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HREkTEPOCII !
The Br akiiig ol GFullllt 1r Ihe Prt !
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Hai1w Acras the COilhillOnt
tiwciity Ycrs Ao1
ho Inauguration of the Union
Paoifio Oil the Banks of the
Missouri in 1863 ,
ii Mornorablo Day at Ornaha
GoorgaFranois Train Makox
The Spoooh of His Lifo.
Andrew J , Popploton Do1ivra
: an Eloquent and Patri-
: otio Addroa.
Thu Building of the Roan , tli
Early Strugg1o3 oftho Projoo
? tor8 arni Final Triumph.
Pho Most Gigautia Enterprise of
Modern TimoB Completed
in Six Yoars.
: Au Excursion to the End of the
: Track , and the Speech of
: Senator Wade ,
: The Celebration of the Completion
of the Road at Promontory
: Point and Omaha.
.1k Atiiount (4 IlituroRt Ing Ita
BO9VIJgflfl t ho ( Yontstri.ct Ion oF
tile GiCIIL I1Iglavy.
For two hund rod OftT3 after tim uirat
FlIiIOftd [ of Eriglislimcn landed UOfl
North American oi1 at JarneLown , in
Virginia , thu greater 1iaf of Lho conti.
ncn west. of the Mtastsijpi ronjainod au
much an unknown land as wa central
Africa before the explorations of Living-
thno anclStin1oy.
Seventy ycara ag ) an expedition to ox-
( ) lore thu unknown rtgion wai fitted otis
'under President JefTeraon. The oxplor-
cra , Capt.aina LewiR and Clarke , crossed
the Mississippi soinowhcro near SL Loulu
GfluI ascended the Missouri river with
boata corduled by hand.
On August3 1801 , they reached z
point about nineteen miles above Omaha ,
near the present Hito of Fort Calhoun ,
whore they JIQItI a council with thu
Indinnu , nu nuuncd the spot Council
u Bluffs.
Explorationu of ho conntrj between
ilio Miuuouri .rivor and the Paoific slope
t ere made by various army officori , ncl
f .n 1812 Limit. John 0. Frornont led the
Ilrat expedition to explore the country
from the Misuour river to the Rocky
inountainut on the line of the Kauiuau and
Great Platte rivor. In 1815 ho
lcd another expedition acrouui the itcky
mountains and the Sierra Ncvad to tie
Paoiflo coast. The prcliniin.uy oxpedi.
tions , which were followed by the migra.
4i0n of tlio I1orrnons into Utah during
( ho years that succeeded the annexation
of California , led to the cutallishrnout of
the overland uitago route and pony ox
prosu. In 18U1 congress chartered the
Pacific tologr.tph , of which 1lward
Oroighton of On1ia , wau the chief pro-
I eoLor and builder , and who , upon ibi
completion , July 4th , 18C2 , located its
. torininuu in The 1'.oiiio tub-
gr4pll wau the f..reruntior of the Pacific
LUNay.Vhllu the Pacific telegraph
; s-au tinder ounutruotion , the Pacific rail-
react bill w.3 ponhiuig in congrou , and
only four bfiiro the electric uprlc
liuliod across the continent. in one con
tintzou circuit , the Pacific railroad net
wau signed by President Lincoln.
The twentieth annivur3ary of thu
ireakiui of ground at OnaIia for the
ilr.utraib , way acroi the conti uiunt oucuri
on the 21 of December , 1533.
That day marks an important epoch
not only in the history of OLnali3 , but
&uo in thu history of the United SLtos
t.niul the entire North continent ,
The lisa colubrato. this nnliiversary
by prosontiug an uLtcndud account of the
exercises that took place oui that day
twenty years ago , in Ociahia , We
luu publish a brief history of the gi.
gautic iundurtaking , which luau so mate.
risbly developed thu western country and
ctued a revolution iui the oInn1eroo of
thu world.
mu i'iit'uT UTaI a4ILIwLn3.
The fIrdt btealn railroad in the world
'vu the Darhington & Stockton , in Eng.
land , adistancs of 37 wiles , completo.l in
1825 , and the first auccouaful boconiotivo
was the Itockot ,
Thu first railroad In the United Sttc
I _ AS the J3altimoru i Ohio , work on
which was begun on the 4th of July ,
1823. To Peter Cooper wa duo the
oouatruclion of the first American loco.
motive , which was lniilt for the 1LIti.
more Ohio , to show tht ! utesun might
be adsptod to curved ro&du , A trip rnsde
4. _ ) Eh1icLt' Mills , drawing arm open car
11usd with the dircctorui aud othera , as
the lirt 1and.journey hiy mituam iii
Anierici.
Hwcun time years 1828 nui 1833 , in
.addittoa to the BiItimoro ueyr.ml other
zodu : were st.-2rtod , among the number
bHmu1 the fhlitaoru Su9uuhiauna , the
( Jtamdeum & Arnbrmy , the buuw Cautto
. ] 1'rouchtown , time Fludson t . fohswk , thu
-4)muIeutoa ) & Augusta , the Boston t
l'ravidtuuco , and the Boston Lovchl ,
'Theas were the pioneer rahlroadi of the
Ufl.ttd h3tatou. 'l'hero wai but hUh ,
foresight of a jreat future connecting
aystumim ; theme roads were generally pro.
. Jiuobid ti supply an jmnuzedisto ncccmity
_ t. , ili u a gp in an otherwise caully.
aV4Iallu ! hue Imi
transit , Ajitl : oven now
41 may be saId that an general our promunt
great hues of coinmu'4cglon ith th
MislBSipji vahlmy and tlmut Are t'ntidu
Of ) of parts original .y havmmmg little refer.
coeD to each ether , bnded , the Amen.
csn roalu , opo islI } ' In limo wtst , have
brett graduahl1 caflod into existence to
so pi' a 11 dcd they tmcmnsolves ) have
created , aImAl which , (11(1 not in the beg ii.
ntng exiet ' [ .110 lLmltimoi'e Ohio and ,
at a I4tCt date , the I'cimasylvsiimia rents
conmmect4ui the Ohio with ILthtmimmoro , , umd
the 'ulohnlo ' 'ho ) , coti-
nuCtI.n ; that riper wiLl , thu aLibi of Moxm.
en , imhy his c.hied the 'irst through litmus.
Thu cccamity of comtiiccLint newly'
l vlopcd 1'mciIie state ; with the older
body gave rise to the mnn3t. extended system
tom of rocnmmnohmsanco and survey through
a vast. cxpanso ( if mnontitainchain amul
desert , flu ; the lhaimms vnro called , for the
dotormninatiomi of pracLicalbo run to , amuil
fltiall' to tim rapid construction of the
mostvemnarhnhile through line of railway
in the world In 1850
-rita iitnr t'AoIrlo flA1L1OAfl liii. ! .
was introduced imito comigrosa by Senator
Bentm , of ? mtiuuoumri. The Project of a
l'ncitic railroad , hmowovor , hiatt been (115-
cussed at tinems , for several years before
Senator Bomitnu ititroduced the initial
bill. Time idea was not. original with hmitmi ,
amid it is safe to say that ( ho idea wan
sumggoutol to him by his sun-mn law , bohn
0. lrcmmiont , time great A muturicami Path.
finder , whose early explorations acron
the cotitimment are uumattuni of WOhl.kflW1l
hm'mstury , WILe 111 1812 explored the South
Pau. 'rimomi followed sooral other ex
PchitiOmlS through the vast vest , and ho
NUrvcVub a route for a great road front
the iIiuniiuudpp'i to San Francisco. After
the chow of the war of the rebellion lie
oCCUpied hmimnsolf to a great extent. iii for.
wardimig the interests ofa soutimurn trans.
