Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-03-28
SOUTHERN RAIL ROAD.

following day, after very strong, PERSONAL and
protracted debate, the vote the passage of that
bill was re-considered by a vote of 26 to 90. The
vote being thus re-considered the question re-
Cured upon the passage of the bill. but by gen.
,ral consent, no further action was had, and the
bill was laid on the table, with the understanding
that it should be acted upon on the following
Monday.
For the proceedings of Monday, we give the
following extract Of letter from our attentive
correspondent
"Good ncws-Constantine is safe. Centre
vile, Constantine and Mottvile, are to have the
railroad to pass through their limits. This morn
ing the question on the passage of the bill came
up in the House. An amendment was offered in
the shape of substitute for the bill. This SUBJ
sttutc only provided that the ral-rold should run
through both Bertrand and Niles. After stormy
debate the substitute was adopted; yeas 25, nays
H. The Houss then adjourned for dinner. In
the afternoon session the question was taken on
The bill thus substituted for the original bill. 1t
passed, yeas 25. nays 30. This ends the voxa-
tious question so far as regards the whole loca
ton east of Eiwardsburg. No attempt can a.
gain be made in the House, and no attempt will
be made in the Senate to alter the bill as il passed
the House. Bowman lodged the question. He
was not in his seat at all to-day. He was in his
scat few minutes on Saturday, but left the
House when the railroad question came up.
"Msssrs. Barry and Lancaster have fought
the battle nobly. They have proved themselves
friends to Western Michigan. They have done
honor to st. Joseph County"
On the 2lst inst. our correspondent writes us
| as follows:
"Matters and affairs in relation 10 our rail-
roads are getting into a bad train in the lagis-
liture. Tho appropriation bill TO continue the
works of internal Improvement, came up for con.
sideration in the house this morning. and was vo.
ted down, yeas "a, nays &c; so the bill was lost.
| Messrs. Burke and Odell, of Cass county, votel
against the bill If the road had been altered SO
as to run through Cassopolis, they would have
voted for it. The whole Of the delegation from
the centre counties pote against any appropria-
ZION on the southern route. Every thing is in
Oommotion. You need not be surprised at any
result. Every thing goes by tho impulse of the
moment"
The following is an extract of letter from our
correspondent, under date of the 22d inst
"The much agitated question in relation to the
location of the southern railroad, is now settled
in both branches of the legislature. Tho ques.
ton came up for consideration in the Senate this
morning. Mr.. Bradfords amendment, altering
the location SO that it shall pass through Lock.
port, Cassopolis and Niles, lost, yeas 4, nays
100 absent. The question then recurring OH
tn, passage of the bill, from the House of Rep.
resentatves, which altered the road so that il
should run both through Niles and Bertrand, il
passed, yeas 8, nays Z. So the natter is settled
at least for the present. think that it is fortu.
nate for that the bill has so passed, as it was
calculated to preserve the question from further
agitation, and, indeed, to preserve the road itself
The distance between the crossing at Niles anc
| Bertrand is only Two and half miles, and by
making that distance of rlilrold both places ar,
accommodated. 1t seems to me that tn, best in
tercsts of Mottvillc and Constantine in your coun
ty, aud of Adlmsvlo and Edwardsburgh il
Cass county, are best subservcd by consentinl
to the alteration made, as well as the good o
tn, road itself. If the road was located through
tho hills west of Lockport, it would never b.
built and of course Cassopols could not b,
benefited nor any part of Cass county. By tn
alteration, think the integrity of the road will
bo preserved, and the above named Villages, anC
the counties of Cass and Bcrrien will receive al
the benefits Of railroad. The people of Nile.
will now be satisfied, and will not again be lik,
" TO stir the question of, location. Besides, i
the bill had not passed, there great fear, an,
even probability, that another bill would hav
passed altering the location"
1t will be recollected by our readers that whel
the railroad question first came up this session
we accused the members of ths Legislature resi-
ding on the central railroad, from Dstroit to ST
Joseph, Of acting from interested motives, in join
ing the disaaccted of the south, on that subject
We were then most numerically attacked by thu
Calhoun County Patriot, Kalamazoo Gazette
&C., for daring to presume that these HONORABLE
members were opposed to the construction of
southern railroad. We only ask the people t.
look at the mlttcr as it stands. They, the cen
trail members) have joined in, heart and soul, t.
all appearances, with the dsaffec,od Of the south
to get an alteration made or, in other words, t
make the road as unpopular in the southern tie
Of counties as possible. A compromise wa
made--the road was to pass through Niles an
Bertrand. The next thing was tho appropriation
bill. Here they were obliged 10 throw off thei
hypocritcal garb, and come out openly. The resul
was this they uoted, to man, against any af
propriation for The southern railroad. The
have effected friendship for tbs people of tn
southern tier of counties, joined the disaffectcd
to cause an investigation to bo made, which wa
made. and resulted in nothingbut cost oftwer
ty.fve or thirty thousand dollars to the state
and after all voted against an appropriation
We are not at all disappointed. vs. cxpscte
nothing else. We have been blamed by tbs Press
and by individuals, for accusing those member
of being hostile to the interests of tho souther
tier of counties. Fortunately for us, however
we have it in our own hands. We are INFORMED
by good authority, that unless an appropriation
is made for the construction of the southern rail
road, not dollar will be appropriated for the cen
trail road, or any other work in the state. Tn
probability is, we shall get an appropriation, AM
the southern road will be built, but not throug
the influence Of any Of the central members.