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x one y cards, fh y Notices (before Marriages and Tob Printing. En this lino our facilities are ample Wo have recently, at a heavy expense, made large additions to our atock of type and for promptness, neatness and low prices, in this depart nent of our business, we challenge competition. wr Business & [Professional Notices. J. A. SANDS, ATTORNEY A ND COUNSELLOR, Orazao Co., New York. Will give attention to Franklin business. CLIFFORD 8. ARMES, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW & NOTARY PUBLIC UXADILEA, OTREGO C0 .,N. Y. {ons, Bounty, Buck Pay, Bounty Lands, l‘rm: Money , P332“ pl’mcurody for Soldiers and Ratlors, their “Mavis and Heirs. | Busmess in all the Courts ef this State, the Foreclosure of Mortgages, the collection of Notes and Accounts, attended to promptly and with fidelity. OFFICE in the Unadilla Bank Block, over the store of Greg. [43351] ory , Woodruff & Co. 424y1 E. 0® SCuTT, AETORNKY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC ax D INSURA NCE AGENT, Franklin, Delaware County, N. Y. Office over Bush & Noble's Clothing tore. DRENCMAKER. ROOM-At Mr. Rose's, one door south of Nicol's Store. Fravkiin, March 31, 1463.-416. B. F. GEROWE, ATTORNEY AND CUL AT LAW, Dots, New York Offlce in the Court House, with Hon. William Gleason, Conaty Judgo and Surrogate. O _ AMERICAN HOTEL 4 STAGE HOUSE HANCOCK, N. Y RILEY READ, | -) > - PROPRIETOR, ently refitted and refurnished in good style, Stages disaffor {VIHOIL Delhi, Franklin, &c - Porters in attend anceat all passenger tratus on the Erie R. R. L123? at- achod . W202 222.202 s ALBERT E. SULLARD, M. D., FRANKLIN, N. Y. t the practice of his profession in all IE; branches. flggfogughn 55, ous door below Waters, Noble & Co., Calls attended to, day or night, with dispatch G. W. REYNOLDS, @RANELIN POST OFFICE, NEWS ROOM, PRINTING OFFICE AND BOOK STORE. H 4 eful attention to orders for averything in his in: i 5.53132;pr of any book, periodical or new spaper to be had in New York are ordered on call JUDSON'S HOTEL, AND STAGE HOUSE, HANCOCK, N. Y. . tors inattendance for all trains on the Eria m‘;{r1¥g.p§ll.ght or day.. ftiges seave this House every wnorning for Walton , Hama ion, Dell and Franklin - A good Livery convenient to the house. 314 SLADE & RATHBUN, Manufacturers apd Dealers in . PLOWB, SCRAPERS, HA KROWs, CULNIVATORS, SLEGH SHOES, AND GENERAL CASTINGS ef every description. At the old stand of S. L. Slut-fatal tin, Del. Co., N. Y. E. C. BELKNAP, &TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT L A W, UNADDLLA, X. Y. Business attended wpmmpug: in all the Courts oi gm Etate . lll 42) 1. L. BUNDY, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, oxEosta , k. Y. Suits in all the Courts sttended to with ‘huroughnoshnznd Espatch, - J. NICO L. MEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ROOTS AND SHOES, crockErt , ASI, FLOUR, FRUTTS, YANKEE NOTIONS, &c., PRANKKIIN, M Y. Goods sold on very liberal terms for cash or short2 $133 Wenr custom fssolicited. i NOBLE & ROCKWELL, peaLERS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY €0008, GROCERIES, . PAPER EaNGINGS, wiynow AND MXTURES, O0 TS AND SHORES, OILS, PAINTS, GLASS, = ERAXKLIN, N. Y. [ H. R. SCOTT, sURGEOXN DENTIST. FRANRUI®, N. ¥. Rooms In Waters now building, one door south of the post efice. ~ BARNA R. JoHNSON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LiW, corcusrer. . Office Address, Downsville, Delawara Co., N. Y. {167 WILLIAM MURRAY, Jr., A T T 0 RON E ¥ a f L A W. Ofice next door above Edgerton's Hotol, Delbi, Delaware County, N.Y. EAVE YOUR OoBDERS FoR FIRST-CLASS JOB PRINTING AT THE FRANKLIN VISITOR OFFICE sn FROTHING‘HAM, LEADER AND INTRODUCER or FASHIONS FOR GEMTLEME®'3s x ATB, No, 444 Broapnway, Aunany, N, ¥, Hats, Caps, Swords, Bolts, Hashes, and Military ornaments tn gonoral. | The most careful attention to ordore, 80ly1® wee e e o Mri _ ABBATH HYMN BOOK. The Sabbath Ay ma Book, with and without “Mums; and af tho difforent sizes and etylos of binding may be bad a‘t the a. w. REYNoLns. Lacl ~ XiJfl) THE PINES. This book for the times, In vamone alty Ter of binding, wi f The'girl\ was basily-amployed 1 preparing di ner for the regurn of her milliter and Ris family, when who should