Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-25
The Railroad and the Packets-Kore
Imposition.

MY passengers, I0f the burlington ana
Chicago cars, as we are informed by
one of the passengers. The boat was
purposely detained, running behind the
Col. Morgan most Of the way up and
arriving here AFTER the departure Of
the u o'clock train. Passengers were
charged two dollars fare from Montrose to
this place and upon their arrival, the off,
GERS Of the boat offered to carry them on
to Davenport for one dollar and fifty cents
and persuaded all they could to go in pre-
ference to lying over here for the evening
train. But number of gentlemen, not
relishing such "tricks upon travellers, in
dignantly got ashore, preferring to remain
here rather than be thus imposed on. The
Campbell that morning was to take an ex-
cursion party from this place to Daven-
port, and had agreed to pick the party up
at 5 o'clock, which agreement the boat
would doubtless have fulfilled but for the
temptation Of Carrying these passengers
beyond the point Of their destination for
the benefit of the Rock Island Road.
These boats are evidently in the pay of
that Company. They have labored hard
during the season against the Burlington
Road, and as consequence against Bur-
lington interest. Such impositions are
frequently practiced by the boats at one
end and the runners and agents Of the
Road at the other. For some time passen-
gers were told at Chicago that the only
way to get to Burlington was by Daven-
port and the river, but when that imposi-
ton would not win, fare was put down to
Sc from Chicago to this place, by way of
Rock Island and the river, and most stren-
uous efforts made to keep the travel in that
channel. And equally strenuous efforts
have been made at this end to run passen-
gers by Burlington on the part Of this
Packet Line.
The B. & c. Road have made such ar
rangements at Chicago as are relieving the
travelling public from tie impositions of
the Rock Island Road in that quarter
Passengers are now pretty well informed
that there is direct Railroad connection
between the two points, and travel is Ia
king its natural channel. And it is very
probable that such arrangements will be
made here as will effectually check such
scandalous imposition, on the part of the
packets, as stated above.
Mn. HAwK-EYE: If you do not look lit
tie sharper, and keep your readers posted up
Of matters and things about town, we will
protest against you bearing the above sig
ni6cant title any longer; not single word
have you said about that new German news
paper which made its appearance in our city
on Saturday last, where it is published and
printed.
have translated small portion Of their
programme. Here it is at at your disposal.
1t is to be neutral in politics.
The editors after quite lengthy pream-
BILE in the Snaps of a programme relating to
their further course Of action, divest them
selves Of the following:
Whether our task in view will provo salts
foctory, time will show, and as we have told
our readers what course we arc going to pur-
sue in regard to Political matters,we will not
refrain from expressing our determination a.
to our disposal Of religious matters.
The various denominations of the Chris.
tian religion have their own papers, and we
presume therefore that no one will ex-
pect US to use our columns or take part in
disputation. We do not feel to
be called upon, nor give any inducements 10
religious disputations or discussions. That
Philosopher sFredeIick the Great,' in his
time had made it law, or maxim, that du-
ring his reign, each individual should have
perfect right to obtain the salvation of his
soul, after the fashion of his own wills We
10 strictly adhere to the same doctrine, and
abominate hypocracy, but do not condemn
religious convictions.
Should, however any deviation occur upon
religious dominion in which the interests,
common rights and morals of the public en-
nasscis concerned, we shall not refrain for
! moment to remind them os their transgres
ions.
The ministers Of the Gospel have nothing
o do with the regulating Of political matters
md If 10 defiance they show themselves un-
worthy transgressors of their doctrine of