The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-05-12

cecdIngs, If Tie e0mpanies did not modifi
them, OF get tbem legalized In the mean
itime by the Legislature, as would compel III
railroads tn raise and otherwise modify them
, After this order was given to the public b.
some Une Of tae rail roads to whom it wa
sent, the Board caused certified cory 1
be forwarded to the officers Of sundry com
Panies who were thea contemplating an,
= preparing iOF bridging the canals.
a Simultaneous with the publication Of thi,
order, such papers as the Cincinnati Gazette
Sandusky Register. Cleveland Herald
GAINESVILLE Courier, ChiIhcoihe Gazette, anC
The Dayton Journal, came down with all the
/ might and main" on the Board of Public
Works, and characterized the members a:
worse than Louis Napoleon-and the coup
de bridge as worse than the coup de etat-
tbs Vocabulary of epithet and billingsgatt
was drained, and misrepresentation and abus,
were poured out wholesale on the heads o.
the members of the Board of Public Works
The lesser hts all over the State, thai
usually reflect the sentiments of the Gazette
Herald, DE, dc. made terrible pothei
and fuss, and such was the state of thing,
at one time that the grave men in the Sen
ate chamber, 'IO S0re tie peoples lOes
wished before they went u dine 10 have :
resolution of the legislature adopted requi
ring the Board to reScind their "VaudaP' or
ider.
In the mean time however, men berar
here and there to look at matters with care
and the Board stood firm, disregarding tn,
Iephhets and abuse that were heaped upor
ut; but laboring constantly to direct the pub
lie mind to wholesome legislation, which
while 1t did not conflict with any Just right,
IUf the rnals, would protect the State prop
Ierty IN the canals, and shi Id the people al
over the State from unequal and unjust sys
TENS ot freightage. The rail road rompa
mics, by publishing the order, which was en-
veloped to them by the Secretary of thu
Board, in relation 10 their bridges, and eau
sing with its publication the introduction
lof a system Of dcnuncia!ion against tht
Board, of the most violent kind, commen
ced this controversy in it's public aspect, anC
should therefore be satisfied with the result
as matured and embodied in the Legislation
Of the State. They had able advocates up
on the floors of bo.h branches, imbued 100
with, t. some extent, the same spirit of de
nunciation, and therefore, they ought to b,
doubIy satisfied with the law of the land
which has grown up out of and in the ex
cltement raised by them against three per
sens acting as public agents, and withou
other interests IN their side of the controver
! sy, than the interest common to every citi
IZn.
The Board of Public Works may we'll b.
satisfied with the law and SO may those nav
iga,ing the cannls-dnd so may tie peopz
generally.
The provisions in relation to bridging til,
canals are full and perfect, and will prote
them from further innovation
The provision in relation to BRIDGES al
ready built legalzeS the "Vandal" order
as the permanent ones are less than 10 fee
high, and the Dayton draw bridge is a com
mon nuisance. The roads will of cours,
see the necessity of modifying these brd
ges, and the Board will no doubt extend t,
them the necessary time to make the need
fal changes
But the provisions Of the law embraced
! IN the first two sections are of vast interes
and untold benefit to the people who ma,
wish to use railroads to freight for them
There can be now no abuse, no favoritisn
but uniform rate of freight fixed anc
settled-to b' paid by each and every man
And the principle on which this tariff O
rates is to be fixed, is one which will give tt
every part Of Ohio, ne6t of the compet
/ ton between the canals and railroads-for i
shall be for a HIGHER RATE for a shorter dis
tance than it is from the canals
We repeat again that the railroad officers
and interests ought to be satisfied with the
low ctthe iaaa, which has grown out of the
excitement produced by their publeati IN o.
! a special billet sent under seal to them by
the Board of Public Works--and we are We.
ry sure the Board ought to be, and indeed
is satisfied. But, let who may, or who NAV
not be satlsLcd-of one thing, in our iudp-
mcnt, there is no doubt--thc law is a lust
law, operating equally on all men-the hiob
and the low, the rich and the poor alike.
Thanks to the flmness of the Board of
Public Works-thanks to the wisdom of the
General Assembly for this most beneficial
law. Order has come out of chaos"--
and through the ilmness and fidelity of the
Board of Public Works, the Interests of the
people and State have alike been promot, d.
Now for obedience to law on the part of the
Roads--fair competition in freightng-and
cheap transportation for the products of,
anl merchandise for. every part of the
State. The coup de bridge" was not a
vain thing after all--not the cmanation of
"insanc" mcn-but was the forerunner of
this most valuable and necessary law.
We sail in the middle of March that the
Board knew where they stood--that they
W, uId not receIe-tbat they asked nothing
but what was right. and would submit to
no hing-and Lhm they would not tQke pau on
6oA sides; and We now repeat that the Board
Of Public Works will continue to discharge
their public duties with that fidelity which
has heretofore characterized their acts, and
while ll.cy will do nothing to injure rail-
roads. thcy will expect The roads 20 deal fair
ly with the canals, and comply wiht e laws
Of lie lu0a. ..-.
We feel disposed to indulge in an especial
prediction The operation Of this law will
save to the people OF Ohio, not less than TWO
hundred thousand dollars for the present
year, in the shape OF equal ard moderate
rates of Railroad and canal transportation.
Hereafter it will not save less than half
million per annum. The thing is capable of