New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-13
HORACE GREELEY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

HORACE GREkLEl ~ SIN fhINN"SN
We refer our reader. to The letter Of our CORE
,o,bd.p Ut 10 To-. IN fuines sheet for an scrosa' u
toe NOV. ID. Ut, Of Mr. GREELEY 10 Calf rais sace
,ur l.s ,oyice. ih- f,i,~iog sotces describe
b.. eoir q since ki. arr,slIn San Franci'co:
GRAND PACIFIC RAILROAD MASS MEETING.
Fyo~ In san F,a.eieo BHassia.
Tire Grand Pacific Raj Dad M.s- NJ e'ing, which
iook place the evening II Ith Angus, 10 font OF
the Or.nta Oh the uccssian OF toe puolc sppeSarce
N San Fra, cisco of the Hon Horace GREELGY, VA
a. IN Dosing d.nop,tision and 10 all RESPECTS de-
cided success. b, "A ocl ok The peops h"d N.c;sd
IA ya.,tumseis and the d IA aud street 10 front OF
TIE Ho.lw we're c divided There mu-t have been al
far con pa aii- S. 90 people present, AID al maui
fes cd much in,s-,t 10 tie gr at ot-ct Tor when toe
meeting 90. cal,d, end 10 The msl who Vas 10 sd-
dress them.
The ORIENTAL Hotel Ma bril- .snty Illuminated for
tn. occasion B.tseea tue pillars of the v.r,nda
were rDpg many Jap.pese lalt.rD' and the b,os-
traces were Fl l,d Ath lamps. A. II Vas known macy
soies roua be pre- sent, Eats we're place. on the BAL
cory for tbeU; ana lcIg oofOIe the speaking eom-
/ u.pcec To, Sc AMI the Eindo~s aDd rooms op-nins
upon them were blied. Among Ii. laii-s OF the b,-
| couy A J. king, he stUcS-nroker hsppeoed u be
esped by 10, DAD, ard vi cres Of Put ban ou,,
/ How's your forbal-," and oner suca EXPRESSIONS
were he,ro and tor some time the sudebc. ~as very
b,ist.rous al tte Notorious .rok-rs expense. ms
! foaes,r, was b, fore The meeting orsau'zed.
! At ocloca IhA p RAaKIs ,t-pp-d forward upon
the platform .nd nominated President soa officers OF
tho meeting who ". r. ..ct.d as 70 lcws:
! Pr,,ide tt Gro. Net
Ifey r dot MIDDLETON,
G,oise Coir,p Fl-i,h.r H.sit, II Gstss, wm n,be,
Vi. ColI, W. MscoLersy. A. "ood-crsa. Henry S.hs
Sst,.ta,,a-Ii,ur, F. D.pa. f. W. Herrss Jane. KeOs
AZ econ III, ne.Ii wa- orgso'z cd, Mr.. GREELEY
psde his Appearance upon The stand, *hicn hal been
erected 10 front OF tho hotel rssed about six
| feet above the suee.. Iii. appearance -as greeted
vi b prol nced cheer. Col. CHocKrrr stepped foo
waro for the purpos, Of ihrocucg toe speaker; bat
| the crowd vas so anxious 20 see and hear Mr..
! GREELEY that fr a Re. minutes, hs coald not be
hear. TIE more ois.p. por'iocs f the assemb y
cried We cannot see Ar. GREELEY" . Fake the
bslcay," We ran, 20 see him" Col CROCKETT
r. Piled that Mr. GREELEY prot SEED that ne could bot
be heard firm the o,Ic,Dy. The crowd seeme, do
tenn ned that they woald se- tb, speaker aad har-
rah-d al ct-Tatsj until the President sisted that
Mr. GkLELTY woul1 compromise b, andiog on the
table. a. this proposition there was great appliance
spd order being restored after ew wo'ds vi intro
duet I'd by the President If tue meeting Mr. GREELEY
mounted The table al stood mp Def re the pacpe, at
which there were * nio hearty and repeated cheers
SsyeIa fien,n's torches so disposed on the
stand as 10 throw their light npon blm.
