, 1865-02-05
The CITY.
TIE cENrvRY RAILWAY sw!ggLE.


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the dislike Of some membess to take back thew
votes, thould be the csusc Of the passnre or thc
Infamous bill over the head Of the Governor. Thn
question DO you think they will pass it over The
veto, was naked auxtouely and often. y
large md enthusiastic assemblare Of citizens
gathered in Metropolitan Hall In the eyenin-
They went there for tw6 reasons-thcy wished to
hear the report Of the committee sent to spr1no.
field to confer with the Gorernor. and thev
wished also to testify prbl,cly their approval Of
the veto, and To show their Representatives taa n
the Will OF the people wc.c consulted the hill
would be thrown out on the reconsideration. The
hali was packed full, and many were unable to
. rsin adnittance. The meeting was unit In fee1
1ng on the snbiect, every dcnunciation Of The
was decidedly the hero OF the evening. Ills hold
fearless conduct when the schening 1t the corpo.
sad r. ths theme of universal
7ac e che. hnsl 1n o. whoSe noinaion Cyrus bentley
Mr. Bentley on takins the char esid ,hst thcr
had met to protest agninat bill viii ID was drawn
np 1or the PURPOSE of robbinc tA= cily OF Chicago
over TIC Governors reto. ii would ent4iI iastinr
loss upon the people OF this city.
VIZ lae iollaHing were nominated md accepted as
Feats 1n the platform:
Ambrose Foster, Matthew Latin. Tuths,l King,
Carpenter, Charles Gtlhsrt, sam 4. Goodwin. % ~ j.
y @nlkar, aames G.. Hamilton, Euoe ayers, !.
4 4, Cutting, l. Cara, Y. p. uoashtellins, u. 4.
i. Il. nsddoek, Gharle5 II ncsssig, tfedefies @ % LEE
1vcr LoM'Bon, Seth Waterman, 5. 3. Gookins
Wm II. Brown Esq, was chosen Secsetuy.
WRIT DEXTER.
member Il te coitee III scnf e. sp.ln
fed by the people. nc lad just returned. He
wss glad thtt the yoice of the people had been
lad IL the S asss
noon t1end and prolonged cheering. lie was
Elsd to see that men who had aspired u lay ruth
s 1css nan1s @ On thc Liberties Of the people bad been
when the people were sought to be overrlddcn,
the people siould insist On governing Tor them.
DO sa FL fSEtseS eSunee Ss @sa 1ea She 5
that The people, were sought 10 bc out
raeea; They had not so many muitiiarioas
of the measure bni ihey came in thc name ne q l tie
people and the peoples rights. Gov: Oslesby
"a Mas noble 1nqa. m and real good loohng man.
appearance, and knew when be sci lis :. eyes YES
upon him that he would do what was
Tight, and found he was not deceived It had
committee. were Interested IN a gigantic railroad
sprinsaeld who were .iyinys, and drawing their
p' ne would tell DILL them %h0 Bill nFe cas;ycS c5nsy 7
Wss one, and nc would 0Bk toem to WELD the bal-
men who had proved untralhfal to i5e .trasi Re.
rtrsea 10 blacl;en ther characters When en- tSeg Seg
three Of their number were selected to 73y thcir
arguments before hlm. The speaker was one Of
asn 's1 N1oay knew hoE much pressure had
.o say that be hoped the bill wouId PISS;
of how rdgH The 1sro,d 1@s5 ss
Jones and Gouly & CO. looked now at spsinsaeia, e
ano how Luinhald sung - Old Shady" IN sub
did hcy had ratsrea er tie stoeE fos
s155, ,eo3 10 ss5c 0a0. David Gage had put IN So
stU, and stepped out . while ago with s310,6o3.
1unes in hvc ycars, had rot the charter for ninc-
years longer sill total period greater taan Tic
paid glowing tribute to r. s. Bryan. Esq, fo1
his bravery and e'1a,Eht-!orward action IN the
matter. which solicited three hearty cheers for
entry, and ssould be responsible for all that be
said; u sny lody Eanted to whip him al,oz the
mcGeting p Gg vas osct. he ,sas ready. tcheera.) 4.
Aad drawn up bill Tor horse-ra.lroal. n which
Ae Ind usrd the nsmes Of Messss. Scsmmon,
Good,3e1 s1d darnsd as tneo:po:a.o5s (shame
Of azhssefaa that c:n'sass ass na. wss G5e ia
ts.csted in any line present OF prospective. They
house Of Governor og1esby, who received them
corrteousiy: though ut an unreasonable hou:.