COlit ittuiitah rail wumy. I neidentahly it
it ighit. be mentioned that mid imuit thmo war
of the rebellion occurred the first traits-
continental railway would very likely
have liecri by a southern tetite , probably
umtartiiig front St. IuiIiuu , In 1851 , hlomi. S
Itutler King aulimimitted a plait whiichi was
universally approved. It was to the
effect that the government aliould gear.
mnitoc to any colilpany or f1ursu1s who
would t1u1bertuIku atul complete thu road
a iiet dividend of 6 pr ccitt for fifty or
ammo hundred years ; time road to ho con-
strutud nuder time supervision of an cmi-
gimicer appointed by the govurmimnunt , the
cost ( if the road not to uxcued a certain
suuil , and time guarantee not to hiogin until
thu road w.ii cumnfhotod amid equipped for
operation. In 1853.54 nine routes were
surveyed across the continomit on vat'iomms
parallels , under tim auporvisiomi of .lclTor-
Ron Davis , then secretary of warVithm
each returning session of congress the
bommefits and pucuhiaritien of those several
routes wore mnilmnittod , and tim r.au1tu
wore aumtiiarizod In the intcroambi of thu
etronin southern line. Finally it was
domnoustrateti tImt thie route along time
north side of the 1'lntto river wan the
most pract'tcabio. Iii .Tune 1857 , a numim-
ber of tlintinguishctl gull t lunicmi from
% 'ariou jiortiunis of thu United Status
visited Ounahia amid conferred with pirtios
haviiig in view Limo construction of time
Picific road by way of the Platte valley
and Southm 1'as. Thu visilimmg liarty comm.
sided of OoI , Orr , of South Ctiroiiiia ;
Gumi. Itobimisoii , John Corodo. anti ? trr.
Braduhiimw. of Peunsylvammia ; fmidgn Bar-
her , \Yinconsiti ; Col. Curtis , of fowa ;
Mr liosuijer , of Ohio : Mr. Pierce , of
fndiana , amid ofliurs , Timoy muted in a
reconmmn ( niation to congress that such a
ruasommablo grant of laud amid other aid be
contributed as would. prove a stiffluiemit
inducement to build thu road , and they
also recommended the Platte 'imiLoy
route. The project of a Pimciflc. railroad
was agitated at every slissioum of time
Nebraska territorial legislature , and it
bocamno one of time most cherished hioji
of thiitt newcountry. .
During Limo session of time thiirty-siztlm
congress a Pacific railroad committee was
appointed , and. eu time 20th of January ,
1858 , tim committee , through Soimator
Gwiii , of Caiiforiiia , reported a bill
which ropoued to locate time oantcrim
terminus road at somno 1)oiimt , between time
Big Sioux and Kamisas rivers , 'Pha bill
provided for time donation of alternate
sections of land on each side of the road ,
and $12,500 per mile , the sainti to be ad.
vancod , Upon time coumipbotion of every 25
miles , until 25,00OO00 shmouil ho
readied ; time auimoummbi times advanced t..o
hi ) ruturmiuti in mnitil service and traums-
portation of imioti umnul mnumiitiomis of var ;
I- , per cent of tito stock to he issued ; limo
President of the United Status to receive
bids amid locate time roam ! . Thio'bili , how.
over , was killeil in the sonato. Atmothmer
effort was immade at the sesiiioim of 1859.110 ,
wimumi a now bill wa i.mtrothicouj by Mm- .
Curtis , of Iowa , which met with mono
favorable commaideration , but with ito
butter results.
On the ovumiiimg of January 29th , 18r,9 ,
a immeoting of citizomis of Omalma was hiotmi
In Pjrieur , block , at. whm'meim a limUlilOritil
was muIojtcd whichm limb bcemm prum.areti . umt
ii jmreviotms meeting by a oumnittitten con-
slating of Williamim A. Owyor , ( h. C , Momi
oil and. 4t 1) Jones , 'l'his mimummioriab wan
forwarded \Vaumlmimmgtomm. .
Thums thmu matter rested until Pulurtiary
5th , 1802 , wimun Mr. htohiimmn. of Missouri ,
by ulmumnimnrius coimsummt , itmtiodimctni a bill
to aid ut constructing a railroad and bile.
nraphi line front time Missouri river to ( lie
l'aciflo Ocean , and It YaS refom-roti to time
Pacific railroad cormmmuittoo , It was sub.
uL'umliiully thin same as timat introduced by
(1mm , , Cum'tjs at limo Previous , , osBioIi. Ott
May 0th , 1802 , tIme bill , with various
amommulunontum , wan passed by time imnuas by
a veto of 79 to 49 , antI was ( lion sent to
time seimato for coumcum'romico.
Decisive autlummns delayed uumt'il Juice
20th , wimon by a vote of 85 to 5 , thu bill
was adopted amid sent back to time house
'l'hio bill , tin amnomidod by the senate , was
then adopted by the hmotmo by a vote of
101 to 21. 'Fhmo bill wan apprnvcuct Ju1
1 , 18112 , when it becammue a Jaw. 'I'Iio ' bill
iirovidod nmnomig other timings that quite a
large number of persons , whmoso natnus
wet-u givumi , ulmoulil be crcatod imibi a
hotly corporate mind politic , in immuv arid
deed , by the name , style amid title of
limit Ut41o ( i'.tcrm'io muramuon cOMvAmcv.
Time persons namoul wore from all see-
tionmi ot the mmortim , tlmo south buhiiux then
jim rebellion. Thmoo from Nebrask. wore
( hubert 0 , Monull , Atmgimstus Kuurmtiu ,
T. itt. Mimrqum.uttu . , W , LI. Taylor anti
Alvin Sauudtrg , , At tltst timmio Ssuui.
Dailey , brother of 11cm , , Vilhiamn Dailey ,
of l'oru , Nebraska , was tlmo Nebraska
delegate iii congress , anti Imo it was who
had time name of Augustus Icouimtzu in.
sorted. 1mm ( ho om'Igimmtml charter , Mr
ICountzo afterwards buooming one of ( lie
govoranmunt directors of time road In
addition to time persons aboyo naumieci liii'
bill provided fer time aIliotntment of five
oounmnissiormor ; also I.ii' . time laying out
and coIm4tructin a continuous raiiro4d
amid telegraph Immie from a point 0mm the
100th meridian hutweomm the lteiiublio.mn
river and the north margin of time I'hiht
valley iii time territory of NuIn-nBka to time
wu.iturn bouimdary of Nevada ; immiti for time
jumoumut of time cidtal itock ; ( tin time miii.
poitmtmmmeiui. ( if comtmi'm4orIurs amid othm r
ulii .Jrs ; time election of clireckirs ; rigimt of
way ; douatiomms of aitonitato set-Lien. , ox
capt mmural lumitis ; the CoItt'OuIiu if
lands uicn comnpiotboim of eurry tort
CoitueceUre ilc , ; nat ! Iho iauo pity.
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mont. of bndn thorefor ; the doslgnatioii
of the route ; the time ( if C4)uilpletlOmi for
time mn1im line beitmrz 1876 Time land
grint arnoumited ( a 12,000.000 tmcre or
10,000 square miles , hi milterimato sectiouis
within a broatim of twemity miles omm each
slilu of time road , amid alommg its entire
Lomithm.
An amomubatory act directed that a
moutititi should be imchl in Chicago cmi t.lio
lirut Ttiesday of Suptonibur , 1862 , ( ho
object being to commiplotu time orgmnia itiomm
and time opciiiiig of books of RtilsCrlIitiOmm
to time c.iital , steak Time Inectiriuc was
accordingly lick ! , Gun Curtis , of Iowa ,
juresiding , arid Robert Pimmimey , of I'erimi.
sylvatm'ia , armd .J IL li.obimmsomm , of Call-
forum , actimmg an secrotimries. Thorn were
sovemmty.tlmrue comnmniisitirtern present.
