New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-04
TIE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY.
THE GROUND BROKEN YESTERDAY.
Letters from President Lincoln and Others
OMAHA. y. P. Thursday. Dec 2. is73 :,


Corr Corr of Commraieofioa from The P'c"oef e' !
wy = lie Ua5fed States.
ryrc,--rvr Mans Or, Washington. Dec. y ieu5. |
IiV,H SRI: have no: been permitted until today 20
,,roscn, to the President Your c0umuniodl'i g ''
tad Of November lie directs ms 60 cypress JUS o y
regrets that Ills illness vii prevent mm iFa' ei'.lt =
preston g. the profound int rest he lsei' ~ t'.
VI work So vast asa peueucl-I Us lA-t VIM" ~ 49,
about 10 inauemate.
have the honor to be your ohstent servart,
JOIN HAY, Asst Private S'cfvt'ry
Copv Of n Concentration fr0rl IKE Iion. I'M
H. Scica,} Secretary Of STATE.
DEPARTMENT or SfAr,, ,sh'so foS Row - IN
Major Generdi JOIN A. Dix' Ple,iafe' q i'' ono" Ta
eifc Ra;iroad ConpGRv Me- iOrk
Lily lJrAR SIR: Your Kind note. inviting ne 20 a'icnd
the ceremony Of breaking ground ior t-o l. p.
Railroad Company IN Nebraska, has lsi h,cl !e,t.,'
For tie first time. rs think since the iv'a"' cl v M
Government, the foreign relations OF tie counl. eAc
the attention Of dis Department 80 constantly I'm i'
head is often obliged 10 iogeso cus'oMa! to'u IN.
and couitesies toward the loyal citizens wfo arr On
gagged ia developing the resources oi ne county,,
and establishing its domestic interests fof
III, reason ! can reply to your invitation
only very hastily. and yely micAy o. c, Tss c.1n.
go 10 Nebraska, and Therefore ! mnst decline Win
your brave help and tat Il your armed colnparos'
ON sea ana land ] hope we shall soon ut down tms
uretcbed and wicked instruction against The Union;
Wit the help Of our capitalists on1 our iIce ana yai
lahorne men, the mon racine ltelIr"d eaA' ana
hope will be extended 10 the Pacific Ocean. wren
this shall have done disGnion will be rendered for
ever afterwaId impossible. There VIII ne TO !4oFuiA
'0' NI Is attn 5oaps' " WILLIAM Il. SEWARD
Sccys'Grv Cioscs Letter.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Nov ., lsta
Ny DEAR SIR lOuT EIG invitation 10 VINE some
thing that nay DE lead o. tie breaking y eicuAu on e
Union Pacific Railroad in Neoriska io1Id me ~ ln'
midst OF engaccmeLis 50 exoctle last II has uoeh III
possible TO write anyt thing worth Tie Teadii z.
j cold not. LoNeSci. omit wiring "4s' -''-.I 4'I
that would imply AZ lLilIcleoce 70 1"e "'4A "--'N 40
American feels. ... -, s.
asa senator nom Ohio .la tie Tsi Qte,.eai IehsuIS
.N|.sR M H 20
which receyc! the sanction Of Congress no o'e' o!
me That measure an gncuolleAt u lie arm!
ApprOprauou bL VlfcIns az ne dispose! % tLe ocle
taTy Of NaI siaot9 {" % eAi eLst ID sll''!' LIZ. ~
rlorations Of routes for the road. Il was adopted D!
TIE Senate in February. lsJ3 ana subsequently COZ
CURED in By tie House. as .tSls.s 70 ca. "a ~
the volumes known a'.t.e Pacific 4..-A1oad Report
printed byorder Of Congress.
II IA another pleasing recollection. that lad me
honor in March le5O ~ presenting ard commencing
20 the Senate .he memorial Of Dr Pultc an intelligent
physician Of Cincinnati praying that measures hit 10
be taken for the connection u new oik M Loi eou
ty extending the existing hle' oil icle-i pA 20 'ae
Pacific. by Wy 81 tie c.0,. ll- D.AIN Z 3 .tihi'r
through Northern Asa 90 - cistufg. and more
forming connections vita the lines " Tie cues O.
Western Europe.
