Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-12-27

affair of being obliged to detach the house car
with its seventy barrels OF salt, because we were
not able to drag it over the up grade-sdH couldn'
save it. Next, the engine pumps refused to work.
and some other arrangement Of machinery occur
red which allowed the too rapid escape OF the
steam. The train came to n dead stand, water had
to be thrown upon the FIRE, and for Il short time the
engine and its occupants were enveoped in a cloud
of steam that hid them from mortal eyes. l was
somewhat apprehensive of danger from an expio-
sion, but remembering that when q railroad ncci'
dent does occur, the engineer and conductor gen
orally escape without harm, ] concluded 1T would
be safe for me to watch the motions OF our engineer
and when he ran, follow him. There was, how
ever, no occasion for running, and the train was
soon again progressing. About three hours-or
perhaps less-a!er our departure from Oneida,
VIC entered Carrollton in splendid style, and were
received by q concourse of some three or four per-
sons. who had assembled to witness the arrival of
the Carrollton cars.
Thus ended my first ride on the Carrollton rail-
road, and upon the first Locomotive that ever ran
in America. / shall ever remember it with the
deepest satisfaction rs a ride hallowed by the asso-
Citations of antiquity. The Carrollton railway is
one of the connecting links which bind the Present
to the Past. 1t forcibly illustrates the American
spirit Of compromise, for while it is in name ms in
fact a ralroud, AMI therefore to some extent iden-
tilted with n progressive age, 1t is in practice 50
conservative, that those ancient gentlemen who re-
gard OK teams as a~ffording sufficiently fast travel,
can find but little to object to in the speed Of the
Carrollton cars.
The character of the stock of this Company diff
rers materially from other railroad stocks. 1t has
no fictitious value, and is not subject to the huctu-
alton of tremendous advances and alarming de.
pressions, and thus offers no inducements to spec
ulators to buy and sell. IL has a substantial bona
fde value, and he who buys it, buys it to hold.
The motto of the road is "Sior, but sure" and |
have been repeatedly assured they have never de-
waited from the plan of action herein assumed. ]
was told of q traveller who, on n certain OCCASION,
overlook the train when within five miles OF Carr
clifton; the Conductor more accommodating than
Conductors usually are-politeiy invited him to
step on board. He ut first seemed disposed to
comply, but looking at his watch, he said it was
then 8 o'clock, and as he had to be in Carrollton by
10, he feared he could not take time to ride. There
IL u ttU ltdtiDu unhliH iva 'h
principle; ly increasing the speed of the train,
even in u slight degree. a passenger might have
been sec ured; but the conductor was incoirupti-
bic, and the traveller walked ahead. In summer
time passengers by The Carrollton train will some
times pick berries on the road, feeling the COM
Portable assurance that they can easily overtake
the cars without extra haste. Some also stop to
trarssct business with those whose homes are
near, and unless the detention is considerable,
they never think Of waiting over for another train.
These and similar facts go to show THAI SLOW
but sure' is not only the motto OF the road, bu'
the practice Of its management.
There are those who now-as did some nfore'
time-despise the day OF small thir gs, and be-
cause the Carrollton road is limited in extent, and
ancient in its build, regard the company very much
as was n certain political party regarded some two
years since, when it was declared to be "outs:de OF
all healthy organizations" If / mistake not, the
law of railroad courtesy, gives to the upper crust
employees of railroads, together with their iami-
lies, a free passage over any road they choose to
travel. To the credit of the managers OF the
Carrollton railroad be it said, they have always
observed this law; and t" tho shame of some other
companies be it spoken, n few have refused to Ike
cipr0cate." Why these are so unjust, l shall mot
pretend to say. have, however, heard it suggest
ed that the probable ground of their refusal is
based upon the following assumptions = FHsHy,
that the building of the Cnrrullton railroad in.
volved a less expenditure Of means than many who
are frequent railroad travellers would pay in pas
sage money in the course uf IL few years; and that,
Secondly. to "Promulgate and gre ectat' to the
Carrollton railroad according to the law of rail
road courtesy, would encourage the building OF
many other roads of a similar character 10y those,
who having much travel to do, would construct
such n railway in order to thus secure a free pas
snge over all other railways at n far less expense
than ordinary passage money. Whether such rea-
SONS exist, and if they do, whether they are valid,
must be lett to an intelligent public to ID decide.
I might say much more about this unique rail
way with strap rails. and its ancient
travellingon one half the time crab fashion, always
keeping its head toward the city Of Carroll.on. as
if it would be disrespectful to do otherwise. But |
have already made this article longer than de-
signed. for which the Importance Of the subject
must be my apology. b. 5. >.
DEAR FRIEND ROBINSON: 1t has been our priv.
lege of late to form acquaintance with and listen
to the story of the wrongs of that unfortunate Slave