The permanent. organization of time
vemmt.morm WItS uIfcted by ( lie election ot
\v. Ii. Ogden , ( if Illinois. as i.rcsident . ,
timid if. V. Poor , of Now York , an necru
( sty. Time great project wan thoroughly
( liSCUSSOl , aumul a crmmnmuttoo of thirteen
was a1ijiointed to advise and co.opuratn
with thu officers.
rita ronMAt. oruift.N1z.TIomc
of this nationmal oimtorprise wits projected
oim time 20th of October , 1863 , iii time city
of New York. A board of directors was
elected , amid two government directors
were appointed , as follows : George
Optbyko , John A. Dix , 'F 0. 1)tmrant ,
b \V , thmnhiamu , P. Clark , E. P. Ti !
( hibsomi , J. F. P. Louier , 0. T. Ti ! .
Divin , A. ( . lororno , August Belnmommt ,
ii. 0. Clark , Charles Tuttle , hluzmry V.
Poor , timid George Griswold , New York
city ; .J. V. L. Pruynm , Albany ; E IL
Itosekrans , Glenn's Fails ; A. A. Lowe ,
San Francisco ; W. B. Oglen. amid .1. F.
'l'racy , Chicago ; Niutimaimiul 'I'lmaytur and C.
A. Lamubard , lioston ; 0. S. I3nslmmioll ,
New haven ; .1 , U. Seramitoim , Scriuntoim ;
.1 , Edgar 'I'Imommmpson , I'hiladolphia ;
Ehomiozer Conk amid Joimmm E hfumiry ,
Davenport ; H. P. McConub , Wihumming-
tomi , ltil. ; Augmiatums Kiuumtze , Omnalma ;
Joimmm I. Blair , Now .Jorsoy ; S. C , Porno-
roy , iCaimsas ; Joimmi A. Dix , presideimt ; P.
C. Duramit , vice president ; .Johmn J.
Oisco , treasurer ; mmd henry V. l'oor ,
secretary.
vim mxx sTat'
was time sobcctioim of ( ho oatorn terminus
of time road. At this time ( Jmnaha imad no
railroad whatever , bmmt there wore tlmroo
firms being built across time state of Iowa
towards this poimmt. 'rite ' Burlington &
Missouri , mmmv time Chicago , Btmnhirmgton &
Qimiimcy , was in operation ftr omme him-
dred mimilus wostwiwd from Burlington.
'I'hmo Mississippi & Missouri , imow the
Cimicago & ituck Island , had reached
Grimumohi. Time Clii auo , Iowa & Nebraska -
ka , imow time Chicago North.
western , was runmmimmg to Marshall-
town. Owing partly to the favor.
able location of Omnaima , which
uva'i ( ho objective poimit of ( ho above
roads1 it was docid d to make this city
the immitial point. of the Ummion Ptmcifle
railroad , amid \VulnosIay morniug ,
Ducomnbur 2. 18 i3 , Peter A Dq , the
chief ongimmeer , reonved a telegram fm-omit
Now York annoumiciimg that. time President
of ( ho Ummitud tatca lent fixed time immititi
poirmt of time road emi the ' 'western houmid-
rury . ) f Limo state of Iowa , opposite Omalmum ,
tumid ( lirecting hint to formally break
grommmnL This was an important iiiece of
news for Omimahma , amid the citizour' doter
nutted to inaugurate the work of time
Ummion Pacific r.ulroad on that very day ,
arid appropriately celebrate time cvommt.
TWENTY YtItS AGO :
A Big Day tim Oimmn1ma-i1t-aklng
( ] rontmtL fimu- time Unloim l'ncItlo- .
MenmortbIo tleeCl1 of George
PraIbcii4 Ti-alum.
It was rumored aim Tuesday , Docon , .
her 1st , 1863 , that time Union Pacific
railroad had boon located by President
Lincoln to atar ( at Omnaima , opposite
Council Bluffs , and that ground would be
broken on time next day. Timis report
stirred imp commsidcrabio excitement. it
was the cause of a big rusim cmi ( lint day
to the United States land office to secure
land mmear Omaha. Parties were unable ,
imowevtmr , to obtain land mmqaror than 16
miles from time city , amid propoity in and
around thmo city took a very sudden rise.
Anmong otlmer reports was one that George
Francis Traimm would be in Oniaha to
speak itt time inaugural of time Union
Pacific.
l'eopie waitoti with great anxiety for
the comml'mrmatiomt of time rmmimtura , amid
when eu time uiext day , % Vedmmemidmy , Dc.
cenmmbor 2.1 , tIme telegram ivulS received
onluniimg I1hmgmmiuer ley to break ground
at ( imnnima for thai Union Pacific rajlrouuul
great excitement ammd enthmmmsiaarmm pro.
vailoti timroughmoim . time city , witicim ( lien
commtaimiod us voitumlatioti ( if ies titan 5,000
inimmubitimitu
[ I , wiui mimi event to be ceiobratetl in no
ordinary mommummer. I t wait to be the lay.
ing of time corner-atone of time grammdeta (
structure of the ago a nitnmmetumro which
should uim'mto ( lie .titlmiumtic itmmd Pacmfic-
time eaat aunt thui wemit--whmich would ilti
mimoru to develop the resources of time
ooumitry tim mu mmli other aeimcius coummbiimm1 ,
smut become time great trammucummtimmommtal
highway for the trarmslrnmtat on of the
tie ipbo amid nmorclmuumdmmio of time various
nations of time cam-tim , It iii simfo to say ,
Imnmyovor , that not all time people of
Uimmalmtm lmad umibommmtded famt.lm 1mm time cmi-
tunitrise , Intl. there were n'mne , who had
time utmost. coimflduumcu km its ovemutuumi tame-
cuss , bimt none believed that. it would be
commipictud in so runmarkably mm muhmort timmt
its it was. 'I'lmu celebration , atuliormhm mit.
mimost omitiruly impromimptu , was partici-
1at..d , in by it lam-go crtwd of the citizemis
( if Ommiaha , amid it. jtrovod an uimtiiuuiastic
success.
'Fhmo following comnrnittoe of nrraumgo.
flouts was aPiiimmted 1mm less titan an
liotir after time receipt of time tulegr.mui :
Augustus Kour.tzo , Bimon Lou'o , .Johmm ,
Mominrzmtlck , A. J , lltummscom , Ii , F , Lishm.
buimmglm , A. J. l'olmplct..ui , , Joimn 1 , hiedick
E'.ra Tililtard , l , iiterbrook , B. B , 'L'.m-
tar , ( louirgu M Mills , W. [ I' , Sapp , Jesse
Lowe , 0. P. Himrfortl , ltlwmmrtt Omoigittonu
J. .1. Brown , timid George B. 14-ike , Mr
A .r. Ihmunucomim ivuma tippo'mmmted pronidummt
ut the day. Thu cent imittot , hastily tie.
ranged ) rogranuunm , of exercises , amuil
f'ixott the hour for the cortmmmoii'mes itt 2
, i'clutjk mn the aftormmoomm , It wits t
ant duty , time suit shmmmmiumg hrightly mummi timci
mhurmmmonuter nmolicatlmmg .111 atoyo Zero
: : A.t the hour imt'mmetl a crow.I of ahout
1,000 loopltt nuasoutibitud suitE mm ircimed
iiiwfl to time 'urimero ( lie groumul iras
( ti be formimalfy brokemm , 'riiis epit wan
imoar thu ferry latmdin. . anti time "old bile-
4raph poIu , " mint fur front time point.
