Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-18

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to bis meana, than any other man." but
afterwards, being 81 "old railroad man
who had made the subject his study" ns
concluded that bic duty to the public (ol
to himself) requires that be should
abandon it, and appear publicly as iti
enemy, and exert all the inAuence &C.
quired by his position and long expert
euce, TO destroy its credit and render II
bankrupt and helpless. To this end he
published pamphlet in which he used
against the Straight Line Railroad every
argument which could be suggested By
brain always fertile, but especially sc
when stimulated by zeal for the good Of
the public, (er bimsslf) This pamphlet
be sent to Europe in advance of Willard
Carpenter, who he knew was about 10 "a
to England for iron, and when Mr.. Car.
penter arrived there It confronted him
wherever be went, and had already pro-
duced injurious suspicious which be, q
stranger nnaided, could not remove
aud to this, more than any other eanse,
Mr.. Carpenter at the time ascribed his
failure to procure iron. The poor "an.
fortunate concern died, but Mr.. Ingls,
the ''old Railroad man" who had "made
the subject his study" prudently prepar-
ed in advances for the event which he in
tended to bring about, by selling his
stock in the unfortunate concern" to
and old man who vas not 8 railroad
man, and had never 'made the subject
his study" and was him self too free
from guile to suspect it in others.
Marx, too, the profound interest felt
by Mr.. Iugle in the city and its inhabit.
ants, and his anxious solicitude for their
welfarel sa W.
After being Instrumental in inducing
the Council and citizens to take stock in
the unfortunate concern" and after
the city had taken $500, 600 Of stock
and the Council became bound to tax
the citizens "for all time to come" and
after the Council had issued bonds to
the amount of 100000 in part pay
ment for the stock, and after some $3.50.
600 worth of work had been done on
the road with a fair prospect of its ear
ly completion to the Ohio and Mississip-
pi Railroad-if Mr.. Carpenter could
procure the iron-and after hundreds of
citizens had given their notes, OF paid
their money, or conveyed their land to
the unfortunate concern, and had, ma
ny of them, thereby laid the foundation
for bankruptcy in case the road should
not be built; after all these things, and
with full knowledge of them, and we'll
knowing the consequences of his medi-
tated course, Mr.. Ingle so loved the peo-
pie, that he gave al his energies and the
whole weight Of his character and posi-
ton to the work of breaking down the
unfortunate concsrn;" and when it was
dead, he mourned for the stoekhold.
ers generally, and especially for
the old gentleman who. bought bis stock
Before and at the time of the organi-
cation Of the Straight Line Railroad
Company, was opposed to the city's
taking any stock in il, and refused to
take stock myself, or petition the
City Council to do so. / took the ground
that at that time the city should not be
further involved, but that after q few
years the increase of population aud
wealth would justify the proposed sub
scription. IL Ham -es mistaken, Mr.
Ingle in hig pamphle. took similar
ground. / I'm Of the opinion that the
i time has now come when il is proper
and under the circumstances necessary
| to the future prosperity of the city, that
every citizen should contribute all his
influence and portion of his means TO
secure the control Of steamboats, and the
early completion of the Straight Line
road to the Ohio Il Mississippi road and
the Henderson, & Nashville road. If
they fail to do so, much of the freight
now going over the Evansville d Craw.
fcrdsville Railroad, and much Of the
travel and business accompanying il,
will pass on up the river 10 New Albany,
to which place the Jeffersonville & Indi-
annapolis road has been recently extended
with view to connect with daily line Of
packets from New Albany to Cairo and
Memphis
Mr. Ingle says he does not understand
my connection aith the matter Ii is
! not important tha: be should, but will
for his information state a few facts,
With most of which be ought to be fa-
miIiar IS others are, who have felt and
manifested like interest with him in
the common veal
Some seven years ago the Straight Line
Railroad company, through Mr.. H. d.
Alis, Vice President, formally demand
ed Of the City Council, bonds Of the city
to the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars, in payment of the balance due
on The city's subscription. The Coun-
Z eli refused, and the railroad company
sued the city for the amount in cash With
interest r- ~
Ny late partner General James E
Blythe) and myself were employed 10 de-
fend the city, and the controversy is not
yet ended. A suit is now pending ia the
Circuit Court Of the United States
. against the city, for the benefit Of Il g
creditors OF the Straight Liue Railroad
/, Company, with the view to recover of the
city in cash one bundled thousand dol
" l0rs with interest, &c, amounting TO near
: $4,000 This suit is prosecuted BY JAS
Morrison, Esq, one Of the oldest and
best lawyers in the State, aud gentle
man whose character precludes the sus-
picion that be would commence to pros
! ecute suit uDless be believed that be
J would succeed in recovering judgement
for his client In November last Was
mustered out Of the military service, and
before leaving Indianapolis I examined
} the doeketss of the several courts
! there to ascertaiu whether any Of
the old business in which General
Blythe aud myself were engaged
when | went into the army remained
} unfinished / fnund randinn The anil