The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-08-15

of convctng rail road officers of murder in such cases
no Jury can be found who will do it. but it will be
comparatively easy find heavy damages against the
Company wherever such outrageous carcessness oc-
ours and is proven.
The following extract from an article taken from the
New Orleans True Delta, embraces some good common
sense notions, which ii were well to consider We
believe ourselves that things ought to be called by
their right Names and the caption of the article above
mentioned is no means inappropriate for unquestlona-
by the fact stands out boldly that there were Slaugh-
ter by wholesale" Whether such was intended or
not makes no difference The stubborn fact stares US
in the face. Here is the extract:
"The recent wholesale destruction Of life on the Bal
timore and Susquehanna railroad although on much
larger scale fdesructveness than any similar casual
ty since the Norwak bridge Affair." does not appear 10
produce, generally that feeling in the public mind an
crrcncc ST. deporable is SO Justly entitled to. Whe
ther this arises from the fact of such rghul losses OF
life being common occurrences the railroads OF the
country or growing feeling OF recklessneSs IN rail-
road matters as in most Others we cannot delermlne
but certain it is that beyond few excamatons OF pity
and SURPRISE very little attention seems to DC gwen 10
the affair." very little interest manifested III tile prose-
cution and punishment ofhe authors OF SO many MUIR
ders
THE verdict of the coroners jury, in one inquest,
charged the cause of the deporabe accident 10 most
culpablc careessncss the part Of one William Scott
the conductor of the train and very repreenslble me-
gec on the part ofother officers OF The company; out
strange enough the account from which we CLEAN
these facts adds that Scott the rendition OF the ver-
Dict permitted to SO at large to the next day on
hiSpaola
ut surpasses our humble comprehension to under
stand how the inhabitants of city so populous, enter
rrsing and enlightened Baltimore, can witness such
wholesale bu,chery Of their telow-creatures as that
which occurred on the Susquehanna railroad without
demanding the prosecution for murder OF all the parties
through whose ignorance reckessnGss or careessness
the destruction OF many valuable lives have occur
red, aud so many others been rgbttully mutlated
"These eterna1y recurring accidents on rohroaus
will very soon have the effect of putting an END 70
travelling even with the most locomotlvely lnclnea
unless when mpeed by the irresistible demands OF
urgent business for what man. who does not desire
the destruction of his wife and children, will subject
them to the constantly occurring o railroads.!
Scarcely journal take up from therallroad regions
in which our eye docs not at once rest upon cap
ton such as Ieporable railroad accident earill col
lsion and loss of liIe' destruction Of engine tender
and several lives irghtfu mutilation, and so on to
the end Of the chapter.
"a delightful prospect is thus opened up for that
portion. of our population who generally leave their
comfortable homes in Louisiana for the enjoyment OF
expensive misery in Northern taverns at fashionable
watering places for if they escape death on the rail
roads, they have excellent prospects for cholera and
other agreeable visitants of q like character"