The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-05-31

'iie Sa'arV WAS oHered MN tlanghter) but he
did not accept it. But he claimed a greater
affinity than that with the editor. He had
beloned to class which approached them
in usefulness-a country schoolmaster.-
| (Applause.) He thought that the editor
and schoolmaSter had done more in educat-
ing AMI informing the masses than all the
politicians at Washington, (Applause) He
wished that the noise of contending faction
might he hushe1 on this sacred spot, and
renewed pledges made to the Union. He
then alluded to his approach to the capitol
last autumn, and was reminded Of an i'm
pressive scene when passing Mount Ver-
non.
At that time on the boat there were cath.
ered Virginia soldiers and Virginia muskets
whose bayonets glistaned in the bright sun
who were ready and wiling to defend their
own State from invasion bv their brothers -
His feelings were sad as the hell tollcd while
passing this sacred spot-where rested Wash
ington.-for with the bristling bavonets it
seeme | to him as almost the very re1uium
and death-knell OF the Union. He came
from the ''sunnv South" He was pleased
our Western friends had visited us. There
was much that they misunderstood of the
South. and he hope1 that they had no SYM
pathy with those who were swelling the cur
rent and widening the breach. (Appause.)
| Tn o1,,lin h, ho Al.
soil ofthe State, and the fay Of the Union:
was glad to meet those Of all sections, and
trusted they were patriots at heart. The
editors con.rollela great influence on the
! country. This they coull abuse. but he
believed theT would not. (Applause)
The following resolutions were then repor-
ted:
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa-
nv, with the concurrence of many of the
railroads connecting with it, having invited
the editors very generally Of the West and
Southwest, with their ladies', to make an ex-
cursion upon their roads to Baltimore,
Washington, and Mount Vernon. large
party Of ladies and gentlemen Of the press
assembled at the city of Wheeling, and
passed over the Road on the 4th and 5th
inst, in special train Of cars, stopping
from time to time to view the places of srea-
test interest along the line, and after
wards having visited Washington and Mount
Vernon, appointed committee to prepare
resolutions suitable to the occasion where
upon the committee, through its chirman,
John II. Heaton, the ST. Clairsvile Gazette
Ohio. presented the following, which were
unanimously adopted
Reso,peI, That we tender orr thanks to the
Baltimore anl Ohio Railroad Company AMI
its company, the kin attention of the off,
GERS and for the opportunities afforded us of
seeing that great work and witnessing the
bold and picturesque scenery and the places
of greatest interest along the line. That the
weather being cool, the cars fine. all the ar
rangementS complete, we saw with deep
interest the lofty reals, the deep gorges,
the mountain streams. the wild AMI cragry
CiifS, and the bold AMI striking outlines of
the great Allegheny range of mountains, as
we'll rs the extensive cuttings and massive
masonry Of the great tunnels in passing
through and'under the lofty mountain peaks
from the valley orone stream t, another
the noble viaducts and the winding road bed
made for miles along the craggy cliffs of the
Cheat River valley "A portion of the wav
nearly three hundred fe,t above the river,
and in many places supported by solid ma
sonry--that portion of the country present
ing greater obstacles to the enterprise than
any other over which such road was ever
maae--the work aud its surroundings all
being upon majestic and magnificent
scale.
ResolUs1, That we regard the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad as one of noblest. most
useful and enduring monuments Of the high
civilization and science of the 10Th century,
and as one of the greatest and most stupen-
dous works of industry, science and art,
which man hasever achieved and for comfort
and safety it cannot be excee, led bv any road
in the country.
Rssolpe2, That we hereby tender our
thanks to the officers of the connecting lines
ana boats who joined in the invitation-over
whose roals we have seyerallv come, and
over which we shall return Tn It we regard
all these roads as so many bonds which bind
together the East and the West. the North
and the Sonth-f,rniny part of the great
net work Of railroads which tend to cement
this Union of the States and bring them to
gether in indissolnble bonds.
Reso'red, That we return our thanks to
E1wrrd c. Knight, esq, of Phila lelphia, for
the use of a number of magnificent sleeping
cars over the rout.
Reso'cea, That the merchants and citizens
Of Baltimore who so generously rendered ms
the hoSpitalities and the general freedom
of that great, famous, and noble citv. our
thanks are due and are hereby rendered.
Resotce1, That we tender our acknoieira.
ments to Capt. Baker, of the steamer c dyer
for the magnificent entertainment we have
enjoyed on our present trip 70 tne TOMB of
Washington.
Resolced, That we tender our most sincere
thanks to conductors Dukehart and Scott,
for their urbanity, gentlemanly conduct and
constant attention to all and that we can