Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-10-02


longer any intcrna unal COM lcaunS for the OF
timely explanations: for the unseen c..rirrs rnur
lin, over land aud S"a, from every country and
irom every cline. will be- hourly speeding their waN
from coart ~ cour'. and from Kingdom ~ Kingdom.
bearing like nnni~tt ring Angels their mc~Sa.,"S OF
! peace aGd good will to nln unbarrng the ptisnn
lnoIs >uccnrn riIr needy relieving tl DISTRESSED.
and pouring flood ~ light and love mo the vii.
ag in'cilcctH and susceptible hearts 81 the sou, II
: u;in ti.rnughuut Tia; World. And MhucaA tel H.
result 81 all ms Who can picture tie rapid, GA
ward and gl"Iinu~ career Of this great ErI,ilIdr,
! under the impulse of such a cunSuinmauu to her
commerce. her skill and her nicrlris"
But, fellow citizens. independent ol the pride hci
! it is natural for w. all To feel IN common with our
AtIan.i" brethren. III C"nmlld;in. the u'crs>iui
lay ing &c the cable Ciliforn;ans. we have still
/ greater to congratulate ourselves. That
cess is tie harbngrr of another and greater success
| To us. II inSurcS the establishment at lhlc 1T
! t"rgraphs spanning the continent, and bringing rs
| face To face with oir brethren beyond tlID Rocky
mounti1S. And The building Of this line brIuXS
with il. AMI that too within few Years the great
Atanii, al Pacific railway. Have you not all W.T.
ncsrcd the enthusiasm with which the announce
ment has be ~ received throughout the State, that
| q company has been organized for the construction
of n telegraph line from here to Great Sab Lake
| City, giving unmistakablc evidence that the Time
is not far distant when such line will bc compile
ted And, fellow citizens, am happy 10 be able Ia
| say 10 YOU, that the citizens Of Pmccrvillr viii cn-
joy the honornf having inaugiraicd the first enter
Prise Of tn" Kind that will lea iothc successful ter
HlllHlnn OI Stltn " NhTh. lIt NhIh - hH'd'lN
commenced the company is thoroughly organized;
the wires are being stretched III into thr mountains:
the main ridge Of thu Sirtras vii -oan be- cHlHHa
| ted and passed, and within t." r'Xt two or three
months at most tie citizens Of Cal son Valley will
send over the wires their greetings to citizens Of
California. Sufficient stock has ulrc1dy brcn taken
to carry the llnc far up the llunb' lt and Won all
know enough about California energy, and Calif'r-
MIA enterprise TO know that when We under take t'do
a thing, the word fail never enters into tic cal-
Culatcn. From the information ! have received
from the company, think will be safe III ga ing
that within tho next eight or lime months AT most,
tho line will be completed to Salt Lake; and then
tAer viii undlubtrdir he mel within the ne NJ twelve
months by company from the other side, thereby
conn letting the connection, aud hinGiGg Us III di-
rect communication with our friends On the eastern
slope Of the continent And what Californian will
nlt hail with delight the cOmTr Of such work;
when he can stand upon the shoes Of the Pacific
and hold familiar intercourse with the Invcd ones
at home, ON the waters al the Atlantic. Wlo i
thtic here To- slt whose heart will not g,t>h with
unboundcd satisfaction, upon tho receipt &c the first
electric Hash that shall speed its way TO those gold
en- shores from those h. left in the h'rnc oi his
childhnnd ; the message that Sp9,E> # h me, "i
love. Of friends and cf kindred. Then if youwoud
have these things. give to these wi" have projected
the enterprise, Your sympathy, yWlr c"tnivhancr,
and your support And when that is DONE aud the
Inc is completed, ard the fact is known aud under
stood. that upon the land route the mails are being
regularly carried from California 10 Missouri. in
from twenty to twenty-five days, the question aS to
the great Railroad the highway Ot nations, VIII DE
settled. The problem will then he solved; the road
will he built and ere long the solitude Of YOUR
mountain gorgrs will BE- broken by the clatcr If
the great IRON horse ns he speeds upon his rapid
course 10 the shores Of the Pacific. Then, indeed.