The er,a; wd.S Aas since been completed tothe Pa
cifc Nv the indomiicD'e ucrcy " Hiram Shley pr
yatc c.t.zea Of New loih aided b. thc surl0 promise
OF employment ald CONN soiiul hf tie tufcf1ufa -
On the other side q tae r~cIc. TIC lu.s I'll, gao 81
lines iron ST. Petersburg constructed tv the i'm er al
Government approach if.ey heycrot already reac cd
the Pacific; and American enterprise - coinesi! Oh
completing the wonderful work which Tie Gin
cinnat physician suggested uOic Ian thirteen
years ago. steam moves mere loNij han ~
lightning Tie progress q the railroad his
been necessarily slower than that Of tie tclc-
grapa. When the surveys and explorations ~ q
route had bccI partially pOrtd. tle sli.eeI Of L.,
railroad was ngain iroucAt before Conrress: and
again hid connection with IL. row. however. o. lcs
pleasant though sih sgci c1ar1e.e5 b. s9ae.ol3
in Jauuary Is5i instrctHg the committee On isali-
0f ID 81
erp limo Of TIC Wcstcrn atc., 20 some point on one
sasteIn Ire q Cfhfl-ria. On the lr1,.en ~ Mr.
60 ibe -e0ra,ce 4, ne Crr-,ittea r.. go9ls an.
Cana was stlictcn ont, a-1 &c NLoo subject re-
ferTed q > lcct Conn tee O.. nire Senators, ron
which Committee was excluded D'-4-.e len le.a
the subject Of slavery the War DclooTl.s nov hold
OF tie question " tie Rebellion.
lr OWNS Committee reported III which. after
much discu sion and sandy ame. ailments rafse the
Senate le55 but failing 10 receive .-c sanction " tae
Nothing flrtica wa. aono Of importance N relation
70 tho Pacific Railroad during t.o neat seven years.
The attention q uc cJn-,rg was absorbed by otter
eress to give grand proof of TIE stability O. thr Re
public and TIC worth OF democratic rel h-can iusttl
lions b. taxing ug tho Great 90 The uits. n
terrible civil waT, a.. q framing It mo law The
XXAYIitb ConrIos NiA be ftIe,er e.oT-l le 10 lis
tory the author Oi many ecta Of ss.aon al trans
oendant importance and faI reaching coaaeguelc's.
Among these Great acls tie Pacific Railroad bill wi
remain OF The most lsli0us ilOlrlcLts Of tic
wisdois and couf e. Of It's ueinDcrs.
shall not ate. 70 any scusslD1 - lis importance
n our industry, or coDucrce. or or Union. lave
elsewhere saId sonnet ling tlcsc tacmcs but Tie
road il its own most eloquent advocate. lroce utte
belief that under your charge t-d t9i ~ tAe Oi-tf
eminent citizens dssOclried With yD % I'D so steadily
forward 20 completion and Wind cate By perfect success
tie most sGaguAe predictions aAq hope OF s a4Iocalss
Very truly your. s.PcHAsE.
Gen. JoHs T.. Dix, rreil-r CGicn Pa, ll Railroad 90.
Copy Of Co~mun .cqtioe from j. p. Ul4cy,
Sccrcfo ycf tie Interim.
VA BlsCION u. C., Dec. 9, lsG1
Sm: TIE energy which las characterized tle nj D
Pacific lsMrn.t Company since fts ORGANIZATION !
affords great stsfac ION the Government cause of
cOngrsnlati0n to TIE people anC guaranty that the
work VIII be proceeded - mpctol ioag anterior %
tLe time prrscIibcd by CoIgrss Tie country has /
double assurance II this iu te fact tct te s'0ckho-
ers Of tie company are gentlemen pHs-. .ed Or tie
means aHd tie VII % con nnnric t-.r undertaking
and that y would be accom- piised 'rr wcre prompted
solely By re DC II gail for. ccr'fl-F, 40 oIc can
consider tie immense commerce ~ tie IJaC Wl- |
out being coGvinced tint il viii pay rcmurcTst-
ing dividends upon Ter las estlo q. gladly |
heiete thft 1t j. not tie IrosVct u gi.l |
alone that has prompted TIC stockholders n their Lude
taxing but that tCl have been Induced 10 engage in IL
by considerations ol IstI Otism AID philanthropy. NO
are encouraged 20 hoe and believe tht tls dcs0atilg
will Boon he over ond domain which would have
Otherwise renamed barren waste VII I.t pfcuninTt
advantages and comfort 10 those WHO shal work ID
tie mines ana al tts IN addition TO tie gIoat oi eci
hitherto only considered 81 uniting tle Atlantic and
tactic OCfans, and aliOrdng Ucw ll4e Of commerce
between them; aud am sure you1cI 0rd as ociates
viii feel pride and y a togr undertaking fsr trans.
cendng any considerations Of pIoht and only happy
that you have been engaged in az enterprise which has
g. is object snch beHcfccnt results end viii renewed
yoal VIII vigorously prosecute tic work al summers
leat and Winters cold 20 ia comlA lion.
This enerprsc--second Only il importance 20 The
Rebellion. aud made necessary M COn.eUlruCe 81
Twin rot pats umOticcd in history, AID trgt viii /,
b. tie page which shall record the OF those who
lhd We courage aud patriotism to ald Ifale IT, Your
" Is designed u break ground o. tie iuiyu Bnci6e