enter ail of a sudden but an old sweetheart of hers, named Henrich Bottelor. He was an idle, graceless fellow, whom the mil- leet had forbidden his house, but whom Jenny, with the amiable perversity of her sex, still liked-perhaps all the better because others gave him no countenance. She was glad to to see him, and she told him so, too; and al- though in the midst of her work, she not ouly got him something to eat at once, but £ Iso found time to sit down with him and have a gossip, while he dispatched the food she set before him. As he ate, however, he let fall his knife. \Pick that up, my lass,\ said he, in a joking way, to the good-natured girl. \Nay Henrich,\ she replied, \your back should be more supple than mine, for you have less work to make it stiff. I labor all the day long, and you do nothing. But never mind! 'twould go hard with me, an' I refused to do more than that for you, bad though you be.\ 'This was spoken half sportively and half in good earnest, for, kind-hearted as the girl was, and much as she liked the scapegrace, she was too honest and industrious herself to encourage and approve of idleness and a suspicious course of lifein any one else, however dear to her.-- She stooped down, accordingly, to pick up the knife. - As she was in the act of rising, however the treacherous villain drew a dagger from un- der his cout, and caught her by the nape of the neek, griping ber throat firmly with her fingers to prevent her screaming the while. © Now, lise,\ said he, swearing out a bad oath at the same time, \where is your master's mo- ney ? I'll have that or your life, so take your choice.\ The terrified girl would fain have parleyed with the rufian, but be would listen to nothing she could say. Master's money or your life, lass !\ was all the answer he vouchsafed to ber entreaties and adjurations. \Choose at once!\ was the only alternative be offered to her ; \the grave or the gold !\ She saw there was no hope of mercy at his bands ; and, as she saw it, her native resolution awoke in her bosom. - Like the generality of her geutler sex, she was timid at trifiee-a scratch was a subject of fear to her ; a drop of blood caused her to faint ; any un wouted sound filled ber soul with fear in the night. But, when her energies were rrorsed by any adequate cause she proved, as her sex have ever done, that in courage, in endurance, in presence of mind, and in resources for emergency, she surpassed the bravest and coolest men. , \Well well, Henrich, she said, resignedly, \what is to be, mast be. Bat, if you take the money, I shall even go along with ye. This will be no bome for me any more. But ease your grip of my neck a little-don't squeeze so bard , I can't move, you hyg me so tight ; and if I can't stir, you can't get the money-that's clear, you know. Besides, time presses ; and if it be done at all, it must be done quickly, as the family will be shortly back from Hersel \ The roflian relaxed his grip, and finally let go his hold. Ris reasons were all cogent with his cupidity. Come,\ she said ; \quick ! quick ! no delay, you will find the money in master's bedroom.\ She tripped up-stairs, gaily as a lark-he fol- lowing closely at her hecls. She led the way into her master's bedroom, and pointed out the coffer in which his money was secured. \Here she eaid, wreotch it open at once ; and while you are tying the money up, I shall just step up-stairs to my own apartment, and get a few things ready for our flight, as well as my own little bard savings for the last five years.\ The was thrown of his guard by her openness and apparent anxiety to accompany him. Like all egotists, he deceived himself when selfconceit was most certain to be his destruction. \Go lass,\ was all ho said ; \but do not be long away. This job will be done in a twink: ling.\ She disippeared at the words. He immedi- ately broke open the chest, and was soon en- gaged in rummaging its contents. As he was thus employed, however, absorbed in the con- templation of his prey, and eagerly occupied in securing it on his person, the brave-hearted girl stole down stairs on tiptoe. Creeping softly along the passiges, she speedily gained the door of the chamber unseen by him, and likewise unbeard. It was but the work of a moment for ber to torn the key in the ward and lock bim in. This done, she rushed forth to the outer door of the mill, and gave the alarm. \Fly ! fly!