Icheers.l He would speak Of cne 1cature Of that
bill It prctends to give control 10 the city, but
really taEes tic control from he city. White lie
I'LL hzcs thnt the tafe cannot be put balov five
tonns nny iss the ssoye O.
point but seventeen Of the Aldermen arc required
10 Ieeasc the city from this imposition. This was
piain % enouph u When ezpossd. He couuseiied them
~ stand firm, and tho monster iMquity wunld yet
be defeated, and The psop11ctosA Of The snind'c
over ride the people they would be but as Autumn
3c.yes before the b1ast'
erpsEr s117u.
Sydney. Smith, Esq, sras received with loud
cheers It Wa NOT often hc appeared in public,
a ewind!e like this was attempted. a purely local
bill had !cen attelnpted to be pushed on than; 1t
a n fstosa Of Pas 4s would ~ ia; TIA.
Gates Of The b,ll had not done working; they had
boaktrd that they would pas. t1at bill ever The
bed Of The M e hsy sooa eve
important !or the citizens to do their duty In the
neuer. They had all read thu. bill, and read cur
xeFy o A. p ee2fsn
agreements outside. md m iidng then binding TILL
they should allow ehe Council toa:t:r them. What
back to November. 1869. Everybody was then
following. the exploits Of Gran; End She1-
man, and not watching, for swinilss. On
the Council, and 1t provides thai whereas the city
Hai1wuy Companies had tae right to lay down
track o. Lake sre:t and other streets, the Council
poration from laying down tracks on those and
other streets, provided the companies would give
up tLcr right. This was In effect tying the hands
conId moi Be- opposed, bu, Should nave 4 nonopo.
y OF the city for ever Il Vas then provided that
this thorla be bindm. II the company
81 tic 1sssR sse MONTH c 50 res ee tsla il
s dsy r-two ago Jones had sent word to
oylEsten 10 70 "scno down so4e mors whisky and
that ordnance prohisnlc1 the city Of Chicago
from laying down tracks on those streets. aud
tsat agreement was extended to .he term OF ninety
1a,y be modified in any va: the railroad comps
MES Will a:rte to VIZ it l::se!y That the conpa-
1ice would consent 10 my modification other than
contract I'll turkey for Tie rallroai companies,
and all crow for the ei1!zeEs* Let them No. forget
TINT The CITY wns ted :9r ninetS-niac years MOTTO
in :hc city. Yct VIC do not know In: what the re-
qurcmcnts Of The city MY be thre- tules sre-ter
cannot M sn.ss What VII he its population end thei
requirements at shc end Of hiEcty-ntne ye3fs But
The worst fclurc Of the swlndlc Wis that the citv
tracks n'n,il ihey rot ready. Should such mons
peoples We did not understand how any member
nc LEisln5e eo,a s r. eE o, ae ee5Poss
i over the head Of the Governor lie Vould not
be a(t1id oft bIt thet lie Encw what tremeodoas
12oney power these cotporatorz welded. The
citizens must give such En- expression Of opinion
nlrht aa would keep the htil in that cterna! OBJ
livion to which our noble Governor O:lssby had
OF three, coneistinG or j. L. sscripps. Sidney
Smith md s. I. blake, sas appointed to DRAFT
set Of resolutions expressive of the sense of the
The Chairman then appropriately introduced T.
3. Bryan. Esq. MIR. Bfs IN was received with tia-
meusc applause.
tn. nE1Ax.
Mr. Bryan conern:ulated the audience upon the
numbers who were present to congratulate TUG
people OF the State nnd cty unoa tlie noble stand
by May SsSs Pvt ens Gs'y M IN rsS7s sa se se
would rather b. .ts ssncr of that vs.
9. Gzant e hero o. Na xacEhsu1g, f1afut t1 m9 2
Savannah. When. he was in Springfield ana
saw the Governor, he felt that Eaany OF tie quail
tes IN eIeaf ssne'a n sc,sp Hi o;
crnof 0gicsby possessed them both. H was
proud Of him. Nj. Bryan narrated tae eircnm-
stances attending The passage o. t9as 4 n, ~ Inc
sanction OF the members from tllis county, WIN
The single exception Of Mr. jackson and senator ,
Ward The n,s 3s' under oEdn5y iii I'm.
Baass; Basa ans ID Els ffs' II tho members
as whole, and said tlat as hody they Ecnef11ly
were above the s:ieion OF bribery End corrnp-
tion. II was In the power Of these men, psrhcu-'
3arly those from Cook county, to show that they
are ready TO sustain the rights Of rhelr consdt1.
ents.
He offered the following which he dcs!.ed to
Telegraph to Springfield that night, aud usked ii
the meeting would sanction It:
"'ThankH be to God, we have m honest and fear-
less Governor In the person Of Richard J. Oslesby
= friend Of the peoples rights when assaiied BY
Erssping and monopol1xtng corporations"
This dispatch WIS ratified by the immense audi
euce without dissenting voice.