The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-21
Airi'monu .9aiisratrf.
SEPT. 81. 1854
stree, Railroads.&c. Lsushabie and Capt
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FRIDAY MORNfT3

FRIDAY McRNIN 3. 49, SEfE. 81 lSN
street Railroads A Isushabie and Capt
1903 tai Speech sFf
We have already noticed the fact that Mr..
TRAIN, an enterprisiug American. has intro
duced street railroads in some OF the priaet-
pal cities IN England an achieyefaen which
he seems TO have encountered as many anti.
q iated preladices and as much np-hiH work
a The friends of a similar Improvement ia
Richmond. Al banquet given ia honor CT
the completion of Che etreet railroads in Bnk.
enheat, Mr.. TRAM made a speech which was
as successful as his railroads, aud which the
Liverpool TineNof3lst ult, says, WAS the most
wonderful speech we ever heard. There We're
SMILES enough in it TO enrich score of cpics,
and all happy and appropriate. MIR. TRAIN
IS original in everything he does, and his era.
tory Is peculiar 10 himself has cleo uence bears
no resemblance 10 the eiequence Of any oiher
Tan; ard If success tesahes TO meri! MI
TRAIN has great merit, for his speech yeS'er-
day achieved he difficult task OF making tue
company wiser and merrier. Mr.. TRAIN re-
terred 20 has prepared speech, hut 1t was rs
unlike the speech uttered rs the lion in repose
is 20 the lion aroused
MIR. TRAM begins the speech, which receives
these remarkable Communications with com
zeal declaration that he is totally uuprepared
naturally bashtul and nationally modest and
therefore, invokes the company, If he breaks
down. TO attribute il 10 his nnassuming disro-
sition. He then proceeds to remark thai
BUNYAS's pursuit OF knowledge under diff
Guities was nothing to the speakers efforts 10
Introduce into tie Old World one OF the lux
uries of the New" Mr.. TRAIN then fl vored
the distinguished company with brief sketch
OF has character aud travels, d. the end OF
which he arrived at the conclusion that " Ill
mankind are wonderfully alike in feelirF
seeiLg, hearing, talking; with similar hopes OIu
similar iears. Lsrd Paimerston feels the same
sensation IN sitting down upon pin (gTeat
iaugaier) as would tho lowest mental IN Exeter
Hail" Mr. TRAIN then proceeded 10 state
that after making as many contracts as he
could for the Italian army, he returned 10
America, and say he, d" the first Thing saw
sn Boston were street railways. They met me
eyerywhere-stree: railways in New York.
street railways in Baltimore, street railways
in Cincinnati street railways III Philadel pLla,
street railways IL 81. Louis, and street rail.
ways in Chicago. lie wondered that they Were
not in Europe. One reason was. everybody
was occupied-nobody had time and nobody
money. Observation has taught me-" remarks
- -.-Iiy, financially, commercially and roliii-
vally- the shorter people are. ICheers. Every
body seems hard up Bal this in no wise dis
courages Mr.. TRAIN. Some bankers Joined him
20 carry out his scheme IN Paris, London and
s.. Petersburg but only for thsse cities. On his
arrival at Birkenhead, whffs waiting for
friend at the railway station, he entertained
The cabman with what he was going to do in
that city. And now came the tug of war
Mr. TRAINS difficulties seem to have been
more ANNOYING, numerous and formidable
than any which the friends CT our Richmond
enterprise have 10 eucoun ter. But they may
learn confidence, encouragement and perse-
Teranee from his example. He argued-he ex-
plained-he reasoned-but to little purpose
He threw of pamphlets, letters, engrayirgs
by the thousand. "knOwing," he says, that
the tongue and pen are the batteTng rams OF
good or evil, knowing that thinking men were
persecuted and inquiring minds thumb
screwed IN every age, L stuck by the shin.
We invite the attention Of our readers to the
following extract which shows how he fought
and how he did it, and which is told in what
we can only characterize as a railroad STYLE
with go-ahead enemy in every word and the
smiles dying about like sparks from a loco
motive
u Ven. to Paris The Emperor was too bus,
with the armies. | came to Ens land. London was
son conservative; Liverpool seemed asleep, ilme
pressed; weeks few past; moRths were gong,
ana money, too when instinct asGIn pointed t.
