Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-05-05

Convention with gold pens was rejected.
The Convention then adjourned until
Tuesday next, at noon.
The PittSburg and COnnellSyiile
Railroad.
THE SCHEME FOR IFS DESTRUCTION UN-
MASKED.
This Company having expended more
than three millions of dollars in construct
ing nearly one-half of this work, have re
ceutly succeeded in making arrangement;
to raise, on first mortgage, the amour
necessary to complete the road, and hav,
therefore advertised to put the whole
work under contract on the first day o
next month
The Pennsylvania Central Road
alarmed by this demonstration Of the In
tention and AGILITY of this Company t
complete the construction of this compel
ing road from Pittsburg to the East, anc
thus destroy their existing monopoly
hurried off their active and efficient Vice
President to Harrisburg TO muster theil
forces and defeat this dangerous move.
ment, and a bill is at once prepared &c
repeal their charter, upon the naked and
unfoundcd allegation tnat this Company
/ do not intend to make the road, although
advertised for contract in Il few days
This bill is read in place, referred to theiI
! favOrite committee at one reported to the
House, and before the bill is fairly dry
on the calendar an effort is made to sus-
pend action on the Revenue bill pending
and force this injurious and 'unconsti;u-
tional act through the House, at ten
o'clock at night, without examination or
debate, which nothing, it is believed bat
the lateness ofthe hour prevented.
After having secured the rpeal cfMis
charter, to deludc and deceive the friends
of this road they had prepared a separate
and independent bill to incorporate a new
Company ostensiL{y to make this same
road from Connellsville on the same route
extending by way of Bedford through the
Southern counties Of Pennsylvania to
some indefinite Eastern terminus. Ex-
pecting this bill to be forced through, the
real friends of the Pittsburg and Con-
nellsville Road prepared amendments to
the bill, among other, one by Mr.. Mus
selman, of Somerset, requiring the new
Company to finish the road in three years.
Those having the bill in charge told MIR.
Musselman to submit his amendments to
Mr.. Scott, the Vice President of the
Pcnns ylvania Road, and whatever he
agreed to would be adopted. He accor-
dinghy took his amendment TO Mr.. Scott,
who agreed at once that if they did not
make this rival road within three years
they would forfeit their charter-the very
thing no doubt, Mr.. Scott desired so that
by destroying both charters-one by re-
peal and the other by forfeit-tAey would
secure and perpe.uate this mammoth
monopoly without rival.
Now we propose to ask Mr.. Scott and
his coadjutors few plain questions,
which We hope they will answer before
passing this unjust and unconstitutional
act.
First-If you really believe, as you
allege, that the Pitisburg and Councils
vile Company do not intend to put this
road under contrast. why not wait few
days till the first of next month, to test
their sincerity and prove or disproye the
allegation on which you predicate your
hostile action?
Second-If you repeal the charter, and
destroy the vested rights of this Company
withou, colorado pretext, what Com
pany is sale whose existence you may re-
gard as inimical to the interest of your
overpowering and colossal road with a
gross revenue of twelve millions of dol
lars q year?
Third-Suppose this Company disre-
gard this unconstitutional and unjust act
treat it as nudity, and go on with their
work, will you attempt to stop them and
thus falsify your allegations that you
want the read made
Fourth-What objection have YOU to
this Company making st least cne-haIf of
the very road You propose making your
selves, giving you leave to connect where
and on any terms you please, and to ex-
tend it 10 any terminus You may prefer:
Fifth-Why was not the repeal Of this
charter asked for when the delay you nelo
complain of really existed and not post
pone it till the delay has ceased and the
road is about to be put under contract
and finished!
Sixth-Why not assign the true reason
for this hssty and hostile action not that
You are afraid he Company will no'
make the road, but that you are afraid
they teW-that your real purpose is to
defeat AND not make the read
Seven:h-When it is man;festly the
interest of one party to make the read j..
and Of the other to destroy it, which should
be trusted to complete it Or If equally
disposed :tmake it, which should have
the preference. the one that has expended
three millions upon it. or the other that
has never expended dollar, and it is be-
lieved, never will
Eighth-Who has originated the bill
to repeal this charter? What man in
terestei has pe;itioned for it! Why not
wait I'LL those interested can he heard.
and the Company has eleven days to dis
prove your allegation by putting it IN
der contract! VIII you not hear before
your strike, and try before you condemn
and execute your victims!
Ninth-Ought not Mr.. Scott or some
of his friends TO answer these question
before hurr.ing thought this important,
unjust and unconstitutional measure?
THE DEMOCRATS BECOMING ARIsTocRAT-
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