Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-10
A Few Railroad Facts.

or, Col Schuyler C. Tompkins, was one OF
4 the original subscribers to stock in the FOL
som Railroad Company AT that time, 1t Is
fair to state, there was no other haiiroau en-
terprise on foot. In the month oil April 1891,
Col. Tompkins was elected one OF the Com
p,iss;opors of the road On the 18th of June,
1858. Col. Tompkins was elected Director
Of the Company, and holds that position at
N, Dreseut time. He is prominent stock
holder also. We all know Col. Tompkins
fidelity to any trusts which others rest in him.
We know that as a Director Of the Folsom
Railroad Company he has no right, as a nan
of honor, to favor any other road but that,
on the contrary, he must favor his own road,
Marysville Road, and all other riual roads.
We also know that he is a business man, and
that he must necessarily feel inclined to for
ward the interests of the Folsom Road, in
which he has thousands Of dollars invested,
rather than to render assistance TO rival
Company with which he has no connection
No Lecompton iuggery can throw dust into
the eyes of our people The whole thing is
plain and simple, and defies complication
All the sophstry of our esteemed friend of
the Express, who has so recently come among
us, and has necessarily so little in common
with us, will avail nothing AFolsom Rail
road Director, largely interested in the road,
cannot be the enemy of that road, nor the
| friend of its rival, the San Francisco and
Marysyille Road. No man can worship God
and Mammon. Whosoever is not for us is
against us. Col. Tompkins anticipated all
this railroad opposition, and did not wish to
run. He has allowed himself to be persua-
ded into the fight, and can blame no one but
| himself If lie is as badly beaten as our
friends say he is sure to be, he will sigh in
vain for the honor of nomination upon the
State ticket for Lieut.. Governor, and will see
wher it is too late. that some of his own par
ty friends lured him. but to destroy him. We
do aver that there are others in the Lecomp-
ton ranks that we would rather oppose this
Spring. but we will not finch from the duty
we owe the democracy, though it should
cause irritation to a personal friend.
Our Democratic candidate for Mayor,
William Singer, Esq, is eminently Marys-
Vile man. Here resides his family, and in
our growth and prosperity be feels natural
interest. He is, and has always been strong
ly committed in favor of our Marysville Rail
road He argues, very properly, that Sacra-
mento and Marysville interests necessarily
conflict, as to railroad routes, and warmly
opposes the Folsom route, on the ground that
it would only make Marysville a tributary to
Sacramento, while the PEOPLES route, by
placing Marysville in direct connection with
San Francisco the metropolis of the Pacific
coast, would enable us to successfully COM
pete with Sacramento for the trade of the
northern counties.
We hear rumors connected with this Fol-
som route to the effect that its terminus may
not be in our city, and if they are true, it is
really time for our people to wake up. If
the Folsom road should pass us by, and go |
up on the other side of the Yuba, to the foot
hills, where would be the benefit to Marys-
vile. Would not the Butte and Nevada
trade and that of the whole upper mines, go
directly to Sacramento? 1t will not do to
cry buncombe! when we talk sense. Di-
rector of the Folsom road eonnot be elected |
Mayor by any such means.
While on this subject it is proper to state,
that the Hon. Peter Decker, the present May |
or of the City, was an original subscriber to
the Folsom road in the sum of $780, and that
he was member of its temporary organiza-
ton. He absolutely refused to accept the
position of Director in the road when perma-
nent officers were elected and has long ago
disposed of his trihing interest in the same
But we will not go further. The theme is
prolific one. The eagerness of the Bogus
ties to pass their Railroad resolutions is the
main cause for our persistent endeavors to
show the real facts of the case, and thereby to
prove the worthlessness of sudden CONVEX
sons, and of fair promises made on the eve of
an election.