The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-22

| III tAio oiLiOIC II Will NC SS6u We dI'
SO fully committed as to say that tn
E., Fl. & N. r. r. is an improvement
in which EVansvilleis at present NOR
interested than IN any other that ca,
be projected, and in order to carry i
through successfully zoe aoiU haze I,
gipe 1t as much Substantial aid as pos
sib3e. And not only have we been 81
decided in expression of our views
but we have always been foremost il
publishing any news upon the or,
ganization of the new company. Oul
special correspondent telegraphed
from Frankfort the result of the sale
of the road bed and franchises OF
the old Company; as also from Nash
vile the passage by the Legislature
of the act authorizing that city to sub
scribe 100000 stock; as also the
passage by the Legislature of Ken
lucky of the Charter of the Company.
and the amendment to the City Char
ter of Evansville by the Indiana Leg
stature. Our neighbors, with their
usual enterprise, satisfying themselves
with copying the news which we paid
to procure. We made arrangements
four weeks ago to have a copy of the
Charter of the Evansville, Henderson
and Nashville Railroad prepared at
Frankfort and sent to us, which was
accordingly done, and would have been
in the JOURNAL ten days ago had not
the person to whose hands it was en-
trusted for delivery to us, carried it by
and retained it at Henderson. So
much for the charge of the jour
NAILS opposition. !" &C.
II is worse than nonsense to charge.
the Republican party ofdEvansville
with oppositionito the Railroad pro-
ject; it is a partsiie, which will not
only fail Of the object desiigned-the,
success of the broken-down Demo-
cratic haeks--but if persisted in may
have, iao damaging effect upon \ the
Road It should be denounced and,
froEhed down by every true friend of.
the, Henderson &sNasHIille Railroad;
it cannot failsto be misfortune to it
to attempt to mix It. up Up, Wit with A party,
contests; WILLIAMs HEILMAN. d Esq,
a sincere and prominent citizen, who
would oteondescend to be a party To-
a public deception, prepared and Of
fered in the Republican Convention
of last week, a resolution, pledging /
thefaith Of the party TO sustain the
Council in a liberal subscription, on
terms consistent with the inter,
est of the City, and without
a .single,s dissenting svoice z the
resolution was adopted. And yet the 4
Courier is asserting that Mr.. He'll
NAN and the two thousand UnionlE
men of Evansville are practicing a
lie upon the great interests of the !
City for the poor pittanse Of a. a half /
dozen paltry Offices The charge is
hardly worthy, a passing notice, and
will1.be indignantly spurned BY the |
peonles 9d ot- 2funbi6 bfat- nTaU hoo9
rir.iGts 9hI, ,HLo9 nf, ISL. 400 IS bdl
1t is conceded by all that the /
City would be- powerlessi toli give 4
one centto the Henderson. e. Nash-H
Vile Railroad, except for the late |;
amendment TO- the, City Charter /
That amendment Was written by a /
Republican presented in the Senate
md House of Representatives ~
Republicans, passed BY Republican
votesp and is newiarlaw9by the3avor ofiF
,he Republican, party.4i 1t is well3
known LbyIa7ali ic6nversahttta With 7
.he facts, that~-there. was--@ereats
danger of the amendment failing to
become law, because Of the short
ness Of, time7in which to pass it, he
fore adjournment. Had not Senator
J AQUEss procured the SUSPENSION Of !
the rules, ,as a personal faYor, aud but
for the 4afnest efforts Of Messrs.
HOPKINS and BIscHoF, aided by the
personal presence and influence of
Governor BAKER, on the floor Of the
House. on the last day of the session,
he amendment to the City Charter 7
would have failed; and no power
would exist to make any subscription
or donation whatever to that Com
oanyy And yet these party trick i
'ters-these, 4 'owhited. sepulchres of
Democracy < :. are prating aboutvthe
1nnnsitinn of the RennhEcan nartvd