The personal appearance Of Mr. GREELEY IS familiar
10 many If tur readers. He 10 ab we the ineiiu n
hgtt, Iather thin, and has shght stoop. He head
bald with the exception If hight 1aIsD locks IT he
sides and back. Tough really fifty years Of age,
there BE writkes in his face, the contrary his
features. except for bis badness, would n'cate quite
yoops man. There is peculiar brightness N his
ey.s end the expression Of bic face is uldne-s
and beIgnty. HIS dress. last evening" after DR.. Tiog
fl bis oIsb ove,coa from which the moun.a n.ers
cnt of all the bu,ton, pl,in bl,ck, 9th lgnt
seokcoih. The famous bite bst had exchanged
for ODE Of dur -coored wool His late journey across.
the plains al bough i. faiignsd hn, much has made
him weigh ore ordinarily, and mas given him
fIeth aid hale ape aIc-.
Mr.. CREELEY's SPEECH.
Mr. GRIELLY sp. ke IN substaocs a. follows, and
was hea.o with NAKED and earnest attention:
FELLOW CITIZENS: Ny Voice is 10. strong enough
to reach baif tie audience FROM hat eey alton It!n,
10 'be tslcOny which would throS t over yoa sll
But If you vii be silent, [ will endes ID speak
o,b,Isr-y and clearly al hope 10 enable you all to
hear. The Pscilc Railroad is the gfand-st aod grav
EST question II the age. We nu-t not unterv aus its
faculties. Tn hot BE- occurred by ,hs adoption Of
light r-s0uiiocs; 10 csuuOt be built by De nonstrations
sDJ public tab tr,qniIes the earnest persistent aud
uDct lgesblr ehUri Of great Deope. day call It
the product u go b-ce-sltes: FIRST political ueces
sy, in The light IN lich II is 10 b, regarded con.
ce.Iii Our govern meLt and, second, commercial
and soaai b,csSry; AID shs speak off this evening
Nj refer, 10 b,th.
Many meb. when they think and speak Of the Pacific
Rsh o1o are apt to regard 1t only IN Pee Inisry point
OF view. VIII pay they k. Wnat 10 the effect
IL goiog TO have as source OF pecuulary profit
Such Is The way in which they Look at the subj, C.
But IrO,t ;, sssDs this view DO not look az il a.
a matter Of peeuliay p'odt at all. Ii has claims Of
another and stronger character upon the attention Of
the Govern nept AID people. When the New York
sna Erie Canal Was stoat 10 be Goa meDced and dis
cpsslUn gong ~ regard 10 II, there was much
NOE sad 10 noicue and discourage It thao there is
now il regard 10 this railroad The canal was re-
gardec generally as lees practicable THAI we regard
tbs wo'k to-day. BIZ, even then the question with
The public Uind was Lot whether il would pay but
couid the State OF New-Yo.k do without il. The
STATE sLssered that could bot do Without il and the
canal sss built Nov look 81 the result Before th A.
tue tie cost of tue transportation of necessary ar
tic es ON the eaooard, required for the sable
ntcessites VI Government exceeded by far the whole
amount the cans, eost when they cane 10 build i.
Had The hue Calal been completed on the let of
January, 1872 II would saved he Government ia
the wsr suh Greet Britain when oloweo-in the cost
OF transporting nep, pro,i.oos and munitions of var
More ihrn the entire cot f constructing the work
Nos l ask, L the Pacific K .iroai a governmental
pecessry iD.is. that it is Fret a. msaus Of IA.
tot 'ecur MY, is the ddty Of G,vernmeo, not opy
to RESIST AID p- Eds but fore
and prevent IT cueh possible before it break.
upon us. To-day The United stes aas two separate
oeielsts to make. Th- oeieDse OF the Pacific coast
NUT be IN the nature OF crcu instances entirely dis
tir5 fiom toe de'eLse Of The Atlantic COST The force
here must be sutieiet. 10 resist any force brought
ssalnst rs In this par. Of county. The army
Up the Atlantic caa BE- Of no service TO defend
the Pscnc coast nor soi;ers from here defend the