\ she shrieked to the child, her mas- be at the Visitor Ofice this week. | Priceyin stag T6 comb i paper, 50 ctm Every person ehould have a up ter's little boy, an infant five: years old, the only being within sight or sound of her. \Fly fiy T wept, as ahe \dat deliverance,\ « \Thank God!\ she ejaculated; thank God for this escape. Ob, the deadly villaini-and I go fond of him too!\ A shrill whistle from the grated window of the chamber in which she had shat the ruffian Henrich, caught her ear, and made her start at once to her feet. \Diether! Diether!\ she heard him shout, \catch the child and come hither! I am fast. Come hither. Bring the boy here and kill the gitl.\ She glanced hastily ap at the casement from which the imprisoned villain's hand beckoned to some one in the distance, and then looked anxiously after her infant emissary, 'The little messenger held on its way unharmed, however; and she thought to herself that the alarm was a false ons, raised to excite her fear, and over- come her resolution. Just, however, as the child reached a hollow spot in toe next field-the channel of a natural drain, then dry with the heat of summer-she saw another raffian starting from the bed of the drain, and. catchiog the child in his arms, has- tened toward the mill in accordance with the directions of his accomplee. In a moment she perceived her danger, and in a more ske formed her future plan of proceeding. Re- treating into the mill, she double-bolted and locked the door-the only apparent entrance to the edifice, every other means of obvious ac- cess to the interior being barred by means of strong iron gratings fixed at all the windows- and then took her post at an upper casement, determined to await patiently either her master's return; and her consequent delivery from that dangerous position, or her own death, if it were inevitable. \Never\ she said to herself, \never shall I leave my masters house a prey to such villains, or permit bis property to be carried off before my eyes, by them, while I have life and strength to defend it\ Bhe had barely time to secure herself within when the raoffian from without, koldiog the bap- less child in one hand, and a long sharp knife in the other, assailed the door with kicks and curses, and imprecations of the most dread{ul character. Confound thee\ he cried, applying the foul- est epithets of which the free-speaking Teutonic languages are so copious, 'open the door or l II break it in on thee!\ \If you can, you may,\ was all the noble girl replied. \God is greater than you, and I put my trast io him. \Cut the brats throat!\ roared the imprisoned ruffian above; \that will bring ber to reason.\ Stout-hearted as poor Hannchen was, she quailed at this cruelsuggestion. Forma moment her resolution wavered; but it was only for a moment. Shesaw her own death was certain if she admitted the resailant, and she kuew that her master would be robbed. She had no rea- son to hope that the life of the infant would be spared by her compliance. It was to risk all against nothing. Like & discreet girl, she con- sequently held fast to her resolve to abide as she was while life remained, or until nesistance should reach ber. \An' ye open not the door,\ shouted the vil- Iain from without, accompanying his words with the vilest abuse and the fiercest imprecations, \I'll hack this whelps limbs to pieces with my knife, and then burn the mill over your head. \I'will be a merry blaze, I trow.\ \I put my trust in God,\ replied the daunt less girl. - \Never shall yo set your foot within these walls while I have life to prevent ye.