, 1859-09-13
Tho Late Strike on the rIfe1.Fro,
SQu{hefu IfailtHad

Tho Late Strike on the Michigan
Southern Railroad.
We ehave before US the proceedings of d pub
lie meeting held at Adrian By the emplores Of
the Michigan Southern aud Northern Indiana
Railroad, from which VIC take tue following re-
solutions in justification of the parties who late
ly stopped the tra,as On that Important ,iue;
We, citizens Of Adrian, and cmp!oyes of the
Michigan Southern and Northern fudiana Rail-
road Company, in view Of the recent uufprtu-
nate difficulties, aud their Termination. unon the
llue Of the road Of said company, deenn,ius u
public expression Of our sentiments in relation
to the same proper. do, therefore, in convention
assembled, adopt the following resolutions:
Rssolrtd, That we are friends to law and or
der, and believe that the legally constituted t1i-
bunals Of the country should a!ways be applied
to for a redress Of grievances, wien adequate
Tor granting relief; and that, eyen when these
fail, extraordinary means should be adopted
only when required BY imperative necessity.
sity had arisen al the time Of the recent strike,
when to large portion Of our brethren the
Company were in arrears four months for SER
sices-when our credit WAS exhausted, and when
our children were crying for bread; that, to
starving men the lingering and tardy remedies
when they are destitute Of the means requisite
tor the legal prosecution Of their rights.
htsotet1, That, IN taking possession Of the
road and its appurtenapces on Thursday last.
re bore no malice to the company; we desired
no destruction Of property; we only sought our
rights, *hsci1 had long been withheld; and it is
our highest pride that can declare that, af,er
period Of nearly four days, We were able to
return it into tue hands Of its legally cons.itu-
ted officers without the loss Of 50 much as sin
gle rail from the track, aud without the desttuc.
ton Of single cent in value Of the company's
property.
R,solrtd, That We are profoundly grateful tn
the citizens along the line of the road and espe.
cially OF the city Of Adrian. for, their kindness
and 'sympathy in our. trouble; and We trust
That the existence Of so large congregation of
men for so long period, aud under such pecu-
liar aud trying circumstances. without the COM
mission Of single depreciation or single
evidence that their good opinion was not uu-
worthily bestowed.
Rsso{red, That the promptness OF the rrcsi.
dent of the Company and such Of tue Directors
rs were present-atter their arrival ut this ctr
in attempting to administer 10 our relief, de-
sured that We shall receive no Intentional ipius
tca at their hands-that the arrangement final
" consumnated between US and the coupauv
is entirely satisfactory.
Atsotrtd, That our thanks are due to our
at LapoFte. and along the whole line Of |
tne road Tor their aid to maintaining order, pre-
serving the property Of the company. and in me-
gsotiatinS al arrangement
Rstolrtd, Tkpt the difficulties between the
Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Rail-
road Company and its employees are settled. and
ire to be remembered only as things that were:
md the travelling public n1ay be assured that on
he road Of this company their property and
ives are safe.
1t the conclusion Of the reading, !he resoIu-
io1s "erc. on motion, unanimously adopted,
The meeting then adjourned sine de-,