The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-04
A Line OF Steamerst to Europe In Con.
neetldn With the RaltImoreand Ohio

A line Of steamer 70 Rurope In Con.
neetlon with the altlm0reand Ohio
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The baltimore papers of Monday, are
much! elAted over the departure ON
Saturday last, of the steamship .tsom.
ersst tfrop that port to Liyerpool.2
S3sshe goes out, ,''s we are told, s.ns tho
pioneer of the flrst regular iine of
steamships between Ba altimoro and Liv-
erpool, and a return cargo for her has
already beenS secured. Tho limo Is to
run ms an.outlet to the Baltimore. and
Ohio road. The President and Board Of
Directors of TINT road were prominent,
therefore, in the scenes OF Saturday
atIng the departure of the steam.
or. A great deal or general interest
was likewise manifested. Tho governs
mont vessels duly honored tho event
with salutos, as did the great guns OF
Fort ArcHenty. Among the speeches
made on the occasion, we notice re-
marks by Mr.. Garrett, President of the
Baltimore Road, and William Prescott
Smith, Master Of Transportation. W
RlsAFARRs oFMR. GARRETT.
Loud calls being made, John w. Gar
ret, Esq, said ON !behaff OF the idirec-
tors OF tho baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CompanYi to whose pnanimous action
his fellow -ciei2eis were indebted for tho
Inauguration of tho enterprise, of the
line of steamships betwiXt baltimore
and Liverpool, ho begged to ilclSnoSsl-
edge tho enthusiastic approval of the
gentlemen present. He begged further
to acknowledge the courtesy of Captain
hTCff0p-uT mil ,1(,lfha fFS,Tfh1SS,s - az,
port of Baltimore, Colonel Webster J
for their invitation and arrangemenfs
for this most agreeable trip, Joining in
tho escort OF the Somerset upon her first
outward voyage. Applause liij
II was peculiarly interesting that SO
struggle through which we have
pnssed, wc have the satIsfae-
ton of inaugurhting on this day
grand triumph of peace, lap-
plause;l that We have assembled for the
purpose OF honoring the first voyage OF
the hrst steamship sailing to Liverpool
nom baltimore. CAppl1use.l It was
a peculiar and impressive feature con-
nected with this enterprise, that the
Iisteamship. Somerset, thus auSpicionslY
sailing upon. her peacefnl mission, .IVfis
recently q vessel OF war, which Ind,
under the successful, rapid and sltillftii
hands of our Baltimore inechhiiitss
been converted into a first-clnss sen
going vessel in the interests of CONNER
cial advancement and prosperity. rAp-
plnnsa.l Ygfeel that we arc aiding In
the development OF the Interests Of
Baltimore, nndio Of the State of Mary
land IandIthat we faro adding to the
strength of the Country. Applause ]
we te4l tEat after our people have for
years been engaged in gigantic military
and nnval'efforts, th6t we can now de-
vote the same high qualities, to further.
Ing the great interests OF the country In
tho paths ofeommercial grandeur. tAp-
pl0uSe. siftf az. sislil lst5itsi Hstr = :
The United States during tlewar have
rapidly fallen on in thoir hggregnte tom
mage, us compared with tho other mari
time nations Of the earth. Great Brit
ain md France have gained with edtinl
rnpidity In tho proportion of tonnnpo
engaged in commerce, and It Is n happy
incident thnti theiicity of Baltimore
which has been heretofore distinguish
ed In tho march of scionce anepropresl.
which had originated and constructed
the first great rnflfoad on this conti-
nent, which had possessed the first line
Of telegraph; the first gas-worlxs and
the first watqr=works, should be first to
lnaugurnte, after our great civil strife,
line OF Steamships under the Ameris
can fling, to aid in re-establ blishi ling and
restoring that position of crGiutive mari
time strength which existed. priof Il,
the war. CApplnuse.l
II wns believed that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company would be able
to demonstrnte-and 1t was tho hope Of
the company that It would dernonstFate
that tho capacity OF. tho line of steam-
ships, which had been y S1rir5Tif5S1ii.
would be too small for tho business
which would press upon It. ThrouEh-
out the South, the Southwest and the
West, the greatest interest was mani-
tested in its behalf. Washington, Alex
andrtn, Georgetown, Richmond, Nor
folk Lynchbufg, Memphis, st. Louis,
Louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati. /. Dnv.
ton, Pittsburgh, HarTisburgh, Cnmher-
land and Wheeling, and many other
cltles, responded cordinlly to tho under-
taking, as one by tho success of which
their own interests and convenience
could bo served and advanced! T5iS7
The baltimore and Ohio COMPANY
was uuVlSed TINT tho enterprisinE mer-
chants OF baltimore had already or
dered, and would have prepared goods
Tor nearly every branch of business to
Ilft 1nfnlsh q tuil return cargo for the first
ships from Liverpool to Baltimore.
lApplause.1 lg .alIi7 ~ -
Mr.. Gafret said that on such nm occa-
ton, he would not detafn the cOmpnny
with a speech, and could only add TINT
" ~ was most satiStnetory that the auspi-
Cos under which tho first iship kaifed
had been so agreeable, and that the en-
terprlse was one in which our citizens.
had so cordial " united, that It's success
must be assured. Such success could
not mil to realize thsim6st iInpoFtant
ana permanent results In advancing
the prosperity of our city and State.i
we had the further satisfaction Of
1knowings in addition TO the earnest CO.
operation of our community. that the
enterprise had the approval and good
wishes Of all sections OF tho country,
and markedly. of the Government OF
the United States. [Applause.l
THE following picture ofHenry Ward
Beecher is drawn with n free and forci-
bic pen: 1--WE have heard somewhat OF
Mr.. Bcccher's soitehed opinion Of the
material place of punishment through
the bitter Democratic papers. That em-
thent divine Is alleged to have intimated
his discrelit of the existence of any fu-
ture local hnbitation for the wicked,
and his doubt that the punishments Of
the Almightyare eternal. His yerbiage
Is very guarded; but Beecher is bold,
and u he has given tame expression to
hts theory upon this us upon any other
matter, II IS not because he Is polite
merely, bnt because he IS not yet entire
ly satisfied in his own conyiction. L
doubt TINT tany single man ia the Union
is so absolutely the dictator of the sen
ments Of his parishibners. They grow.
with him into new aud progressiye
phases OF thought and creed, and the
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