Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-03

of nine cars. was attached, and at the fam
iar command Of "ali aboard" that lon
train OF thirteen ears moved on towards it
destination, amid the cheers OF the hundred
! left behind
THE NUsGATISE MILITARY ASD Music.
The MTfscatine Light Guard Company mn
der command Of CAP: J. II. Wallace, is on
of the best drilled and best appearing mill
+ ,ary companies in Iowa; and joined To tn
/ D. C. A. oi our own city made up very
Formidable little army, and
| rNGrR's BRASS BAND
I In connection with one from Davenport
made good promise Of u liberal. quantity o
/ enlil eniue music throughout the entire oc-
cas.on. This band is one OF the most ac
complished in the State.
THE RAILROAD
Between Mu,catiue and Washington run:
through some Of the best farming lands il
, Iowa, where sites for towns are laid ont
and whore before many years we expect tc
see thriving villages and the hum of busy
business life. Columbus City is about two
miles from the station OF that name, AT
which place the
co.UNBG, CITY GUARD,
very well drilled and respectable military
company came aboard, together with a
large number Of citizens, who were going
down to help their neighbors along with
their celebration
AERly AL At WASHINGTON.
On the arrival OF the cars at the destna-
ton, an immense crowd which had gather
ed at the spot where the depot IS to be.
greeted the eXcursoni,ts in the most hearty
manner. Town, country people 70 Tie
number of some two thousand were Oh the
spot and gave many a hearty welcome to
the party as it come forth from the long
train Of ears. The guests were arranged in
a long procession, aud were addressed by
the Hon. Samuel Russe!, il behalf of the
citizens Of Washington, who welcomed
them in the most warm and hearty manner.
The Hon. T. a. latteson Of Niuscatinc. ON
the part Of the quests, rc>ponded in an able
and effective speech, III which he highly
cOnplimentcd tic citizens of Washington on
their spirit and energy, and congratulated
them on their success in thus having linked
themselves with the east by chain OF rail
roads.
The procession then moved forward, and
proceeded to the Court House square where
the tables had been laid.
Was served up under a rustic bower, Pre-.
pared for the occasion, our tables measuring
three fourths of mile in length some
idea OF the ma agaitude of the feast o! good
things can be formed, when we state that
three beef cattle, some thousand chickens,
piles of brean, and cake, mountains high
was served up for the occasion 1t is pro
baby unnecessary to adi that complete and
ample Justice was done to the repa-t " lie
thousands OF hungry people who rartook
thereof
After dinner the bands struck w. some
lively airs, and the crowd assembled about
the speakers stand where toast5 were read
AMI response made by different individuals.
ToAsTs AND SENTIMENT.
l, The " d ~ Rdiiroad-I officers
and contractors. Their skill and peraeve
rance elicit our admiration, deserve and re-
ceive our warme>t acknowle deements-
Our celebrations to-day commentaries
their triumph and exhibit our qualification,
lIiram Price, ESQ, in behalf of the Rail.
road &c, responded as follows:
Ftiiow Cjti-tns 10 say anything new
on the subject OF railroads would be very
difficult matter. We Judge OF est things
in this world by contrast, or comparison;
thus the twig and sturdy oak of hundred
' years--the steam and the mighty river
And lcdies and gentlemen look back only
a few years, and what do you see? Brush
away the dust from the glass in lines te.-
escope, and what do you discern2 Toiling
along zigzag path, over the Alleghenies,
may he seen solitary individual. his rifle
his only companion, except his horse, and
how is he equipped A pack saddle, on
which is loaded small sack of salt and
few small bars Of iron. The pack saddle OF
that day was a great institution. 1t was
the means, in part, by which the supplies
were transported from she Atlantic sea-
board to the inhabitants of the Ohio valley.
The valley of the Mississippi had no inhab-
tants, save the red man. But the pack sad
die of Mat day has given place to the steam
engine of Mis day. How would the pack
saddle compare with the noble engine
which stands there, whose food his fire and
whose breath is flame and which has, with
out fatigue, brought those thousands to
Washington to day
But railroads do not build themselves 1t
requires live men to build railroads. Dead
fish can swim down stream-only live ones
can swim up. Dead men cannot and do
not build railroads ] do not mean men
who have been handed over to the under
taker, but men who are still moving about,
yet who, for all practical and useful pur-
poses might as we'll be buried. But am
most happy to say tha: the city and county
of Washington have no such men. ie are
live men, and because you nrc, and have
put forth your energies, metal ana physicaI,
you have a railroad-and you deserve it.
There are other places and other people
who wish for railroad as much IA you.but
like the WAGNER, who prayed TO Hercules
without success. they have not put their
shoulders to the wheel, and consequently
they have not succeeded. You have waded
into the mud, and taken hold Of the wheels
and with pull altogether you have rail
road, and may listen to the snort OF the iron
horse and enjoy the benefits resulting there
from, while your less active and energetic
neighbors are enjoying the quietness OF
blissful inactivity.
"What man soweth that shall he also
reap" is as true in refeIence TO the railroad
as TO any other matter. You have come up
like men and have sown libsrally Of the on.
~ sssd which can produce rpiireAas- ana
nsw you arS eomIhSnsine u resP.