The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-01-30


will fight it to the death All wrong and
injustice has its hour Justice alone lives
10 the end Of time Men stand but an
hour, then die, and bad men are damned
but righteousness endureth for ever. Ii
F is the last straw that breaks the camel S
back, somebody has said and repeat it
here, that Pennsylvania is peaceful 10 her
slambers but terrible in her wakefulness,
Of which the Senator from Blair will
please take notice There is an army in
favor of general railroad law, and when
the people fully understand how the
Pennsylvania railroad company's policy
| is at war with their interests they cannot
control them were they an hundred times
as strong as they really are. The second
resolution is in these words:
I'd That the construction ofa through
line on the route indicated in the contract
between the Atlantic and Great Western
Reading railroad companies, with branches
to Pittsbu-g and Erie, ought to be en-
conraged by appropriate legislation. i
Mr.. Speaker L have already anticipated
this in the remarks have made. These
are great and self-evIdent propositions
which require no defence, and to argue
them is to dilute and weaken their force.
The positions taken may be assailed,
but they cannot be controverted 1t COM
meBds itself tothe conviction of impartial
minds, and there leave it. Every un-
prejudiced mau who can read the bill can
appreciate it. This then Mr.. Speaker,
brings US down to the third resolution.
which | will read ::
Sd. That the extension of the Councils
Vile railroad eastward in the direction of
Baltimore aud Washington, with branches
to connect with the Lebanon Valley rail-
road is alike required by the commerce OF
the country and the local claims of the
counties through which the same would
pass. .# .r......
The Senator from Allegheny Mr.. BIG
HAND and the Senator from Blair Mr..
Hall) ruay debate the question as to what
Judge Grier has decided aud has not de-
cided as long as they please, l have read
all that is published-that be ever said
upon the suhiect-aud | had Go Difficult
ty in arriving at the conclusion that Judge
Grier had decided for and against both of
them. Neither, sir, do | see that it is very
important, if we pass general railroad
law, how the question IS decided. Sena-
tors, will you 10 the nineteenth century
declare that the people of Pittsburg have
not the right to 60 to Washington and
Baltimore by the mos: direct route If
you so decide you sustain the doctrine
that the Pennsylvania Central railroad to
benefit its stockholders, has the right to
control the locomotion of the children of
God at the expense of the individual
This for the benefit of corporation From
any such doctrine, thank God stand de-
livered. was in the Senate when the
representatives, of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company came into the House and
commanded their Senators to take the life
of Abel. The Senator from Berks shakes
his head In indignatinn IA I approach .ho
subject He did 1t not, still it was done
! Not one drop of its blood is upon my
, hands. The bll-the infamous bill passed
ration that could not give the most direct
communication to the people of the West,
) from motives of unholy gain, deliberately
took the life of one that could. 1t broke
up its road-it con6scated its estate to
its own use. We did this most infamous
and diabolical act on a dark night. Sen
ators grew pale, for they. knew we were
covered with infamy to the last syllable
of recorded time.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, for the fourth reso-
luton. r..- .ze..
4th That healthful competition by
through lines is required to secure to the
citizens of the State cheap rates of freight
end that all railroads deriving their char,
ters fron the State should be required to
do the local business of onr citizens at the
lowest rates charged upon such roads.
: Who dare contradict this truism-this
we'll understood maxim | can tell the
| Pennsylvania railroad company that she
J has consumption in her bones !; she taxes
; her own slaves, and gives their sweat val
ue to white men of other States. She is
, a leveler. She levels down the price OF
! Pennsylvania lands to that of Iowa. New
Jersey taxes all without her State for the
f benefit of those within, The Pennsylva-
MIA Central taxes oil aeithin for the bene.
fit Of those ooithout. .-. -..... .....
Competition alone can rightthese wrongs
: [n all the Northern States, except Penn
sylvania and New Jersey, general rail
road law has been adopted.
No people who read the Lords prayer
should be without it. Tie want of it has
disgraced Pennsylvania throughout
Christeadom. 1t bas filled our lobbies
with lcpers and has led US all into temp
tat on and delivered us to great evil.