wimerothu water works are now Iooate.i ,
I Ii's mimittal voimmt of the Urmitimi P.meifbc
hits lommy.smimco been wniiud away by the
Mtssourm river , together with mitmout ommti
iiik of time first. tr.ivlt hnuhl , wlmicii was
mnmulumloul iii time mit zm.umremmmtum1 ( of time tin it
tiruimly mittles. For timis tirut utile , its
wuijas for every mimic , the Umuion l'iicltlo
r.memyrd $16,000 mutt 10,000 acres of
Ia mid
mid.A st.se.ooachi bc1oniug to the W.t.
em Stage cornpauv convoyed to time
scomlo a mmutnbur , f lrnmfnent men ,
aumiomi the party being Edward Creigim'
01 Guverimor Sumtmnmaur , George F'ramacis
Train , Joseph Shepartl , divisloim super.
immtummdeiit nf express , ( wlmo is tie .v the
gutmeral miuioniimtemmtboimt of the Ummittud
States uxpruss ) amid lt' . Atchison , gemm.
orml stage mwont at thimahu ,
The exercises were opened imLh
Prayer by the Rev P. 8. I1uumnrn , , who
oumsitted time prayer for time I'rosidumit. of
the Unmited St.imttuuu , the reason bommig that
Mr. Lemon was a strong demnocraL [ 1. ,
has simicu cimanuuti lila politics , ammd in umovu
a radical rotumhilictum.
'rime first uarthi wmq roniovoti by ( ' , 'vir-
nor Smumunlers amid M my.r . Ii. B. Ii Kumm-
nody , of Omaha , arid Mayor Pimlitmer , of
Council Ilitmtt4 , nsistud by Aui..mitums
Kountzo , Iumgiimcer Doy , George Fraimcii
I'rahui , Dr. Atchison , amid otlimirs. ( lumms
wore fired , mud iluafummimig ebeermi arose
from the aseummmbhagu. Omium bras mix.
iitumnmdur was , mbttiommud on the Nebraska
baumk of the Titmsioumnm river , atmd another
was located on time opposite batik , ammd
dimrinmg time exorcises they wore fired at.
frequent intervals.
Ciovurmuur Smunulers made time firat
apoccim. lie timomm road a mimes sage
( rein Ccl. , Joimim lfumy , private score-
f-try to Pros'mdemtt Limmcolim. Mayor
Konhmoly mmoxtuupokn ; ammd read a diwmteh
frommm Mayor Opdko , o Now York.
'limo foltowimig WitS
MAYO it iNEtW'H sm'm'.r.cmi :
Tmr. I'rjsi.lumit aunt Follow Citizens : I
hold 1mm my Imand a tulegraumi froumu tutu
lion. .John A. 1)ix. lircaidomit of time great
tJimioim I'mtjfi 11. iiir.utd . , coiimpany , immmd it
bec'.mnes immy lmleIsmur.tbilu : duty to road it
to you oum tiiiiu imiimortniit oCCauitiii. [ Pime
dispatch will be foummd below together
witim otimera. ]
Ftihio Citizens : I see you aroahl chit.
ed and buoyammt. 1 see an expression of
gladmiess mu your cotimitemmammoesamni ant ap
mumront relief front time awful sumupemmie
wimicim has ovorshiumdowuul you for the past
few mnomitims ; but. it reqimirea mb ifroat cf
fort. to divimmo this great amid sudden
cimamige. ' ( 'ito breakimmg of ground amid
titmi inaugurntiomm of the great Union I'a'
cilia railway have jimit takumi miaco Imere ,
in ( remit of your immfmimt city. 'l'liis is a
mommiemitommu 4ccasiomm , It in an epoch imm
the hustory of this coummiry , ammul I comi
gratumlato you ( list this great miational oi
turprisu is emitored umpumm , amid that. upomm
, itia nocomul dumy of Doeiumber , 1863 , this
liomid. of minion is inaugurated-the iron
belt timat hi to unite the East. with time
West , and the North with time South
through all comnimig time.
Speeches were also mnade by Dr. G. 0.
Mcneil amid linmi. A. J. l'opplutomm , of
Omnalma , A. V. Lirmmnur , of Coummcil
lfluIF8 , George B Like , George Francis
l'raimm , aid 'otimors , all being iluttuimel to
with a great. deal of iimtorest.
lION A J. rol-rasToN's SlIiiCi [ .
Fdlow cUircn. of Onz'dia anti Comm.
cii 1Uuff : ( ui time 13dm of Oituber ,
1854 , aboUt 7 o'clock itt the evtuuinmg , I
was set down by ( lie Vestermu Stage cminm-
itaumy at yommder city of 0tmmmcii Btutr
At the rising of the sun ott time foltowimmi
mmmorimimmg , t clinmmbod to time suinmmm't of otto
of time btutl' , winch overlook thmat pros.
porous amid uutorprisimmg town , mmd took
0mm bug numd iimmgerimmu look across the
Tilissouri at time buammtifmml situ out whmicim
how sutmi iii time full vigor of busimuesi ,
social ammd religious life , the youthful
hut thriving ; mmmd this day jultilant city of
Omaha. B mriy itt time day I ormisse. ! th
river , amid along a narrow iuatii cut by
501110 stalwart mnami timroumglm the tall rank
Irairiu grass , i : wended miy wa in search
of time 1)UStOtflCO. At length t found an
olti piImour seated appartummtiy in solitary
rmmmnhimuttioui upomi a. piece of huwim timmibur ,
aull I iumqumiroil of hmimn for ( lie posLflio
1TIe replied thmuit lie % vuIs time loattmiastor ,
and would examnimio the oflico fer may lot-
torus , Thmureupomi ho romnovod fronm his
Imemmul a imum , tt aiy time bait of it , sonme-
what t'c cran jim appuaraimco , amid drew
front its cavermmmii dtptims the coveted
letters. On ( limit day the wolves and time
Omahmuta wore time almost undiuputeul lords
of the soil , and the untire postal systtuumm
was comidueted in the crowmm of this you-
orablo Jiutti ro.duy mu least 40000 radiant
faces gladdens our streets , and time postal
uorvico euiultered by us costly oditico ,
stikes its Briarian arms towards thu
mmortim , time south , time coat ummd. the west ,
ieumctr.uting regiommu timumm ummmuxpborcd mmd
unmknowii amid hearimig the symbols of
vmmltmea tiuui hidden in the mnrimuiutaimis and
lmmiuatlm time streams , of which timu world
in its wildcat vagaries hud mievem'dromnaod ,
'Flit'ii it toulc sixty days for Now York
mmd Caimfornia to counummmummicmtt , with t'useim
other. 'Fe-day Saut Frammeisco mmd Now
Yorknittimmgupomm the shores of ( lie ocuiammu ,
: i,000 muilesaitu mmderimuld fautiliar
brent arid uutoauim ammd lightmiimmg muro daily
veavimig timoir dt'stimmies immore chimsoly whim
mdIm othtur mmd iur us-itim timeir. , as time
iuttir-ocoaiiia city , whosucommmnuurce , tm-ado
uuil treasures leave the last great navm-
gable strtmaut in their mmibgratiomm frommi time
uttlauttlo to the I'ac'ttlc seaboard. It is
mmatmmrml ; , thmuireforo , timat ymimm slitmmilul lift
mm j yomir imoumrtms aumd rejoice. Aunt timittugim
WI. , imuive wutteimed for mime hium years ,
during is'lmiehm our fortunes imaco huoum ,
like Antotmio's treasures , "immoatly itt ox'
Ilectamicy , " we at last press the CIjI iii
limIt fmuution to our li1ms. Thu humus lmumvum
immdetud ' 'fimliomm to us iii lhasammt ) places , ' '
mund , its I look umntmm time smniliimg faces be.
