American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-05-26
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MONDAY MORNING, MAY IS, Is4S,
AND BALTIMORE cLIPPEl

MONDAY MORNING, MAY IS, ls4S.
PREJuurcE AGAINST BALTIMORE. AS it would
be injurious to the interests Of Baltimore for
her citizens to do any act calculates to excite
lust prejudice against the city, 50 would 1t, In
like manner, be preudicial to the interests OF
the State to foster Il feeling hostile to BatimoS
upon slight and insufficient grounds. Scripture
informs us, that IA house divided against itself
cannot stand; and the maxim is equally true
with regard 10 a State. Baltimore is to the
State what the heart is to the human body
they mutually sustain each other-and it would
he 4 suicidal policy IN either to attempt to set
up different interests: those, therefore, who
suppose that Baltimoreans are indifferent TO the
prosperity of the Whoie State, are Mistaken
The misguided conduct of individuals may
countcnance the idea, that Baltimore desires to
overshadow or eXtinguish all other interests;
but such is not the real feeling which exists in
our city; and we therefore pray, that private
clustering may not be msinterpreted into pub
lie sentiment.
1t Is natural that Baltimore should seek to
employ all Just and practicable means to pro-
mote and increase her own trade-and in all
the efforts which she has used for this purpose,
she has not adopted u single measure with
which we are acquainted, that initiates against
the interests of other sections of the State
and we cannot, therefore, see that she has Civ
en- any Just ground for the prejudice which ap
parently exists against her in certain portions
of the State. We know that it will be alleged
that hostile feeling has been manifested to the
completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
This may have been entertained under the hon
est conviction, that the interests of all parties
would be advanced by connecting the Rail-
road and Canal together at Dam Number G;
and besides, this opposition was accompanied
with the offer of transporting the products Of
the mineral region to Il market on as cheap
terms as could be done by means of the canal.
But in truth, if our friends in the western coun-
ties will recur to past transactions, they will
discover, that Baltimore has exhibited the most
indisputable interest in the progress and COM
pletion Of the Canal to Cumberland. Have
they forgotten the town meetings which were
held and the Populations sent TO the legislature,
to procure the appropriation of two millions Of
dollars to the Canal, without asking at the
time farthing for the Baltimore s. Ohio Rail
road? Do they not remember, that the extra
session of the legislature was called and the
eight millions bill passed mainly by the inhu
ence of Baltimore? Have they no recollection
of the disinterested and able manner in which
the completion OF the Canal was advocated If
those days by erery newspaper in BALTIMORE
Let these things be reflected upon and they
must convince our western friends, that, altho
some individuals may have somewhat changed
the position which they then occupied, and
merely subjected themselves to the charge OF
inconsistency, there is no evidence to show,
that Baltimore entertains the least design of
sacrificing any interest of the State. She pre-
fers that the coal and iron Of Allegany shall find
their way into her lap rather than into that of
the District of Columbia but she does not ask
this trade upon other than fair terms Her cor
porate authorities have passed laws to reduce
expenses upon this trade, thereby beneittmg
instead Of injuring western citizens. But the
western papers charge the Railroad Company
with having discontinued the transportation of
articles to and from Dam No. 6, excepting for
unreasonable freight, with the view of inhict-
ing injury upon the people of Allegany county.
Whatever may have been the motive for the
act, or whatever may be its effects tot time,
we beg that Baltimore and the Railroad, or any
other incorporated company, may not be con-
sidered as identical. The Railroad Company
pursue their own course as they may consider
best for the interest of stockholders, and over
it the citizens of Baltimore in their individual
capacities, can exercise no control. We know
not from what motive the company have acted,
but presume that they can satisfy those to whom
they are responsible, that they have been in
hucnced in their movements by proper consid-
erations.
In what we have said we have desired to al
lay the irritated state of feeling which appears
to exist against Baltimore. We think that it
is uncalled for by the circumstances, and that
its further indulgence will prove detrimental to
the interests of all concerned.
SUNDAY Schools. Some persons think that
little benefit is to be derived from sending child
rem to Sunday schools, especially if it be the
only school to which they can be sent, But
this is a mistake. Many instances could be
cited, where attendance at the Sunday school
has shaped tue future life of the pupil, and
changed entirely his destiny. A fact has re-
Gently been made known to us which speaks
loudly in favor of the beneficial influences of