Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-06
Baltimore Correspondence.
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The IPeather--O Omissions in he Presidents Ned
sage-An amusing Mistake--Northern Central
RailWay-Sseret Convention--Lect Of Hon
Z Thomas Benton.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 6, 1854.
The weather during the last twenty-four hours
has been most decidedly winterish, the thermometer
standing as low as twenty-four degrees nearly all
day yesterday and is about the same this morning.
There is ice this morning about two inches thick,
and the sun seems to make little or no impression
on 1t.
The Presidents message is regarded here az one
Of the most exquisite specimens of dulness ever
put forth by an Executive. On the subject Of
France, Soule, Spain, the Sandwich Islands, aud
the Congress Of Ostend, there is studied silence,
an apparent determination to withhold from the
people all information, the recent political results
having doubtless satisfied the administration that
they have done that which they ought not to
have done" in all these matters. The vote in the
House Of Representatives yesterday clearly shows,
however, that there is sufficient Of leavcn even in
the present Congress to bring all these hidden mat
tiers to light and to expose them fully to public
view. Should they fail, the next Congress will do
the work most thoroughly.
An amusing mistake was made on Saturday in
the election Of a director of the Central Western
Rsilroad 1t was intended to elect Mr.. Richard
Mason to the post instead Of which, his father
was elected Mr.. Richard G. Mason, The old
gentleman insists upon maintaining the post, con-
sidering it capital joke. He obtained his creden
tials from the Mayor before the error was dis
covered
The directors Of the newly organized 6 Northern
Central Railway Company" held n meeting yester
day, but, owing to the small attendance, deferred
all action the question Of the Presidency Of the
road special meeting will be held for the pur
pose on Saturday next. Among the most promi
nent candidates for the Office are Col Hughes
Hon. John p Kennedy, and Thomas Swami Esq.
This road, as your readers are mostly aware has
been organized by the consolidation of the Susque-
hanna, York, and Cumberland, and Sunbury Rail
roads.
Their union will doubtless contribute much to
their efficiency, forming, as they do, in conjunction
with other roads in Pennsylvania, an nbrokcn
chain Of railroad communication between Baltimore
and the Lakes, and actually bring the vast trade of
these mighty inland seas some forty miles nearer
to our city than either New York or Philadelphia.
The advantages naturally to be expected to the
business of this city demand that these roads
should be under the direction of one ddicious and
sound management; hence the present movement
is one Of the highest Importance.
The city councils were in secret convention to-
day on a sealed communication from the Mayor.
The import Of the document has not transpired
Hon. Thomas Benton lcctured tonight before
the Maryland Institute the Geography of the
Country beyond the Missouri, and its adaptation
to the support Of populous cities, and to the con-
struction of railway to the Pacific. The lecture
was chiefly detail of the result of the expora-
tons made by Colonel Fremont and was listened
to by very large audience. AMERICAS