New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-23
NrwY0KK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, AUGUST %' 1862

work az civilization had been inst begun after the
rnde hackvoods fashion. Now the road, Tor The
most nat, takes Us way through broad, snoosh
meadows, with scarcely stump 10 mnrk the place
II tho p,,n- val forest; fertile rraiueh!s gree, Tie
eve on Every usnd, and dairy farms abound OF right
rryai ditu Moons. Aud IN this great ehauye, the
rail Dad itseif has had no smal agency. Ahordng a
ready means OF reaching market the innibsn;'u has
dotted the waer.courses with rillIs ana ieiied
forests, to feed their ravenous crAvh9f fast loiow
mg him. the farmer bas come IN. and between me
two the wilderness has been subdued and cultivated
i'll the land drops tatness.
THIS season, however, has not been good one for
the farmer along the line OF the Central, Black
River, and Rome and Ogden"buryh kai'roa"s;
While we in end about New-York have been blessed
with abundant ram, here, throughout the Summer
there has teen plentiful lack OF moisture. As a
con, rqnsnce, the hay crop X very lean, corn ~
stunt 4 AMI poor, oats are not above mlddNDg, ana
tie little wheat have seen il no, oyer-prom'slng.
Roots, however, have done fairly, and Irlit ID unu-
sualy pea,iful. Sill, with al dee drawbacks,
farmers will fall very lar ben sG. I'd, for prices
prom to be fully commensurate With the shortnese
Oi the crops.
Just before reaching Watertown our train was
hal'ed al Plesrepont Manor the seat OF the worthy
p esident OF tho Company, William Z. Pierre
pont. who was in ATTENDANCE 70 receive his
,nes,s. slr. John =. Yeverton, as Chairman
of the Committee Of Arrangements, introduced
tie COMPANY, among whom We're most oi the
Directors aud prominent stockholders. l Loticeo
among them Prot. Webster OF the Free Academy,
Jude Davies, X. Ii. McCurdy, Augustus ScheiI
AID sbenDerd Knapp OF New-York. T.. C0mstock OF
Albany, Addison day, Super nteadent OF the Road
and Mr. Bnterleld of the Overland Express. Aiter
the customary exchange OF clviiliieh, Mr. ferrepont
n, ed tho friends To bis resi'i' nee snort Walk
I'D TO fire mansion, surrounded ny spaclou', weh-
~ go led GROUNDS, hid out tas,iuly aud soon after
VA, citerci ire lnarsion. Here Mrs. Pierregont aud
her charming daug dispensed an ell gant bosp-
tav - grateful IN 1t was UNEXPECTED, Tor III trnih
he Pm, H. ut lad planned Il independent OF tiai M
roIt.nt CODY tie Go Duiiitee OF Arfangcinepis ana
hence II Was not among lhc pleasures sc, GOWN III
the programme. 49,,
lHyIng here only long enough to drink 10 the
ne la of the host al MSS family, the party reinrned
~ II roundabout way throuSn tie garden to the
aiu. There waa another incident OF note before
o. ac. iuu NatcItOwu, WncTe We were tubr qnciIiy
io.d by the LiggarOs from Albany, together VITA
.lnlge Muln oi NatrrtowD, and other notihihties
-. re vicinity. Accommodations we're iuinlsned To
l. q: tic Woodruff iiOgse, aud tno Gay woued up
~ iih mort Agreeable olnicr, AT WHICH h'afis To-
q. al ieHen Sal Gown.
