come nearer to YOU My voice like that
ofmy old and valued friend who called me M il not rong
enough TO be heard above the tumu of the cataract Be
sides remember that you are the Legislature of New
York and that am Senator ofNew York in ths
of the United States, and that the time advances when |
must render An accoHn of my Stewardship and desire
therefore, to come enough to cultivate good und
standing with those to whom that account is 10 be snd
ed Gentlemen, do not know that have An epa,,;v -
the world Laughter If have any enemies Won all
know it, perhaps, well as But whether Ihave any or
not and whether they be few many will bear wit,
ness that have made any complaints against than
But is not so with my friends. There never was man
whose friends took greater liberties with him than nir
with me- and they know that am quite apt at telling than
what hilk OF their conducts audit is of friends that am
going complain on this occasion Seventeen or eighteen
years ago. more or less put my hands into my pocket and
my neighboTs and friends at Auburn, Seneca Falls
| Waterloo, Geneva and Canindaigua did the sam
| And so, with means and credit We n,,da
railroad connecting ourselves with the Can;,sI .,
We have always since had the enjoyment of seeing tho
East and the West pouring their reciprocal foods OF ,da
and travel through prosperous and think Won will
admit, beautiful towns. But just now it has been fonnd
out that by leaving all these towns and their railroad an
the e and keepn down in the valley ohe Seneca and a.
near to air line possible, You save twenty m
in the distance from Albany to Buffalo And so the Oool
friends Of mine living at Albany and else where whom
aroundme, have made abandoning the wavvln
which held in Art 10 be the line Of beauty leaving A. ms
neghbors and friends st Auburn and the other places which
have mentioned with myself in comparative solitude u,,,
our accust )med hills Having done this they no. onl,
come here celebrate with the music of the cataract M
sacrifice they have made of but they ask me to bind the
garland around the heads of the victims Laughter -
Well gentlemen | shall only say on that pont tina, Oh m