( tire mime , I SitcOm to roati him their imapiy
expresuituim time words of time pious poet :
I , This is the (1 lv we long imavo .uouuht ,
.Aiitl mnoumrmmutl becaumsu we fiommit it not. "
All ilmin , however , is lLlt ( Ito lrsomial )
u1piiticauico of timis great miatiommuil omit or-
Im.iit ) to us 'l'o ii , it mueamms prospority.
'l'o thu imatiomm and all its iiooi > lu it itiuima
sigmmitieaimcu ivult oxprossiuil iii a tulogramu
received front ( iuivorimor Yatci , of Illinois ,
which I am m&'upmuutotl to raul. [ Thu tot.
etiamii is publisimemi imm ummmothmor lihace. ]
I esteonmi iutyiuoif furtummiatu 1mm tlmour tic.
hug mmtluvocl to give oxpreiaiui to timisc flu.
ottmmtau , ( ho greotinig of the mitito of lilt.
nioju , through its clmief oxceniuivu ollicer
[ mm this hmoimr of muaulgmmimmumry struggles ,
'thou tliutt. great tutu umimiomi.iuiriimg stuto ,
tlmrnmglm ( tlmmit. mitost trusted formuumuto
elmioftutin , Gout Ulyamos S. rummit , is hturl.
imig its vioLtirimiim uuIm'u hmmto time very vibds
of thono-cuulloil cotmftuuturacy , 'the still fimids
thumitu to turn itside for omue brief mnomuotmt
anti wislm mis Cl , d.sjCttl imm this wonderful
titirk umptinm ivimi 'Ii wti miencmmtor. .
\Vimom , thmnso irummm ii mmmiii with which vo
hope to gird time couit'ummumtt shall stratcim
tm'oumt sea to ito m , thu7 mutamid titurtiutusi
Imc.utumg.us agummst tIme terrible cuul.muimitius of
imatioumimb ustramtgemneimt , disrmitmoii amid
disunounhuirment. 'l'tmts net. of comigross
estib lilting this great ummterpritmc , tittoutti
hmusvu been ersthtlum.1 ' 'Ant sot to imromim ito
time PrOservatiIl of Limo Ummiomm , to
prevent mmatioiimul dismolutloum , aiil
hmuid teuyetlmer time Atlamitie amid
I'4citic cizuts by arm iumd'masolubio cove-
cant , to resist usmmil repel forolut aggros-
siluim , ' ' 'rimero is muot out alt time Ltmssisippi ,
auni its tributumrioaus citizemm so craven butt
timat wore the free miumvigustiou of ( hat mit-
bIt , striusun , fromu ins source to its mouuthi ,
etommiqi imlum , lie would aohiovu it. with tutu
S item-ti. So uvill this lmiglmway of time world
ho t ho comiumiim bo'im or every citiacu , to
lit ) cherished and defended with special
duvo't.iim. .
Sbn'1iimg lucre , at time initiatomm ! of timfu
t.tupuudcuu enterprise , mm this third ye&r
of our civil war , let. us devoutly pry
that. time hour wlmicim witnesses its comr.p1o.
t'm.itt tommy behold a rebchltomm overttirawim ,
a Ummion restored , a coumstitnno4i uu'mnm.
iaireml , civil liberty amid tlmn pursuit of
iisiimneas time inalienable birtiin-mgimt. of
time weakest , the poorest amid time lowliest
citiiMfl 1mm all our borders. Timon with
ftmli imourtu mutt boummdlimg pulses we mmiay
rtulmow the strain ,
"Groat ( tl , wo thank Thee for timh gootliy
hi'mne ,
This Inuu'oous , , blrtim.land of t.IO ) free ,
\VIiort' 'voumileri ( miii afar may etune
Amid breathe tli , , isir if llb-rty ;
Still mnay us iliwrrn , umntrimpied , , pnlmug ,
Its hisrva-t ivtso situ cities nIo-
Aumi lomi 'ill ( Imne slm dl fliI , hIs wln ,
Itiieitt , rilm's loveliest ; , aruuhi.o. "
hmichlu tall y we are romimmdod titit Mr.
I' . , , imtotiiim ti cmmimectioim with tIme Ummiomm
1'.icfiic as its attorney bopmmm it few days
before hmo delivered ( lie above speech
sit the breakimig of tIme ground , ammd Imo
Imas COtitinUO(1 mi time service of the cciii
liamly over , simmce , boimig now its general
attorney , and in the only general ollicor
who hums cotitimitiod witim thoroad from the
day tlmat the firit spndoofdirt was turmioti
over umitil thio jmresent time.
araacmt 01 ? .tt'mma r.titlmmamm.
Lidics amid Gemmtlemmmomi : The heavens
are vurboratiimg around mis amid above us
from cammimomi planted omm either shore of
time river imt'ar by wimlim divides time state
" 1 Iowa frommi your territory , but they
are mint. duiugimict time soil with time blood
( if fellow eoummtrymmtomm. No , it is amiotimur
citise iii wlmicim they are nupealdog ; it is
time cuitiSo of progress , of civilmzatiomm , of
1)t3acoi antI this , time tiny we celebrate , is
0110 of its duty , of tritmmmipim.
Although i : have timought amid hoped
witim you for years for time comisumnmnation
of time ovemit we are lucre today to clc.
brato , amid w'mthm whm'uchm the iumtorosta of
time peomle of Oimiutlma and Council Bhmmirs
have ovur been so imitiumtumtoly idommtifioti.
yet it has rumnaimmod utmtil tlm'ma day amid
imoumr a iummbject of which we could mint
speak with nsmiy dogrcoof certaimmty. But
it. is amid that time liresidomit , as imo was
immithorizoct to do , Imuis desigmmated timis as
it loimtt , and timust hero oim time banks of
that ttmrbid stream which rolls at our
fcet-whmicim takes its source thousammds
of miles above us , whiumm it is so aumiall
that a single ox would drink it dry of a
usumnuitor's day-mn to be ( ho croasmug of
thmuit. great natiommuil timoroughmfaro whicim is
to ummtto amid bind together with bmumds
of iromm time Atiamitic ammd Pacific , wo look
upomi this as mmmi uvemmt in time imistory of
tlmis coummtry and of our poopho as worthy
of comnomiioratiomm. As yet this is a
sparsely uttlcd country , but with all the
elemnumits for time croatiomm of agricultural
wealth , which is time basis umpoim which all
others rest , we mimumy now , by time locatiomi
of the road , expect a large accession iii
miumnburs. Vitlm stick a country as we
litre imoro , with suclm a future as there is
before it , time odmous rclatioiis of liumd.
lord and tomiant , which is only another
imaummo for that of immastor and stave , now
existing in time older states , wmll ho placed
iii process of gradual extinction. Here
ill tue great utortliwest-time seat of emit-
hire amid. the lumumd of imperial power-
time titan of ( ho east may comnu ,
liossoal amid enjoy a spot of ( hits gm-comm
cam-tim that lie immny call his owim , and. no
thirds or halves be exacted from hmi
store. Amid they will commie as others
hmui'e comae before timomnfor tlmeroiasaid to
be mu iinimmciiuat imi maui wimicim luau ever jut-
polled hum , toward the suttimigaumm It was
said to have bocim thin that took the lutri-
imrchms of old to the land of the Mcditcr
rammenim , impelled Paul ttseek Route , Au.
