The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-08-10
s.Redfard RaiIrAad."

The last number OF the opposition organ IN
this place, contains an article under the above
lcaption, which reflects severely, but upjnstly,
luPonthe late action of the Directors oi the
Bedford Rail Road Company.
Itaileges that The majority OF the Board has
at "the mere request OF the contractors, agreed
to pay them an ertrn amount, not erceetiag
$l0,0 ,000"-hat ''H is a hansparen! scheme TO
eteet .lr. Sc4eA 10 Congress by thus making
present Of the$I0,o0o subscribed to build the
the road, to his political friends. Collins and
Dull, and that it remains 10 be seen whether
this game Of Mr.. Schel 10 procure his election
to Congress by using the money OF the Rail
Road Company, is not too transparent an out
rage on the stockholders and people on the line
Of the road, TO enable him TO VIM
These charges are outrageous and ridiculous,
false and libeIous.
BY a letter published in another column,
signed by all bot one OF he Directors present at
thp time the late agreement was made with The
contractors, it will be sern that Mr.. ScheIl had
nothing 10 do with the matter, aud therefore,
he IS not responsible IN any way for the action,
Of the board.
We are informed by the Secretary Of the
Company, that The motion 10 accept the
proposition OF collins 4 ca, was made aad
seconded by two rpublicans-that Tie vote
On the same was, Ayes, three Democrats and
t,vo Republicans, Nays, one Democrat and one
Republican.
When it is considered that the President
and Directors of the Company a5e sworn to
discharge their duties with honesty and fidelity,
the (enormity OF The offences charged
against :hem is more clearly seen. They
are charged indirectly with violating
their oaths oil ofiee. They are charged
with snbezzling the fumes Of the company and
appropriatlng the same to elect Mr.. Schel to
Congress. They are charged Indirectly with
an intention to defeat the desires of the legal
voters Of the county, by putting on the road
large force Of laborers previous TO the election.
The righteousness of the charges IS shown
BY the mere statement Of the fact, that Mr.. An
derson and Mr.. Russell two Republicans vo-
ted for the agreement and Mr.. Steckman "a
democratic friend Of Mr.. ScheII's) voted against
H.
If men who are among the oldest and best
citizens -four borough-men like Nicholas Ly-
ans, E. L. Anderson, VIM. T. DaUgheItg Jacob
Reed ana S. L. Russell, are to BE- thus maligned
tor having done what they conceived, under
their official oaths, to BE- for the best interests Of
the Road and the County, what guaranty is
there tor the reputation of any man what III
centive is there 10 stimulate men to good aad
noble actions, when they are liable to be thus
traduccd and viIIiied
We deem ii unnecessary,Jo defend the acton
of The Directors Of the Road. They are all
good business men they are all honest meu,
and, doubtless, acted upon good and sufficient
reasons. It now remains to be seen who are
tie friends Of tbe road, those who are doing all
in their power, without regard 10 political at
tachments, to finish il 10 Bedford, or those who
Ike The author OF the article above referred to,
are not oaly doing nothing for the Read,
+ but everything il their power against ii.