The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-04-30
southern Railroads-RadieaI Attempt to In
lure Gen. Besursgard.
WAsHIsoroS, April &c, 1867.

WASHINGTON, Aprll 20 1907.
Correspondence ofthe Chicago Times.
Almost dastardly attempt is being made
by the radicals here to injure Gen. Beaure-
gard. and Orleans and Jackson railroad, ]
ofwhich he Was the chief engineer when it
,was-l0cated and constructed, and which he
has been the President for the last two years.
In order that your readers may understands
the case fully, / will state briefly the present
condition of the southern railroads generally.
At the close of the war, all OF them were IN
possession of the war department, and
their affairs We're in a sadly mixed-up condl-
ton. Their tracks were all out of order, and
almost all of the important bridges and
yiaducts were in an unsafe condition. There
was not one road that had onetenth of its
proper equipment and rolling stock In this
dilemma, the presidents of most of the roads,
authorized by the directors and stockholders,
came to Washington to endeavor to make
some arrangement by which the roads might
| be restored TO the respective com panies.-
The war department finally agreed that the
companies might buy their roads from the
| government; and this was done. This is
| one of the impeachment charges against the
| President, namely, that he sold these roads
| to the rebels, and for sum far below their
| real value. AS regards the first charge, the
rebels in question had been pardoned by the
| President, and are no more rebels now than
| Forpey or Charles Sumner. AS regards the
second charge, the railroads, in their dilapi
dated and stripped condition, were worth lit
tie or nothing, and were certainly sold TO
their full value The subsequent conduct o
the southern railroad companies is worthy o
| the highest praise. They went to work witt
manful energy, and although with empt
treasures and more than empty pockets, the
have worked wonders. The tracks of tn
| roads were Immediately put in good order
| The unsafe bridges were removed, and re
placed with new, strong and substantla
structures. An appeal was made to the IL
: connective manufacturers and car-bufders
the north and the result of it was that o
the roads are now supplied with a moderat
stock of equipment, but of the best quaint,
and all the roads are now doing bushes
| fully equal to their capacity. Gen. Beaur
! gard himself went to Europe, and obtaine
!, in England, without the least difficulty, an
: | pie pecuniary means for all the wants OF h
| road His road-the New Orleans an
= | Jackson,-forms an important part of Il
9 great through route between Chicago al
h New Orleans. 1t is now in splendid orde
is well supplied with rolling stock the be
J., | Quality, anu Is uOlUg IreiSH III anu passchS
4 bushes fully equal to its capacity. The d
!, rectors and stockholders would not dream
having any other president than Gen. Bea
A regard, and he was accordingly reelected
g few weeks ago.
i New Orleans is m 1ch to be pitied for /
- ing under the heel of man of such low al
~ brutal instincts as Phil. Sheridan. Coz
,f pletely led by few radicals there, OF t
"A Dostie and Hunnicntt stamp, he is only {
70 ger to do their bidding in all things.
" gang of these wretches are here now, see
/. ing for an opportunity to poison the ears
~ Gen. Grant against Gen. Beauregard,
n absurd and shameful SANDERS about his I'd
loyalty" They desire Grant to order II
90 Sheridan to remove Gen Beauregard trt
"A his position as president of the road, and
90 place the affairs of the company in the bar
nj of a gang of radicals. Sheridan no do'
of would feel the greatest pleasure at doingt
. very thing: but / do not think he will
av any such orders from Gen. Grant. | hs
mt too high an opinion of Gen. Grants sense
NJ Justice to believe that he will thus graf
the malignant hatred of these enemies
Gen Beauregard. He is far more likely
warn Gen. Sheridan to see to it that he
not deceived by the representations OF n
claiming to be union men, but whose UNI
/. ism is only cloak to hide their own sell
ends. -...s So