, 1866-10-30

eysn there you viii aua no adequate boundary.
IG,eat apriauee.] ION u,.y Go West from 20
pans over Which We 1arsea "nd you ys' w rHs a1
10 p'nee for an tnteIra:iohal boundary lIn1. No
70, sii.nn!o,s; eau e. oyor :he
fsHs ssa 81 1s hE' Psss aeRa1e:s ~d xs"is
hahitr their education, al as i wcrc, onr tai!y,
fer s,'y man 70 suppose that .herc. |, anything
that ean finally rcnd them asIndcr, l. utterly p:e-
Mounta1ns for ttetc, to my Judgment, |, the only
niaee wLe,s any alton could byany pos:ib,t
bssen fes e It, osrs a
agricultural capabilities. and infinitely richer In
!he material wealth, and pcop!ed too By tho sams
ion meht Conceive lie idea that aa beyond s, lie
hoeky Mountains. on the Pacific coast, u great
' 9e on 9m nigh!
think scc tho necessity Of lntis,ato connections
Tlh thai IspPo by b{ sosa! tsla.
lAppiause;l MOI believing that ,hcre Is any uan-
Scr ot ss l thnE aQf of s honor Of that great
T. as
Sls;'ss ST; r Ill gil, ;Sessie: :. txpS'sass.l
politically to c..1lsa.c Inc moss intimate ,yiaions
with thal people md, u.s uyGty facility for con.
ssa 81 ytf, n hs ~ nss iIss. s sss g s
M @ ,San o psse se ID 'as Ms.y
e.patla of: Thvscfore,, ILL.,. do honof
s.sm f. ~ eSr' s9 e T' s,ess. shs Rnswse sgEs pn
e cspcna thcit salital, .irir saoasht and az ths,s
.s9sS On set gsat ssnespt,o Aa Us we
viii he q, ~ of e iso.s as me a haa Gons ssq e seS
onr muds with the sr. .asest dcgroc VI d.ni:aIon.
xa no a son o1 II wsosa ri 'na MOI
wntnl toward tllu men WHO engaged ilcr fortunes
u ,,' is r1sss entest!.s Iasy as. i
..hcrs or mol. ! hsd no idea ,tni tals roai wis
ctcs rlhs along with such taeility toward ~ wes
r, Gfn s11 Pin "na %asn saw + tss a
ss,s Ssys kess uns e is,l s + ho aRss asa s
been In contemplation fbr q GooI mary yeart-
,sa n, We fssen, ats eaa ,as$ % VIII
Tset .1d estimate tlo cost, of .hc dltsr-
sna 'esos on to htsSssp se p.s s eSs: al ss
reported thatlt would cosl q hundred millions OF
1ullars to establish this raad lhesr, aud men
afford 10 e,rass In The Enterprise. Yoa iii know
was eXt avsean,, /. was enormous, would bank.
rauy Of individuals, aided little By sho Govern
ment. have gone Oh and rendered II not only pos
paass e4' r. ne ao
p1seeeed mS stated, we tEaserssd ths road seven
hn, Ed d oiles wet q ,s plaee ia:o hs yery
e eepn pGre OF On hc aa s3d sFs
could wa!k: inaeed i did moi ' Snow Il . :'1s Al
fn gre ~: TING 4 W We shonla he able 70 get to
cutiEy II with HI unabated energy, and With a
unity q pnspose that i psElcs1ectly amazing.
nex exy "ossms9 OF aa h snoMs ne riassveIy ons Is as
whi1c Jon stand there viewing IL and sir Ills is
most honorable to those gentleman WHO have this
Mi moi siapse Seio:e you may The car cars here
AID 60 to San Frqrciseo in tour days. [Applause.
And then think q the Developments oi that great
country II Ltch will BE- diecosel.. How Is Il now,
sir, III your Rocky Mountain regions, region 20
remote aud % little known, that len yea,s ago,
r!coEIect, III Congress. hen NC nudertooS 10 d.
most Of all To dx tho boundaries, because
We DID n9t know where they would f1u, and. II
bounded them on the west ...by The crest Of ne
Rocky Mountains, whichever that might be.' We
knew knew not T. there was any gold OF other minerals
enGrgy and enterprise of our ase lays disclosed.
