The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-03-19
For The Cecil Wig
+ O the Farmers and other Giii-
Zems of Cecil County, interest
ed i'm the Navigation Oa'tilc Sus-
nsse5iaursa River.
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IueMauGa River.
Nv attention has been directed 20 memorial
tately circulated IN the upper portion OF Cecil
comfy. and uumeruuSy signed hg the Farmers
and Traders ia Thai section. PROCESSING 10 De
1avor&hIe 10 Branch Rail Read to Port De
post. provrded bridge should be BUILT aud
which ailipemorial, wos presented ia the Hons"
of Delegates Il few days slRcc, as at Petition
from Citizens q Cecil coprh IN Juror Of Infringing
Tie Susqncaanna .2irer. ProciIeI the ComPany
make Rtr! RpaG IN Port DP@oaH." Now.
have "a few words to say il regard 10 that p"t-
1ion, and also 10 the si%Hrrs well az 10 tnuse
vino were Instrumrntai IN getting II np
The neltlun starts out with the dp.lnrat ion,
es,hat il is highly probable law will b" passed
granting III" riaht to III" Phil, vii. BALTIC
X. K. Co., TO hWiif bridge over sad RIrer."
Here. let ~" inquire, where Is Tn" evidence OK
which {" found such u declaration, or mah"
such an admission? il such were the fact
would The Railroad Company have their agents
out soliciting signatures to compel them to
build branch Road 10 Port Deposit, when ii
is ..highlc probable" they would get the bridge
atall cvpl[S. No! there was no probability
that the LEGISLATURE of Maryland would grant
such prir'legc; the Company saw ii, and hence
their uutir!H. efforts - pfOcHre signatures to
petitions dst"nshiy torr.n" th"m into Il mca
sure. with which they would gladly comply, or
.DrnmiSr so 10 do.
Again. the memorial goes on to say, that
said branch Road would offer, 81 new outlet TO
market al TT seasons OF the year al least equal,
il not greater. than the partial obstruction TO
:hr navigation OF the river, al the same lime
atorf'ing r"oteri,rr acairs, ~" rAay,ions, and
impoSitons watch the bridge would furnish Il
ready pretrXt tnr cha rgIn2." So. kH"W many
nj he 81 a ~ p,pt Ipl nh ~ q
them express opinions 10 the effect, that moth
ing couil remedy the evils OF an INSTRUCTED
nayiga;inn: but new views have. no doubt.
taken possession Of their minds, and now a
branch road to Port Deposit would be o! more
value than the free navigation Of the SWsQur-
hanna. Such is the solemn declaration Of the
seners to that memorial, aud we'll might the
managers Of The scheme declare wien present.
Ing 1t, that IT was '.pclI;lon in tarGr of britG-
ing the SuS?urhanna provided road be nade
to Port Deposit
Again, the memorial declares, that the Far
mrrs and Aarc ulturists are subject to cxactions
and imposilons by the propretorS OF the steam
boat lines, who are mOnopoliSiS, and who lave
forced the ''sail vessels 10 surrender TO them
nearly the whole business OF carrying the
ernin,'' and they beg respectfully To call atten-
ton to the fact, that it there should be any OPP
position from Port Deposit 10 such branch
road, it ought to be aScrihcd 10 the capitalists
VINO own the steamboats,. whose interests III this
respect, arc not only adverse to those Of the
aGrcutursts, bat also, those Of every other
citizen, in any way connected with the trade
or commerce OF Poil Deposit and the surround
ing country
Let m" say word or two personally to the
memorIa'ISls. lon have made grave and seri-
Gus charges against men who have heretofore
born the character Of far and upright citizens
in I'll THEN transactions; YOU have charged them
with disposition to deIrand aud Cypress. and
intend to inquire how lar you are borne out
By the facts. GU say that their charges are
eXorbitant and that 'lhey have forced the sail
boats to give up nearly lhe whole business of
carrying the grain into their hands" How
have they forced the vessels to give up the
business! You, who speak so confidently, can
surely answer. Is II by their exofbiIant char
eesi DO you suffer loss then by these steam
boats? You must, for You say their charges
are exorbltani. Wherein are they exorbitant ?
Point me to a single article OF produce you send
to market, and shew me, if you can, the exac-