Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-10-09
For the Richmond Pall4 dunn.
The Richmond Railroad.

some OF our commissioners nave i''o'C
courage than discretion. and for the proof. I
see the last JeffiarSonian. over the sigma |
ture Of Railroad He ought TO have |
signed il. One Of the Commissioners.
that being much more appropriate In
that article. if he has not plead guilty .
the charge. he has turned states evidence
against himself, and fully established the
fact. Now. Mr.. Commissioner. ''for thus
| shall a. present for5earingIy designate
you when you pretend. 10 tear off the
disguise have assumed. you have utterly
. failed. and only torn your o1rn shirt.
And when you assert. that do not
and Miami Railroad Company. your as
sumption is altogether gratuitous-and
that DO olrn Two shares in the Dayton
Company. IS equally SO. Had you. while
on the subject Of the stock Of Others. told
the public. that the whole amount of stock
that you possessed. in any. and all OF
these enterprises. one OF the rery ac-
tive commissioners. is t,ro shares of ffg
do1Yars each. and all told. they might
have been as much surprised. as they
were at the gold medal YOU awarded IL
me. without any merit on my part, alfho'
| have ever been the humble advocate Of
iudicious internal improvements In re-
gard to my private affairs. of which YOU
.aolc nothing. presume the public feel
but little. or 10 interest in them. therefore
all that stuff shall pass bv without no.
tee. But | am sorry 10 see this tall
commissioner. manifest 50 much angry
feeling. He comes out ike perfect tenn
pest in tea pot. as if he would blow h;~
own top off. Now. this is wrong, and al
ways results in bad consequences. And
il appears also. that this commissioner
can never tolerate any opinion that diff
tars from his own. without becoming irri-
tatea, and INDUCING in personal feeling
abuse and insult and it is said. tbs is the
sole cause Of tie original. and continued
difficulties between the Richmond and
Dayton Boards.
Now. in the humble remarks have
submitted to the consideration OF the
stockholders. and the public. through my
commune atoms. have INDUCED in no
personal feelings whatever. nor have |
any TO indulge. | entertain no other than
the most friendly sentiments for every
member Of the board. and continually en-
iov that kind Of intercourse with them
and they with me Bu, differ with them
in Judgment. as DO the great maSa Of the
stockholders, but. cannot That be tolerated
i'll kind feelings! believe they are in
dividually men Of integrity, and patriot
ism. but to use this commissioners aae4
poetic phrase, Ton this subject. men Of
- bad julgment" lie calls mo Tic
little Durham that darez 10 attac,5 tho T.
connective on the railroad track If then
IS the locomotive attacked. for it is he that
attempts defence. + ne really. and H.
deed. the whole auI sole motive power II
the board. as he thus assumes to be! Per-
haps he is. If 50, we need not wonder 1T
results freely award to him zeal and
patriotism oflhe highest order but --
BAL jaf4ment.' This Commissioner SAYS.
: my statement ii former communication.
tia, the presen; stockholders. desire Tia,
their money shall be used 10 make the
road II DAYTON. for wh.ea il was sub
scribed. and taat the board IS cnleavor-
ing o apply i p road - Eaton. con
tains two giari1g errors" ito use no
!. harsher term and directly after. further
adds: land | Viii further state. that two
:. thirds at least of the entire stockholders
:. in the Richmond and Miami Railroad
: company. will sustain the present board
= in their course in this matter" &c
Now what are the factS1 The vorv last
expression OF the stockholders on the sllD-
liect was given at a meofing held hv them
for inat purpose. when thov deliberately
, adopted resolution by unanimous vo:o.
lnstruc,ing the board to meet tie DrHf2n
AZ the books Of the board in your own q
fee. and there you Will see tins reso.a-
, ton recorded and there it 7-.H ef4nd a.
swift. and str0Hg zcifness against the
course pursued by the board. from thar
time to the present. And | ask the pub
lie, does not this prove one part of my for
: mer statement, that Is. that the presen;
stockholders desire their money used u
make the road to Dayton. Now t1r tie
evidence Of the other part OF my state
, ment: that the board IS aiming at another
. object. Have not the commissioners al
tbs very time large hand-biIls stuck U
On almost every post and corner. adyer-
Using 70 III. ana put under contract. the
Railroad from Richmond. 10 the State
: Line. to meet the Hamilton and Eaton
L. -, L.