The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-24
ssuwsb Of The Aasiasie.-G0ss of Ocean
Since Ut Neeaoeys.


steis and intended Tor The Collins line. was
launched Al New York on thu 9Th, b.,wcen
ten and eleven o'clock, N ibc presence of more
than thirty thousand perrpus larger assem-
blsgo than wAs ever convened l,elore on y simi.
lar occ'aim IN that city. The h,mc Of this vs-
nj fw size strength and beauty Of prcportion
had long been heraldcd by the press. and hencc
tho vast multitude who were present 70 witness
her iirst plunge into her destined element. -.
She is to have two oscillatlng engines, the cyl
ihders OF which win he 100 inches IN diameter
and IL ket stroke. Their nominal horsc
power will be 900 -actnal power 1900. Tho
Adrintic will probably take ~ place in the
Collins line about the Grst Of september, and
IL Ia tho geaeral expectation that she will make
u shorter passage 70 Essope than he's ~ been
accomplished by any other steamer.
Af,er the work Of launching bad been com
plc,e'l, select party. ut the invitation OF Mr..
Sryxss proccied 70 the Pacific supper rooms,
No, 600 broadway, where very good dinner
was served. and several speeches made. Mayor
Woop prsssiing. Tho health OF Mr.. h. X.
Cctilsa having lsn proposed. that gentle
man spoke nv follows:
Mr.. Collins did not wish 10 speak, hut IN
consequence Of remark from the Mayor, he
woald say that the enterprise with which he
was connected had not been conducted with q
view TO profit alone. The Company had suf-
isrcd much. and suffered willingly. during their
effort to establish a line al oocan steamships
that would lie au honor 10 the United States.
Applause IN the 6rst place when they bc.
gan, they had To Contend against line prcvi-
ously IN operation, and also against strung
popular opposition Mt home. In this conee-
ton he wished TO say. that the Collins line new.
cr would have been established, had il not
been for the liberality and enterprise Of Mr..
james brown aDd frw other gentlemen, who
had .aoney and wcru willing to spend il in the
establishment Of such line, As an illustra-
ton Of the difficulty Of obtaining means saif-
Gent Tor the construction and maintenance Of
ocean steamships, he mentioned that the law
line. when the company had two ships, AMI the
Aspnwall line. when that company had three
ships. found great difficulty aud sought Gov.
eminent aid
AS m evidence OF the confidence OF Mr..
brown in him. he stated that when he went to
build four ocean stcamers, be- had expended
~ 900 900 before he gave Mr.. Brown a single
voucher for the rnoney he had expended and
when be- hal spent f3,000,000 Mr.. Brown
said ssnd the money but don't fail. lChcrs)
II has bcu sAid that the Collins line was ownsl
by foreign capitalists that was ne, true. Mr.
Vrown was citizen and hal been resident
in this country more than dny yeats and, h.
would add that. had I, not been for him, the
Adriatic wonld never have becn seen, The
Company had hen opposed by our own Gov.
crn,mni and IN thu tacc III that twir ~ much
money could he spen, IN putting the Adratic IN
the line a. was neossary Ia ful6l their contract
with the Govcrmeca, tVr~t chsr,ngl the
only Government that had opposed them, Had
they .A,s,l. kuslaaj would have laughed at our
sieaui mafim'. hut with such men as Mr. Brown
anil the others there was no such wori ~ iail.
(Applanssl Aud he woald further s,y that a
conlr,vcrsy had Recently bern pnblishel which
he nNgrtt,d very much Tic believed Capt.
Nyc was ~ good All ofiicrr ~ ever sailed ship.
but M wa wrnag IN his attack upon Mr..
brown.
In conclusion, h. propoesSi the health of Mr..
James Brown. which WAS drank amid yr'at ap
plausc.
Tnr FiRsr RAILROAD y CAtironyn The
Illinois brings the intelligence that the Sscra
mento Valley Railroad had completed their