will uur horcs be- c"Esummacd, oar great ambition
lnaiiiicd. Then will the tide Of wealth in bound
less. incXhnusiablr stores be poured in upon ;
lng cUil,rS, Filling "ur warehouses: building
lis ships, building up colleges. working cur roads,
tunnrling our mountains stocking our farms, and
dcI clipping Then, too, sill Gene the
re>i>t"s~, swelling tide Of population, filing our
4 rto'intRiR~, any valleys; cIliv:in1 the soil
working your quartz leads. crow ding vOur niariS ui
commerce, aud iEf;isiug into people lite aud
spirit aud energy that will make California hat She
deserves Ia be- Il great and prosperous empire; th"
Q,iccn Of the Pacific, and the brightest gem in the
constellation oi States. Aud these, fellow citizens,
not m"Te id!" spccuntionS, hut things that i'll
prove to be- realities. and realities, tr, that You and
will witness If We live To the age allnlicd
to imam. You all remember the first clrcrri" tclc-
graph that was constructed III the United States,
fur il was no longer ago Than since 80. allid"
To the Inc established AT that time between liati-
more and Washington, by Professor Morse. Sn,r
then, a period of only fourteen wears, III, re have
r -trHeted- ths -Iaitpd STATS aln,.p aver
frtyiivc tou~and miles of ttlnarafh tho rate
of "-ii miles per nnnum. And sinr~ l~.", there
have been laid over three thousand m'- Of silina.
rinc cable. including the one briW In gland and
the United States all { Viii AZ IN >uc.r,,:i;, =.
Grafton. The most Of 'uu can also rem. nlbrr tie
! building Of the first railway in the United States
aud ROW We have completed. upon which H." cais
are running, more than twenty thousand laI!, 81
| road
But fellow citizens. cannot dwell longer uIon
these subjects, rs am Ia he followed by Il nn rr
at speakers who will prove much mere cnt":taiiu.
and Instructive than ll\>tt. am glad 10 Sc -
many ot Won here Tonight. and ~ witness tho zeal
aud enthusiasm with which You have united in this
celebration. II vinCcS the deep interest that Won
all fee III the Successful accomplishments Of the great
enterprise over Which You nrr lcrc IL n,iuglo
your congratulations. And while we are thu. en-.
gagged. thousands of our fellow ,tihtr> in various
portions of the State, prompted by the sane i'l
iugs, and anim&fcl by the cause. Nfnlng
up their congratulations also and aiding to Sw ell
the tide Ct public uv that has seized upon the PEG.
! pie throughout the land.
In conclusion. Permit mo 10 thank ven for vour
indugcnt attention IL the impcIirr remarks which
have submitted in your hearing for il was not
until last night that aSccrtainrd that could be-
here this evening and have consequently. not had
time or opportunity 10 prepare an address suitable
to the OCCASION.
II was listened to with profound attention and received
with the livcle,t rnthu>in-m. Judge Hall then cA
for lie spoke at great length and at I'll" "nsr 81 his nd
dress Col HANDY read the following Geographic di patch
from the Mayor Of Maiysvilr, which received with
tremendous cheering, and the following returned
HUNTSVILLE. July -, o'clock J.. VI.
To THE MAYOR OF -Marysvillc
sends You greeting. We are celebrating the sue
c,ssful having Of the Atlantic Cable. You have
cOnmo need tho construction of the first Continental
Telegraph Line We will help Won push il ahead.
PETER DECKER, Mayor.
PLAcEnvILLE, Sept -, = O'clock. =. NJ.
The Mayor Of the city Of Iaccrvc in the name
Of it's citizens acknowledge the greeting of Marys-
willie. We have commenced tho Telegraph, and
with it we intend Ia cross the Continent, and strike
) hands with our friends the waters Of the Allan
tic. We nrc. also celebrating the great event over
which you are mingling yoIr congratulations.
GEO. +. JONES, Mayor.
On motion, RESOLUTION congratuntory to the citizen. of
San Francisco, Sacramento" and May c. passed y
acclanation Tc" hearty chr"rs tlu given for the
worlds last and grr"est work the international lrgra ph
after which the crowd Dispersed each feeling hnIp"r
wiser and better for having participated in tic great cee
braiiun.
1900
Among the tranSparencics borne in the pro
ccssion ut Sacramento was one from the Pa
cific Pottery, four sided. bearing the following
inscriptions:
"F. \. Bee, p. II. Lowell Dr. Chnrpcnning- Pho.
nccrs of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Compa.
NY"
Making insnlators for the Placcrvr and Hum