New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-29
A SPEECH on THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.


Froa The SlerGass,1 Union, tag
st oclCck p. II. the eAurch o. the ksv. J' ~
Benton was fei vi an audience OF lsdes ana gen
Il. men who bad assembled with the expectation OF
eaIipg 81 address from Horace Greeley, agreeable
70 an announcement which had been made IN the pub
La prints. AtSI o'clock that gentleman made his
appearance, accompanied by the Committee of Re
ctption As lie passed up the central ai-le he was
greeted with hearty rounds OF applause. On reaching
the desk. ii. /. Nichols, President Of tue Board Of
Snperyisors and Chairman of the Committee OF Re-
G. o,'on, addressed the assembly os iol!o.s
LADIES' AID GESTLEgES: take pleasure in intro
ducing 20 you Horace Greeley, esq OF New OH
Nj Greeley on rising, received with marked
applause and proceeded TO make an address OF some
three quarters of an hour in length. We shall only
artemp: 20 present some OF is more prominent ea-
lures. lie commenced by saying that the spon aneous
kindness and VeIsahy OF sentiment that character
lied bi. reception the present occasion we're eA-
eeeGir ely gratifying to him, although they fettered
somewhat The expression OF his remarks. lie came
not BE- fore them 10 exchange batteries indulge in
en- ply eourtesies but to utter some PLAIN words OF
utility Had he come before them as partisan to
express the convictions Of bis mind some one topic,
he could speak uore fally and freely, and per APPS
sssk-n chord OF sympathy IN the breast oil 20 ne
fom dong this by good policy and good taete.
He eoud OILY such an occasion discuss mat
tsrs Of common and universal concurrence;
souethirg that would be alike acceptable to al
He bad been ep, ken OF a. the advocate and fIlso1
Of California end California inteIess. Applause.
The views he erterair ed calculated TO buih up
al sections, such a. would not Only beleht Csni"rna
bu, the whole country. lie had been spoken OF, and
s-o spoken to- MS arrival here, as not aitosetnec
f.poy 20 California steamboat mails and postal faclli-
ties BY sea- But be with % be liberal TO the Ca
hfoIha postal service. He wl'hed the largest SUN
that wa necessary be provided for the inet iac-
an opposition against ITSELF The best route should be
fixed upon, ami then all The money and appliances
that ca Md be spared should be devoted to l. Now We
had routes by Tshauntepec, by tue is,hua. OF n'sn,
geher effective Suppose they he'd one line at stages,
one daily route bet the Pacific andtbe Mis- our or
Mis-s sippi river i, cond be At less expense IN
twenty Eve days than for double the sum 10 ruo week
ly IL hiryseveo days. The policy was to Concentrate
the wno. energies Of the Government on one
r. nts He had never been an advocate OF
Il scquron of territory, ~ long a. We he'd rch and
rtile sn is unin proved II was wise to improve our
m, .i re sonrces instead of reaching out % acquire
D. " and psve domaine Let rs make tue best OF
what se have. There was al unfortunate dsluslon
among the people the subject OF territorial ehpan'
son Was il supposed that we shOulf be stronger ia
int. igei G.. in morals n physical point Oi
view II we annexed China The Chinese would be
our equal IN votes sDo 10 cOuLcis 10 all other Darc-
ulsrs our ice ald acts would b. neatiaizeo by thtEs
This would be the II they were a)Sed tns prvi'
lpe, of citizens So would be with any other country
that had s large domain and dense population. AS
10 the relations between the Psc; and Atlantic side,
20 diverse were they that they constituted one great
cause of difficulty. Oar efforts should be dl'ec Ell To
the perfect eradication Of that desert and those plains
which lay between the remote ends oi this great
con,iuent. Applau.el Foreign territory was now
trembling under the tread Of mighty armies
