Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-07-03

attack upon our people. As piece of fun,
1t is capital but as it does not enter into the
facts, we beg leave to add n word. The per-
sonal abuse of the Herald of our people Is of
no consequence and unworthy ofnotice con-
sidering the source from whence II comes
The lady who prayed to God through her pa
per that an assassin might murder President
johnson, for conscientioaSly administering
the government on christian principles, in
opposition TO the bloody code of the Radical
High Priests. we should suppose capable of
almost anything. 1t is perfectly consistent
with her character for reclSlessness, for her
to publish abroad that our people are de-
manding money er ough to build q railroad
to the moon, for the right of way through
their lands" Nothing could be more unjust
and unfair. They are making no exorbitant
demands of the company; they simnly ask
an adjudication of the amount of damages
they are entitled to. In one case u. B. Ben
neU the railroad company made cut of near
half mile through his land then changed the
line Of the road, and cat him about Che same
distance in another direction. Mr.. Bennett
thinks he has been very seriously and i'm
paid him farthing. deep cut of near a
mile has been made diagonally through
Henry G. Morgan's land literally tearing up
his farm yet he has not been paid nothing.
The line of the road has been so changed
since the first line was graded through Mr..
Bennett that II goes so near VIM. T. Kemp's
stack yard, as to compel him to move all his
on him, yet he has been paid nothing. 9th
or parties have been damaged more or less,
out no damages winch we nave nearu,OI nave
been paid by the company TO any one on the
line of the road in this county. IL ese par
ties all claim that the road bed has not been
legally condemned. The suits which have
been instituted are not intended to recover
money enough to build railroad to the
moon," for the plaintiffs well know that the
Md. g. Del. r. r. Co. has not more than suf-
ficient money to build the road. but they
have been instituted to force a settlement of
the questions in dispute and the recovery of
fair and equitable damages. If any one has
Informed Mrs. McConaughy to the contrary
they have reported what is untrue. If the
running of the road through their lands will
prove " fortune" to them, it will also be n
| fortune to those near the road whose lands
| are not damaged, and there is no good rea-
son why few should share all the damages
while the great benefits the road is to bring
are to be general. The whole difficulty has
grown out of the unbusiness-lilSe and Slip
shod manner in which the Railroad Compa-
ny has conducted the business of making
| land condemnations. If it had gone to work
openly and fairly, like every other company
has done, and every other company would
do, the way was straight; but we are not now
going to permit our citizens to be abused for
its short comings and egregious blunders.-
| EktSton Star.
1t has always been our opinion that edi-
tors should be men of truth, even ifmen
of other callings were not. From what
we can learn of the editor of the Star, he
never tells the truth, lat least about the
Railroad,) when falsehood will answer.
His attack on us is No. l fdtsehood
We never "prayed God that an assassin
might murder President Johnson" but
we did say in our issue of June 22d
1867, that we felt very much sometimes
like praying the good Lord to convert
him and then kill him, and if he wont
do that, TO kill him any how. We did
not know that the Supreme Beings
stopping mans breath was assassina
iian. If this same being were to stoI
the breath of the editor of the Star we
do not imagine the State of Maryland
would suffer any loss, and the railroad
company at least would not mourn
We are Marylander, and as such love
our native State, even though she may
according to our opinion, done wrong
have in some things, as many other States
have done; yet with all her faults We
love her STILL" and would not be guilty
of laying anything in the way tina
would hinder her onward march t.
prosperity and wealth. Knowing tina
railroads always are source of wealth
to any country through which they
pass, we would do all in our power t.
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