The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-23
VOL. III---NO. 3S7.
NO. IL.
TO THE MERCHANTS OF BALTIMORE.

ResolUed That this road the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road declines to commit itself any exclusive arrange
"ments, either with any existing Roads or any that may
thereafter be tructed."
That was parrcidal resolution. In it, and by it, this
city was betrayed Eighteen hundred years ago the kiss
ora Judas betrayed innocent blood and the sound Of that
KISS yet rings in the of believing nations That Kiss
was not more deceitfu and scarcely criminal than
this resolution The Kiss of Judas betrayed the life of his
master the pensman of that resolution surrendered the
hrthrght Of his native city. Iscariot threw down his
thirty pieces silver and hanged himself with grape
vne and in doing Showed more grace than his modern
imiatorsl
THE pR1zE-AN IMPERIAL COMMERCE.
Philadelphia merchants have not considered their Road
complete at Pittburg Baltimore Merchants not and
dare not to end their Road Parkersburg. Cincinnati
these cities The counses of Philadelphia have been
larged and comprehensive. The merchants of tha city
PROMPT ACTION FORECAST THE PHILADEL
PHIA MERCHANTS
Early in the they formed their plan of through
connections with the contested points, and, with wise
forecast their money gave them control over the best and
the most direct routes to Cincinnati They projected their
line from Ptsbug to Steubenvie thence direct through
Newark and Columbus they conquered their sragbtest
course through the heart of Ohio right dOcn into Cincin
nati They subugaed these Western connections their
will and now hold supreme domination of their poll
ciesn
ESvIous OF THE ADVANTAGES OF BALTIMORE
Not content to avail themselves of every in
their reach their policy has been aggressive the
latitude Of their commercial rivals of this city They
have looked with jealous hate upon the eminent gifts
with which kind Providence has endowed the city of
Of Cincinnati with this city the greed of their avarice
they have dreamed even to monOpolze it. Casting an
envious eye upon the two mouths Of the Baltimore road
on the banks of the Ohio either of which was nearer to
the battle field than any line they possessed, they
ceived the mad project of orestang and check mating
the Western connections of this city.
AGGRESSIVE DEFENCE ILLUSTRATED.
In the noble art OF sefdefence the skul pugiist often
seeks safety from formidable assault by aggressive and
we planted blows This branch of the science called
"Gggressiue defence"
When the veteran regiments of Great Britain land
ed below New Orleans that city was saved from plage
night of 9th of December before the British had fairly
planted their senres Jackson fell upon them with his
little army and struck them the Threshold of their
half pitched tents Their lust for "beauy and booty"
hushed in the of conflict to hold the very ground
they stood upon. This aggressire defence''a de-
fence Of consummae executed with lion courage 1t
saved city from pillage
Philadelphia merchants understand and have studied
cai opportunities rivals in this city They know
that unless the most perfect connections, direct NTH Gin
cnnat are adopted Baltimore must yainly contest with
them the booty and beauty of that fair city They
hold it in possession and easily defend the conquest
from the present feeble and crippled approaches of their
oBsrRUcTED.
Standing at Pttsburg and gazing with lustful eyes
the prncey treasures of the lower Mississippi the
chants of Philadelphia have had this vista of imperial
rudey obstructed by the Parkersburg of
they that Baltimore commanded the portals of
Cincnn!t To check mate and to head off this great
superiority the only hope, and became the active
policy of your Philadelphia rivals.
AGGRESSIVE POLICY PHILADELPHIA.
possessed
line to Cincinnati over her Steubenve route and did not
need for her any and inferior con
nection Yet she wooed and such inferior
necon with the Marietta road, which she strug
ling to join the Baltimore road at Parkersburg This
necton for purposes of between Cincinnati
Philadelphia was long, tortuous and burdensome But
for purposes of commerce between Cincinnati and Bat
more it was easy, direct and of inestimable value
With an enlarged perception of their interests
Philadelphia merchants advanced this money and took
possession Of this Marietta road They forced Road
over mountains and under tunnels So as to pass around
Road luih n
in hearing of their steam whistles.
All this with Philadelphia matter of preven-
ton, and measure of unmxed aggression on the com
nercia interests of Baltimore 1t held you lettering and
through their Steubenve reaped the rich harvess
at Cincinnati it forced you compete with their pow
erful rivalry by taking the circuit of the Central Ohio
Railroad at Benwood, and thus casting from you the
boon Of priceless advantage bestowed upon your city by
munifcent Providence. They knew that by that route
YOU surrender more than fifty miles in lnea distance
thus sacrifice the birthrights of your city
Merchants of Baltimore these things done by your
rival merchants of Philadelphia many years ago. anti
Gipa0n OF the completion OF your Parkersburg branch
Philadelphia saw your patient struggle to reach that
available point on the Ohio for direct connection with
Cincinnati She hoped to discourage your effort, and
parayze your strength to complete your high purpose
PHILADELPHIA FORCED RETIRE
Despite of this daring invasion of your commercial lati
tudG you however, did erevere and did open your
road to Parkersburg. Philadelphia thus foiled Of her
principal purpose and has consequently abandoned her
investments in the Marietta road and she has now left
to avail yourselves of the high of Providence
without further aggression on her part.
TREAcHERY AT HOME sURRENDERs THE POINT IN CONTEST
system of combined roads which would give Balt
more direct and short connection into Cincinnati and
give her llnea advantage of 100 miles in
over her rivals of Philadelphia in 1857 rendered to
your road The very object you aimed achieve by this
costly arm to Parkersburg has been poered your a
ceptance 1t was rendered without price and in unin
numbered benefit
This offer by this fatal resolution was rejected nv com
mittee Of your own Baltimore and Ohio Railroad :.
COULD NOT EMBRACE so LARGE QUESTION.
This committee it seems, could not that the ques-
on before them involved the competition of this CITY
with her powerful rival They only in it question
OF competition between two rival Cincinnati
each bidding to connect with their main road
to Baltimore.
They could advantage to this city rendered by
the short line They had reach of mind to embrace
the large question of rivalry between great They
lost sight of the fact that Philadelphia already in
cincinnati by the shortest and most direct line of rail
that could be had, whilst Baltimore now reached Cncn-
natl in burdensome and an unnecessary circuit
AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE.
These worthy burghers doubtless thought in standing
neutral between tw Ohio routes, giving exclusive ad
vantages to neither, that they acre marvellous just and
proper men. Indeed they just and so precisely
upright, that the commercial o their city
could and did bend the-pumb of their upright
posture They therefore resolved (ony dissentient
that their countenance and their influence should
favor one Ohio Road leading to Cincinnati, any
other Ohio Road leading to the point even though
of these roads would distance Bati
tmnre to Cincinnati 81 miles,
The master spirits of the Directory in this very simple
matter succeeded TO beudde the intellect these
upright. and impartial men! 1t was only question be.
tween rival routesthesegood souls made believe
and they resolved to be upright!
A LIBERAL TRANSLATION.
Fid JuStitid ratdt cOl'I, their motto which the
men who made them do this parricda wrong, would
terpret TO sgnify-HdndS of, lChO for Baltimore
commerce! Ie make lots Of money in the fern at Ben
'tcood and yet more ont Of the Central ohio Ruilroad
"That Road does good Serrice as on depoorv for CON
raband articles! Let 'S alone! Let alone I! iet