The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-04-29
EDITORIAL. CORRESPONDENCE.

HorsE or REPRESENTATIVES,
HARRIsBuEG, April 25, 1864.

pEAR GAZETTS:
The session OF The Legislature still drags
fts slow length along. The Senate sgnifed lis
willingness some time ago to adjourn on the 28th
Thursday next(. However, DO not think that
the Senate viii be quite ready TO act in accord
anee with It's own resolution. A number of
very important bills are still before that branch
and doubt very much whether it will adjourn
without acting upon them. Among these bills
is the military bin and the general appropria-
tion bii. These require close examination, and,
therefore, their consideration viii consume con-
siderable time. Hence, judging from present
appearances, the Legislature will not be ready
TO adjourn before the 9Th proximO.
Among the legislation closely affecting our
own section Of the State. IS a bill repeating the
corporate privileges of the Pittsturg and Con-
nellsyiIle railroad company, 50 far as their right
20 exclude any oiler corporation from binding
a railroad over that portion of their route which
remains unfinished, Is concerned. 4 twin OF
this bill is another to incorporate tie ''Connels-
vile and Southern Pennsylyania Railroad Com
pany" These Ills have both passed the House
BY very large vote in tLeir favor, and viii
come up tomorrow for consideration in the Sen
ate Their friends a!isge, with much show ol
reason, that the PiItsbprg and Connciisyille
Railroad company either cannot or win not,
finish their road; HAT they are controlled by
the Baltimore and Ohio z. r. Co, whose line
runs almost parallel With, and in close proxim-
ity to, that Of the Pittsburs ana Conneilsville,
ard hat, therefore, the latter VIII never be com
pleted .ander tie present charter. AT any rate,
tle people along the proposed route Of the Pitts
burg and Connellsville R. r, are beginning 70
be impatient Of the sIowness and dailiaace Of
the management Of that company. They have
been promised, from time 10 time, for the last
thirty seven years that tie road would BE bnilt,
but The promise has been b-okea, time after time,
until at last al confidence in the company, IS
organized under tie present charter, has vanish
ed from their minds. This seems TO be the case
with the people along the route west of Bed
ford county. As for our Own county and the
counties lying eastwarIy from Us, Il Is certain
ly their interest to give the franchises Of this
company TO a corporation which will carry the
road across their territory. instead Of permit
ting II TO terminate at point westward or south
ward thereof. OF course this should not he
done without dae compensation 10 the company
whose charter is revoked Tie bill passed by
the House revoking 70 a certain extent. the
charter Of the P;ttsburg and Connellsvil!e r. R.
Co proposed to have the Government appoint
three appraisers to assess the damages sustained
by the corporators Of that company, on account
Of such partial revocation of their charter Be
lieving that it IS the interest Of Bedford county
70 have the Pittsburg and Cunnellsville Railroad
extended across its territory, and that great
railroad thoroughfare between the east and the
west, might be established by the passage Of
these bills, I did al / could, IN my humble way.
TO secure their success in the House. Should
they become laws, have the assurance of the
best financial minds of the country, that the
''Connellsville and Southern Pennsylvania Rail-
road will, IN short time, be fixed fact.
have but little political news to give you.
The Abolition party is in a state of ebullition
over the presidential divisions in its ranks. I
am informed that Ex-Gov- Wm + Johnston
made Fremont speech al Pittsburg, few days
ago. Gen. Francis P. Blair spoke in Congress,
a few days ago in violent denunciation of the
coEruPtionS of Secretary Chase. He said, among
other things, that Chase had helped his son-in-
law, Senator Sprague, TO ten millions Of dollars
out of the Federal Treasury Gen. Blair is a
model 'Republican." When rogues fall out,
! honest men may Get their dues.
The Abolitionists in this body have shame
fully gerrymandered the aprogiionment But
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