Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-09-10


do L believe that he knew anything of the
detail arrangements of the Quartermaster's
Department His whole time and atten-
ton were given TO the performance of his
more important duties as Cabinet Min
lister, with a devotion and integrity which
in due time, viii be accorded him The
committee state that
"Ihere seems TO have been a studied
effort to destroy certain railroad competi-
| ton, and advance the interests of peculiar
| roads. Although the bridges of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
! road, III common with those on the North
! ern Central, We're DESTROYED by the insur-
gents, those of the latter were temporarily
rebuilt by the War Department at an ex-
pense of 81, 900: and although the other
| road was certainly the first reopcncd to
baltimore, as appears from the testimony
/ OF Mr.. FELTON,, vet troops were actually
! shipped from Philadelphia to Harrisburg
by the Pennsylvania Central. and from
! thence by the Northern Central to BaIti-
more, nearly doubling the distance"
In reply 10 the above. will state that
seventeen temporary bridges on the North
, the Government, at an expense of SlI.-
900: but the Secretary of War refused to
allow the Northern Central Railway Com
pany local rates. ON Government business.
and which, if allowed to a certain datc.
(aS in the case of Mr. Feiton's roadO the
Northern Central Railway Company
would have gladly paid to the Govern
ment the amount expended for the speedy
opening of that route. by which supplies
from the West could reach the national
capital, Mr.. FELTON, repaired the damage
to the trcsSel bridges on his road between
Baltimore and Havre-,lc-Gracc. but the
Government allowed and paid him local
rates on their traffic To a certain date as a
consideration and the difference so allow
ed. | believe, were satisfactory TO Mr..
FELTON,, whose loyal and patriotic efforts
to sustain the Government justly entitled
him To any concessions that could be rca-
sOnably extended bv the Department
In regard TO the shipment of troops
from Philadelphia 10 Baltimore RIA Har-
rlsburg. the facts are as follows Lieut.
enant-Gencr;il Scott. Commander-in-C Chief
ordered the regiments of Col Einstcin and
Col Small TO he forwarded from Phila-
delphia to Hagerstown, by railroad. to
reinforce the army on the Upper Potomac
Col Thomas. then Quartermastcr Mt Phil
adelphia. in accordance with his instrIlc-
tion, engaged transportation over the
Pennsylvania and other roads leading
thereto, which was all provided at West
Philadelphia, for their prompt movement
Colonel EinsteinS regiment was loaded
and started hy Colonel Thomas In the
meantime. Gen Scott. for reasons salts
factory TO him. desired that these two re-
giments be sent 10 Washington. Colonel
Smalfs regiment was under marching or
ders. but still 1T Washington Square. in |
Philadelphia. and his route was changed |,
TO Mr.. Felton's road. Col Einstcin's re-
giment was stopped at Harrisburg and I
sent thence to Baltimore. as desired bv the /!
Commander-in-Chief The facts. as thus /
stated, will satisfy all unpreiudiccd minds .
that neither the Secretary of War nor
myself made. as stated by the committee, /
g a special effort to advance the interests /
of peculiar roads"
Before closing this article. must re- /
vert to singular fact in connection with .
the report of the committee. upon which .
they appear to have formed their conclu- (
siOns. II Is that their evidence on trans |
pOrtation subjects is for the most part de- /
rived from officers of the Baltimore and .
Ohio Railroad company, the leading MEM
bors of which. in the darkest hour of peril .
10 our national capital, refused, as | un- .
derstand, the Use OF their own line to .
Governor DcnnisOn, of Ohio, to transport .
United States troops and munitions of .
war from the West to protect the capital. T!
and subsequently failed TO transport Gov I
ernment forces from Baltimore to Wash
ington; and again, that while complaint
is made that l fixed schc .,ule of rates
much below those usually charged to the
public, this same B2iTimorc and Ohio rail
road company mas demanded from the
Government rates much IN excess Of those
fixed as maximum charges, and has been
allowed rates greater than those granted
to other companies of the North. whose
LOYALTY has never been doubted, and whose
line and facilities have not only not been
withheld from the Government for Il sin
gle hour, from the breaking out of this
rebellion TO the present moment. but have
been freely rendered at all times to meet
its wants.
The committee indirectly endorses the
LOYALTY of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company. of which have nothing what
ever to say; but the loyal peoplc OF BaIti-
more, assembled in mass meeting few