Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-22


New York, insured his life and made his Will
lLaugbter.l And TO 20 as far west as ZanesviIle,
Ohio, was counted az reaching the very Jumping
OFT place. This was not great while aSe. being
within his own recollection-and he was but a
little over quarter of a century old himself,
Tremendous laughter This mighty change had
been wrought in this short time by American
genius and American enterprise, through the ell
ployment of steam motive power Com.
menting further upon the marvellous results
achieved by steam and electricity, he announced
as the first regular toast:
''Our Country" Drank standinrl ,fusic-
Hail Columbia.
Abiding, then, to their visit that day to the
tonip OF the ather OF the liberties of his country
be gave as the next regular toast:
''George Washington" drank standing and
in silence.1 '''"
Inc following letters wee read by the Mayor
WAsHINeros, July u, 1857
Gentlemen: have had the honor to receive
your invitation " to meet the guests of the city
from tie West at CaruSi's Saloon, this evening, y
and sincerely regret that pressing engagements
Will deprive me CT this privilege. | was most
happy to give them cordial welcome this morn
ing Railroads are truly Sd id TO bind the d iff,rent
portions of the Union together in bonds of iron.
But neither iron or adamant is effectua for this
purpose as kind and patriotic hearts from differ
ent and distant states united together in bonds of
mutual respect and affection. and i'm a common
love for our whole great and glorious country
These bonds are always strengthened by such
visits as we have received from our Western
prosperous return TO their homes.
Yours, very, respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
w Imam ID. Ma@tud1' Esq, Mayor, and Walter
l.enox, Esq, Chairman, &c. &c.
WASHING TON, July 81, 1851.
Gentlemen: TtSTet extremely that some mat
tiers of a pressing public nature will prevent me
from accepting your polite invitation to meet
the guests of the city" this evening at 7 O'Clock
With the highest regard and respect, am verv
uulN yours JOHN Ii. FLOYD.
Hon. w. b. Magruder and MI Waiter Lenox.
WAsHINGToN. July 81 S O'Clock.
Sly: twill be impossible for me 10 be at the en-.
icrtanment TO which you have been kind enough
to invite me. Nothing could have prevented Ine
except what ! consider paramount duty. IL nv
absence should happen 10 be noticed hope YOU
Will make my apology.
Most truly yours, &c, J. =. BLACK
Dr. Magruder.
WAsHINGToN, July 2l, 1857
Gentlemen regret that il is out of my powcl
to accept the invitation with which you have ia
VOred me, TO meet the guests of the CITY from the
West, at Caru>i's Saloon, this evening
am gentlemen respectfully yours,
LEWIS CAss.
Ma%rudeE and Walter Lenox, Es1s. COM
mittee, &c.
expressing the regret felt by all there that the
person 10 whom i! had reference and who was
distinguished by his patriotism, tTmnesS, and
the purity of his moral Ia racter was NOT presant
as had been hoped. He gave them
:. The President Of the United States
Drunk standing, and with three cheers /; fol-
lowed up by three more after which another
three were thrown in by way of full measure after
the hearty manner of these Western boys, and
VINO tlad come away fonl their morning inter
view with the President :. Buchamanies TO
man, d> one of them expressed it.
. The Cabinet was next toasted and
Mr.. Secretary Cobb, received loud cali" to re-
>pond Having expressed his great regret that his
associate in the Cabinet. Nj Cd>s was absent
who Gould -od tell in !.
proceeded TO give his warm thanks for the cor
dial manner IN which they had been pleased 10
receive The sentiment which he was called upon
10 reply TO. In glowing language Mr. e.. went
on to remark upon thC advantages of inter COM
muniCdtIon by RAILROAD facilities whereby those
separated by the widest distances were brourht
together and made fast friends, rcheers Our
visitors were about to turn their steps hoineIvards
IN, were they TO continue their Journey eastward
or southwark, they would every where receive
the most cord ial greetings. GCheefS Warmly he
expressed his conviction Of the deSirablenesS of a
better acquaintance among the citizens of the diff
ferent States. He would only say as far as the
ladies' were concerned, that if we knew each other
better. we should love each other more. JGreat
iauShtef and cheering Going on to express hi,
uRbounded pride in his own native State where
thr bones of his ancestors rested and where he
expected to laYhiS own at death. he thanked God
this nigh. that he had heart 20 love every inch
of soil in our broad country Tremendous ap-
plau>e He would detain them no longer. [CIies
of - GO Oh - =. 60 on - NJ; CObb however
beat his retreat with the humorous remark tina,
:. those who would have him 20 on were not
those who were prepared TO 20 on themselves"
Mayor Ma9ruder now proposed toast:
- To the Empire Stale of the West-Ohio."
Calling up
Mr.. J. Brown of Cincinnati, vino replied ap-
pTopTdtely for his state The land of the grape and
The howing wine, and. in concluding, expressed
the warm interest felt by the people in his part of
the country IN the National Metropolis as belong
iny TO them a. well d. tn Us.
The next toast given. was 10
Missouri, lts TAT of In, ~,
This was responded To by Henry w. Williams
OF st Louis, in one OF the most telling speeches
of the evening. file said he had am old document
IN his hand, in which the writer tells of being
ioTty-hve days in hat yedf (ic2l) in travelling
from -. Louis to Washington. Now the trip
could be made in less than forty-iive hours. In
l-5I an eminent English novelist. in his descIip
ton OF his visit TO this country, said that il in
contemplation To build q railroad from Boston 10
Albanyi but lac odds. that the project one Of
those visionary speCUldtions fur which Americans
are prone. [Laughlerl Now The speaker had
Just taken ride over this very visionary road
He said that, the occasion Of the late trip TO the
west, he had the curiosity to examine the free
tickets issued. To ste how large Il railroad interest
was concerned, and he found that 1905 miles Of
railroad WAS there represented
Ii was the railroads. he said, which, despite all
Efforts OF politicians, would bind the different
sections together; il was the railroads which
preserved as the national centre this city of Wash
lDgtOn. which was now idr away from the geo
graphical centre; when fanaicisIu reiUns il was
hoUGs 10 the grave of the father of his country.
He cared not how high wall Of sectionalism
might he buiit up to divide ;he people of different
States. let chem but meet at the grave Of Wash
ington. and they would strike hands as friends
and brothers. lGTeat cheering.
Having proposed three cheers Tor Baltimore
and three more for Washington, all of which
were given with Il will, the speaker concluded
by expressing the hope that AT no distant day they
should meet their Washington friends in d little
private excursion the western folks were "oing TO
give 20 the Pacific coast on the Pacific railroad
iLauo hter and cheeTs.l
The Mayor announced the next toast 10 be one
TO a State which has many hallOwed TcCUileCtion>
to the citizens OF Washing On-.he
- State of Kentucky
MAJOR Hallam, Of Newport, Ky responded in
a speech bTimful of EuIIOr, ia which, in alluSion
TO the tall IailIodd bId@@in elected this
>IoI, hc thought Kentucky could not make much
show in this line-hcT mos, noted achievement
being the old Frankfort road, fdmou, for splitting
It's passengers OIL ">ndkc- heads They had
hitherto thought their state rather too hilly for
RAILROAD purposes; but since seeing he Baltimore
and Ohio RAILROAD across the A!le9hanieS, he
had come to The conclusion that railroads might
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