Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-02
Letters of VIM. Neal.

We call particular attention to the letters of
William Neal, Esq, which will be found in our
columns to-day. They are interesting, not only
in themselves, but also account of the subject
on which they are written-the Pennsylvania
Rail Road Company, and its secret management.
Mr.. Neal was during the last year Director of
this company; he is gentleman of good stand
ing and character in Philadelphia, and his state
ments are entitled to credit. The letters have
been published, during the month of March, in
the Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t would appear that Mr.. Neal was not made
of sufficiently .pliable stuff, to suit the present
controlling party in the Pennsylvania Rail Road
Company; he had too much honesty and inde-
pendence to wink at and favor the schemes of
personal aggrandizement in which that company
are engaged, and therefore had to be got out of
the road, and removed from a situation where he
could investigate and perhaps defeat them
That removal was effected by means of the i'm
mense vote of English proxies, which appeared to
have been secured during a recent visit of the
President of the company to England.
These letters of Mr.. Neal constitute one of the
most welcome publications that could possibly
have been laid before the public, at this time
when the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company, is
endeavorng to control our Legislation and the
State. They are welcome because they will serve
to give the people of Pennsylvania an insight in
to the plans and mode of operations Of the men
who trying to become ther masters. They
are welcome because they make beginning in
the good work Of exposing the secret fraud of a
set of men who are trying to build up despot-
any which ever excited the indignation of free
men.
Thus far, the company has had the game in it's
own hand. It's officers have attempted to sur
round themselves with halo of purity, of homes
ty, and devotion to absolute right. That portion
of the Press which they could, ,subsidize has cease
lessy proclaimed their capacity and their justice
venal pens have strenuously endeavored to prove,
| that although men weak and liable to err, yet
the very moment they come under the employ
ment of the company, they become freed from
their imperfections and inaccessible to tempta-
ton. tits now about time to turn over a new
leaf. When hereafter the flatterers of the Presi-
dent of the company pompously announce, that
g a5stracay, there may be as good men as Mr..
Thompson, but their existence is doubtful the
public will expect them to refute Mr.. Neal's ex-
posure.
We shall copy these letters rapidly as they
appear in Philadelphia; ; they should be published
in pamphlet form, and circulated throughout the
lenghth and breadth of the commonwealth. a
copy should be placed in the hands of every
ter, and another document should be prepared to
circulate along with it, and that is, Legislative
/ n
showing the efforts which that company have
made to receive favors from every Legislature
which has been convened since the granting of
their charter. 1t will be found that fully
third Of the time spent in Legislation since that
period, has been occupied by the maneuvres of
this corporation to have restrictions removed, and
/ privileges granted. We shall recur to this sub
/ ject agGin.