Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-21

Ihoy also propnesteO tnoA tnc Seanhle Leans
would blow up on her ninth sFip. She has
made her teneh.
From the Quincy Herald Of the 18th
tho morning Of the election;
what has the Hannibal Railroad 10 do
with the election oo-day9
This question Is hypocritlcally asked in
certain quarters. We answer, Onhesita.
tingly, il has much to do with i'll IL Pit.
man Is elected, Il viii be understood abroad
to be verdict Of the people Of Quincy
against ,he Hannibal road. lf Wood Is
elected, il will be understood abroad and
thrown into our teeth that the people of
this city are not opposed to the Hannibal
road. Wood supports it--Pitman opposes
it. Which IS right The people Of the
State want 10 know, AL hands want to
know whether the voters Of Quincy are
opposed to or in favor Of the Hannibal
road, II they elect the man to-day who Is
known to the whole country as the bitter
and uncompromising enemy OF the road
and who has defeated il twice in the leeis-
lature, il win be understood by the legisla-
ture and the people Of the State, that the
voters Of Quincy are opposed to granting a
charter for a road to Hannibal. lf they
elect John Wood today, who has three
times voted for that road and stands pledged
to do so again, the legislature and the PEG.
pie Of the State will understand by il that
the citizens Of Quincy are not opposed to
the Hannibal charter, and viii grant Il at
once In that case, farewell Quincy the
] a., H.. e H.. L.
is without rival in beauty and enterprise,
RO'o, will speedily become a one-horSe viii
lage with S,em-wheel prospects Surround
ed by railroads, yet benefited BY none
Farewell, old town. we have Known you
long and loved You dearlyi our fortunes
are cast with YOU, but like the blind and
those that are led BY the blind, wo GO into
4 the ditch togetherl Your lovely hill.sides
may indeed have charms to those who pass
them by aud view their verdure in the dis.
lance, but to those whose homes are here,
whose hopes were once here and whose
poverty still keeps them physically here,
these green hills will give out no ray Of
hope, but serve merely TO remind us per.
PeluHlly OF the still greener greenneSs ofthe
n policy which blasted your prospects forever!
The towering spires of our churches will
point in silence to the only land Of hope Ia
our people, aud the air Of our city will be
: undiSturbed by the dust Of commerce. Pass
: the Hannibal charter, as you would certain.
/. lly do by the election of Wood to-day, aud
the description we gave a few weeks ago
Iof Hannibal will answer better for Quincy.
5 Pass the Hannibal charter by the election
of Wood to-day, and the gloom Of night
will settle down upon yoU-capilsl will
leave vou-iraGe and commerce will have
. no abiding place here-the graSsSSil grow
up in your streets, owls and bats will per,
form the Offre Of night watchmen, and
things that creep will take the place Of YOU
now thriving, industrious and prosperous
population. Your votes to-day viii decide
the fate Of Quincy! You have it in your
power to-day to give her lick ahead or q
!, lick back, to build her up or to tear heI
down, We have told you how you NAV
a do either, aud we abide your verdict. Il
e you say ''SP!" up she goes il "lOaraI" lei
her ripl Rely upon il,-lhe election Of
Wood win pass the Hannibal charter, be-
cause it will be pointed to as evidence thai
you are not opposed to that road. Il vii
I be seen therefore that the election TO-DAY
. has something 20 do with the Hannibal rail
road,
John Wood
: Is the wing candidate for Mayor, He
lhaS voRaA in thn lans.l.,,no az. a..