md The question now Il. hoT shall The wealth Of
those regions be dcyelorsd Tor the advantage Of
lvvill say ono thin: here, .by way Of di:rsssion,
!ha. ihele ase those who look upon the public
aot M ieoSe5 70 t5s a@a;iaas 4.s 1:soas: @
81 pe. # ind ss oess So~ sa ' oas
naonlert VIA. amounts OF gold and ailycr which
hare been duR ont Of tcese mountains under all
eenmaliea,on When % ne' bad Ia 't 70 dras eti ,he1 II
hcavy and poEde1ous Instruments for getting out
these minerals over thousands Of miles of un-
ea: hahSda hsy hsse oi a
Now. ihft.k of the vast chain ofmountalrs extend.
ing from ihe no;1h of Mexico % the semo.cstnosth
cad. and all full OK These .precioas metals, AID
think when Ills railway shall bo accomplished
the.e, when these srcat, and pondetous iasirn.
and Lat Erca, mineral region shall be exposcd
y Wap saeS S ease as sn ecfs Hs
workmen may be fed by railway communications
where all thels wants can be so easily supplied:
be developed almost instantly when the railway
the ability Of this naiton to encounter any debt
TO me that have no donbt viii take place tho
moment tkis great thoroughfaro will reach tho
nlcrce viii be- changed BY which ali nations,
and 1fch counties Of de FIJI. china and
the time !asafs seaca Il .hsa as aaR aa aa
they will 1nd-for selI I1ntc.rst governs all thesc
ihfiEs. whatever tie pride Of nations may dictate
ct chantels, and when you hare diverted the
course Of trade through our Republic, all that
faroPs ses Of shs sRsss tsas and silks Of the
The pce2le of Chicago. IApplanse: iell yof,
sir. and say 10 This company, yca have right TO
5ga St Shes hsss q d s }Sa
the s.eeedinne importance q lhis great work, bu
poi il bslo1o the ~ 1aiioa, % to RI; slvs III n,
i1pFlaues;j az. sisd, il, that II stansa record
evil report sood l,y this as stand IS all those
this c1cst jtsnn6i.c with one another: The gen n
the water communication between here and u
East Utmost a. important as the olher, and worth,
ee people q e!isagp 70 e;ns betY;
lle whole people Of The United slalcs 50 tint lha
nrnlly, be accomplished: [Applaase.l Therefore
aEnln say to yon that the ,nipottancs Of this loca
tion tEanscends probably what most men think O
sf this eoniIeen. yoa viii vi M asvet r. hae; Az
but two rfrals-.San Francisco, on tho pacidc, M,
contend the palm Ct greatness with you, and NeH
ft.ansh1cr ard applauze] You may deem that II
c1l'avasant expression, but recollcet that New
yo1s City haa 10 struggle for cne hundred ant
,S,t e'e saS che hsd The onuat'Sn
tory, and then at all this yon have made up sine.
visited thia. then ba!rcn spot, thirsy.two ycar
qSo aaa ssEa1y ass
vantages OF your location. and what haye see,
to-day conyfncea INC thai you will rot be slow t;
people Of this country have more Of intelligence
mo1s Of enterpFlac, more q the American, Yankee
goaheadatt1enets than the people Of Chlcaso
On f'H in as1o eoansas 5t' ass ass q, On
The palm Of ,crtatness, Aud now, aa I.
the excursion. ! bare eald before, and repeat I
Of magnfacerce that have ever ncen.. The com
appnssp pps sspesd e. Sla a e o p 81
INTELLIGENCE VIC could possibly acqate on thi
subject They stopped 1t 1olhlng. ana there |!
not admit the pe1fccl organisation that wn!
brought about BY the uanaeess Of tho e1cursion
II was thoroughly organized and. trarersiag thi
| to rec different moucs Of conveyance, transport
without The least confusion or lie least Delay, va
Their ARRANGEMENTS were nlt perfect, aud Tho On
ioymcnt Of tho excnrsicnists was as great as i
seaa 1 es1d fe9 e1s 1s I'D pds S.s; % q 5sis s
heart, gratitude for the opportunities It gave hin
s~y 81, Ssse
among the Fawnece, and brought face 10 face witt
aSft ae enSe
Eajley, beyond i{h me!idIan and WSic VI is ta'
FaSnees were dancing theis wild dances: IL
cne. and doubt i, in he history of thes'
tsmss' tsqta' whsh hs aPes Rees and ,n.saI sqs'
snpis,ns than took place on hose TIE reo,c plans 2
With tbs printing press We had the telegraph. lba
friends at home from that l1stant region among
the yells Of the abo:istnes. For one, enjoyed
;n M 70 y
~ - tEe peepis q ehlsaeo. to ID de Isse1 ef IL
| tufn rny most stnee.c thanks for their xbunda-