The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-02


Inauguration or the Tshuantepec Kaiirosd.
OUR TE1UANTEPEC CORRESPONDENCE.
TmuASIxPEc, March Q, 1859.
breaking Ground in the Construction Of the Raad-Preeacs
of0e authorities, Csyats and Officers Of I've Company
Speech Of Mr. Sidsu-Reusarks Of Fhthr Lcpes-Spcsch
Of Gop. Dias-06iciaJ Documents, &C., dc.
We had quite an interesting ceremony yesterday a.
Huiotepec, small village about nine miles south from
this place. the Of the beginning Of the railroad
work upon this istbmus.
Early the morning of the 9th Mr. W. H. side chief
engineer Of the Louisiana TehuAntepec Company
panied by the Governor Gefe Potico OF the district
Don Porfro Daz the District Judge Don Nicolas Garrdo
the Cura Of Tehuantepec Father Maurcio Lopez, the
City Judge Don Juan Avendano the United States Consul
G. R. Webster Esq., and party of attaches Of the
pany and invited guests-''quorum pdrs parra fui-al
started horseback for the appointed spot. We
escorted by battalion Of the Tehuanepec garrison whom
Gov Daz had ordered honor Of the OCCASION and
who gave to our little expedition quite imposing and
military appearance.
About an hour and halfs pleasant ride open
and level country brought in sight Of Huoepec very
picturesque Indian village ON the Tehuantepec river
which here runs through gorge valley between two
ranges Of high granitic hills. Here met NJ Won Hip
pei the gentleman who has charge Of this division of the
ne and his party of engineers, about in
the whole party including the military the native labor
ers and the population of the village proceeded 70 the
banks Of the river where the stakes indicating the
line Of the railroad well as the course Of the
proposed bridge had already been driven everything
was in readiness for the commencement Of the work
me soldiers ana native a0orers having been ranged ~
uouoie e on ooth sdes OF Inc ROAD we LOOK up our sta
tion at the top Of the bank when Mr. Sde advancing
little in front of the Governor and the other invited guests
delivered brief and appropriate address, of which
mere give but an impet feCt sketcn-
MIR. MDELL SPEECH
The work which are about TO commence, Mr.. s.
sad, one naught with such important consequences
and one destined 10 exercise such benihcent influence
over the FUTURE not only Of tine two sister republics Of the
United States and Mexico but also, in measure of the
world ut large that its value and Importance hardly
be overestmated The undertaking which In our humble
way, we are now initiating, and which, with the
oesse OF We nope 70 carry out to asuccess
iu ISSUE one OF great dicuty and labor, recurring the
SG.ay o. ase Sapa and ealing Tor the display Of the
The march OF civilization upon this contnentanother
nk ADDED TO the golden chain which to bind together
the scattered members Of the great human brotherhood
Experience has shown that when kept apart
whether by impossible mountains, desert plans or
tenpestuous oceans, they are liable to form mistaken
deas and e entertain unIounded prudces against each
other but when once brought together whether the
purposes Of social intercourse they soon
learn discard such narrow and mistaken notions and
cultivate friendly feeling towards the good men of
other countries and Of other This work brought
us here together from widely distant pIaces--from
the United States, from France, from England
from Germany-for the purpose Of cooperating ID
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avenue 10 the various nations ana races who dwell
upon the Pacific borders and upon the shores OF
the Atlantic. Through by this new route the iphab
the North and of the South of the East and of
the West, the European and the Asatic the American
and the Mexican, the Chilean, the Peruvan the Sand wch
Islander, the Malay, Chinaman and the Australian
will together and become better acquainted with
each other When this railroad shall be completed the
distance between the Atlantic and the Pacific will be
crossed in six hours, and in four without
Inconvenience without danger through most beaut.
full fertile and salubrous region This is then work in
and Americans Before the completion Of the work
which we are now beginning under the monday spendor
OF vertical sun, there may, and must be- some dark
hours Inere may be obstacles 10 encounter from which
even bold men might shrink but let us hope for strength
10 surmount tnem aud trust that every gloomy doubt
may ike our own shadows ut this hour be cast beneath
our ana as snch an Undertaking cannot be carried
successfully tnrougn without the protection and blessing
heaven now call upon our respected guest the Rev
Falher Maurico Lopez 10 invoke the divine benedct0n
upon TINS tue 1egnnirg OF the work upon the railroad
the LOUISIANA Ienuhntepec company.
Ihe Rev rather Maurcio Lopez, very intelligent
looking native Mexican priest u about aty attired in
the white robes OF hs order the Domincan then came
forward The Tehoantepec Railroad, he said, was an
nnaerakng win whcn az MS sympatnies were enlisted,
not only as friend OF progress and liberal IDEAS but also
as mexican ana natve ienuantepecan All the m
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