, 1863-12-03
FROM OMAHA, n. 7.

OMAHA, N. T., Dec. 2.-The President Of
the United States having fixed here the initial
point of this great national highway, the cth-, :,
GERS Of the corporation determined upon
tie second Of December Us the day for the
Inauguration of the enterprise by formally
brcall1ng ground on the west bank Of the
Missouri River, in front Of this city. Tele-
grams announcing this fact were received ut
m carly hour in the morning. Two o'clock
p. N. was fixed upon. as the hour for the
commencement Of the ceremonies. At the
appointed time, at least !, eco persons had u.s.
sembled upon the ground Among them
were Governor Saunders Of Nebraska, the
Mayor md Council Of the cities Of Omaha
and Council BlutIs, and various distinguished
strangers.
At three o'clock, amfd the roar Of artillery
and the shouts of the assembled multitude,
the engineer Of the road, assisted by several
gentlemen, with pick IN hand, commenced
The work.
Goy. Saunders, Augustus Kountz, one Of
the Directors, and the Mayors Of Omaha and
Council Bluffs, soon after proceeded to remove
the earth, amid tue cheers and rejoieings Of
the people These ceremonies being con
cludcd, Gov. Saunders briefly addressed the
assemblage IN substance rs follows:
COZ sAc.;nErs sPEEou.
meaced I by nsanHnothine less than banding with
iron the Atlantic to tho Pac1dc-wc arc opening .
thoroughfaIe for oil nations, exchanging gol1 and
produce for teas snd & &sR7 emphatieal'y making 1t
Il This Is rot work Of fancy, but . reality. The
great nasses Of this Union have taken hold and r.
Eolyed that the work this,d commenced SNAIL 20
rapidly pushed to completion.
He concluded by reading the following telc-
eram from the President OF. thu United States,
which was received with great applause: :
PRESIDENT .1ixco1N's p1srArcn.
Wssu1saTox, Dec. i, 1865
tn Mai, Gen nix:
hare net hssn permitted unt t1day y
ti,e I'd November. He directs ma to e1prcss his
,aersts that HIs illness viii prcyent him from Eir-
to
which ron arc about to insngutate
AAs'' wv A'A0A ~ ~ s'~' JoTT HAT.
Asst Private Sec.
Geo. Francis Train, OF Nc" forh, ana "a,
rious other gentlemen were ea1ea Pntahna MPoat anu
! addressed the people o!lehs' ulspa'!g;ns33
we're received from various distinguished
gentlemen. The following among teies.aPn'lc
dispatches were read 70 ing iare G tta assemt5, ,t
| loudly checred-
DISPATCH FROM SECRETARY sEwARp.
| NEW YORK, Dec. l.
| TO Committee Of Arrangements on'on racine H.
| y. ~; .. ,r,+,rr nm n ,t+acd +ha ee-e.
ona Hhn hseaSIn IH1S 1rann5 for tho Union Pacific
ms;12ood IN NehrasEo9has Inst been received For
lie flrst time, "a think, since the foundation oE
the Goye1nm eut the foreign relations ol ne conn
constantly that its head Is often obliged to forcg9
loyal citizens who arc ENGAGED developing the re-
sources Of the country and establishing It's uones-
saa fepy to your invitation only 7ez hastily
| and very briefly. Ofeourse cannot 60 to NeoFas.
Ia, and therefore nust decline. With your bravo
help anl that OF our armed companions on seq
| and land, I hope we shall soon put toWn 14is
ion with the help Of our capitalists, and our trce
and LOYAL Iapofine ne1, tne Vn9n 4eiS ~ ~ rsnj@
can, and hopo Ma 9et eatehaea fae 49, ~ | a,snnn1
Ccean. "nen LIS sa1ta INV ose1 9onG, i,nnsaihia
Min pe dshneseE rs ~ tha Tsrer ~ tr.s*nn tn
reet atfs upo,,' %,h " ~ '''@' 0''' ~ ''' '@ ~
| wv: u: sswAnD'
ST, NICHOLAS HOTEL. n. r., NOV: ~
IL .lfa}. Gen. John i. .Dir, President Union Fl
e;dc T. e. Co.
,;,'1r +ha iTn;on FacifIc Railroad Is Of thc nd.
uins tne onl1n aetns 4soAIG M3tsu +, n rn.nras.
nlost nataohai i1npoE1aAec: 'niE ~ Sses5ts -
| wEcAever opportunity oHcrea, nrSca ~ 1c
learn that the building Of road so long Dc
a1a*s5 u - "aI 4 1rn ~ he M enduring r1onunen1
of he ENTERPRISE and patriotism Of our com
mon country, firmly uniting two extremes oi
| The nation. and rendering them indisso1ublt
|. far nj tin,s to come.
nm resncctfnlly. yours,
| KlCHARD YATES.
MAJOR cKS. p1x'5 p1srATca.