The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-03-15
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Early last week meeting Of citizens
to the handbs, to make final attempt Ia
sound the Rams Horn Mr. Case was called to
the Chair, and stated the ease with such clear
ness and force, and placed the necessity OF doing
something in 50 strong light aud made it SO
imperative, that ten prominent men came for
ward and volunteered to raise the required stock
subscription OF $1,000, TO be paid in monthly
instruments of ten per cent, which being raised
parties locally Interested in the management of
the line at this point who are abundantly able,
agreed to join in a bond that the line should be
built and pm. in running order between this place
and Owosso before the first day Of January,
ls60-the money so raised to be appropriated to
the work between Lansing and Owosso
The next morning was warm and bright, and
as the breakfast bells were ringing, ten large
sized sheepskin passbooks We're seen rapidly
passing in and out of stores, shops, houses and
public offices, groceries and misunderstanding
criscrossing, and following each Other in rapid
succession. II Is not 10 lie understood that these
ten large-sized sheepskin covered pass books were
setpropelled; on the contrary they were in the
hands Of ten large-sized individuals in cowhide
who rammed, damned, iiourished, poked and
protruded the said pasS-books, into the faces of,
under the noses of, and generally at the persons
Of, the inhabitants, owners and occupants Of the
several houses, stores, shops, groceries offices
and shantes aforesaid, accompanying such ges-
lures and evolutions 10y CULTURAL ejaculation of
"subscribe!' in the fierce and bitter tone of one
who should say - Yo'tr money or gour Ire -
Some of the citizens so acc0Sted a. aforesaid
cursed and swore bitterly, some of them laughed
derisyely, some declined to DO it mildly, some of
them subscribed, some offered 10 treat, and some
He'd aman-the latter were pursued with dogs
with men-by hue-and-cry-and being finally
captured, capitulated by subscribing. Many of
our older and richer inhabitants were struck
With dismay at the onset and if the sheckspin
pass-boOks had been Colts Revolvcrs, they could
not have been more irightcned-in fact they
we're 30 terrified that their hands shook so bad,
that they could not hold pen, and 80 they lost
"e opportunity VI sGbSCFlbHlP ditp-ttHtF. sun
dry merchants compromised, by allowing the men
Who carried the pasS-hooks 10 help themselves
on their shelves, and certain lawyers, doctors,
justices, pettifoggcrs, musicians and pedaSogues
offered TO subscribe il the Railroad would take
Z" IN their ,rdy." Never has Lansing seen such
week, for not for day only did the turmoil
continue, and only when the murky shades OF
saturday at even settled down upon our streets,
had any man peace, whose Subscription Tor stock
III" not been made, and Lad census been
promptly taken on the spot, We have faith to he
heVe that not few would have been found To
aaSe migrated during the week, to escape the
Horrd lmprecation TO SUBSCRIBE One untor-
'anate man in poor health, was found exhausted
III the rear of his grocery, ont of his head, whis
Pe'ing Subscribe in an incohereut manner,
Aaa another was overtaken and captured in full
"'sn' Tor the woods with letter To the Directors
COMMUNICATING the cause of the rash act" in
zoe pocket, and a rope halter in the other
inns are Railroads bnjlt in Lansing.