The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-11-13
An Act orGod.

AURORA, Oct. S5, lo9o.
Messrs. E3iIors:-An humble farmer
few days ago, endsavored to get pay for a
COW killed by train on the Cleveland and
Mahoning railroad. He stood with his hat
of IN the Office Of the Company at Cleve.
land, and in the presence OF the officers ask.
ed to be made good in some manner. He
had come several miles for the purpose, and
this was not his first effort. After answer.
ing all sorts OF interrogatores pertaining to
the destruction Of his property by the train,
evasive answers 10 his questions were Civ
en-, until his Saxon temper was somewhat
disturbed, and he alluded to his remedy by
law. Upon this. one Of the msgnateS Of
the Company, broke up the interview, by
observing that "we are no more responsible
for the death OF your COW, than though the
wind had blown a tree across her."
Since then several other animals have
been run over by the cars, and the same
views Of ultimate responsibility, in every
case, are still held by the company. For the
destruction OF fields and fences, caused by
sparks from the locomotives, and for DANA
gcs and losses sustained by the owners, as
we'll as for injuries and troubles arising from
an almost universal failure on the part OF
the company in lis contracts with propre.
tors along the line, the losers are re ferred to
that finSl hearing which it is sqid, will adju.
dicate and settle all our misfortunes and af-
fictions here below. II is claimed that Rail
Road Companies are parts in the great ma.
chinery OF Providence. recently introduced,
and that further Improvements are in cCu.
temptation, yet unrevealed.
1t is asserted that Gabriel's trumpet is
constructed after the manner Of Rail Road
whistle, aud that the same sort Of fatality, or
fnalty, attends their respective "toots;"
that Rail Road "accidents" are but "ProVi.
dental occurrences and misfcrtunes;" and
that though they may "seem grievous" for
the present, "they work out for US far more
exceeding weight of glory;" that Rail Road
officers, and agents, are commissioned as
spiritual teachers on the subject Of pro.
greosive resignation suited to the age in
which we are TRYING to live; and that he
who wuits patiently the tulfiment of their
promises, and suffers long, shall hive his
shat chalked' free ,cithout baggage, from
this world into, and through the next, 9th
him and his family after him.
never shall forget the impression made
on my mind by the Railroad official above
alluded to, and shall always remember him
II he represents On.nipotence enhroned in a
Rail Road office, and his edicts are either
Law or Gospel, statutes Of either Earth or
Heaven, the Information should be more
generally circuI Iated--we should not be SUI
! fered to pass away, like the Heather, in iC.
norance Of the "true Cod now enehrined
in the curs Of tn 'se IN 'dern Juyurnauts.
! remember your culogy Of this C. g. NJ.
Rllrosd, and by your permission will re-.
view it. There are several hundred men
along the line Of the Roud, who have had
considerable to do with the Company. Had
! they each Press, there would be written
some things not SO l.ttcring--" leeding
Kansas" would find counterpart.
| Truly, VI.