\ The ruffian laid the iofant for a moment on the sward, as ho sought for combustibles where- with to execute his latter threat. | In this search he espied perbaps the only entrance to the build- ing. It was a large aperture communicating with the great wheel and the machinery of the mill, and was a point entirely unprotected' for the reason that the simple occupants had never supposed it feasible for any one to seek admis- sion through such a dangerous inlet. Elated with his discovery, the ruffian returned to the infant, and, tying the hands and feet of the child, threw it on the ground even as a butcher will fing a lamb destined for slaughter. to await his time for staying. He then stole back to the aperture, by which he hopedto effect an entrance. All this was unseen by the daunt- less girl within. Jo the meanwhile ber mind was busied with a thousand cogitations. She clearly perceived that no means would be left untried to effect an entrance, and she knew that on the exclusion of her foc depended ber own ex- istence. A thought struck her. \It was Sunday,\ she said to hersele \the mill never works on the Sabbath ; suppose I set the mill agoing now ? It can be seen .nfur off ; and haply my master, or some of his neighbors, he thought o he'r‘bappy ‘ ange atms < F - - + p L ase: Mint-WW éwtqwzf, \fl?“éfi _. ttt WW< mull be C she ex- { ; \'tis God sent it to met\ ) sooner said than done. Being all her eustomed to mill gear, it was but the work omaent for ber to set the machinery in mo- §A brisk breeze which sprang up, agit by special interposition of Providence, at pt the sails figing. The arurs of the huge whirled round with fearfal rapidity ; the wheel slowly revolved on its axle ; the gear turned, and creaked, and growled? pg as may came into action-the mill Aull operation. * 8 at that very instant that the.ruffar Q’W'? big: fidfi'ceeggd in squeezing himself $ e aperture in the wall, and getting safely lodged in the interior of the great drum- wheel. His dismay, however, was indescriba- ble when he began to be whirled about with its rotation, and found that his efforts to put a stop to the powerful machinery which was set in motion, or to extricate himself from his peri- lous situation, were fruitless. His cries were most appalling ; his shrieks wero truly fearful ; his curses and imprecautions were horrible to hear, Hannchen hastened to the spot, and saw him caught, like a reptile as he was, in his own trap. It need not be added that she did not liberate him. She knew that he would be more frightened than hurt if he kept within his rota- ry prison; and she knew, also, that unless he at- tempted to escape, there was no danger of his falling out of it, even though he were inseagible and inanimate all the while. In the meantime, the wheel went round ard round, with its steady unceasing motion; and round and round went the ruffian along with it, steadily and unceas- ingly, too. In vain did he promise the stout- bearted girl to work ber no harm; in vain did be implore her to take pity on his helpless con- dition; in vain did he pray to all the povers of heaven, and adjure aH the powers of hell, to his aid. She would not hear or heed him, he whirled round in the untiring wheel, until, at last feeling and perception failed him, and he saw and beard no more. Fe fell senseless on the bottom of the engine; but even then his inanimate body contioacd to be whirled round and round as before-the brave girl not daring to trust to appearrances in connection with such a villain, and being, therefore, afraid to suspend the working of the reachinery, or to stop the mill-gear ard tackle from running at their frll speck.. * A load knocking at the door was shortly af- ter beard, aod she hastened thither. It washer master and his family, accompanied by several of their neighbors. 'The unaccostomed appear- ance of the mill-sails in full swing on Sunday, bad, as she anticipated, attracted their atten- tion, and they had hastened home from church for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the phenomenon. 'The father bore his little boy in his arms; he bad cut the cords wherewith the child was tied, but he was unable to obtain an account of the extraordinary circumstances that had occured from the affrighted innocent - Hannches, in a few words, told all; and then the sptrit which had sustained her go long and so well while the emergeney lasted, forsook ker at once as i: passed away. - She fell senseless into the arms of the miller's oldest sou, and was with difficulty recovered. - The machinery of the mill was at -onee stopped, and the inanimate rullan was brought down from the great whecl The other ruflan was brought down from the prison. Both were then bound, and sent off to Bonn un- der a strong escort; and, in due course, came under the hands of the executioner. It wasrct long till