Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-02-14
PUBLIC MEETING
IN CASS

A Public Meeting was held pursuant TO
public notice, at the Edward,burgh Ex-
change, in Edwardsburg, t.ass County, on
the evening of the 9Th February. 1885,
The meeting was organized by appointing
lanes Taylor, Esq, President. Josh. How.
I'll, John Silbc. and Barak Mead, V. Prcsl.
lcnis, and john Boiham, Beuj. IL. Bertrand,
md ilr. Palmelec, Secretaries.
The objects OF the meeting having been
explained by Judge Silver, aud JOAN II.
Adams. Esq, it was
Resolved, That q committee of twelve be
,ppo n'ed 10 draft resolutions expressive of
the SENSE OF the mceing /; w%hercupon Abb
el Silver. Michael Seligson. VIM. Il. Mcr.
rift, David Vandcrhoof, Burnham Gilbert,
rhos. Adams. Cyrus Bacon, Benz. Sweeny.
Col. Odds. NJ. Sage, George Mrachan aud
Saxfon P. Kingsley, were appointed snid
comnniec. when the foil wing resolutions
were reported and unanimously adopted by
the meeting.
Resolved, That whereas, we have JUS
iini the pleasure of $ 'eing the report Of the
Board OF Internal improvement, aud where.
Is w have learned that sundry charges
'mve been made against the truth Of said
report ; Their fore
Resolved, That VIC brlieve sail report
10 be- n candid and unvarnished deia ..
facts. and 10 all appearance. humbly submit.
ed, willont exaggeraiion, aud without pre-.
udice, and So far as it relates to The coun
lbs of Cass. St. Joseph and Berrien. The
commissioners have been too modest TO
speak the full merits of the location. and
the just dement's of the other two~ surveyed
routes.
Rcsolvcd, That said report has so ably,
and indeed, triumplmntly, demonstrated the
superior advantages of the Southern Rail.
Dad roaic, as located by The Commission.
'rs, over any other through The southcrn
iicr of c~0nniies that We confidently expect
4, speedy sanction and approval by the lie.
lislaiure, OF the route rs located, and a lib
,ral appropriation for the construction o!
he road, nIDn the same.
Resolved, That we will not charge the
legislature with Inconsistency, and with the
resolution before us, whereby The faith o.
he state il declared to be pledged 10 the
completion Of the Souhcrn and Northern
railroads. VIC see no reason us yet to consId
er that boly hostile TO the system OF lntcr.
nal Improvement.
Resolved. That we consider the resolu
ton Of the Legislature to suspend opera.
tons on tho souihern Railroad, for the
space IF thirty days, rs indicative Of n dis.
position OH the part of the members of iha
body. generally, Whatever may be the
wishes and %ulicrior obiec's Of some individ
uals among them, only TO collect furihc
information on the subject, although we re
vrel the delay as unnecessary, and pre-
judicial to the interests Of the State.
I Resolved, That no scheme Of public I'm
: provcment can b. devised, however admira
BILE, and no route located, however unexccp
~lionable, and no board Of Commissioner
appointed, however exalted and pure, tina
would moi be compelled 10 en- counter tn,
: opposition and misrepresentation of tn
, selfish, the suspicious, and the disappointed
!. Resolved, That we are surprised an
most bitterly disappointed in the course pur
sued bv Vincent l.. Bradford, in the Sen
ate. Whilst a candidate for the honorabl
station he so treacherously occupies. b
pledged himself to us before we would cor
sent to give him our suffrages, that If elect
ed, he would sust1in The location Of the South
ern Raiiroae and the Board Of Commission
ers-and whereas, no now acts IN diret
: violation Of his solemn vow and the best In
e teres;s Of his constituents, therefore,
: Resolved, That he be instructed to e
Their set himself about redecming his bro
. ken pledge, with redoubled energy, O
resign his seat for som more faithful pei
son.
Resolved, That in the above mentionc
pledge, he probably hung his honor upo
/" the probability, that the road would be lal
y through Niles. where he holds n large il
'erest-a slender thread, indeed, upo
which to suspend 50 important q moral vi
tue.
Resolved, That we behold in John n
Barbour, a faithful, efficient and able Con
missioper, and that from our wi person