Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-02-05
"A Blunt FaIsehoOd!lp

The editors OF the Commercial Register, Of
Sandusky City, say:--
The following paragraph from the dmeri-
can Railroad Journal, referring to the Tole.
do, Norwslk and Cleveland Railroad, we have
noticed in the Cleveland and Toledo papers
As the second sentence (which we have italit-
sedl contains blunt falsehood. which must
have been the result either of inexc usable ig-
norance or something worse. on the port Of
the editors of the Journal, we insert the par
agraph entire, IN order that those interested in
the Junction railway may know how the pros
poets of their road are misrepresented. The
Journal says:
"rhis company (the T. N. & G. Co.. are
now in fair way Of being speedily repaid
for the extraordinary energy and ability they
have displayed in the prosecution Of the road
II is, and must for some years continue TO be
the only line of road connecting Southern
Michiyam and Northera Indiana and III
nois, oud the far West Nth the East Over
il must pass all the travel and business of
100000 people, till other avenues shall be
opened, which cannot be done for some time
10 come. These facts must secure to this road
an enormous through business, independent of
its local traffic, which must place its stock in
very short time alongside OF the highest
priced stocks in the West. The company
have issued no converti6ies which is m impor.
tant fact in relation to the value of its stock.
This now cannot be had at par, and we be-
lieve that when few months operation shall
be made public it will take position with the
stocks of the Cleveland and Columbus, and
Michigan Southern roads.
What sticklers some people are about truth
How careful they are never to misrepresent
even in the most inconsiderable matters
What wide extremes III the susceptibiities Of
mems consciences. Some men have such dull
perceptions of wright and wrong or their con-
sciences are SO pliable, that they can tell such
blunt falsehoodS," as give good men the heart
ache. Then, again, some have conscences so
very tender, that they could not be induced to
tell even white lie." for all the "yelow
meta" Of Ca 'aio:nia But the editors OF the Reg
lister are not quite as charitable as most good
men are; for they seem to think, that because
the editors of the Journal do not view al
things in the same light that they are wont tC
do-that therefore,they must be either ''inex
cusab.y ignorant or something woise." Now
we suppose, the editors Of the American Rail
road Journal, view the prospects of the T. F
d G. R. R., in the same light that all disin
terested men Of sound discretion must view
them, who are aware that this road is fin,shee
and already doing fine business, to say th,
least Of il, and the Junction r. r. is q mer,
imaginary, and impracticGJls project, w,
are frank 10 confess, that we are Just "green'
enough, and wicked enough TO say. that W,
believe "the T. " d. G. r. r. is, and mus
for some years continue tv be, the only line o
road. connecting Southern Michigan, an,
Northern Indiana and Illinois, and tie tal
West Nth the Eau,"
AS We have already intinsted. we bav'
few fears that the Junction R. R. will ever b,
completed. If it should be, it will remain
as long as there is vestige of il left, sal
memento only, of the folly and stupidity of it
projectors