Neutrality-suspicious. Inen met me IN Il practical
say. showed them lay cards. VIII you taze atI
gis&. res. " III s"upay all legal damages against
ne 'omnlsslOnsrs: les VIII YOU AXE up ne
ral!s, III case OF letaS puoIc nuisance: Yes. Win
yuH rs-PaVe the streets At your own expense-pa,
l1r 4hglns aud watching the Toaa during the said
work Yes. " eli, You know, Mr.. Tram, we are
business nsn. Tepr asentIns business community:
val
personally AI'iAnS you Like, gentlemen, say
Won't answer. what then: Ihree fnons and
pounds. Three thousand ducats-we! All rigIt
-,uu shall have II IL SogereIsHs 81 cJnsos and
to-day f you say So HeGged IN w,th Conditions
found down by osai ties, vent at IL without one
Purd Of actua. - Hip1thy or encou a.eireut Az
pisugeI ( / anew mat IT. Wa.a Uat7,,aI 1aU M.
prejudice could not De removed Dy preachint
asal4sIIt. knew that the UHly va, 10 dsIods &c a
had thing was BY proposing a better Knew fhai
V"und ,aite8 alwa,s looked obions TO 1ue short
sighted. | knew that maJoritIes don't ALWAYS mi.
-Jnat bankers seem To have more faith in aivaIc-
ing on two good names tnan on gold dust, and
IKE leather. | knew that was called i1s., int
have not yet discovered why there il more
dignity IN dullness than Vivacity-moIe q Z
nifty in gong slow than moving fast. fCheers /
Is tue owl real! any wiser than the eagle =
IN what respect is the doAke, or The mu e hi
peTlof 10 The race horse. | have long bgll5ved
that the hare was making the sc oHd journey when
she tortoise passed man durIng his sIesla. Laugh
teri Observing these things, / remembered tAat
htt.e chigh lets Ia great night Where there
gel, aud NY sell by noticing the shrugs and
wiLks Of the doubtelS1 auo listening to tae
sheeis Of the kkepucs. / was not aware before
fals inst there were man! lnEdels this Chris
tain country During thus flig rims Progress |
thiGklI proper To state / have had enough GOOD
iurIoe poured upon NE to have swaLnped 4 dozen
such projects; but knowing that a great
Datpra law that "A man was not a prophet BIS
own country. with his own kindred, among
ms own friends -hTHiiN believing that the good ad
wee oil ones friends is perfectly suicidal TO ms
success-t Inads UP my nInd to accomplish what
evsr undertook one o. the most serious oil ny
uahy faults beng the Hercueaa idea | had Of nv
own aoIiity. My speeches are sometimes callsa
minous and exnllefatiLg. tCheers Ihe mo-
desJ! u assumption Is letter than tie egotlsm
ol humigity: Hear, heari Few pfaGtIce
hnmlIiIty TO their interiors Men are EunlDie Tor
two Asons-one, the fear of ridcule, which
havlnS n4eH say, / here is a clever man see now
modest and Tetiring he is. Now, take the modestY
o. assumption. be man VINO assumes position
without capacity to support 1t viii fall rough the
HuoHafltaseLess OF the word. Put your hands IN |
tAe hre you viii get burnt. " ak Cfrt Paut's
and tae NewJop ian law VIII bring you down. Stem
our the treat Eastern acd you VIII SAX So ne
~no puts on must tase them of AGAIN. Water
won run up MIL lt Is SINGULAR iact that il GU |
Ian your spring cart over rtusn Ioad alIthe |
sGaI POTATOES Will so 10 the BOTTOM. iCheers and
IfhsLtef.I A mian Is either d diamond or not a |
diamond. II diamond, The more ne comes N |
cO.taCt vita clever men, tne more polished and
Valuable ne he5oines. If pebble, he VIII .ast3
away with ac .Iun OF the intellectual tide L.
tteNr oeAtng. but IL must he backed up by pa
thence, perseverance, aId pluck / Deiievs IN q sts r
bti ttf NUT be ENDORSED b. latth hone and euergt
anew tue better the invention, the more ssvefe |
tbs opposition that tins Was opposed for ITS |
impfacticahlitty, but IDr It's practlcablhty. knew
We iodd 10 success Yves macadamizsa with tHe |
hones OF unsuccessiui men, ana yet success IL not
ai"a>s the test OF merit. A MAS nd must he |
man oAe huhdl ed anatosles, butt this road, and
jhe Commissioner say / have Done IL WeLl-the, |
are al present, ASK them cheersl -m0st people |
IDbhlAs upon me as a harmless IunaIic, growing |
haneT ana saner, however, as pfosress towards |
oompletIon"
But even when the road was completed Mr.. |