The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-15
Our Indiana Correspondence.
VINCENr;Rs, Ind, July 6

VNCENfEs, Ind, July b, 1856.
Opening Of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
The Company Present-Scenes by the Way
Prairie Beauties aad Lands Cuttfeation-R
tion at Vincennes--7ne Ladies, a Dinner and
Grand Ball.
The iron band connecting the Wabash valley
with the Mississippi river vas completed July 30th,
and the opening or insugur ton took place yester-
day. BY the polite invitation OF II. D. Ba'on, Pre-
sidsnt over five hundred Of the most prominent
citizens of St. Louis and Joining cities participated
in the event, among whom were the Hon. Edward
Bates, Mayor King, Ex-Governor Lane, Of New
Mexico; Judge Breeze, Messrs. Bacon, Bslcher,
Cabot, GLASGOW, Ware and Sam Gsty. The COM
pany lief. st. Louis about a A. NJ aud after crossing
the river to Illinois, they found the train elegantly
decorated with fags, and tue old iron horse was
ready to depart with the company. A farewell cheer
to the crowd ct the depot and we soon buried along
over the new laid track. fine band OF music
was in attendance, aud favored the inhabitanta
Of the numerous villages on the route with music.
The traveller he huiries along through the coun-
try viii be surprised that the city of ST. Louis did
not perceive the immense advantages which this
road presented a. means of incre ssing its trade
For here we passed through praries rich with
flowers, and now elegant in their summer apparel:
wild roses trailing along the ground and various
blooming plants which lent varied and pleasing
charm 70 the eye. These prairies extended milo
upon mile, far as the eye could reach, perfect
ocean Of beauty. Where the soil was cultivated the
corn looked rich and thick; the rye the wheat aud
the oats were growing heavy with their products;
the whole Of these vast prsries present the finest
soil, which scarcely leeds any labor to make 4.
productive.
There was land sufficient to cultivate all the
wheat necessary to make the West the granary of
the world; and now that the road Ii flushed
which opens all these fields to Q market, it
viii soon TEEN VITA grain and Increase in
population. II Is railroads which open to US all the
limitable spaces of our country, and which also
ends to unite closer States. Faction may meet
action, and party meet party, but no political rea-
cning ever conyinces .rsdcates opinions; but Il
is the bringing together OF the people of the differ
ent stats, wnen they may interchange opinions
snd witness the error OF prejudice, that win tend to
harmonic the public feeling. This railroad viii
also, wren finished to Cincinnati open the shortest
route TO the East, and even the connections are
such that the trade from the East can how By con-
nections through this channel.
me citzens OF Vincennes turned out In body.
The ladies dressed In their holiday costume, and
the men perfectly uprosrious with shouting. Ths
bridge over the Wabash was decorated with Howers
and greens. The dinner was prepared for five
hundred, and everything necessary was bounti.uly
supplied.
An elegant ball Was given in the evening, where
your humble servant tsw much 10 admire In beauty.
ard at last time progressed onwsrds, passed over
the anniversary OF our National Independence, aud
witnessed one mere evidence Of the progressive
spirit OF the American people.
CHILDE HARoLp,