Ustimme the land of time Briton ; nor was it
1(1st itmghit of whomm Colmumnbus plamitod the
bumimmor of the cross iii the imow world ,
mmor wiieum time ii ! my11 iwer cast anchor itt
the imarlr of Plymouth. It has brought
yti and mmmc to the beautiful and fertile
pr.miries ( if the ivest , timid witlm our cumm-
try once more at peace with the world
ani with itself-for every star on that
omumblemu of our nationality wlm'tch floats
yoiLtitum' mi state , and every state a star-
will br'tmmg timonsammdmi inure to muojourrm
with us.
of the President of the United States
I would say ( hat if mutiny of his acts have
mint given the santo satisfaction timuit we
mmiay ( ti-day foci for the part ito has takemi
in the locathoim of ( ito road , it would be
chmarit.mble to say that in other matters
lie immay mmot have had such coimsultatiomm
timid advisors its our friommd Mr. Doy , who
ruom time hinmo of our propose I Pacific rail-
mmii , mmmakimig this a turumminus.
Ludies mtmmd gommtiommionm , forcalling upon
mmmii accept my thanks for time imomtor you
sought to conifer on your noigimborimmg
oily , Coummeil Blutrim.
George Fr.mmicis Traimi , tue great
enthusiast , mmmdc a stirring amid
witty simoecli , which was greatly
emijiyed by time audience. 1mm
his uuiuccii ; ho predicted ( intL tlmo ITmtiomm
E'.icilic rmltlriumd wotmid be cotnpbutud be.
fore .fmo year 1870. This was considered
it little tie extravagant , anmd catmied comm.
siUer.ible immumgiitor , but his iredictiomm )
caummu true. Time following was
mmmi. TItALNIS m.m'auomr :
I have mie teltmgrzmphmio ( lispatches to
read , un nemitiuimeumtu to recite. The ciii
cml business is 'iver , amid as I imappemm to
IR ) lyimum arommmitl loose ut this part of time
ooummmtry [ laughter ] at this lirticular tiumu ,
it gives mmmc us chiumico to moot semite of time
live mmmcmi of Nebraska at time immusugutra'
thou of time grainiest ommtorpriso under
God , time world lets over witnessed. [ Ap.
platte' . )
Amimemica is the stage , the worimi is the
nudtoumce of to day.Vhiiio one act of
time dritmima represcumius time hiocm'ung of
thu C immmmoim Oh time Ii. tpiilamm , the Cimmuimor.
humid amid the Uio Gr.imtdo , sounidimmg tim
deuitm kmuoll of robolliommi ivar , time next
sceimo records the b timing of cannon mm
botim skbom of thmo Missouri to culebrato
time gn'esuimlest work of po.eu that over at-
attraittd , , the energies of moan. 'l'hie
gm-omit Pacific railway is cnmimtnonm-ed , amid
if 'tu know time nmau who hits htnkl of the
afliir as well as I do. rio doubt would ever
at ise as to its iioetly comnpletiomm. Thu
.reviubomtt ahmow hits good jmidgtmmoumt him
locatimg , time road whuro time Aj.ighmty
placeul the sigmmtul ststiomm , at. time uhiraimee
of a garden sevoumhmutmilr.niimimtosinm iummtbm
atl twonity broad. ( Applsuusu ]
I4onk at time force of miatoro hero-
study the iflftl ) amid poiimt nut , if yomm cusim ,
miuiothmor place for thti central mutation of
tim world's highway.
'rime emmterpristu is iumt'motial. ' I'is ( ito
putohilo's road No party l10liUC dare
obtrude their obnoxious ( ott tires jim to
this or uumiz ttion. Time directory is time
agomut ( if time govornmmtommt in earryimmg omit
time wishmes of time nation. Pent ( linus-
it m years ago the pyraunids mvore started ,
lut timey simply represent the vanity of
mmmcm. 'I'lio Chiumt'ae wall wasgramid itt Ctfl.
ceptioa , but. built only to break time tide
( if imivasion. Time imperial canal was gl.
gimitic , but how limnitod all timeur timings
apear [ in counparisoum to aim omitorpriso
( lint joiums tootimur thmirty.four states and
a dozen tornitorici. ( Applautso ]
Before ( lie first tn'mmttmrv of thi i natinmm's
birth , we inlay 500 limthio NOIS 'tnrk depot
5001,5 utriiigtt I'.tcitie raulwiuv notice.
"J'trojiqo zi'ms71uPrsf Japan will
J)1CdC ft/M t/i' mmjht ( ( riflt
Jas.ct9e'r/or ( 'luau f/i1 way.
_ lfrIcom , uiri Ashstlofrel , la P1IIS FM
i1L ieruty n'trktit1 : lbr J'ekisn u'ia &iim
.Pi'griO scl ( ) ' [ Laughter and aiplause.
I' 'Bre Wfl years gi ) by , " iaLd one o
time pr'mmmmo movers of (1mm great tmndor.
taking , "I intend to lot thio Buropoan
travolerget. a Imew mucumsatboim , by stanthing
Ott time ridge hole of time Ammioricusum iii.
thou and ahidimig off into time sea. " tAp-
plauso 1
Already hate dates frommt time Cimiuieso
tcaters runch time 1mmromeamm ; muiarkots via
time Rocky mmmnttuttahmms , amiti iii 1870 tens
amid silks will follow hut time saummo way.
Emmgiamii iaumgims at thin. So alto iaughms
at oumr rebellion. Bmmmiammd is mint , hover
has been , amid mmnvor will be the frinmid. of
Ammiorict Lot Bumgiammd ronmauum a buulhy ,
but. God forbid that Aummorici comitimmue to
bo a toady.
America is a commgress of natiomis.
hero are a few stuck tioi'mits vitti whmicit
I imavo always immterlarded hmmy Fomurtim of
tJuly speech :
That Aummorica pososse time biggest
head a"d time fimiust quantity of braiti hum
limo vhmrommebn- imatiommu. p.bnuse. . ]
Timat hlumnnmm'mty , a ptmkimmg babe iii Asia ,
a hazy school boy 1mm Burotie , camno Item
to Aummorica to air its mnagmmiiicoimt mmmii
hood. [ A pplaumso.1 That Imidmustry caine
out of Egypt , thou a tidal wave of tiune.
giviimg law front ibuno ; more centuries ,
amid Art aprimmgs fm-.ini Frammce ; later Coin.
merco sails front Emuglammd , while Amnerica
was reserved to counbino all time good of
time past--Immdtmatry , Law , itrt , Coin-
marco , witim the gramulor mnissiomm of rep-
resentimig time grammd Pacific railway idea
of progress. [ ppIaumso. ]
Amnorica is taemtty.omio years of ago.
hto should discharge time Wet nurse.
[ [ .atmghmtur.J
I despise a toady. Lot mis build imp a
mother comtnmtry of our own. Let tim
cm , . go out"lowmm with Eumgiaumd ammd
imp with Aunoricat" [ Loud cheers. ]
Vhemm timoy slioku of our mmatmommal debt
I asked timemmm whiztt rigimt Fmugiammd imad to
monopolize time ummtiro mmatiommal debt of
the world , [ L'umgimter. ] I told timuumm
Dco m'otctte that one of titese days we
would roll ump a national debt timat would
tmmutko timonmi auhmammued of tlmomimsolves.
[ Loud laughter amid apiiause. ] Amid
wim'mlo ummon this poimmt I uima' mnommtionm that
thio Pacitic rail way is but amuitimer miumummo
for a monster mmational proapoctimig party
to oporm u ) ( ho nmiuiea of time nmommmmtnuums
Otto day a ( lispatch will come iii , ' ' .Vo
have tapiud mm copper mute tomi mmmiltis
squmaro : " numotimor day , ' ' \Vt have jmmst
opemmed aumotimor veimm of coal ; " later on ,
iis\e atm-tick ammothmor iron mnotmuitaimm (1mm
mnormmiumg ; " whomi , Eureka ! a tolegraut
oboctritlos time specmmlators immVall street.
and gold drcp , below par : [ Laughter. )
"At 10 o'clock this mnorimimmg we struck mm
; iick imtto a mmtoutmtutimi ot miolid gold. ' '
[ Cimoors. ] Now lucre is time idea , Time
immommiemit. this iii donie I shall lmastomm to
Mr. Chase , to have Imimmi take possessioum
of the govcromnomit , orgmmmize : mm mmiimmimmg
bmuroau , aumd arm-amigo his plamis to pay oil
time mmational debt withoumt layiumg taxes
UOfl time shoulders of time eop1o. [ Loud
mmpplauo ] Mr. Chase's broad grasp of
limmuotco will seize at ones time vitality of
the idea. ITo will be pleased to lenrmm
that his greenbacks are as good as gold
in this Part of the world.
