The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-30
4 Malicious Charge.

Tie Albion U-sskiy Union. Z . by Cop
peIhead sheet published al Albion. Calhoun
county. has taken upon itself 10 charge
Hon. John " Lougyear with dishonesty.
because thus Tar. the bill ior the Amboy
land grant extension las not passed tie
House Il insinua,es that Mr.. Longyear
Is disposed 10 screen himself " throwing
all responsibility upon Mr briggs irwin
be seen by letter published j. another
column, that Nj Drigss q lot AFRAID 10
take the responsibility. IL also says tina,
the I.elniic1a IN speaking o. the various
railroads 10 centre Al Lansing. forgets the
Amboy road. Ir says We are opposed 10
giving lands for The purpose OF building
railroads. and remarks
THIS is m0iesty OF the Queerest stripe.
but W. are disappointed Al nothing which
emelales from the brain and disposition OF
q crazy. corrupt and dishonest sheet. The
only excuse We can mad for the course Of
this paper. Is It's long advocacy Of abolition
ism. which has prepared u for any action,
however mean and 6nayish This paper Is
Mr.. LOngyear's home organ. and hence. g
we find bis paper. 50 10 we IND this Con
gresham IN reference to our interests IN
extending the land grant o. the AmbOy
Lansing & Traverse Bay Railroad.
We advise the editor OF the Union not 10
get bilious, and expose himself 10 q cholera
attack. if It should come this way. We are
not the organ Of Mr. Longyear. or Of any
clique. The charge Of dishonesty. made
against Mr. LOngyear, will not be believed
by men OF any party IN this section. His
character for probity and honesty Is above
reproacb, and the base charge made upon
him We repel with scOrn More than 1900
of the citizens OF Ingham county have pc
tltioned against the extension Of the Am
boy grants, ana less than half of that num-
Der for such extension. Mr. Longyear viii
Tot shirk the responsibility of doing what
IS just and right in the premises regardless
OF the Snarling and barking of ours in any
quarter If the people OF Albion and
Homer wish railroad, let them build Il 10y
private enterprise, a the road has been
franchises Of the present corporation in the
hands Of honest men.
Nearly year ago the entire franchises Of
this road were offered to the corporation Of
the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw r. r.
The offer was refused at that time. as the
Jackson & Lansing road had not placed
their own bonds in market No one here
believes that they seriously contemplate
building = road south OF this city Ten
years OF railroad folly has not increased the
faith of the citizens of Lansing IN the
financial ability Of the Amboy corporation.
The Jackson & Lansing corporation. If the
grant fails, will have the road running from
Saginaw 10 Lansing 10y the first of next
December. That is their promise and they
have the capacity to keep their word. We
are individually responsible Tor our Opposi-
ton TO the railroad land grants, and we can
assure the Union that in this case, the
more they stir up the animal the worse II
will stink" The AmbOy corporation have
made great effort for an extension, and
We opine that it will prove to be Cloves
labor lost" The Owosso Press 10 com
menting upon the letter Of Mr. briggs,
says:
We have been shown two private Iet-
tiers addressed 10 a gentleman in this city,
in one OF which the writer says: The Sen
ate bill was smugged through the Senate
without our own Senators even understand
ing Its tenor aud effect. II mas gone 10
the Land Committee Of the House and
will never see light again except in a highly
modified shape II could never be got
through the House either with OF without
the support of the Committee.
"Our Senators and Congressman are
labOring together 10 secure a railroad from
the Southern throughout the center TO the
Northern part OF tho State or rather to
have the land grant extended to the State
instead Of 10 a railroad company"