The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-12-07

WASHINGTON, December l847.
THE CoSyELLsvILLR RAILRoAD-The recent action
of the Connolsville Railroad Company at Pittsburgh,
in the abandonment of their charter, and accepting
of the supplementary bill authorizing the construction
If their roAd 10 the Ohio State Line, continues to al
tract much attention. A portion of the Stockholders
protested at the meeting against the action of ma
ior,y of the Stockholders and some refused to vote
altogether on the question, one of whom, Edward d.
GazZam, has published in the Pittsburgh papers
protest. addressed "To the Friends of Law and Or
dern HI denounces the organization and action Of
the meeting rs illegal, and says:
"When Mr.. Mcl.ane was denounced for unwiHey
deserving this the shortest cheapest and best route
where neither Alps are 10 he scaled, nor Appenlnes
unneled, and where there Is no need Of inclined
planes mountain high, and no danger of destruction
by floods, joined in the censure, though dlsapprov
ed of the severity of the terms used. But when il is
evident that the destruction of our charter is the OBJ
ject which Mr. McLane most desires, as thereby Bal
timore and Maryland will be forced To follow him
through Virginia TO reach the Ohio at point below
Pittsburgh and am asked thus 10 cooperate with
MI Mclane and other eastern porsTs opposed to the
indsJsndsnt prosperity OF Piltsburgh, | will not,
ndfoldei and gagged, follow the devious course.
/: is said forsooh that Mr. McIane sopposed TO our
road and as if he were immortal, and his power per-
petual, il is most oglcaly inferred that the rond can
therefore never he madeand we are asked 10 do The
very .l'f ~, w," oe,nes, ,S as, ror,a
~ give il up now, but forever.
"The fact is we need no aid from Mr. McLane,
,'i.o., IS a hioh r. nr..iie, w. no,ad o,, y
u ,i1i,aaa3 fron pt,.hmro tn Cumberland This a.
mai. %, p,,, v and ,hs houndass West rnm,n~
nicatinn by the shortest cheapest and best route 10
49,, hr,,er ,, nni,. need tbnt , chorta ha ,m,
| ed by Maryland for road from Cumberland 10 the
State line, and that ran BE- got for the asking. The
VI, ~ Iii d. ,h as, VIZ, - ~
W p uG l,Wh,o'. ,ha ,;,izsrs of R,l,irS &
~ ,' n,. NOV ,,,,er ,ybnse ui.,aksn nnI;n ~ -.
i,,ir ,ha ,hnr,as ond hoe, rou,s ia I,ilv .;,t;n
H., ~, Of ,b. cnmnnpv7,, e
Wv. mans W ~
10 sustain MS assertion ta' inc r'sht 10 construct
road from Cumberland 10 the State line Scan be got
for The askinp from the Legislature of MARYLAND he
,,., ,,, -, ~,
p"osnes ''e ''''o"s 'e'''' '''.e ','' Jun" oe'''''
chairman of the committee appointed by The citizens
of Baltimore:
Baltimore, Not 90, 1s47
a charter from MARYLAND at lis approaching session.
to make rnilroad from Cumberland 10 the MARYLAND
line | have not shade OF doubt OF its passage
Yours truly. JouS GLENN.
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Extensive FoRGERlFs AT BosToN -Considera-
bic excitement had been manifested IN State street,
day evening ON account of the discovery Of large
amount Of forged paper being in the market. The
Journal says-"The facts as stated to are, that u
broker named George Miller, who has specialized
largely i'll stocks and real estate, has borrowed var-
Gus amounts OF n,eney of different individuals, and
given as collateral security, notes OF hand, purport-
ing 10 have been signed by Mr. s +. Bclknap, con-
i,, Nh, i ," -, b, ,s,si y" na, duo W
"n' " h a" wa " h,, h ,,s sar W. bt;i
JaInh; a' nn Nnud,, and ia sill ,hscn, ye.,.ra,
mornine. Mr. BeIkunap was notified that fmr Of he
notes, Tor about SlO,0OO, were due, and waiting pay