N.Y. ihis morning; the party, IN augDeu ed force
took eoial tram ivc POsda, st0l plng tat Canton
~ the s. long cbongn To pay ysit OIL respect 10
the ton!b II that stubborn old Democrat and ci,;n-
eui-hod statesman, sihs Wright. Arrived at Pvts-
diin after IA snort ssrVil iurOu "a the peasant village
th.u We ret Out To way 30 De Kalb june
ton Tor Tie main road Ia tydci sburgh. Ai;er a
a. assnt run, unattended with incident, drew
up Oh tie banks OF ih: NJ. Liwfcnce, aJOut Il
o ,iO1k. AT The Depot The brfiy form aud homes
lace oi Preston hiuE, accompanied by many III the
citizens ~ the lacc, were waiting 10 bld rs well
cone. N the tram stopped, Il brafs band broke ont
into ec,tacies "a our cOmiug and after lew hurried
wOlGs OF greeting, and eLd VI Aeay grips III tie
land We we're marching in procession along the
he ~ f.f.aF ur In - nj
Hail Columbia, jolly 81 Of interl1pers ss ever
s,t Lo good citil.ns oi any country town agale.
Aml!. accOu. nOaatIous bad been prcylGea at tie
Seymour House, ihiter all hands repaired, and
were soon suitably dI,tIibuted about the establish
ment. In the evening the company sat down TO a
dinner prepared III honor OF their guests ny the
c.IiLeus Of OgdeIsbureh.
THE DINNER.
At this entertainment Mr.. David Z. Jadson, one
Of TIE oldest citizens Of the village, presided Judge
James occupying TIC Wee chair. OF the dinner 10
IL only necessary TO say that II was conceived and
carried through with excellent TAFT, and gave very
general satisfaction. Among the guests wcre the
hityor and Council Of the City OF Ottawa the Hon..
pr, ston King and the Hon Horace Maynard, Of
I,nuessee. The two latter obliged to with
draw early, e great war meetyg was 10 be held inl
The village in thc evening, and Mr.. Maynard, who
i. row, like Peter the Hermit, preaching a crusads
against the Rebels, was Engaged to speak on thu
&c .;t-lon
After dinner, the PRECEDENT proposed the first reg
uiAr toast:
Tha Government Of tire United S,aeslt .prsr, from th,
OF intelligent ana Tree people it surely
upon the same iuuldailon for rs pfe'ciyaioH.
Judge Davies OF NewiOrk, whose parents were
among the pioneers OF 81. Lawrence County, re.
,ol.d, d, the oldest native sol OF ST. Lawrence
present. lie portrayed ,he progress OF the United
states under tie free snd literal Government, and
ty WAY of illustration recIsd bls early recollection
ii The trair ana suiierings of pioneer life, and con.
"a ,tt - ~. atsh h..
o. The ulted States had been brought 70 enjoy
his was pIe-eEnenily popular Government aud
10 the Ieope VINO had reapcd It's b-neiits and real
zed its advantages through long years Of peace and
prosperity We might safely intrust its maintenance
thruuth the ttoIns OF civil war. As son Of the
s.Il oi ST. Lawrence lie was proud 10 cay that she
had done mote IL proportion, contributed more sol
deIs than any other comfy Of her population IN the
couutIy. Ia conclusion, he declared that tue Union
must and shall he preserved called upon Ill loyal
men to stand steadt'slly by the GoNpment, and
gave IL
rDe President II the niei siaes-A psdotic statesman
snd q honest man. A plane
The Chairman raid, although It was no, in the
programme, Vet lie thought should honor our
selves in doing honor 10 the oast lie was about TO
propose. lie gave:
1he Queen Of Great Briain-Not less elevated by rank
tlsu 10y personal yi!tIcs.
Inc stntimeat WAS received with unboGnded ell.
thushsm.
The Rome, Wssrtown and Oydeu,burgh Railrosd-rhe
bod tbAf tnka toft ana ~ Lawrence
Msy tho enterprise profitable 20 IT, promoters i.
E-hcsl TO the vutry treu.h which passes Applause
Mr.. John l.. lelverton the interchangeable Chair
man Of tue Committee Of Arrangements, responded
with u brief statement OF their enterprise, from
which we condense the following:
The Rome and Watertown Railroad Company
were chartered in 1882, to run from Rome To Water
town, ind the River st. Lawrence, via Lake Onta
rio. After various rcysicns and aneudmnnts Of
the charter, the road was built d opened &c
Wntertown in September, lsJl aud 10 Cape Vincent