The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-06-11

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And what an event it is, gentlemen, which VIC
here unite in celebrating ? What thoughts Of It
too awaken Of the past, and what heroes of time
to come Three distinct periods seem to mark the
progress OF means of communication between the
Eastern and the Western Western once. but
Western now no longer--sections Of our country.
Our fathers were glad TO avil themselves of the
Indian trails and Buffalo paths on land and OF ca
noes and broad horns upon the water Eighty
seven years ago, red man standing here on the
shore Of the Ohio might have remarked floating
down with the stream rude canoe, manned by
two Indians and bearing three while men, OF whom
one in the prime Of noble manhood, was easily dis
tinguished from the Others by his dgnifed bear
ing and by his athletic proportions. 1t was Wash.
lngton who crossed the mountains on horseback
by the rough paths of the forest and was now on
his way to presumption claims in behalf of himself
and his fellow soldiers in the French and Indian
wars by marking trees and setting up monuments |
on the lands south of the Ohio just ceded by Six |
Nations. Here and not very far from where We
now stand, he landed to exchange tokens of amity,
and smoke the pipe of peace, with an Indian Chei,
whosl friendship he had gained seventeen years be-
ore when he had visited the tribes as the youthful
envoy OF Dinwidde.
But the day OF canoes and broadhocns. of Indian
ira Is and buffalo paths passed away Steamboats,
made their appearance on the rivers canals firn-
shed new Channels Tor water communica ion, and |
rurnpkes and MIcadanizAd roads la. ltalel and |
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! watching simple monument, which conmenor-
ates the service Of Henry Clay in the formation o
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j''cI 10 se' anon you to-day, friend OF my
yIul9sr years. 20 whose tLi'hluI and Intelligent
AUS as L!vS'Hen' vi the company, something
At .ruSY' oI us success Is due; have no heartl-
which
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A"o"i's swami,
AI nose VINO faithfully labor III the com
.i.Hceil7h' Vi great ah"er taklnGs' seek 10 real
III ",a 'sIhai io'hs great IDEAS huIId lar more
iI.iy 'ah tue! know Inc projectors OF ihr
'1.,., anu OIo rn'Foid H,'le imagined
~" li'"Cu "'o'e vast nan even ihsIr great CON
.'p''un' We's no 10 DE- Ihe results OF 'he WorE tiey
I i'.Il Ioi" Pie"u c"Hhe c''ul w, WIN,
i,' o''lo qhi t''fousU lHe ONO ana us animated
VI, .e lln'i'ehse 'etrl'ories Wa'eFrd DY
= ' i''' 'r! VI" no' ',ealh '"a' l"tar flNrrs'
I -, ".t9 ~ oa haH superceueu oE o,n'r
rnll.oauS' coit.hu'A5 thelf own IRON Track iur-
{ M NJ. o"n'HS u'e satunS sum
IN! va Hol tNtn con EN- pate o'lcve' tHe
e coHs'Iuetloh OF lAat northwestern Virginia
tut;toS"' over which yoi nave Just come hl'heT'
Y @ @S.ltt iess u'u tiley ahuci?ale 'hat' When Una,
, oidiCh u 'leif own road should Da competed
4 'HE no. t"'S O'he'nhdu an" AIifleita roau
t Wo2,N De mere TO receive It's passengers and
ire'sl' aha convey them westward H3 would
: nave oeeh counted Insane VINO should nave pre-
c "icied II. iaa ohLy hospitoAtes thought "a
t o. oHe to nun WAC might then have hoped IA
;, participate III sacIi cetcofah9n Us th'', would
! nave Oeeh 'Ae hospltalile5 "i the Lunllc A5y'
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+ Io'day, g'ntem II, you will have an 0ppor
y InAl!y OF seeing how sober such an anticipation
i would nave hatn. Tonight ynn viii h. wrl-
II coined at The ancient metropolis c. ONO. -
!. Tomorrow YOU WILL b. received BY the Queen
CITY ct the great Central Vdliry--siill justly
!. enuu.d 10 that proud distinction, though many
amol ious asplranis are euser to pluck the crown
= f,Om her brow There is A great yuud, await!
You. The OHIO AMI Mississippi railway, tOrr'
=, ing still another link Of the Central American
z railway. stretches away 4 westward and III,