great nations were now struggling for supremacy
the ointment OF Europe. l. was 10 be noped
tina, we woad no. be drawn into this vortex Of dan
ger There were, however, questions between us and
those Powers kuch az the night OF search, rights OF
NJ utrals relating 10 articles con.rablnd o. var tnat
might involve Us 10 war; Suppose that We should get
into difficulty with fraGce AID Eng and, those great
naval Pos,rs, with which We have close and mutual
relations your half million Of population here coad
not def. nd :he ms.ye il should be cal ed upon 70
defend bO.h the Atlantic and Pacific side, we should
T, aurs double the expense and double the anna nsnt
thst We should require If We had quick communica'
Il n over toe cont nent And The matter Oh the arna-
u eDt and moven . I Of tIofLs .onii Do on one ee
melt il the ali alton. In L ah where he n.d lat'y
BE-. n ne bad some 00O troops the et1e Ot the United
States Army, which was supported at greet expense
Tie rim gle article Of flour sold at ~ cent? pouud, and
every thing else wa 10 Ike proportion except water and
tie soldiers obliged ~ drlik and pay iOr great
deal Of thst IN then liquor. Laughter we are nov
paying FIVE millions of dol airs per annun, and IN tune,
100 Of profound peace Tor the movement OF troops 80
munitions Of var. Ii speak Of rslfosd over ths
continent people eIclaim, 4" Oh the eIpen.e but 80
never think oi the eIpense of these army movements.
II is said thst road I'D be built aad these things
would core Ct themselves 10 iDehe wond rather lay,
in eternity. Laughter The ordinary meTcantue
efUrts Of the Gay might perchance sccompsh Tue I'M
deItaiing ii iily years. Bat In order to secure Us
eery comp etlon the nation must put rs arm 10 Tue
work. lApplsu.e. Why lot suppose i; sooud
cost one hundred millions Of dollars ~hch he did 10.
believe, and suppose We should save 10 tue me article
Of army expenditures four millions OF dOilars-t1ere
-. 49, ulo. m
Establish good railroad, and FOR all military purposes
} eco men would ne efectual q lOOO. Look az
the expenses Of our Government. We pay one mi,
hon OF collars for mail facilities between the Old
States ard California aud OregOn-mucn more than
the revenue they pfoduce. Suppose we had daily
hre Of stages or cara. which should Traverse the
space 10 the Atlantic side IN Ten days, and WIN =
telegraph line extended by the eide Of II, which would
follow precele H. a. a matter Of course, ana tho
amount OF postal transmissioGs woai be augmented
aud GGaJrupleG. Change the weekly to daily, and the
all matter ard revenue would be n mensey mere ssef
The population asO-theYe would be lew smokes
Arising in the w!lderness-ueS cabins the deserts
ard pains and all the products Of industry voud be
immensely multiplied. He believed that railroad
could BE- buut that Government would not lose, but
gan. There were thOte VINO believed NAT teas
sugsrs and silks would find their way across the great
thoToug hfsre TO European conLtes bat ne reckOned
lot On that. be -, kec 20 America. IL vas American
hep Ia, was needed. lie believed thar il about the
year IsC0tDst lie Wit CLIFTON FrDte To Thomas Jeffsr-
,On tia, they Lad pan N Ne@.lofk 70 eoonsc' by
canal the Atlantic ws--Ts through the Hudson YER
WITH those Ofrhe Gres, skes. Jefferson in bis reply
stated that be was hall century too 500. About tue
year 1924 Clinton woe sgan 20 Jefferson, who
Z IL vel advanced in yeais ard sfc'ed With disease
an iCi M cd hi that the enterprise had been accom-
Z Isl Cd. end that q boat yea ercsy. J-ffsr-
= Z, who vss lot only great bu, frank man, re-
pned: +" II va. who male s mistake: vas hf'y
" wears behin1 lie age The canal ~as hnls ed
within y-rve year. II the effort. Of the latiJn
he properly directed, We car get railroad m ten
YEAR.. five ain 2; doing ms nus, abandon, a.
Cd Ce.0lel lonn. ID or STATE aset 70 say al sris'