The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-04-28

double track some twenty feet apart, ana thence
throughout our own ST. Paul, away of TO the south
east toward the Atlantic sea board.
Supported on each hand by an immensc escort CON-
posed Of e,.tre population, the "hrst train Of
cars from San Francisco the departure of which
had been announced here by telegraph short time
previous.
First came open car, platform, extending
from track the other, richly draped and
ornamentcd with banners, and containing band Of
fifty musicians, who played "Haa Columbia" Next
! came two splendid locomotives, one either track,
moving abreast. On the upon the right, read
"Atiantic; that upon the left, "PQetic." Over
these extending from track to track, and for
three hundred feet in the rear, continuous plat
form, supported on wheels, covered with rich and
gorgeous tapestry, forming upon the most magnificent
scale. "a grand Triumphal Car" Immediately in
front, the right ana left Of this platform two
columns Of beautiful proportions, about thirty feet in
height and Of aabaster Wilderness. On the one read
"Ihe Union, on the other "Ihe C.naa tion." From
the tops of these columns the Intervening space
spanned by arch, composed Of the Goat Of Arms
vi the several States Of the Union carved in bass relief
separate blocks Of ma, BILE and upon the key stone
Of the arch, read the familiar motto, "E Pha,Jus
Uaum." On this point pc'ched an immense spread
eagle, sltteriny with gold, and holding in his beak
likeness of''The Father of his County, in plain
gold setting, enwreathed with laurel; while high
above, and all Coated the Star S.ans led Ban
ner." Immediately under the arch. altar of
pure white, upon which read ''Feedom," aud from
the top Of the altar a square shaft Of white,
some lou: or i've feet in height, and the several
sides Of which read 'Peacr Prosperity, Hoyiyess
'Irah, Justice, Equatty," Education, Arts, Cam
mercs," Agrtc,aturr, MANUFACTURES, Mines" On the
top OF this shaft rested Of pure gold bearing
the scriItion "Caliiorna and Minnesota TIE Turn
Sisters, ae tins day idtssol,ly bo,rd toga4er ty
ion band" In this contained water from the
Pacific ocean GA either side Of this stood beauti-
ul young woman, in the bloom Of health, dressed in
muslin robes Of snowy whtenes<, trimmed with gold
and evergrecns, and baarin5 appropriate cmblens
typical Of the genius of 'Pcace'' and Commerce.
LINN da,ely in the Of these, a igmc represent
my Neptune with his tident, was standing in rich
and gorgeous chariot drawn by dolphias and falling
Tom the rear of The chariot, and strewn the entire
length OF the great platform, shells and ,ecious
stones, and gold and SILVER ores.
This was to rpify tina, our advancement in the
and sciences had induced even the '.God Of the
Ocean to iossake his native element, and, availins
himself Of human skill, take the overland route
from one part Of his domnons to another and,
further, that the Of the seas would hence
forward, take this route while the shells and precious
stones falling from his chariot seemed to remind Us
that this great undertaking was destined 10 be lie
rally paved with the riches Of the deep Immediate
y IN the rear of this group, arranged either side
OF the platform, separate pedcstas, four feet six
inches IN hei oh b. three feet square, placed at dis.
lance OF nearly six feet apart and extending in ,al:i-
lei ROWS over two hundred feet in the rear. These
pedestaIs were fifty in number; twenty-five either
band, and were enbematcal OF the ''fy fec and
independent States of the American Union;' which
included the Canadas the North, TO the ISthmus of
! Daricn on the Soath, and from Cuba, in the South
East to the Russian Settlements IN the North West,
from the F. irator the Frozen Regions. Upon each
of these pcdes'as read the name of State and on
the tops standing erect, fifty beautiful voun,
women. between the ages of eighteen and twenty
years, in The fall bloom Of health and womanhood.
These were dressed ~ flowing dtaptry Of white.
adorned with roses, and the head, each wore Il
c. insJn velvet cap, ofnamca,ed with single tf
sold. Each bore emblem, vegetable, mineral or
artificial, Of her particular state, while endless
chain of and orange flowers ia graceful fcs-
tooaS extended from hand to hand, and was emlIc-
ma'icat o. the COMMON interests which unite Us
people. The blue ewes and fair complexons o! tn
Moth, in uni,n, though in contrast with t,e dark
eyes and olive exions Of the South. Imncd-
ate'y in the OF these AMI occupying the remain
rn5 portion vi the Gear trnnpha', Was the Pr.s-
deaf of the United States, himself citizen Of Miu
nc>ct, Members Of the Cabinet and Heads Of Deralt-
mentS, dcpultions II member. from both Houses OF
Congress, Foreign Minister'S resident at Washington
Executive .'tcers Of sever, Of the Pacific States all
returning tron excursion t.ip from Washington
san Francisco; and lastly delegation Of Abo-
iynes, consisting Of the chiefs and head men Of the
nations Of the plains. Then another detached
car, similar to that described in The first instance
containing a band of fifty musicians, playing "Thc
"'Star Spaagled Banner
Thus appointed and arranged, the train arrived Or
posite to the business OF the city, advanced u-
on the bridge and halted. Then Christian Minis
ter, the Rev. L. ID. NeiIl, ] think, accompanied by
the President and Secretary of Sta,e, with heads TN
covered, proceeded from the extreme rear, through
the long avenue Of Young women representing the
several States; and as they passed along, each SIC
cessive State stood with head uncovered in token a,
once of their respect for Religion, and their fidelity
to the General Government. This movement served
also signal for the multitude to follow suit and
who accordingly acquesced during the follow ing GER
enones.
Arrived in from, Of the 'Triumpha Arch, the
minister briefly invoked The blessings of Jehovah
upon the great enterprise before Them and for the
welfare of the country at large He then step
ped aside and the Chief Masistrate Of the nation
having closed he discoursve part of the ceremo
MES with few appropriate remarks a signal WA.