Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-27

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superstructure, proves to have been a weal
one, gives way, and his entire fabric fall
shattered to the ground. For awhile he j
overwhelmed in despair, but his capriciou
mistress, soon, again gladdens his heart wttl
another smile of favor.
He once more RECEIVERS his self possession
plants himself upon another rock, and again
the pillows come upon him, and his founda
ton being made of sand, is dashed TO pieces
by the shock. So it goes :-if he happens
to possess stout heart and never yielding
spirit he may ultimately brave every disap-
pointment and carry away in his palm the
wreath of victory
These thoughts, many of which are
applicable to the point are suggested by g
ride over the Ohio and Indiana Railroads.
road which connects at Crestline, Ohio, with
the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, and al
Fort Wayne with the Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad, forming, when tho last named
5shall be ,eonsfletsd, !, arsoptip.aas Line flsu'
tChicago TO Phi1adel lphia, strsigI litter and much
shorter than any road now travelled. The Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad will be COM
pleted to Plymouth by the close of the coming
winter, where it will connect, temporarily,
with the branch of the Cincinnati Peru and
Chicago Railroad, between Plymouth and
LaPorte, to be completed, also, by that time;
and at LaPortc with the Northern Indiana
Road, thus giving, at the early day we have
mentioned, a through line for travel on the
new route. The leading spirit in the con-
struction of the Ohio and Indiana, and the
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, is our old
and most accomplished business friend,
Judge SAMUEL HANNA, of Fort Wayne
Considering the ten thousand difficulties he
has had to surmouut, and the general i'm
portance of the enterprise he has carried
almost to eliminating point, too much
credit cannot be awarded to the sagacity of
his designs and the energy of their execution.
We have, at last got to Fort Wayne
were compelled, in reaching it, to 90 ouer the
Ohio and Indiana Railroad-and are free to
two years since, we had formed an exalted
opinion of the natural advantage of the situ-
alton, that all at that time thought and ex-
pressed, falls short of the realization of the
present. This 'srealization'' is only the be-
ginning Of an improvement which is destined
to far outstrip the most sanguine expectations
of the denizens of that city. Heretofore
Fort Wayne has been almost an inaccessible
point The Canal, it is true, afforded a
channel for the expectation of the products
of the surrounding country, but it was sorry
means of travelling communication, and, as a
consequence, but few persons of the migra-
ting public were made acquainted with the
natural advantages and the Indigenous wealth
capable of development at that point. The
Railroads, however now completing to Fort
Wayne, will rapidly bring those things to
the light of day, and it is not wild estimate
to suppose that her population, now between
scvcn and eight thousand, will be doubled in
less than four years. We say this, in con-
sideration of the fact, that by means of the
Ohio and Indiana, and the Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroads, passing through her from
the East to the North West and the Wabash
Valley Road, from the North East to South
West connecting Toledo with st. Louis, she
will be traversed by two of the greatest
thoroughfares in the country. We may
speak a little enthusiastically of Fort
Wayne, If we do, it is because as generous
and noble, and hospitable people, as have
ever favored any town with their residence
have won our affections, and our anxiety fol
their prosperity gives bias to our Judgment
Among our many pleasant acquaintance;
there, the necessity of little more brevity
than we have thus far displayed, vii
compel the mention of but one or two
names And now, we might as well say
en- passant that the writer has several time.
called at the sanctum Of the Fort Wayne
Sentinel, but has each time found the editol
of that journal absent-an accident which
: we know is our misfortune and not his fault
Mr.. J. w. DAWSON, the editor of that inoen
diary Seet(O the Fort Wayne Times, W.
, found at hand, courteous and gentlemanly
and ready to play the agreeable, as editors are
proverbial for doing, to a brother of the quill
The writer is indebted to Mr.. DAWSON for {
very delightful drive throughout the cit,
and its suburbs, to the old Fort, where Ma,
Antl,onu,, the "dare-deUil" of the Revolu
tionary army, who told WASHINGTON, il
answer to a question Of whether he could TAX
certain work of the enemy, that he would
"storm Hell if has General ,OOuld plan III
assauN"-held his old head-quarters-to TIT
scene Of Harmon's Defeat" and many othe
places of interest, which we would be glaC
to speak of more particularly, if time ant
: space would permit.
5 By the way, we are told that Mr. ID. took
, occasion to give an editorial notice of th'
visit of the writer of this to his sanotanl sane
forum, in which we were complimented per
sOnally, although, may be, somewhat at th'
' expense of the paper with which we arc con
3 nected. Writing Immediately upon our re
turn, for compositors who take our sheet
5 before they are cold, and, consequently, no
yet having seen the article in question, we
of course, are unable to play "ht JortGt" Will
d the editor Of the Times, even if We were 81
S disposed. We can convey our ideas OF Mr.
: DAWSON, as an editor, in no way better thar
by calling to the mind .of the reader tn
: expression, common, doubtless, among hi
sohool-fellows, ',0lafs the use of being telloar
0 unless you're dev1 Of a JellolO9" 1t must b
\ confessed that zoe have acted somewhat o.
the principle that "ohafs The use Of being
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