The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-17
Rnnauet DO senntor Wade ana Party.

BANQUET to senator Wade and Party.
ST. LOUIS, June 14.-Midnight-A
grand complimentary banquet was
given tonight to Vice President Wade
and his colleagues by the city council
and merchants exchange of st. Louis.
Hon, VIM. MCPHERSON presided. In
a few remarks he reviewed st. Louis
and Western territories as they were 20
years ago and are to-day. On behalf OF
the Railroad Company he promised 70
complete the Kansas Union Pacihc 20
Round Creek by next fall, making 200
miles of continuous rail west from st.
Louis, reaching out as far as the Santa
Fee and Colorado trade. He advocated
the prompt construction of the road
through to the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Wade having a violent headache,
left the room before the speaking COM
menced. He requested Senator Yates
to respond for him, he rose, amid
loud applause, and paid glowing trt-
butte to MIR. Wade, who, he said was
other public man for his real devotion
and struggle for liberty throughout his
whole life. He drew picture of the
vast country east of the Mississippi as
achievements and triumphs of peace.
He believed st. Louis would be the CEN
tire of one hundred States; and the
Capital would be removed ieither to St..
Leaven worth. He said the only way
to settle troubles with the Indians is to
press on, and If 1t were necessary he
would vote for aid for all necessary ex-
penses to complete this work at the
earliest moment.
Senator Cattell said he had not been
only delighted, but awed with the
wonders he had beheld. He could
now see how necessary it
was for legislators to come and see
for themselves. He was convinced that
the best thing that could be done was
to send the iron horse on his chase after
the.setting sun. In distant the fields and
mountains he beheld millions of unde-
veloped wealth. enough to pay all the
buy out England, and to harvest those
riches he was for constructing
both the Nebraska and Kansas roads
at once. Mr.. Chandler allowed there
was great progress in the west in the
last thirty years, but his trip through
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Mi: souri,
had shown him that he had not heard
the half. He would advise that instead
of sending Indian chiefs to Washing
ton, that they send for and bring out
their Ministers, and show them where
empires are growing. He said, that
save Switzerland, we had no real
friends among the Government during
the war, now we have no enemies. He
reviewed the course of England and
France, and criticized England's treat
ment of our claims, declaring that
claim must be paid, his mode being to
take Canada for certain and then fore
close at proper time and make the
whole continent united.
Mr.. Trumbull said If he had any
doubts of the propriety of the Govern
ment aiding construction OF these roads
this trip would have removed
them. He believed we are in no great
danger of an Indian war, there are
now no large numbers of hostile
bands on the war path, but If war
could not be avoided these roads could
be built for less than 1t would cost to
carry on war any reasonable length
OF time. Government aid ought to be,
and he hoped would be. given to secure
their completion within few years.
people, for there is room enough for all.
Hon. John Covode was in favor of con-
structing two roads to the Pacific; one
through Nebraska and the other
through Kansas, and that they were
not rivals, but both should aid each
other. Senators Howe and Crisswen
followed in the same strain; the latter
particularly advocating the construc-
ton OF road to Santa Fe, andthrough
New Mexico, to tap and bring East the
great mineral wealth that region con-
tanned. -
The party were delighted with the
entertainment, and each member re-
turned warm thanks for the very cor
dial manner in which they have every
where been received.