New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-08
pACreTC RAILROAD MEETING IN SAN
7tE7 sS7- FRANCISCO.


FRANCISCO.
On he evening of August nth there Was grand
Pacs6c Railroad meeting in Ban Francisco, called
tnsotAef u hsar what Hdsace Grselsy, the shrewd
uSlo1cpAar 81 ~ Msw York Trihuns, might have to
- o. the subject, apd hs fnldlled all expectations
81 psktnk treat speech, which We find reported at
vce lsngt ID tho California papers The Industrious
Black Republican wisely displayed more cunning
coincidence BY making no profession in favor Of the
Northern rcute and pretending that he considered it
u LITTLE moment where the termni Of the road should
y, for aid be, "t makes no great difference where
the road comes to on the Pacific 90 long as We got
IT. Il may run to the mouth Of the Columbia river
in Oregon, or TO Puget Sound, Or to San Diego; il
will be pretty much the same in the end far as the
question Of terminus is concerned II the road comes
to San antonio on our side We (of New York; Will
manage to connect with II In some way and get our
share Of is advantages. say then, Danish all ques
tons Of place and determine that the road must 90
built somewhere At once" OF course old whitecoat
was doing little unprincipled demagoguery tearing
| to make ayowal Of his sentiment, that ne would
rather there should be Pacific Railroad ~ all tnan
that Il should take the Southern route, and which
| would have somewhat detracted from his popularity
among the mixed people Of California, where there
are doubtless ss many in favor of the Southern route
q the Northern and class more numerous than
either which cares nothing for this route or that so
that Tie railroad be built BY one or the other.
Mr. Greeley's speech was very interesting He
came down upon the men who regard the Pacific
Railroad from pecnniary point Of view, and consider
lift viii pay. It had claims Of another and stronger
cnafacsei upon sne = ~ ~.
We People = ~ = .1o na..on' auu
1ose.h.lens' ness.s' "as A.y - 'As
nssional aee1ss ~ 80 =. ~
we p.ans' ol 'ne =.
ana zee mals' ~ gave y ~ n's opinion 'nat "e
may expect Win g1eas oegree o. cetsaihty' tnat
wA1 ~. pleaA w. ~ .ee.en'e ~ eupa ~ .ae neAs
sen years, ana as England sno rance are peogeo 70
support SPAN m nef possession OF me lslano we
snooi3 Oc y pao preaicamehs 70 oe'eho our Facinc
norcer without trans contlnental road, tor Meet
ueafn8 an u inVasion' couio sail from England
and oesoiate tne coast o. Caliorna long before an
ehectse army couia cross Ifom tne east LOT lts de
tense. faiiroad Wonld pc o. more utlity tnan az
inc lofts Wnicn coulo % poit on the fachc, ior IN
sen Gays lrom view Iork snmclens force conid 90
tnfoWn lnt0 tue country 70 fepel al INVADERS we
atc NY y tne opia'on .nas many nen Woulu W T.
4u'leo NUN new iolA ~ suca - eniereency' luz
sue.s a.e so1ae nuloieus VI .nousanus " usnslns
eAollaus NV soh'ans WIG ~ 'uny coinpe'en1
~ .aAe os.e VI themselves asaiuss any .ol'e ~h.on
couiu " ufouSns aeainss tneu', snu MT. ureeley
wasted mucn breasn 10 enforcing comparatively
ieepie argument among sne many stronger 10 DenaH
q racine railroad. For transporting munitions OF
war the road might certainly De Of the greatest I'M
poIsahce, however.
On the ground Of public economy the road would
g good tnlng, ior Government IS now paying
600 per annum for the expenses OF transporta
uon involved BY the army system Of the West and
milion doilars more lor tne miserable mail service
Rn'cn IS performed. bus tne grand occasion ior .
.sclc roau y .ne alec' convenience ana dement, o.
sne general paoic u 'ne na.ion, ~ anorong means
slassi anc aausporsa''0n ana Aolne commerce
"nen - Duis TUG oss sa.aAp.s part o. 'ae sraoe