Evening star., 1867-05-25

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GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER.
THE IHTELLIGENGEE AND H THE POINT OF
The fnteHigencer, in prosec u tin its Interested
warfsre-we should say "vsuaI" or ''merce-
nary" warfare, perhaps, were it not to rob
that paper OF its stock expletives-upon the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, essays almost
invariably to ind a ge its en- vions peeu against
Us by Juggling in the name of the STAR. W.
have explicitly told the InteIigcncer that we
have no interest whatever In the fortunes of
that road further than the general interests Of
Washington are concerned in the construction
OF the Points of Rocks branch. If the InteHi-
gsncer had a single attribute of manliness or
honesty, it would either undertake to make
good it's insinuatiens or abandon them. But
we have to say TO that paper that IL expects
us to look on quietly and permit It to sacrifice
the interests of Washington for the benefit Of
its lobby gang, it slightly mistakes its Gus
toner. The Inteiiigencer pirates about the
ssorganship" Of railroads. 1t seems to have
the meaning Of the phrase by heart. Has it
ever essayed to be the organ Of any road! Has
any road failed to come to terms with itself or
its lobby gang7 What is the mysterious cause
OF its continual din OF abuse against the Balti-
more and Ohio roadl WHAT is the secret OF i Is
wonderful inconsistency In laborlng through
the whole session of Congress to impede the
construction Of the Point Of Rocks road, and
in now berating the Company for not going on
with the work. How can the fntelligencer ex.
plain its similar glaring Inconsistency in at.
tacking the Baltimore and Ohio road for bad
faith in not prosecuting the work upon the
Point of Rocks road. while it sees no fault in
the Baltimore and Potomac Company, which
claimed to have a large number of men at
sion of the Legislature Of Maryland. and now
does not even pretend to have any working
parties. The fasts are that the Baltimore and
Potomac road dismissed all the laborefs about
the time the Legislature sad journed, and now
claims only to have engineers engaged tooktn1
for a line, whilst the Baltimore and Ohio road
has contfnued without one moments delay TO
prosecute vigorously the heavy work al PARIS
Ridge on the Point OF Rocks road, where large
quantities OF earth and rock have been exca-
waited without any intermIssion whatever.
Doubtless the Baltimore and P Potomac company
can satisfa corily explain the OF their fail.
are to prosecute the work, but we submit tha,
their organ is doing a very indiscrcss thing in
inviting attention TO the delay in this manner
Every one IN Washington will be glad to see
the work on the Baltimore and Potomac road
commenced and pushed forward to completion.
We want all the new lines possible, but
nobody here, we are sure, hsIds the construc
tion OF this road (Which IL merely an addi-
tional road over the same general route, fol
lowed by the WasLing.sn and Baltimore road)
il in the same importance as that OF the Point of
Rocks road, which. as affording a shors and
direct line to the West, to the Valley of Vir-
ginia, to the Cumberland Valley, and to Cen.
tral Pennsylvania, will be of incslculable ad-
vantage to Washington. This is the cause Of
he Of nd in
nunity against the InteLigencer, which paper
is every where held respensi BILE for the delay
on the Point OF Rocks road, on account Of the
action it insisted upon being taken by Con.
gress. 1t is singular that an enterprise which
should have the universal support Of the citl-
: zens Of Washington and their influence to en-.
clique in such manner as really to throw diff
neuities IN the way, and produce DELAY in
eonsunmanng an improvement which is of
paramount interest to the city.
In this connection we repeat what we said a
few days ago, that the company is pressing its
arrangements for the right OF way, and an
soon as this difficult matter can be arranred
as originally designed. the work will progress
rapidly. As regards the right OF way within
the Corporation, the absurdlties ana falsi,,e.
OF tne Inteti9encer have already been to some
extent exposed by us. It will be remembered
that the Baltimore and Ohis Companv opns
u present station and the land on which the
track and buildings are located, and there il
NO hmltaton to the use of the streets except al
10 the power to use steam, which did not az.
pire until 1880, and that the ONLY addi,iona,
authority granted by the Councils WAS An on.
tension OF the time for the use OF steam n,
tnlrty years further, so as to induce the con.
suuction OF the Point OF Rocks road to a cen.
Hai point Tor the distribution Of passengers
Uh for
OF the citizens Of Washington. These facts are
carefully suppressed by the Intel,ioenc.r Tho
tricky course of the Inteliqencer ia also shown
Al its manufacture Of words to put in the
mouth OF the President Of the Baltimore and
Ohio road When and where did Mr.
1arreu use the words used in Quot
alton marks in the IatelIigencer. .He
does not want, as be has SO often s,at.d
to build up rival city to Baltimorenl
The old National InteAigencey, under the man.
agemens Of Messrs. Gales L Seaton, would
nave scorned practicing the unworthy dodge
OF coming lang uage TO put In the mouths of il.
opponents. Tor interested purposes. Mr.. Gar.
nett has, in fact, always taken the reversa
ground, and we have . copy Of his las, ad.
dress before rs in which he distin ctlv ana
broadly states, for puslication In Baltimore
ms convictions - 70 the great advanta ,es of
me poiicy OF the company TO build up wash.
mgton in every possible way a. matter of
common interest alike to that city and Ealti-
moro. why does the Intellegencer SO studi.
ously ignore the various evidence, Of the di..
position Of the Baltimore and Ohio Com PAW to
promote the business Of Washington, and
travel to this city. That paper Knows Der.
1eety well, for instance, that the Company
has recently reduced the fare from all West.
ern cities to Wsshineson, to the same price "A
charged to Baltimore, notwithstanding the
greater distancs) and has also arranged, in
order to increase that travel, to furnish through
nekes nom Boston, New York, and Philadel.
pnla 70 Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis, ana
osner western cities with the privilege Of visit
ing wasnngton) at the same price that tickets
are furnished to those cities East and West nv
any other route.
But while the Intellseneer is 80 careful Ia
suppress facts going to show the friendly dis.
position Of the company to this city, it iumn.
with spiteful eagerness At anything that tt can
distort to the disadvantage OF the COMPANY
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