Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON,


The War Of the Ilailroaas-Runlof
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WAsHISGToE, d. g., Feb. 9TH, 1884
There is quite an interesting WAT Being
waged here just now in regard to rEilroad
matters, oeeasioned by the hsirtroductiSnO Of
the bill in the House for an air line 1oad
from this city.to New York. This has
aroused the combined efforts Of ali ths
other companies between this city and the
commercial metropolis, in opposition to
the measure, and we have agents here,
and suh-agents, lobby members aad sx-
members in abundance, with coats of
and sleeves rolled up. warmly and sPifit-
edly engaged in the contest. The Penn
sylyanIa Central and .NertheFn Central
roads are on the side of the air line, for
this reason that it viii connect with
them and enable them better to compete
with the new, route of the Baltimore 4
Ohio road from this city to Pittzburshsrd
the West Of course We have an array Of
talent and power on both sides quite for
midable This city, unlike al others of
the North and West, has the poorest and
most meager railroad accommodations Of
any in the country in proportion to It's
population. The traveller from the East
or West can reach the great capital Of the
United States if he watches his time and
chances, by single route on one side,an
he can get out of the city by what ishttle
better than horse-car upon the other.
The State Of Maryland charges fifty cents
on every passenger carried over her sterile
soil, and there has been sufficient paid her
already to cover nearly if not quite the
whole route with greenbacks from this
city to Baltimore. 1t is tax which she
levies indirectly, it is true, by compelling
the. Baltimore 4 Ohio Company 70 pay Il,
but the company has to charge the pas
senger the amount. Otherwise the fare to
Baltimore would only be one dollar in
stead of one dollar and fifty cents, As now.
The Chronicle has engaged in the contest
with mneh earnestness, and urges the
passage of this and all similar bills which
will tend to build up the nations capital.
The IitteltigencsY-, true to its fogyism, il
willing to stick to the old stsge-line of
past ages, and the Star will pitch in where
it pays best, while the. other papers have
not got much beyond the /" neutral
ground" Passes are scattered around as
thickly as autumnal lesves after tbs frost
and the storm -5-E -cTzF
| We have a rumor to-day that message
| is about TO issue from the White HoJne on
the subject Of reconstruction, and Copper
heads and their Southern allies now here
in strong force are on the tiptoe Of expee-
tation, and highly elated at the favorable
prospect Of separating the President from
the strong predominant party in Congress.
They boast that the forth coming message
will be q terrible bomb-shell in thecAmp
of the radicals" There viii, however,
be time enough to Judge of its destructive
properties when it issues
There is a strong combination here on
the part of Northern Copperheads and
Southern rebels to form new party, and
1 regret to say that many who have bean
heretofore regarded as good Union men
are helping on this reasonable work By
their unserupulous and wholesale abuse Of
the true men in Congress- ! use the term
REASONABLE because their objects and aiml
are in the formation Of this new party tc
] reward and justify traitors, and defeat the
great measures before Congress which viii
alone give Us peace and security in ths
future, and prevent US from becoming 8
Kissing and bye-word among the nations
} of the earth.
But on this subject viii give more In
teresting facts and details in the future, a
they are developed in this political arenS
of the nation. - - FRANKLIN.