'l'imo Pacific railroad is time natiomi nmmd
the imation is time Pacific railway. La.
bor amid capital shako hmmmmda to.day. Tlte
lion and the lammib sleep together. Thu
ropreseimtatives of labor are all arouumd
mmmc iii time west. The rtmpresemmtumtives of
capitumi are iu the east. The two united
nmark the era of progress. Steam. gas
and electricity are time Liberty , Fm-a-
ternmty and Equality of time people.
Cavalry , infantry and artillery
is only the Frenchunaum's jimot-
to. [ Laughter. ) The world is on
the rampae. Events are earthquakes -
quakes now. Two things are likely to
happen about the time this railroad is
comnpioted. Two passengers -both Amer.
jeans-take a special car over the route.
One goes out as Punjaub of Tilexico , the
other ai emperor of China. [ Cheers amid
laughter J
Amnerica imauu built 40,000 miles of railroad -
road for the same umoney that Emmglammd
paid for her 10,000. Now colmgrcns passes
a bill makimmg time capital stock of thu
company one hundred millions. Timrmt
would iiave built the Great Imsturn , Limo
Thanies tunnel , time tubular bridge , tium
crystal palace. time mosque if Omok , 1)1-
arms of time Eplmesiamis , [ 'iugimtur , ] time
pyramimidms , ( if ( hey used aum Americium on-
giumo in iiomstimmt time mitone , ) numb I'otniioy'mi
pillar. [ Laughter and cheorn.1 Coimgremms
gives somothimig toward himmildinig thin
great natiinuul tlmorougimfare---mmot , mmmcli ,
but somimotlmimug ; say a loan of govorumnmolm (
credit for 30 earn , for $ l6.000ammiilu amid
20,000,000 acres of land. Rut whmat in
that iii these throes I Iten'l statistics ( if
what. they ( bitt when the bill was tuigmied.
I imuvmu statistics tiunt : , hmoms' those facts :
Cost of .tigimt New Eiigiantl rouminu. I .112
mniit'n , $35,000 ir mmmiio ; cost of eight
tn'mdmhio states rommis , .1,120 tidies , $12500
) or mnilu ; tittust of 11 wusturn roads , 4,183
mniiu , $17,000 titur mile. 'I'IICiO wore
uvore built beftrm , , time inflation tif thu cur-
rummy. Thu inst great roach built , lime At-
hummituc & Groat. V.utstturzm , Limo mmmiddlo link
of time great hroad-gummmgo track that coy-
cm-s half it commtimmumit , cost 411,00O
mile Tiicuuo timumres provo thmumt congress
omnghmt to mid time inicroanod price of ialior
nmuml niiatiitini to the grummmL 'I'imo iromm abommo
costs $ 10.000 per mniio , amid tIme rolling
mituick , ties , ta. , $11,001) ) ummoro , luau'inmg
mmothiumg for gr.vliimg , bridges amid uutatiomma.
Fortmmumutttuly , however , mio nec oluhioses
time ummturjmrise , however divided aim other
points No party cimmld , hive imi ( ) pjiOsi-
tion to opommimmg u , time noart of time comm-
try.
try.My 1(105 Is that time aimaros , $1,000 , are
tin imighm. 'I'lmuy shoulmi be reulucoil to
$100 , and smibacriptioummi should bus opummod
in every towmm of 500 'mmmlmahitammtu. Let
Limo lmmbnripuz maim imum'ti oimo share ; mealco
it the people's road in reality. Timoum.
studs would suliscribo if tlm mihmusmes were
roduccd in price. [ Appimumuuo.Vould ]
'roti mint rcccmuiunomitl commgmeas to do thin 1
tYu J W'cll , coiiress tvihl sltorUy be 1mm
session , amid rmnw is your timmie to act , fur
100 miles of rouni must be opomiud by
next fail , for l am told timat 10,000 work-
inert will be at it in immidsummiuner , [ Lommd
applause Already time emmgiumcems are in
the muountainms mind the geologists are
hiThlm for time precious metals. Go imi-
ti ) Cruighmtomm's olhico amid see the one hun'
( brad amid fifty otuntis of gold a immhmior
sent Iminm ( mmmi Idaho yesterday. [ t\i.
ph muno ] If I imave spoken more titan live
nfunmuten it ; is 'iur fanit. [ Cries of go en ,
go Or. ! J The indies commmumiautd , I nimoy.
\'obster said itt Bmimikcr limit , " \S'lmou
time ladies take hold of the stommoi time
mimonmumnomit will rise , " [ Laumghitur ] Go
fortlm tlucu , and carry omit time acriptmmral
Immunctiomm , ever immultipiy amid make the
secession wilderness blossommm like the
uniomm rose. .Ini arm ago like eturn , timmu
ulmoulml be a stimmmdiumg toast witlm all good
uumion ama : TIme Indies , umsy they be
nmiitoI-lo a maim. ( Ltnmd applause and
Iaumgimt em- . ]
limmrmmigrttlon intl soomi pour mite timeso
valioya. Ten nmilhiomis of ummmigrants will
settle in thin golden land in 20 years. if
I html not lost. all my emmorgy ,
ambition , and enterprise , I would
take Imold of this immigration scimenm , but
tlmo fact is I imvo genie too ( ant , mmd to.
duiy ann tIme bust played-out mmmamm 1mm thun
coummtry. (14 ( nighitor ] I lowever , j f
the mO io know I was otmt Imoro I believe
lie would sand me a cotmmmaissiomi to on.
tabikim a Catholic colonir.atiomi society on ,
S miimio humnired thousand dollar lot in
time Platte vmihhey.
Vhmjlo already America possesses one-
half time comnuuumm semmue , threc.fourtiis time ,
eimterprise , utmiti suvcmm'uigimthms tIme IOauitJ ) , m"
of the world , [ ltmth cimeera ] , cami itmiyommo I'
doubt 'mmt looking at time geological posi,1
( 'I ' a of this vrnirio land , thtatAuimerica : was
titO old ivoriml witoum Bmmrojte , Asia amud
Africa wore merely islmmumduu ( hunt tlottcil
limo eastunim seas. 'l'Iuo delumge timeory of
Asia Miimor ha ataurd. They cut a little
clmanmm&'l mi immmciemmt times hutsveemm Asia
amid Europn-thio Durdemielieuu.-amid eie'
vatimig time Titetiitcrrammeai by ttmrimimmg the
h31mck : amid 0.uspiutum seas. time water over'
tltiwcd Syria amid the ark groumhlcd , but
jim oUr timimo Noah ould not. gut comnummanti
of a ommu horse guium.boat , or mm mmmihitary
priaomm. [ Loud laughter. ] Stand high
tup oil time suimmmmmit of tIms commtimomm ( amid
you will see when time grnmmd deluge
covered time world. Omie wave made Limo
itoaky ImImummmtaimma amid tlmemm time Atlo.