Hannchen became a bride. The bridegroom was the miller's son, who had loved her long and well, but with a passion previoukly unrequitted. They lived thenceforth happily together for many years, and died at a good oid 1ge, surrounded by a fourishing fami- ly. To the latest hour of her life, this brave- bearted woman would shudder as,she told the tale of her danger and her deliverhnce. M Erom the Alba; Evening Journal. OPENIHG OF THE ALBANY AND 8USQUE- HAlgNA RAIL ROAD. The History of the Enterpriss-Speeches of Gov. Soyzmour, Comptrolior Robinson and Others. The celebration of the opening of the first thirty-five miles of the Susquehanna Rail Rood passed off very pleasantly yesterday. Some two hundred of our citizens, including the May- or and Common Council, accompanied the Di- rectors to Central Bridge. The event was one of great interest to the large section 6f country to be ultimately penetrated by the roed, and of triumph to those who have bore the burthen of the enterprise through long years of perplex - ity and gloom, At several points on the road, crowds wore gathered to give expression to the satisfaction which they felt that what had been looked for so long and,waited for so patiently bad at length come to them, At Knowersville and Esperance this satisfaction found expression in cheers and salvos ofsrtillery, and at (Quaker Street two spaciou# robes o! evergreens, decorated with fowers. spanned the road, while several han- dred children welcomed the train by their chcer- faf presence and greetings. As a recompense Gov. Seymour and Comptrolier Robinson spoke to them in pleasant words appropriate to the oceasion-as they did at one or two other points on the line of the road. Bat the Jubilee proper was at Ccotra Bridge. 'A-dense crowd was gathered there, to give hearty. welcome to their visitora; and after partaking -of @ dunch prepared by Ben. Pholman) a meeting was organized in the ad- grove and admirable speeches were made, of which we can only give a very imper- fect sketch. Ezra P. Prentice, President of the road, said:- Grex are here to-day the recip- ients of the first divedend made by the Albany and Susqaehanna Rail Road Company;-the witnesses that there is such a thing as the Al- bany and Susquehanna Rail Road. Iknow that many hearts have been made sick, in the long years that have passed by since this thing was started, because the testi- mogy lns not before been bac; but I know, ioo, that nothing but very great prudence and econ- omy, with most indomitable perseverance, has coabled the Board of Directors, even now, to ask your certificate, that the whole thing is not the myth it has been supposed to be-that by hastening slowly they Lave not outran their vi- tality. The enterprise was inaugurated early in 1850 just too late to be built, as mort roads had here- tofore been done, on stock subscription and various mortgage bonds; and just too early 0 be done as a public improvement and by the prop- erty benefitted ; too late to be built on accumu- lated wealth, and too early as a source of wealth. A decided transition in the public mind was going on during the years intervering between 1850 and 1807, in respect to this matter. It was very general, not in this State only, but throughout car whole country, as it before had been in Earope. It may be bailed, I think, as the harbinger of a more just and stable state of things in re- lation to such enterprises. For this we had to wait. - And then, it will be remembered, we on- counterd the very severe commercial revalsions of 185%, when all enterprises of this kind had to wait as well as wo, and when most of them either changed hands or went into liquidation. Of the premonition and fearfully realized has been and is now passing, I need not speak. It must be evident to all that it has caused de- lay, and greatly added to the labor of keeping this thing from secession. I have said the enterprise was fjoaugurated re m img wo, a .. WHOLE NO.4439. $1 00 In Apvaxor. the first, ag he is, and bes been. first in many of the most important enterprises of the day, wlicther commerciai or beresulent, and this new one needed the prestage of his naure. This position he continued to bu.:d until the {all of 1853, when, tuking the advantage of the simplicity of others, he exchanged