Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-13
THE LOCATION AGAIN.


columns Of reply in his usual style, in which h,
undertakes to use up the Hannibal Journal, the
people OF Hannibal, the Board OF Directors gen.
orally, and Mr.. Lakenan particularly. Mr.. Gil
strap, we understand is to be a candidate fol
the Legislature, and probably now opposes the
railroad and tries to defeat itS construction FOL
the same reason that he several years age
laughed at the idea Of building the road at all
viz because it Is popular just now to take
such course IN Macon county.
The effort to create an unjust prejudice in thu
minds Of the people Of Macon and Shelby ceun.
sizes by the editor OF the Republican, by substi
tuting Trades Of abuse for argument, will NO
convince them that Hannibal has been guilty Of
fraud, or SelfShness, or deception, in regard tC
the location Of the road, or that the location wal
controlled by her. ..
There was but one Director from this city
in attendance when the road was located. Tn,
location was made unanimously on the report o.
the engineers.
What justice is there in singing od Hanni
bal for denunciatiOn for casting one Of undni.
NOUS vOtep--partioulaFly when all acted in th'
best and fullest and brOadsst light that could b.
thrown on the question Of locatiOn-Viz:-th,
report Of the engineers. At least il the editor Of
the Republican is better engineer than this
whole Of them put tOgether-So much better
that he can point out the best route by instinct
without going over the ground and by looking
out from his Office window, he has failed to fur
niSh the proof that he is so amazing prodigy
--hs has even failed to show his credential.
that he 10 an engineer at all Besides all thir
the location, IL right will defend itself, so soOr
as the report 10 published, If wrong, it can east
ly be Tighted BY the stockholders in Noyem.
Der.
A resolution was introduced in the Board al
Glasgow, to proceed at Once to locate the entire
Road. Mr.. LAkepan moved 10 amend, provi.
ding, that the location should not be finally set.
tied upon until after the vacancies in the Board
were filled. The amendment failed, and the
resolution passed. '.
The refusal of the Board 10 fill the vacancies
before making the location was one circumstance
that got the Republican into such stew. How
Dc the Records show Hannibal? Where the
Republican wanted her to DO on this question.
We hope, therefore, that the editor will have
the good sense and good taste to "shst up" about
that business. ........
A resolution was then introduced, that in ma
king the location due regard should be had to
the interests Of the county seats of thS couMtie'
through which the Road passes. for which Mr..
LakenSn vOted-but the resolution failed.
The failure Of this resolution 10 what has
called forth the Republicans lOudeSt thunder.
For this Hannibal has been abused and de-
Hounced, and her trade threatensd-yet the on
ly representative she had in the Directory voted
for the resolution. Is Hannibal wrong on this
psintP VIII the Republican continue to assert
that Hannibal cOntr oiled the location with view
to injure the county sSats3
Tho Republican csnSursS Mr.. Lakenan for
refusing to vote on certain proposition intro
ducsd into the Board. What proposition is re-
Ssrrsd to, does not very clearly appear from the
Republican, but It's supposed that the PROPOSE
ton to which the editor alludss, on which Mr..
Laksnan refused tovOte, was to adopt the route
known as the "Tiernan Survey" The ground
OF his refusal was that there was no report, YER
bal or written, OF any information whatever, be-
fore the Board, in regard to the cost and prOcti-