Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-28
QUINCY AND HANNIBAL.


Quincy. Why need there be rivalryp Why
was hatred to Hannibal made the war-cry in
the city election of Quincy? Why will their
papers persist in trumPeting forth that the death
Of Hannibal is the life Of QuincyP We buy
some manufactures from them the Quincy
papers sheer ut us for doing so. We express
friendly desire that the resources Of a wealthy
county Of Illinois, and near neighbor Of Quincy
should be developed. The cry is raised in
Quincy that such a measure would benefit Han
nibal. This is sufficient 10 raise up violent,
loud mouthed opposition, and the interruptions,
bellgercnt Quincians walk over the PROSTATE
bodies Of their friends in Pike county, to fight
their neighbors at Hannibal. Even the Demo-
cratic editor Of the Herald, with all his pulaver
about free trade and equal rights, knocks down
his friend in Pike county for opening his mouth
to advocate the same thing. The most obiec-
tionable means have been resorted to for the
purpose of breaking down one railroad in their
own State and building up another. But the
hour Of retrbution for their misdeeds has come.
III the article below the Quincy Herald writes
the doom Of the Quincy and Meredocia railroad
It died IN its infancy because it wanted the vital
principle OF railroad lfe-the interest of men to
sustain it by trade and travel 1t lived awhile
and then starved on misrepres entation.
The Herald ut this late day comes forward
TO preach its funeral sermon Mourn for it,
because it died in its sins. Bury i. solemnly, for
it will have no resurrection.
The italics are the Herald's:
The great point attempted 10 be made
noU by Mr. Bushnell, having been concern
ed in all the rest, is that he had made no
"codr0Ct" with M. SchuyLr. 1t will be re.
membered By our readers that we have
never charged any such thing. Our CHARGE
in connection with Mr. Schuyler, was thai
Messrs. Bushnell, Rogers and Bull had in.
duced him to consent to take our bonds.
So Mr.. Bushnell stated to a public meeting
in this city, on his return Il ON New York
in July last. Mr.. Bushnell, told that meet
ing (hed in the court house in this city) thai
Mr.. Schuyler had agreed to take our bonds
that he had turned them over to his
brother, who, he said. would assist them in
preparing the papers to close I'D the mr..
fangement. 1t necessary, we pledge our
self TO prove that Mr.. Beshnel made tIis
statement publicly in this city on his return
from New York last year-and we will
prove II by forty or fifty of the most res.
peciabe men in the city. Mr.. Bushnell
made this statement, and he said further
that Mr.. Schuyler afterwards, from some
cause which he Mr. B. did not care 10 ex.
plain, not mere than thee DAYS after having
given them this assurance, declined 10 cam.
ply and refused, as he had agreed TO do, to
take our bond. This was the public expla.
nation M. Bushnell gave last year of his
Interview, and understanding and misun.
Outstanding with Mr.. SCHUYLER. Accord.
ing to Mr.. BushneIl's word given 10 public
meeting, Mr., Schuyler had "agreed" nj.
though he had not "coRt,aetei" to take onr
bonds and afterwards backed out. WHY
did he back QUIT We made this statement
and asked this question and gave the an.
swer lew days ago, and Mr.. Bushnell "felt
called upon" to deny IL all! We stated
that Mr.. Schuyler had agreed 10 do This
thing and afterwards declined 10 do il. and
we gave as reason ,rhy he declined 10 fulfil
his agreement, that he believed he had
prospect Of obtaining the Hannibal char.
ter. Mr.. Bushnell "tet called upon" 10
deny all this We then published Mr.
BushneIrS Geographic dispatch, TO prove
that the Hannibal charter had stood in tbs
way Of the success of his negotiations in
New York, and that he Of all other men.
should he the last ~ dan,,;, am ,N'