The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-23

i DC course, anticipated that there would be u
cree shering 10 commemorate the commence
nlassF 81 the huildfngo tie Ficksbnrss Shreve
y noTt ana Texas gailfoad--the first link west y
the Mississippi If the great railway 70 the IA
! cife-but we lid not expect to see quite s1ci
, aIeoneourse Of people as we saw on the western
i bank Of THE Mississippi On the 8tb- / was Ilo
I only j gathering, bata great gatheIlas, an
from every quarter. On o,ir side oF the rive
I Tie natin music WIS the roar of The deep
/ 1eouthed cannon, aud from early mora TIL shs
tame Of enlbarhation to- the scene oftoperations
orr citizens, and a very greatnumbefo OF stfan
eers, were engaged IN exchanging. con9ratala
TONS, and specializing as to the pefiod Of tlnls
wren we should be not only able4to meet aac
daily greet oar friends from the rich parishes
ofaofth and west Louisiana, and the young ant
lhaaishing state Of Texas, but also our friends
tr<n} tie Eureka state-the land OF goid--tht
siis14es Of the Pacific. From reports made Il
US we learn that the crowd commenced assem-
ii bling OH the other side at a very carly b0urand
~ taSe the opinion Of very moderate and com.
psents judges as our authority Tor saying thai
thtfe# were assembled on tile ground before The
: heir Of 70 o'clock, the number Of Ut least be
e'f7eh ~ al'u looi 'Ls'asah4 t,SLsoa-' -
cqqn'!S5ee OF invitation received laiollnal1ol'
1lht n1s.eNcelency gov. haelSae' % hilssissiP3i'
wfald certainly be here to personally and otfi-
ci$9yas Inc representative OF the sovereign
people Of this state--prpclalm the nuptial bans
between our states namesake the father ot
w4ers,' and the gentle butmghty Paeific,a
wee therefore in attendance lit the cars upon
tbEig arrival to meet BIN, together with our
o w 5''ls,e0 elsi@hs Jug .'a'lhss' lui
o1Hoti, mr. ANDERSON, mr. i1'Ipe5'isti cores
an 80 ~ ~ si1e ~ w tAesss -
SepDled az tAe washington hosel ana 1Loget.l-
eaIg9 ss ms ~ poas al,3s4 = ~
committee Upon getting - the gfouna PA
Tend that the commiaee OF arrangements, ana
4 oa' excellent and enthusiastic TRENDS on ehe
4 flser, had made preparations ior the reception
I si5ie 80 elegant and magnificent that IL seemed
Ike falfy vision, OF as i some OF the de'aes
/ ofthf woods had been there TO transform the
swamp" into pleasure grounds
Music was also there to escort the invited
guests to the stand, and TO regale the company
between speeches, DC. After tie assenlblage
was called to order by r. H. Arthur, esq,
chairman Of tie committee Of arrangements,
ans the introduction Of q D. Coleman, the
president Of the great WolR, we took d survey
Of -ha stand, and observed there gov. ]. J.
MQRhe, judge Sharhey, Judge Clifton, vice
chancellor Wright, and others Of Mississippi,
ana Judge Fl. NJ. Bry, Of Monroe, col. Webb,
Of Warehouse, w. S. Parhan, Lafayette Jones,
and others Of Louisiana. Upon being intro
duced, the respected and able president Of the
road Ar. Coleman. addressed the assemblage
in al exceedingly feeble and appropriare
speach, secupyingine about an hour. when
he concluded the Whole assemblage proceeded !
to the spot designated by the engineer and con-
tractor for tIle.s hreakidq of ground !" ana unon
reaehinait, Nj f,oIanaar,>seized tbe sr,ada And
said in substance .srhis davss;n k,reseneg
A. tg;s 1a,ra assemble " ra;sa the arst snada.
FIJI e earth ~, the f5rSt lnl If 600 miles vest
of the Nssissinni riger in the GREAT Pacific
,.;1raa4,, ~. 49,. ~ aeorE l., rm.s;
dent goIon,an the shade was taken nv ROY
MePae. col Ives. The contractor Of The work
4 r Artbur chairman drc 7 s Rvrne esn
n,avo4 Of Wiltshire rev G K. Marshall cdl
Wehb. Iafaretfp Jo9es esq A Patterson asa
of yago3 citv in9,,e Rrv col 6 w Oaknv If
New Orleans i. 4. Marshall. esq. president
Of tbesoutbern railroad. and others of ourcity
council. he Mr. president Marshall Drefaca3
his bardlipc the shade bv some we'll timed and
ar,nrorriate Remarks SHOWING tha varo,,s routes
and j connection in reaching The Pacific
the valae Of thesun3ertaEing, and predicting
this to Be tbe araat trunk OF the railroad NM
ting the P5o:6esand the Atlantic. The COM
pany then returned 10 The stand ana had the
pleasure of listening q a remarkably able and |
interesting address from GOV. MeRaes There
il no one in tha south bettoHinstructed in rela-
on to Tire prominent works If internal I'M
3royement than the governor, and none who
taos deeper interest in their success, or wbet
IS nHre able 10 eloquently portrav. l-"erletl
2t,sns Gom them lily ssga' tat was therefore
listened . with prasss1--.,o 1'0aehaoh; Alter ths
goyeIno. .baa->'o''eluoeo' our worthy mayor,J
g. ~, es4' ~ 1atFoloced ana IL is useless
~ - - say 1has nc spoke eioquenty and vel
IT, a." ~ :, ~ ~,
= pom Tue conclusion OF nr. byrne's speech,
S I've company fe'ifed 10 oooo feet Of tables,
p ~L;o1 ulueF eNefy substantial and luxury
s snl:n "n'ng5i olnla'e sou Or good taste could
u' eII'' :,,u '''0ST 'ao!eS were hed some three
" Ca touL e'nle". Inc dinner over, the company
o1,YIi e'l--sol'e u tae speakers arbor and
4s'e ous most %, o mem 20 the arbor pre-
I1teu 1oI oahcihg. 4he dancing grounds were