The Evansville daily journal., 1855-05-07

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We beg to correct the Indiana State Jour.
nal. and the Evansville Journal, in reference
h our position toward the above road. We
h.ve NO objection to its construction. II the
,.onle living upon its line, and who are to be
by it think proper to build it, it
you'd be great piece Of presumption 'or US
"a interfere. If the road De such wonder.
ful affair os it is chained to be. and Its line,
"A il also claimed, traverses one OF the rich.
eat portions of the State, the people living
upon it can certainly pay the first estimates,
without coming here for the money. We
do not think Il desirable enterprise Tor
Eastern people to embark their fortunes 10,
and we frankly tell them so. If we cannot
say 90 much, without being rudely assai'ed
by coarse and vulgar epithets we think things
have come to pretty pass. Such language
10 not argument, neither will it help the
cause which our contemporaries have esPous'
ed. The public have no other interest but
to have the truth told them. Convict us OF
misrepresentation and then you damage US
most seriously. Till you do this, you are
only firing into your own camp.
Amer. Railroad Jour.
We have no disposition to use objection
able language toward the editor Of the Jour-
nal. If convicting him Of Misrepresentation.
will damage him as he says, we have already
inflicted no light injury upon him. The R.
R. Journal has assumed that this road would
cost $40. 900 per mile, and argued from such
assumption. thus most grossly incorporating
the character of the road. OF this we have
convicted the editor and thus far damaged
him. We sh oil take up others Of his mis-.
representations soon, and endeavor to dam
sge him just 80 far a. we may conuict him Of
Misrepresentation.
In the above extract, the Railroad Jour-
nal brings forth one Of its prominent objec.
tions to the conduct of this enserprise-an
objection it commenced by uttering, has
continued making, end closes with still re-
peating-that il this road is so good as it's
friends claim, the people living upon it can
certainly pay the first estimates, without 60
ing to New York for money. &c. There is
a Misrepresentation conveyed in this objec-
ton, gross Misrepresentation, intended to
make capitalists in New York believe, tina,
none or but little stock has been taken on
the line, and that the President Of the road
lis endeavorinr to sell Real Estate Bonds
to pay the first estimates. Now the three
first estimates were promptly paid before one
of these bonds was ever seen in New York
Altogether six estimates have been prompt
ly paid the very days when due. Was ths
editor of the Journal ignorant of this fact, o.
did he wifuliy misrepresent the real condi
ton of things! Now he may rest satisfied o
one fact, that the people along the line o
this Railroad are doing all they can to pusl
it through. They have been, and they ar
subscribing stock freely. At a meeting il
Greene county last week, $40, 900 were sub
scribed on the spot, and $50. 900 pledged b,
, the best men in the county. This 10 but Al
instance of the feeling of liberality .whic
} still exists along the line. Why then doe
, the Journal so misrepresent the road in thi
q one particular! Why does it seek to con
1 vey the impression, that the counties and in
habitants along the line regard this roa
, with indiffercce and utter want Of confidence
and are willing to lend no helping hand I
build il! Is not this one prominent impre,
. sion it has intended to convey! And is
not kno,rn by every man who knows any
!. thing about the road, to be q misrepresent'
le tion Of the actual condition Of things! NJ
a Poor may or may not feel damaged by Il
jconviction of such Misrepresentation as this.-
ot It is ell matter Of taste.