Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-11-13
THE ST. LOUIS TIMES VERSUS THE
RAILROAD.

RAILROAD.
Wetskc from the ST. Louis Times, the fol-
lowing extraordinary winding up Of an exiraor-
binary notice Of cur Railroad celebration
Such remarks were not penned by friend Of
the road but by blind partizan, who seeks ar
opportunity fOro manufacturing political CAPT
tai, BY stirring up party feeling againstthe road
and resuscitating dead and forgotten prejudico;
In concluding our account of these interesting
proceedings, We carnot avoid calling attention
ITO some facts which 60 to show how much dis
posed the wings are TO monopolise the credit
of such demonstrations, and how unjust they
can be TO all others. In the first place Mr.
GEYER was solicited 10 make the address upon
the occasion. After he declineds Mr.. J. G.. MIL-
LER was called upon. After he declined, the
honor was rendered to Mr.. GILcHRIsr Poa-
TER. And when all these had declined, Mr.
! CRocKErT, Of this city, was selected. What
reason was there for al this? What had Mr..
GEYER, or Mr.. MILLER, or Mr.. PGRTER done
to farther the great enterprise? Just nothing
at all. How had Mr. CRocKErr to signalize his
friendship to the work? We make no objection
TO friend CRocKETT. We only say that in such
! Gaze II would have been more appropriate 10
have solicited some one who had labored in the
cause.
Mr.. GREEN, who resides near the eastern
terminus of the-road, has labored with great
zeal and ability to obtain donations of land for it.
Col. kioHhoSD, who was qualified TO deliver
such an address, had been for years a resident
OF Hannibal, and had exerted himself in the cause
/ There were othcrstoo, Immediately along the
line OF the road. Why were all these gentle
men passed over, and repeated efforts made to
procure the services of others who resided at a
distance, had no interest in the work, knew
nothing about it, and had no special vocation for
making public addresses of that character? The
answer is but too plain. They were Democrats,
and those who had control OF the matter, were
Wing partizans, laboriag to give prominence to
< Wing men, and to further Wing purposes 1t is
especially wrong because the Democratic coun-
cites along the line-and nearly all are Democrat
ic-have come forward with full as much alac-
rity as the wing counties, and they will natural
ly inquire why this injustice has been done to
distinguished citizens of their own neighbor-
hood.
"Those who had control of the matter" says
the Times, ''were Wing partizans, laboring to
give prominence TO Wing men, and to further
wing purposes" Here is a rough guess wide
{ of tn,, mark There are nine members of
the Board of Direut2rs-eight o. this mne are
prominent Democrats, and seven-eig hths of tse
stock is owned by Democrats and Democratic
counties. AT the meeting of the Board at Lin
neus. 1t was agreed that Senator Atchison should
be the President Of the Convention; Mr. Geyer
the orator of the day; and that Gov King should
perform the ceremony of breaking ground The
invitations were accordingly extended to these
gentlemen upon their failing to attend, applica-
ton was made to John G.. Miller TO take the
place of Mr.. Geyer, in accordance with previ-
Gus understanding in the board. He not being
able to attend, it was then debated here among
those upon when deVolved the duty of EXTEND
ing the invitations, and the citizens. wher
Jas. S. Green should be invited TO deliver the
address. Finally it was decided to invite Col.
Richmond, He was accordingly solicited, and
consented TO prepare an apdress, and did prepare
one, though he insisted that he did not desire to
deliver it if the services of any other person
could. be obtained. The invitation TO Mr..
Crockett, was from the members Of the board of
Directors at this end Of the line, two out of three
ofwtom are Democrats; from the Committee
of Invitations and from the Citizens Committee
of Arrangements, all of whom signed the invi-
tation; and moreover, it was done with the
advice and consent of many leading Democrats.
Mr. Anderson was unanimously nominated
President bya committee, composed partly of
Democrats and partly of Wings, appointed on
the ground. The editor of the Times is the
very first Democrat that so far as we have heard
has made any objection to the nomination. The
invitations to speakers, so far as known, were
all in accordance with the wishes of the
people along the line of the road