The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-10
MONTHLY MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BALTIMORE
And OHIO RAILROAD.

AND OHIO RAILROAD.
PRESENTATION OF MEDALS To NUMBER OF
THEIR EMPLOYEES.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors
of this road held yesterday at the Camden Station
Upon the assembling of the board Mr. Bartlett offered
resolution admit the reporters of the press and urged
its adoption upon the ground that he with Others were
arragned by the resolutions offered by r Carter (which
have already been pubshed it due both to them and
the community that the entire discussion and consider
alton of them should be public The resolution also
advocated by Tyler and opposed by Mr. Garrett when
it was rejected by decisive vote. ..,....
Mr. Carter then took the floor in explanation of the in
tent of his resolutions alleging that they not designed
to arragn Messrs Bartlett De Ford Brnkley and Smith
before the Board these gentlemen inferred but rather
to aagn himself and Messrs Coates and johnson for
animation upon the charges which had been ade against
them. -... .... H.....
After the reception and reading of the regular monthly
reports the president appointed Messsrs W. E. Bartlett
S. W. Smith and Francis Burns, Committee to wait
upon those employees whom the Board had resolved to
present medals for their faithful services during the riots
in May 1857 upon the line of the road and invite them
to the Board to receive these rewards of merit
They upon assembling there, addressed by Mr. Jno
W. Garrett, who reviewed at length the history OF the
strikes and riots defended the policy of the Board which
had occasoned the difficulties and then complimened
highly the who about to receive the medals
time when they beset with dangers and the fercest
denunciaons of those employees and Others engaged in
the riotous proceedings
He followed by the President of the road Chauncey
Brooks ESQ.,, who addressed them as follows:
Gentlemen: have listened with satisfaction to the
remarks of the Committee, and glad to say that the
statements therein made, to the circumstances which
rise to this meeting, correct and that the views
expressed in reference to the subject meet my cordial
prevail.
am gratfed to have this opportunity of testfying
both personally and officially to the merits Of the men
ings should wholesome lesson, tesufying to
the truth that reason and order will surely prevail over
violence and disregard of the rights of Others 1t should
teach the true principle that any in the employ of
the Company may leave its service when its rules may
please him; but that organized resistance wrong
alike for the interests of labor and the and well
ing of society The Committee has properly spoken of the
ftfulness of the Tonnage Conductors and others ill that
department of the service 1t should not be fog often
however, that others deserve the Company regard
for their zeal and efficiency during the period The
heals of the three departments with their immediate as
sistants did good service amid trying difficulties Me
Joseph Brown and Alexander ley supervisors of Trains
Messrs Rgney Gorton, Addison, Randall, Darby. Hug
gins, Davis, Strbling Wall Ford, Griffith, and others
agents dispatchers, &c, may be property mentioned
largely contributing the general good results achieved
The gold medals given to Messrs jameson Bast and
Barnes Tonnage Conductors because they were made by
circumstances objects of than ordinary dislike to
the dsordery men, the face of whom they firmly main
tanned their post of duty Mr. Rawlings, passenger train
conductor, awarded gold medal his zeal
in conducting relief train at midnight under pecu
liar circumstances of danger and difficulty. Mr. A p.
Shut passenger train conductor who is also aw arded
gold medal deserves the warmest approval of the Com
pany for the vigilance, coolness efficiency and
success with which he performed the important duty
signed him by the officers of the Road of assisting them
to maintain the discipline of the service His medal is,
therefore, inscribed given 'for heroic and efficient
service The medals ready for your acceptance
1t only remains for say to you that believe they
were worthily won and that they will be as worthiy
worn.
J. 1. Atkinson, ESQ., the Treasurer of the Company,
then presented the medals to the following named per-
GOLD MEDALS
Jr George A. Rawlings Samuel Barnes, Solomon Bast.
.. SILVER MEDALS
To ConductOrs-George n. Naling, Joel Covel Evan
Dorsey, John Sanford Lennon, Phillip Thomas Turfeld
Joseph bascom Thompson Robert Coppage Hewitt, Sam
uel Hobbs, Jerry Morgan, Charles Miller Thomas Ruser
James Thomas Ball, Solomon Conway Will lam Jenkins
George Buxton, Samuel Evans, William Henry Russell,
Frank Warren Meese, James Turley. John Henry Kid
well, John Edwards. Henry Touner, Madison H. Pascal
John William Dagarn, Henry Clay McAllster, Samuel
Suter, Clement Wheeler, Francis Alexander Berger,
Mahlon Scott Holiness Gideon Granger Frethy, George
Washington Stoddarl
To Brakesmen-James Brown, James Spero, Jacob Har-
rison, Ephraim Smith, Albert Rooney, Joseph Carson,
Van Buren, Blake Thomas John English, Geo Washington
Richardson James Hammer, Thomas FARRELL.
To EngineDea-James McCurdy, John Thomas Woodall,
John Nicholas Hands, Lewis Allewidge Mitchell Robert
Davis Henry Zepp Lewis Crawford, Zachariah Hackett
To Firen'e'.-Henry Jacob Smith John James Thrift,
Col A. p Shut, of the Conductors, responded the
part of the recipients in the following terms:
Mr. President, and Gentlemen Of the Board Of Directors:
At the request of of those associated with in the
honors of the occasion well from my inclination
heartily acknowledge the liberaiy and Judgment of
the Company in making this handsome reward for
efforts in the scenes and trials which it perpeuates and
heartily thank you for the act So rich token of APP
proval is solid encouragement to and must prove
to Others similarly placed and hereafter. The diff
Guilty of conducting the daily operations of the Road
confined entirely TO the Tonnage Department and to the
in that branch of the service who remained steast
much honor is certainly due. They all feel highly
tered and largely repaid by the kind treatment they have
received at the hands of the Company and for their
ing memento of its regards.
For my haya hut 70 tba nod
the premises expected such mark of approval this
occasion presents but responded to the call of the Com
pany. ........ .... .......
John II. B. Latrobe, Esq., here responded on behalf of
the enginemen and firemen, follows:
Genttemen-I have been asked by the engnemen and
remen whom the medals just presented awarded
to appear on their behalf 'l "#H
They understand that this ordinary OCCASION and
they dstrust their unframed ability of speech do their
feelings justice They have wronged themselves in their
modesty Brave men, such as these have proved them
selves to be- who the gauntlet of angry mob,
amid volleys of muSketry in the performance of their
duty could scarcely be otherwise than eloquent in the
highest sense of the term however few their words in
expressing their thanks to those who have appreciated
and rewarded them. -.ft ...[ .... ....-
But they have thought otherwise must in their be-
half assure the Board of Directors that the simple act of
running their engines regardless of assault the
son in question: they anticipated neither reward
mendation They did what they thought became them
honest men and good citizens in their plain, direct
way They consulted merely their notions of right
and wrong-and better notions could have--whch
left them no alternative but to vindcae the law by per
sonal example, the peril their lives against the
violence that would have uampled 1t under foot That
their conduct in this respect has met the appreciation of
the Company is most grateful to them and particu
ar requested to declare that the medals which they have
received will be carefully only for the sake
of what they especially commemorate but also proof
that if there is relation in life which does involve
responsibilities, there is duty, which, honestly per
formed will not bring its grateful and honorable rewards
Solomon Barb, of the conductors thus honored ex
pressed his gratitude to the Board for having publicly
and in so marked manner expressed their appreciation
of his efforts to the interests of the road.
The Board then adjourned until the regular meet
ing day, the second Wednesday in July next.