gimammies , buying one thmousmid mmiiks of
tire feet vrairio soil to raise corn for ( ho
starviimg world. [ Apmilmmuso. ] Omie pr
tiomm of time water wommumd its way by time
Tiuiasotmrj amid the Tiuissitms'uppj to time sea ,
amid numotimer by tray ( if time St. Lawicmmco ,
time Atlummmtimi ocean deposimig timoso immiamul
semis of fresh water , Lakes Michigan ,
huron , , Superior , Ommtario and Erie ,
altimig Limo road amid mmmtkimmg a plateatm of
boummdiass pmimirio , expressly for thu track
of time great Ummioum Pacific railway of
Amumericum. [ Ioud chmeormu , ] One mimore
stock itleit. Atm sure as time raimmbow in
time aumtograpim of God , ( Ito Umdomi must
timid shall be prcscrveI , [ Applause. ]
Maim has made these great lutes of railway - _ , . .
way to runt cast amid west , but God , '
thimmkiuig maim mmmighmt blummdor , was htma
owhm topograpiiicuml engineer , and took time
precammtiomm to bumild time mnoummmtaima amid
time rivers imortim amid sommtim ; amid what God
huts limit togutit'ir hot. mm autmbitiomms iiu-
iittum 1mm time mRttim or rebel traitor imm the
south dare to tear nsuumdur. [ Loud
cimoers )
Upout the coimcluuimi of Mn , Train's
Bj)000Im thmo crowd disporseci , beimig mccli
satisfied with thu afternmoomm's proceedings ,
atm nccoummt of which was telegraphed to
easterim vaiiurs by Mr. Trimimi amid Mr. B.
ltosowatcr.
1mm time ovommimig the city was brilliantly
iilummtimmated ntmmcl a gm-amid railroad
naQuImr AN ! ) BALm- .
tOok place at time Ilurmmdomm house , which
hiss simmco become time iteumdqmmarters of time
Ummiomm Pacific. Thmorta were iii attemmdummmc
abotmt 75 commpben. Supper was served a ; if
1:30. : George Francis Tm-aiim was nmmmommg
time guests. lIe was thou a timmo looking
uiiuimm , about five feet tent immchmes 1mm height ;
of ratimor corpulomit builti , blue eyes ,
promnimiont imoso , amiti tiark curly hair ,
stremuketi hero amid timero with gray , He
appeared to be about 35 years of age.
flits talk imumpremiseti his hearers as being
rather extravagant , bitt it was pleasant
to hiutcu to imitmu mis lie womu a unto speaker.
Dispatches of coimgratumlatiomt aumtl umicour-
ngeuuemit were received , mind read from
Briglmamu Younr , fmotii time mitayor of Dcii-
ver , mind froum Governor Stammford of Cail-
formiha , amid also fm-omit lint , . \Vihliant II.
Seward , Governor Yates of lilimmois , and
other promimmemit macmm. Titus emmdcd time
2d of Decemmuber , 180:1 : , ono of the most
inmportutiit amid uvummtfiml days in time lilt-
tory of Omaha amid Nebraska.
run tISPATOUW4
which were received amid road ott that day
were as follows :
FiLets aiAJoiu-oiNEmuL : jomc A. DIX. 5
NEW Yomuit , Docemuber 1.
To Committee of Arrangenicots of ( ho Union I'acfln
roi ] :
The immauguration of the Union Pacific
eaiiroad , ( ho great emmterpriso of time West
ornm Hemisphere , wimether considered in
meferenco to its conmimmorcial importance exits
its imillucmmco as a bond of ummiomi , is to
juaim oil to comnpietiomm with all tue rapid.
ity which a cimmmnmautd of mmmeaiis will permit - _ -
mit , and I comgrattmiate those who arc to
bu present at breaking groundoim time car-
ly comnmnurmcemnuut of time sork.
.JOIIN A. Djx.
rimoM i'nuamunuaNr LmNUOLN.
Naw YonuK , Decemmihor 2 , 1863.
, iomnrnlttoo iii Arrangements , etc. To Majoi
General Jix :
GimNKmuAL-I htuivo not boon perxnitbid
ummtil ti-dumy to present to the president
your comnmimiimmicimtiomm of time 23rd of No
vommiber. lie directs me to eprcss imims
dutu1 , regret tlmutt his illness will prevent
hint frommm giving expression to time pro-
fdumld iuituruat ime fol in time success of
it work so vast and bemmuilcial an that
which OU muro mibout to immaugurmto. :
I immuvo time Imoimor to he ,
Your obediemit aercaimt ,
.JomtN flAy ,
Assistant Private Secretary.
rtiOmnm smuvomu ornyimmu.
MAYOII'H OFFIGV. .
Niuw YORK , 1)ocomitber 1 , 1863.
Committee of Arrangemnummti , Union ] 'ad1w
Itutifromni :
May this time greatczt work over pro-
jectml iii mmmiy mugo or euimmmmtry , prOVe a
lasting bond of jOiitictl anti comnummimemuil
ummmitium btwcumm time Atiummitic and P..mcm6e
states. Very respect fully ,
Your oboditmmt , mtervanmt ,
Gr.omuan ( ) n'mivmmmm ,
Mayor.
mon Mm-dIETARY SISWAIID.
SrtTv. Dam'.lltTumm'.sr.
% VAamnNaTo , Nov. 24 , 13113.
Comnmnitt.'o ot Arramigomonti-.T'i ( oucral .Joimo
A. 1)ix , Pr04lI'mmt , of time UmIomm , l'iucmfio
Jtidiroad , Now York :
Tilt 1)r.um Simm-Your tumid mmoto irmvmt
Inmg rime to attend time COm-CIiiOiiV of break.
lug ground for time Uniomm I'aciiio railroad -
road ut Nobratiku intm just bce
received. For ( Ito tim-at time , as I think ,
slumce the fouimdatiomi of time govormmmomi4
time foreigmi relations of the ciuntry eccn
p3 , thu attuiition of tlmis tlcartmnent so
constaimtly th .t its Imoid its tiftumi obliged
to forego cmmstomary good officesamid cour-
tonics toward loyal citizens , who are arm-
gm.'Cl ; tim dorolnpimmg the resources of the
coumnmtry amid establmeimiumg its tbomnetic in-
torests. For this reasomi I cami rojihy to
ymmr immvitati . n only very hastily and very
briefly. Of coimrat , I cammmiot go ( Li No.
lirimuka mmd timorotore I mast dechhm , ,
\Yitim your bravo help and that of your
utrmned connpaumiotms mm scum amid laud , 1
imope we shall soomm pitt down timis wi-etcim-
od amid V.'iCkel insmmt-rcctjoma agutirmut the
Ummm''mi.Vitii ' omme half of our e.mpitahiimts
anti climE frets nun 1iiil laboming men thms
LJmmiomi Pacific raiiruati can , amid .1 hope
wmll , bo extended to time Ptcitio ocean.
\yhumi (1mm ahimmhl Imavo buomi done , seecs-
momi trill lie retidorod forever aftertvnrde
immmprusctk-m'.lo. There mvihl lie no fulcrum
for time iovor of trenton to iest (11)011.
Faithfuuhly Youmrs ,
\VILLt.iil 11. SitwAnD.
moM onTEnNohm YATT $ .
Sr. lzcmmor..n Iltirmir. , Naw Yonrt , I
Dtconibur ] , 1ufil. 5
Committee of Arrauigemsnts Union I'achtio
rflrniit , 'fii 'ltavor ( ] uiierh J'.imtm A. tIs ,
liretlilent of timu ttmmiirm Pacific railroad coin-
PitilY :
.S'nm-f have regarded time enterprise t
burlding time Unmeum I'aeil'mc ratlr&mud its
of time utntnmst iiatjomtuml immiporm tmuce.
S'hiiu 1mm oommgresu , wiionm OIjinrltuiittm-
otkred , I mmrgeti its nmectasity , amid ii
with pocumhiam' pleasure ( hit I learn timot
time bumiding of time roam ! , no l"im delayed
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