New-York tribune., 1869-05-13
TIRE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
...yr,xo OF cALFoRNIANs AT THE AsToF
HOUSE.

..,,-r,vo OF CALFORNIANs AT THE ASroR
HOUSE.
meeting of the residents OF the racine COAST
,,i,, IN the Eastern States and In tins CITY, was
ts1d a. n H. yesterday. at the Astor House. IOr tue
se of drafting resolutions expressive OF thef grau-
acation at the completion OF the Pacific Railroad. Dr.
~ n pfersop Of Marysye, Cal, called the meeting to
sor and proposed Senator Nye Of Nevada, as Chair
,.an Mr.. S IL Noel and Judge f. c. Dixon OF Nevada
re amounted Secretaries, and eXGOv. Price OF New
tersey Mr. Person Mr.. George II. Simonson Col POOL
and Mr f. c. Kembc, were appointed a Committee 70
draft resolutions The Chairman after explaining ihe Oo
iects Of the meeting said the connection Of the two oceans
with bands Of iron peculiar work. IL was poIn ~
tbe midst Of revolution and was the offspring OF the goou
sepse and sound Judgment Of the American people lie
would always nay a grateful tribute to those VINO con
oeived the grand idea OF awork Whlch Is ues.IoU & ~
rev m me trade Of New.York to millions Of people
which previously had been to them closeu OUoH' n
~ fbe Pacific coast were ordinary people, nor were
they inferior point OF mental moral or physcal power
any others in the world dne M v eOnaeHS i b ne
nome OF free aud happy peonlc making the star or the
West t1e HEiIS to6Scd by Tie Rev Dr. Blan Methodist
munster who rosided many years III Callorhia: CoI
Tacob cese OF Belmont Co, Ohio, who went TO Calfor
la In Is39 having briefly addressed the meeting the
Chairman again made some remarks. lie sad that nine
wears ago minus twenty days be sailed for Nevada from
SewY0rk on visiting San Francisco, then only twelve
years old burnt down two three times lie was as
Were ON the laughing waters Of the vast Pacific. He
thought there would be central route across the
continent, and he not surprised in 1854 when the
WORK commenced at the west eud and at the eaht
ern. When the Sierra Nevada Mountain was Teacnsu, ~
seemed an iusurmOmtable difficulty, but FIoNIuSneo
directed Theodore Judah 20 remove all oDstacies lne
work demonstrated the fact that here, on our own so
the conception Of an idea only meant ITS aecOhpeVu1
He concluded by stating that within SIX years theIe
would be three other similar routes, ana that DeOre many
subsooueut years such routes would barely meet e
necessities OF the age The Committee then handed IN
the following resolutions: -, go a.. H.. .At.h
Wkersas The laid and the last spike dres Thso
mites the bo Continent and have heard the chhk OF e
hammer which aud bind US With books oi es 70 our
old bone. therefore. be 70 a., 4. - ,...L.. -. a..
Pacific shores gauous The completion OF the great
hopes have been long bound mp On
t shores The broad have felt the thrill Of the enthusiasm
great age May the Union which has thus been eemened
perpetual the blessings Of God rest The land anO upon
given a that peace hath Der
victories no less renowned than the var"
Gov. Price ana Gov. Purdy gave their experience OF
California eloquent terms as did also Mr hemDle one
earliest OF the editors OF the Pacho coast Judge
Berry showed that the people OF the Eastern saes
could be supplied with better fruit ana bel ter hs Tor
Oneenth the cost unless eXOr0itant rates OF transit be
fixed upon by the road. Mr.. Clarke gentleman
had lust ira eled the road said hat with the
exception Of 100 miles on the other side OF Omaha II was
IN excellent condition.
yadeans and other residents OF the Pacific Coast Will DO
held al tho Metropolitan Hotel on Monday evening" May
H. at o'clock celebrate the completion OF the Paeuc
Railroad Addresses will be delivered by Senators Nye
Stewart Cole Casscry, Gov Price, Judge Field, ana
ohc