Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-26

GERS that the profits Of tho road are all On
, piled TO the oiiicers' salaries, and the stocl
holders get nothing, and The officers are a
lowed salaries Of two, three, and four thou
, sand dollars a year, for doing almost moth
ing, while the laboror Is allowed but on
dollar day VI the companies will allo,
the oarnings Of the road to bo layishe
upon the officers and then complain to u
that they are not able to plank that crossing
Il is certainly no excuse, nor no good reasol
that we should permit them - continue tn
obstruction Of that street
The proposition that has been sent her
10y the Companies, ia signed by two person
who as individuals, are both solvent and re
linhle, bnt having the ~ n w. n Il Go auC
the G. u d D. q Il Co. affixed to thei
names renders the proposition, Gin my opin
ion) almost insignificant
The Companies are asking from the city
that which wo have no power TO give them
know OF no authority by which this coun.
ell can make contract giving the conpanie,
that part OF Prairie street IN consideration
for the Germantown road They prvpusv &c
keep that part of Prnirie street, and rive &c
the city the Germantown road, az n cOmpro,
mise Tor oil differences between the city and
the companies What have we got TO com.
promise with ihem2 We owe them nothing
and, II seems TO me, that the differences are
oil on their side.
This kind Of pickering Of the companies
with the city, is like certain gardener who
had two horses, once bickered with me-
lhis gardener, in the night went to my crib
and stole my corn, In the inorning discoy,
cred that my corn had been taken away by
tue gardener, | sent my man to the garden,
er, to tell him to bring back the corn, but he
took my man in and gave him wine to drink,
and told him 20 never mind the corn, TO say
no more about It, and he might ride his hor'
ses--(my man betrayed his trust.) then
employed another, upcn whom | thought
could depend and sent him to the gardener,
clothed with authority, to take the corn and
bring it back to me; but the gardener gave
him wine nlso, and promised him that he
might ride if he would say nothing more
about the corn-and he, too, betrayed his
trust
The gardener then sent his friends to me
to make their statement that the corn was
mine, but the gardener could not do without
| 1t, and ! had no use for H. il would te
dangerous for me to use IT, and the gnrdenl
er had 80 much business to do, but could
not pay for it; that il the gardener would
have to give me back the corn, he should
be compelled TO move to Indiana, and |
would lose his custom. They asked me Ia
meet him, to settle the difficulty. agreed
to meet him, and did meet him. asked
him to return me back the corn, and tlnt
would settle the difficulty This he refused
to do; but proposed o. compromise il with
me. told him did not owe him ANYTHING,
and had no compromise to ofler, or ac-
cept lie said he had proposition ~ make
az II settlement Of all difficulties between
US ! asked him what his opposition Nns
Wei, he would keep tho corn, and rive me
the cobs, and Oali il compromise But,
SAID the cobs are mine, too, and not yours
to give, and ! cannot accept that as a set
tlement. Well, that was the best offer he
would make, and il it did not suit me. |
might try the law ! did apply to the law,
anu got the corn. lie old not 20 to lndianu,
but promises to steal no more, and We are
now good friends
So 1t is with the railroad companies. They
have stolen our street, quicted our officers;
made erroneous statements and now offer as
y compromise, to keep the street, and give us
the Germantown road, which never was
theirs 10 givel Then let us apply the law
we will get the street, and they will not 10
to lndiana-thoy will steal no more, and we
will be good friends
But they say that they will keep the
cressng open suitable for foot travel, on
Sunday, so that the people can cross on that
street down to the church, but the people
who attend that church are not SUNDAY
Christians, only they want to 90 to church
ON m0ny other days therefore, u mere Sun
DAY passage would not bo satisfactory to
them.
Now, Sir, was raised with the Ouakers.
IN Adams county, Pennsylvania, which, from
the product OF its soil, ia sometimes called
bnckwheat County | was taught TO boz
heye that Sunday was no better than any
olher uny, and that which was right on Sun.
DAY, was also right on Wednesday;
ana when ~ was necessary to have
Dnckwheat cakes on Sunday, il was also
necessary 10 have them on Monday Then.
sir, according to my education, | will GER
tainly vote to give the people that crossing on
every day Of the week. But NV old friend
ana near neighbor, from Dauphin--a county
noted for It's only product of white prnss
and buckwheat--seem 20 have forgotten
how necessary it was to him to have his
cakes on Monday as well as SUNDAY, and
now thinks Of voting for a once.a, weeek
crossing. And there is cur old and experi-
eneed member from the land OF psrsimmons,
who carries all the responsibility Of this
body. accustomed to his only aud peculiar
iiuit, which by its contracting propeusities.
would close lis mouth for whole week.
aller fca'tng upon it, and he is so thorough.
" habituated to lis weekly luxury, that he
intends to vote for the weekly luxury of the
street'crossing. And there are other mems
bers here, who are so accustomed TO their
weekly iavurs that they too viii vote for the
weekly crossing
Now II 1t IL necessary for the people 10
have that crossing on Sunday believe il is
equally necessary for them TO have il on
every day Of the week. Then let us adopi
the resolution, which will settle this much
yeSed question otherwise, ! fear that yio-
lent means will be resorted to by the peo.
pie to obtain that crossing, which they have
clearly and positively proved TO us they
must aud will have
believing, as ! do, that if the crossing is
kept open, and in q good pAssable cnEdi-
tion, twill be advantageous and satisfactory
both to the people ana the companies; end
instead OF strife and contention existing he,
tween the parties, good will and friendship
will prevail
] hal, tb,rtEIe, vote IN fnv,r Of the
Resolution, and | hope that the members
will prove to me by their votes, that have
been mistaken in my suspiciOni.
7 D JoNEs, ,rur scum1OR We uotieed upOn
our streets yesterday. this gentleman. who as