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

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completion of that mighty project.
The announcement of the toast in honorof air.
STcNabou was followed by enthusiastic applause
not only by that portion of the company who were
from Maryland, but by the rest Of the audience
Mr.. McNiahon not being present, loud calls were
made for NELsoN Poe, Esq, of Baltim0Hre' who
after SOLE? hesitation, and returned thanks IN
Mr.. Nc !ahOn's name.
us.xDressel his sincere regret that the eminent
p.t;onaye who hal been honored by the special
tic. or lin. c,n mittse was not present, that
t,,os. who had .ver been the witnesses OF his nm
rlvalIel power might have an opportunity OF "P-
,r.c;,;nstba, ailiuence Of diction. that profound
vi-,r AN / c1gency OF augmentation, that impstu
Gus torrent of Dem sthenian elocution which, III
,he judgement of those who are familiar with those
who were familiar with their exhibition, place him
FIRST amongst the orators OF his time. Mr. Poe pro
ceeled to refer TO sOMerf the incidents IN Mr.. Nc
Mahon's life which were connected with the cause
of Internal improvement, and particularly TO the
State Convention which was held in Baltimore IN
1925 He spoke particularly Of the extraordinary
character of that Convention for eminence of tai
ent Amongst its number were the present Chief
Justice OF the United Stat s. several persons who
Mi,isters, including the present Sec.etary of the
Navy aud eAttorney General, joins Nelson, and
Others conspicuous in various stations for their ca
raci.y and character. CHARLEs CARRoLL OF CAR
HuLLroX, eIarum ct Urncrabiie ROmeH, indeed, was
in the chair. He had attained far beyond the lin
it assessed by the Psalmist to the life of man. His
eye dim, and his natural force abated-alI save
the unextinguishable love of his country which
had led him. fifty years before to peru hlS lie an"
his princely fortune in til: cauS- OF liberty ana hu
man rights. There was a striking Contrast be-
tween this relic of the past and the speaker
upon the lOor-I young man-'-so young
indeed as % render Il strange thathe should he
leader in that muSer Of various talenl,' that as
seinbIage Of men Of wisdom, experience and age
IN addressing tn chair. 1t is like the genius OF
modern Prophecy speaking to Antiquity II IS Ike
the Nineteenth century holding converse with the
Ages that are past. ARl tn. theme is worthy OF
the OCCASION the orator AMI the man in whose i'm
mortal presence he speaxs. No narrow di cuSSion
of the Acknowledgement of State or ciy-nO To-
cal-sectional. pItti2ln question. No topic less
comprehensive than the commerce OF the new
Empire that IS rising beyond the mountaI nS-and
political local aud commercial relations OF whole
hemisphere. Aud when the trumpet tones of John
v. L. McNahon. then, nearly third oil century
ACCOMMODATED prediction that within the lives OF
actors at that meeting, the waters OF the OHIO ana
the waters OF the Chesapeake would be united IN
spite of mountains to be pierced and rivers to be
crossed they W h ; heatl hun, however incredulous,
felt that tue prediction would prove true, as if
they we've stirred by til. Voice aud inspiration of
prophet.
As further evidence of the value AMI importance
of Mr.0IcMahon's services to tteBaltimOre andOhio
Railroad Company and the cause OF internal i'm
provemest Mi. Poe referred briefly 10 the facts thai
Sir. Mcmahon was the author of the act, passed in
1927, Incorporating the Company; that in 1928,
when member Of the House Of Delegates, he made
a report in favor Of the States SubScupto to the
work--the FIRST subscription. i'll the United States,
by State to Ralroad-an1 that, i'll S35, he draft
ell the powerful report OF the Committee Of the
House of Delegates, III favor OF confirming the dis
position made 10y the Commissioners of the bonds
of The State issued in favor Of the Company
vital measure essential TO the success # the work.
Mr.. Poe repeated his re'ret at Mr.. McMahon's
absence; and referring briefly to the Board of ni-
recturs of 1923 aud expressing his belief that if
MI. .IcMahon was p. esenL he would he foremos;
in acknowledging the obligations OF the public to
Iivin,, concluded by offering the following Senti
lneniS:
'.Y6e deceased members Of the Board Of 1928!
They're dead; but their works have rendered their
names and their memories immortal.
The speech Il Mr.. Poe was listened to with
marked interest and was repeatedly interrupted by
loud applause.
NO. Is.
The marriage of the Atlantic with the
Ohio: May their first daughter be " La.
dy of the Lake"
NO. I6.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com
pany a.id the City Of Wheeling: fair
fight andsan honorable peace; the alliance
shall be as hearty, cordial and sincere, as
the fight was manly and fearless.
NO. II.
John H. B, Laltobe; The early advo-l
cate of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company: His Iabors identify him with
the success of this great work, whose COM
pletion we now celebrate.
NIL. H. b. Lattobe, after returning thanks for
the honor that had been done to him, proceeded in
his remarks as follows:
With your permission, Mr.. President, l will
read text for what propose to say, the follow
ing extract from the Virginia Gazette, work pub
Iished liz 1898:
'.Thc Baltimore and Ohio Wagon Company,
with capital of 100000 Zone fourth Of which is
paid in) transport goods and produce between
Wheeling a nd Baltimore. One wagon departs and
arrives dairy from each oftlese places with load
weighing feom 81 to 81 tons, aud occupying eight
days upon the load; and arrangements are in pro-
ress TO increase the number of daily arrivals and
departures feom one to three wagons, and eventu-
ally to FIVE"
Were new edition now to be prepared of the
work referred to, aud the paragraphs relating to tire
intercourse of the two cities 10 be placed side by
side, how modest would appear to haze been the