Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-10

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finding the following article in the Zoledo Blade
5 Whiehis so much better than any thing we can
say, that we publish il entire If there is any
one person residing in this county who still
has any doubts as to the propriety Of subscri-
bing to our rail road, we ask them to look at
the low. mean, and dirty course pursued to-
wards our county by the leading spirits of that
doomed village:
SandusI1y City. and the NOrvyaIk
Il and Toledo Rail Road.
Ever since the decision of our citizens. 10
unite with those of Norwalk and Fremont in
the construction of Rail Road to Cleveland
the citizens of Sandusky city, have spared no
means to prevent the commencement of the
work. Understanding the motives in which
this opposition originated, we have until now,
carefully ahstained from giving il any notice,
and should continue thus to leave il, but that
the character it has recently assumed, for
bids a longer silence. We have no fears that
the hostility of Sandusky City, come in what
guise it may. can retard for a moment, the
progress of work on our Rail Road That
is fixed and provided for, against any power
that Sandusky either alone or in conjunction
else
/ What we particularly desire by this article
is to exhibit the character of the opposition
our road has been and still is obliged 10 con-
tend against When after having decided to
mite our efforts with those of the Norwalk
interest, il became necessary for our citizens
to determine by vote whether the city would
loan the sum Of $4,000, in aid of the road. il
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her agents here, provided with means to bribe
our voters against the loan In this they were
aided by the citizens of towns much nearer to
u.s. and their failure in their designs upon our
citizens was not because they hestated TO re-
sort to the most base and criminal measures.
but because money could not bribe our citizens
against their own interest They next set
their machinery in operation, 10 defeat the
votes of Huron & Sandusky counties. but de-
spite their eloquence, bribery, threats and
1coaxing, after second effort, both Of these
counties voted the requisite loan. As spec
linen of the means employed to defeat the loan
lof Sandusky county, we furnish our readers
with the following letter. addressed BY Lucas
S. Beecher, Esq, lawyer of Sandusky City.
TO Mr.. " hicher, of tIamer's Cornels:
Il Here follows the letter which We publish
ed last week, from Mr. Beecher to Mr..
Whicher. which We omit.
The letter refers TO a HandbiIl, which was
circulated throughout Huron and Sandusky
counties. BY citizens of Sandusky City, Just
prior to the vote. The handbill ike the letter
was a tissue of -falsehoods aud misrepresentB-
lion. In some Of the townships III Sandusky
; county, some Of the lawyers of Sandusky City,
having under their control, several cultivated
FARMS which were rented, threatened the ten
ants with eieetments, in case Of their failure
to vote against the loan-in others, they made
stump speeches, to assemblages of the voters,
which were full Of misrepresentation. All
these efforts proved unavaing The people
: BY their votes decided to aid the road, III the
extent required, and the result is, that The road
is now in fair way to be completed. at least
a year sooner than its most sanguine friends
have anticipated. Strong hopes are entertain
ed, that within the next fortnight a contract
for its entire construction from Toledo to Nor
walk. with the exception of one or two bridg-
es. during the approaching fall will be consu-
mated The must that has been expected
hitherto, was that the road would be complet-
ed from Toledo To Fremont by February
0 and that the remainder between that place
and NorwaIk, would constitute the achievmeni
;. of another year.
Our Sandusky friends well knowing thai
7 this road when completed must necessarily
divert much of the way trade of the Mad Riv-
er Road, from their city to Tnledo. wisely re-
gard Il as the finishing stroke TO their ruin as
. commercial city. OF course they are fl ht-
ing desperate game, and we have reason to
expect that they will resort TO desperate
means This we would not make subject oi
complaint, if in the height Of their desperation
: they did not saerafce both trnth and consis-
: tency. An open bold opposition. would ex-
:, cite our sympatbies for our falling neighbor
: :. and though we should be benefited BY her
downfall, we might regret her fate. hut this Is
. bv no means the feeling, that misrepresenta-
ton, faIsehood, abuse, low trckery and intrigue
/. are calculated to excite We can have ne
;. feeling above that of the most supreme con-
! tempt for such course as that pursued by the
= Sanduskian, which published rs fact. that
4 in injunction had been allowed 10 restrain the
: building of the road through Sandusky and
Huron counties-when no such measure bad
occurred-and the whole thing was false
hood We can have no feeling above that ot
the most supreme contempt for the citizens o
e town. who to anticipate any supposed assls-
g tance that may be rendered TO work Of the
a magnitude of our Railroad by Eastern Capi
talsts. and for the purpose of destroying then
confidence in it, will deliberately send fol
t publication such an advertisement as the fol
y lowing, which we cut from late number o
+: the New York Express.
By Magnetic Telegraph.
TO THE PUBLIC.
EE The undersigned representing tn
own"rs of three fourths the taxable propert,
of fifteen townships of HuRox and SANDusK,
: Counties. hereby notify the public that tn
}, BoxDs of said townships, for stock in the To
e LEDo. NoRwALK AND CLEVELAND RAILRoAD
If are illegal and void, and that payment of TAX
K Es will he resisted TO the last; that an injune
If tion bill is filed in the Supreme Conrt agains
e the issue and process served. Duty 10 buy
y ers therefore requires this notice. II oferet
in Wall street, BEWARE. Full particulars WI
be forwarded soon.