New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-03-01
COMMUNICATED.
MIR. EDITOR

NIX. EUl lOR:- ..
In your article headed "Our Railroa
Prospects, your censure ofthe County Com.
mittee think is unj ust as whole, and es.
peclally to some Of Its members, and more 80
coming from citizen of New Oregon AZ YOU
were represented in the Committee by two of
your most able men; at least those whom yonr
people selected to represent you all through
Mr. Davies attention was called to the sub.
ject, and requested By me to consult his peo.
pie, and if airy change was justifable il
would have been made cheerfully by the bal.
ance of the Committee. Hence if thew have
done you wrong, you should not in nv irde.
ment charg, it to others, for my part didn't
accept OF the trust for Howard County, for
the purpose of using it for personal or locsl
advantage, but SO far as possible in nv hum.
b'ejudgement. to do no act or permit the
doing ofany that would in it's results tend to
snt of any person or locality or necessarily
tend to the contrary. and feel willing to
credit my colleagues with the same sincerity
however widely we may have differed in our
views OF policy.
As to tn e justification you offer for the peo.
pie of Vernon Springs and New Oregon, in
securing themselves by special conditions in a
matter between them and the other Stock.
holders, al! have to say is, that the Commit
tee made the best conditions they could in
their Judgment.
In respect to che DISTINGUISHING of New Or.
egon and Vernon Springs in the election of off
sers to my mind was an act the justice Of
which no one can question. 49,.
AS to the position Of Mr.. Carey, think to
some extent you are mistaken. While Mr.,
Carey was eected to look after the Northern
interest his friends do not expect HIM, if he
had the power, to do anything that will con-
fiict with the just rights of New Oregon OF
any other locality, and think tho friends of
MIR. Carey would have scorned a proposition
which would place him in position to do vio-
lence to his better judgement.
As to the feelings Of the Stockholders you
are certainly at fault, as there is no disposition
of i'll feeling towards either village but gen.
eral feeling of kindness; that if you place
yourselves on equal footing with US, no man
would exclude you from the benefits of the
Road. TO increasing your stock, pitch in
all you can; that is just what you should do in
common with all portions of the county.
Now tir, the pledge of the company to New
Oregon, is something the people Of the county
and the Stockholders generally, have q just
right to complain of what they, in my opinion
would cheerfully concede to you all you have
q right to ask. they will oppose any man or
any measure, regardless Of consequences that
shows on its face corruption or gross lack
of competency.
The recent election for donating the Swamp
lands Of this county, proves conc usively the
feeling OF the people Of this county, md Sir,
what is true Of this county. is also true Of
Wlnneshsik, Mitchell, Fillmore and Mower
county. Tho people all want Railroad
Sixteen to one say 70 by thei votes, and will
say 80 By their readiness to aid by subscrip.
ton and donation, and all they ask is to have
the Road built in such direction as will
best accommodate the greatest number, and
make the capital invested the most valuable
in the future. No man or community should
be actuated by 70 narrow policy as to wish
the Road run in such direction as to iniure
the Road believe If the people living in
Winnssheik, Howard and Mitchell cpunties