the cares of the rail road, for the quiet and graceiol allure. ments of the farm at Ballston. Near the spot where we now stand, the road will cross the Schoharie Creek on a bridge now being built. The line then foliows the Cobles- kill Valley to the summit near East Worcester and down the Scheneves to ths Susquebnona .at Maryland. It then follown the valley of thig noble stream to Ninevab, whenca, by Osborn Hollow, it rerches Binghamtos. At Ninevah ft will be directiy connected with the great Pennsylyrania coal region by & broad gauge road, brought up the river from the Great Bend, and thes will it make another and very important avenue for all the central and northern part of our State to this immense deposit and veccseary source of supply» At Binghanton. it will not only be connect- ed with the Eria, but through it with the con- tinuors broad gauge lines to all the great erties of the West; and however hemble our begin- ning. it will not be strarge if in a few years Al- bany and Susquchanna rail road cars should be seen in the streets of Chicago and Cincinnati» and theirs in turn will stand in ours. That part of the lin» between bere ard One- onta 45 miles, is now all under contract and is being worked on every section. It is intended to Lave it in operation for business in the course of another year: The other part of the road, i. e., from Oneon- ta to Binghamton, 860 miles, is now all being re- surveyed aod prepared for letting. This, it is supposel, will be completed within two years from this time. Years of trial and cfort bave served only to deepen the conviction in the minds of the Di- political struggle through which our country |@°ctors, of the importance of the work, not to the country through which it passes, only but to the towns at its termini as well at the State, whose bounty has made clear the way for its accomplishment. | Nor is the time distant when this shall te as generally acknowledged as it early in 1851. In April of that year, at a Directors were clected. It consisted of the fol- lowing persons, to wit:-E. C. Delavan, W. V. Many, R. H. Pruyn, Charles Courter, G. W. Chase, A. B, Watrous, Franklin Fownsend, E: Corning, Jr, Charles Van Benthuysen, J. B. Nott, Samuel B. Beach, Giddeon Hotchkiss and R. W. Julian. In the organization of this Board, Mr. Dela- van was chosen Fresident ; W. V. Many, Vice President, and R. H. Prugn, Secretary. Soon after its organizotion, however, Messrs. Beach, Hotchkiss and Julian resigned their positions, and Messrs. Ford, Wilder and Tompkins were elected to fill the respective vacancies, and with the remaining members really constitated, th:refor, & part of the first working Board. Of this Board I am happy to recognize several among us to-day who have heretofore declined a re-election, but more of this same first Board, who are members of the prescut one, and to them, with their carly associates. Edward TompLins, now in California, and R. H. Priyn, now our Minister in Japan, are we more indebted than to anybody else for this day's uproar. Messrs. Ford, Watson, Courter, Tompkins and Pruyn have labored from the very com- mencement of the underatking with a zeal and energy which noabuse, opposition or discourage ment could influence, nor increasing years abate. Some of them are here to-day to witness that they have not labored in vain or spent their strength for naught; and some there are not here in person, but seperated by a continent, whose cheering voice, in days that are passed, 1 am persuaded, has saved us from a coward's grave-so stroug and doubtfal to us has been the strife through which we have passed. And what shall I say of John Cook, of Lewis Northrop and Jared Goodyfir, execpt that, though they were not, yet they ought to bave been of the first board, for they have bein a tower of strength to us sines they have been of us; or of John Westover, or Piter Cagger and Jacob Leonard, who thougl the) have not been so long with us, are yet in no respect behind those mentioned in devotion to the great object wo all seek to accomplish, an 1 the beginning of the end of which we are this day assembled to celebrate ? Of Joseph H, Ramsey, what shall I say ? Hs has already made himself notorious as a body whose fores is in inverso ratio to his meas- ure. Five years