Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-23
From ths Ara Californian.
The Next Great Evenr,

In the fui6llment Of cur autioiy atoms, alluded
to some days since we laid before tbe public yester
day in the form Of an Extra AAa g summary Of
news from the Atlantic States, 10 Sept 18th beiuR
ten days later than that received by the last mail
ge4mer This morning We give an addition TO the
matter contained in our extra, 3 eomplsts sy>
nopsis Of news foreign aud domestic being the rst
semi-Weekly ins alment which We shall lay before
our readers from this time forward, the arrival
Of every overland mail
At early hour yesterday morning, the resi-
dents Of the southern part Of the city were disturb
ed in their Sabbaih medi ions BY tie peal Of the
ooaehmsn's horn, as the first mail stage from St
Louis Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, dashed
into San Francisco ct q tearing gal0p, in twensv~
four days from those points No bugls blast from
the we'll trained lungs and lips Of the most accom-
plshed blower" that ever footed wind iustru-
mani, ever yet pealed forth 3 ptrsn one-halfas
musical TO the ears Of delighted listeners as was
that sten'OrisD strain from our overland eoachmans
horn, to sn who heard It Il said, as plainly as
If spoken by the human lips, 'sBehold I bring
glad tidings Of sFest joy and the great truth
flashed home st once, to every heart in all the null
ttade who have waited 90 ling here upon The vest
ern shore Of the continent, for the c0nsummation
Of the op ming Of the great trans continentl high
way, which work vas % place rs in immediate con
neoiion with the older States With feeling OF no
ordinary nature can realize the aecOmn nIish-
meBt Of this important undertaking, for it is done
As q local mat er, affecting more partieHlarly 81
is does the interests Of California snd her peorle
the arrival Of the rsf overland mail stage gives C
ession for more empha io demonstration even than
thai which toJk place some weeks since in con-
memorafi0 Of the successful laying down Of The
| mic Telegraph As il is there viii doubtless
be fel; far warmer degree Of selEsatsfsctfon and
enthusiasm among all our people, which if it does
not manifest itself ou' Wardy in as emphatic man>
ner it done the other day. win give sufficient
evidence Of its vifsliy in the spontaneous demon>
strations that VII be made iu nor Of the event to
that we are keealy alive to the benefits that are to
grow out Of it.
To this en- = let themesfing be to- night such one
as shall he worthy Of he time and occasion let the
big guns sgain wake the echoes Of the hills and
bo fires and illuminaiiOus light up the great COM
merciAl emporium of the Pasi6c once gain 1t
is truly an occasion for rejoicing And amid this
rejoicing, can but express the hope that pro
per gratitude and rpspeei may be rendered 70 Aaron
Y Brown, Q. P stmaster General By the people
Of the Pacific coast, for the interest," which be nas
N infested in this gr work, and % uhose efforts
we are in rhe main Indebted for its asenmpliahment
Il is enough 20 say here that be has won both the
respect and gra uie Of thi people, and should tbe
occasion ever offer for them to make il manifest It
the ballot box the truth Of the assertion viii be
made uDmistaksbly apparent. The general BENEFITS
to be derived from the opening Of these roads across
the continent are too magnificent in their character
to be summed up in the present oonBeciion We
cannot but remark however in this brief notice Of
this great event. that far as all practical Ques-
tions are concerned, wherein the fu'urs Of Cafor-
MIA is to be benehtted, Sunday the 10 day Of Oe
tOber, 1868. should hereafter be marked with 3
white stone in our calendar, for simultaneously with
that morning dsWned q new era upon California and
her people, that gives promise of future sbund-
ance of prosperitV.