![]() We have assembled here, this day, upon the height of the continent, from varied sections of our country, to do homage to Thy wonderful name, in that Thou hast brought this mighty enterprise, combining the commerce of the east with the gold of the west to so glorious a completion. ![]() We rejoice that Thou hast created the human mind with its powers of invention, its capacity of expansion, and its guerdon of success. "Our Father and God, and our father's God, God of creation and God of Providence, Thou hast created the heavens and the earth, the valleys and the hills Thou art also the God of all mercies and blessings. A thousand throbbing hearts impulsively beat to the motion of the trains as the front locomotives of each Company led on majestically up to the very verge of the narrow break between the lines, where, in a few moments, was to be consummated the nuptial rites uniting the gorgeous east and the imperial west of America, with the indissoluble seal of interoceanic commerce. The massive oaken-hued trains of the Central lie upon their iron path, confronted by the elegant coaches of the Union Pacific. ![]() Never before has this continent disclosed anything bearing comparison with it. The meridian hour has come and on the expansive and lofty plateau, at the summit of the Promontory, a scene is disclosed in the conception of which every exultant element of humanity is revivified. The electric flash has borne the tidings to the world and it now devolves upon us, the favored eye-witnesses of the momentous feat, to enter our record of the facts. The last tie has been laid the last rail placed in position, and the last spike driven, which binds the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with an iron band. ![]()
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