in succession, almest unaided and alone, did he carry a bill through the Legisla- ture, on which our very existance hinged, and by executive interprsition . Foor years were wesaved, because the man, discriminating in every thing clse, had none to see that he was beaten, and the fifth were we anred by more hb eral councils in the exeentive chair. Of Richard Franchot, I may say, that in the dark days of our enterprise his faith never fail- ed, nor did his zeal abate. - Me feared nothing but his friends; but when they required a victim fora seat in Congress, he yielded the Presiden- ey and laid himself npon the altar. Ihave said that Mr. Dclavan was elect d tix first president, aud it was (tting be ehould bw to thy father! fiy on your life. 'Tell bir we wondering at the sight, may haste bither to | LBriilm. (preceded by a benediction by Rev. 1'r. meeting held in Onconta, the first Board of | four years in succession were our hopes dashed | has been denied. ficthing but avenues of this kind could develope resourses of this most. car which we now stand,; anf nothing Cu proper than that the State should aid in this general improvement, of which, in its organiza- tion, it must derive so much benefit. Mr. Prentis then introduced Gov. Seymour as follows:- *It is my happiness to be allowed to present you the Governor of the State of New York. I do this with the more pleasure since, freed for the moment from the trammels of politics, he may speak to you of the things more con- | genial to the man and citizen ; for whether on | the farm or in the forum--in the physical or moral-he is cverywoere and always the advo- cate and patron of progress and improvement, and whoever else shall forget or ignore this, I know the inluvitants of Schoharie and Otsego will never. Gov. Seymour said:- Fllow Citizens: My friend, Mr. Prentice, bas been pleased to introduce «me to you, in words of flattering commendation ; and to re- fir to me as a friend of the road whose partial compu tion you are met here to-day to celebrate. Dut what I have done needs no commendation. If in savctioning the action of the Legislature, 1 gratified the fricnds of the roud, I only did my duty ; and it is casy to gretify friends when, ag in this case, I gratified myself also. Whatever commendations are due to any one for what has brought us together to-day, ure due to thuse en- terprising and energetic men who have carried torward this great work thas far toward com- pletion. For they have accomplished what you to-day rejoice over in spite of obstacles and diff culties which often threatencd to overwhelm them and the enterprize toguther, and which would have overwhelmed men of less energy and determination. I make no claim upon your gratitude for what I have done; butl chim yoir thanks aud gratitude for those through whose ageney so much has been accomplished. It is a great picasure to me, fellow-citizens, to join you on an uccasion of so much interest. I have rua so over the beautiful bills of Sclobhatie that I bave found it exceedingly pleasant to-day to ride over them. You have been referred, by the President of the road, to its carly history. The facts stated and the statistics presented are full of interest;- going back to the time when Mr. Delavan roda over these hLiils prospecting a roatefor what was then only in the brains of sagacious men, and coming dowa to the present hour when the road is so far completed. - But when completed through its entire length, we shall not bave & proper couception of its magnitude af wedimit our vision to its termini at Albony and Biogs harton. It is but a link in a great chain ex- tcoding from the far New England coast to away beyond. the Mississippi, and seon to reach the Pacific itgelf. 1t will, bowever, when fin- sued, complete the system of internal improve- ment of the State; because, when completed,. every county within our State borders will bave been reached -by some avenue of commerce; by either a rail road, a canal, or a navigable river. And so, the citizens of every county will be brought within casy distance of tho most avail uble markets for whatever be may produco or - manufacture. ee But we are not to limit our .conogptions of.. TJ ce pav kis; m - pable section of our State, at the vefififigfi'éwfifiwfiffi n: T8.
